Exodus 36:30

So there were eight frames and sixteen silver bases—two under each frame.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The narrator records the craftsmen's completion of the tabernacle's structural framework, detailing the exact count and placement of the wooden planks and their foundational supports.

The words — The Hebrew קְרָשִׁים (qĕrāshîm) and אֲדָנִים (ʾăḏānîm) identify the vertical frames and their supporting bases. The text explicitly states the quantity as eight frames and sixteen silver bases, with two bases positioned directly beneath each frame.

The thread — This specification directly echoes the earlier command in Exodus 26:25 regarding the same eight frames and sixteen silver bases. The construction sequence proceeds in Exodus 36:31 with the fabrication of five acacia wood crossbars to secure the frames on one side.

Why it lands — The verse requires strict adherence to the provided numerical and material specifications for the sanctuary's assembly. It establishes that the physical framework must be built according to exact counts and placements, eliminating improvisation in the structure's foundation.

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The Hebrew words

וְהָיוּ֙ve./ha.Yuand/ they were שְׁמֹנָ֣הshe.mo.Naheight קְרָשִׁ֔יםke.ra.Shimframes וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֣םve./'ad.nei./Hemand/ bases/ their כֶּ֔סֶףKe.sef[were] silver שִׁשָּׁ֥הshi.Shahsix-עָשָׂ֖ר'a.Sarteen אֲדָנִ֑ים'a.da.Nimbases שְׁנֵ֤יshe.Neitwo אֲדָנִים֙'a.da.Nimbases שְׁנֵ֣יshe.Neitwo אֲדָנִ֔ים'a.da.Nimbases תַּ֖חַתTa.chat[were] under הַקֶּ֥רֶשׁha./Ke.reshthe/ frame הָאֶחָֽד׃ha./'e.Chad<the>/ one

King James Version

And there were eight boards; and their sockets were sixteen sockets of silver, under every board two sockets.

Cross-references

Exodus 26:25 So there are to be eight frames and sixteen silver bases—two under each frame.