Bible Strands
Exodus 25:5
ram skins dyed red and fine leather; acacia wood;
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God addresses Moses during the tabernacle instructions, listing the raw materials the Israelites must contribute for the sanctuary's construction.
The words — The Hebrew lists אֵילִם מְאָדָּמִים ('elim me'adamim) as rams dyed red and תְּחָשִׁים (tachashim) as hides or dolphins, alongside עֲצֵי שִׁטִּים (atzei shittim) for acacia wood.
The thread — These same materials reappear in Exodus 26:14 for the outer tent covering, Exodus 26:26 for structural crossbars, and Exodus 26:37 for supporting posts.
Why it lands — The text specifies exact resources required for sacred construction, demanding precise obedience to divine architectural instructions rather than aesthetic preference.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And rams’ skins dyed red, and badgers’ skins, and shittim wood,
Cross-references
- Exodus 26:14 Also make a covering for the tent out of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of fine leather.
- Exodus 26:26 You are also to make five crossbars of acacia wood for the frames on one side of the tabernacle,
- Exodus 26:37 Make five posts of acacia wood for the curtain, overlay them with gold, use hooks of gold, and cast five bronze bases for them.
- Exodus 36:20 Next, he constructed upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle.