Exodus 26:15

You are to construct upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — God gives Moses architectural instructions for the tabernacle's framework during the wilderness journey.

The words — The verb עָשִׂיתָ (‘a.Si.ta) means "you will make," applied to קְרָשִׁים (qe.ra.shim), "frames," described as עֹמְדִים (‘o.me.dim), "standing upright."

The thread — The command is repeated in Exodus 36:20 when the work begins and acacia wood is listed among the required supplies in Exodus 25:5.

Why it lands — The text specifies the material and vertical orientation of the tabernacle's support structure before the following verse details their exact measurements.

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The Hebrew words

וְעָשִׂ֥יתָve./'a.Si.taand/ you will make אֶת־'et-<obj.>הַקְּרָשִׁ֖יםha./ke.ra.Shimthe/ frames לַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ןla./mish.Kanfor the/ tabernacle עֲצֵ֥י'a.Tzeiwood<s> of שִׁטִּ֖יםshi.Timacacia עֹמְדִֽים׃'o.me.Dimstanding upright

King James Version

And thou shalt make boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood standing up.

Cross-references

Exodus 36:20 Next, he constructed upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle.
Exodus 25:5 ram skins dyed red and fine leather; acacia wood;
Exodus 26:18 Construct twenty frames for the south side of the tabernacle,
Exodus 26:22 Make six frames for the rear of the tabernacle, the west side,
Exodus 40:17 So the tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month of the second year.
Numbers 4:31 This is the duty for all their service at the Tent of Meeting: to carry the frames of the tabernacle with its crossbars, posts, and bases,
Ephesians 2:20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.