Exodus 26:21

Study note

Setting — The Lord instructs Moses on the precise construction specifications for the tabernacle, detailing the foundation requirements for the twenty frames on the north side.

The words — אַדְנֵיהֶם ('adnehem) denotes "their bases," and אֲדָנִים ('adanim) specifies "bases," while כֶּסֶף (kesef) identifies the material as silver.

The thread — The structural pattern of two bases per frame recurs in the tabernacle's western and rear sections (Exodus 26:22–25) and is repeated in the later execution accounts (Exodus 36:24; 38:27).

Why it lands — The text demands exact replication of the foundation layout, requiring the builder to allocate exactly two silver bases beneath each vertical frame without deviation.

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