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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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God commands Moses to construct the support structure for the tent entrance curtain, immediately following the description of the embroidered curtain itself.
The words — The Hebrew עַמּוּדֵי שִׁטִּים (amudei shittim) translates to "pillars of acacia," and צִפִּיתָ (tzippita) means "you will overlay," specifying the exact materials and actions.
The thread — This directive appears again in the execution account of Exodus 36:38, where the craftsmen follow the same specifications.
Why it lands — The text demands precise preparation of five acacia posts, requiring the builder to overlay them with gold, attach gold hooks, and secure them in cast bronze bases.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And thou shalt make for the hanging five pillars of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, and their hooks shall be of gold: and thou shalt cast five sockets of brass for them.
Cross-references
- Exodus 36:38 together with five posts and their hooks. He overlaid the tops of the posts and their bands with gold, and their five bases were bronze.