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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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses instructs the Israelite craftsmen to finish the outer framework of the tabernacle immediately after describing the entrance curtain. The builder applies gold to the upper sections of the posts while assigning bronze to the five foundational bases.
The words — עַמּוּדָ֤י/ו ('a.mu.Da/v) means pillars or posts, and חֲשֻׁקֵי/הֶ֖ם (cha.shu.kei./Hem) translates to bands. These terms identify the vertical supports and the horizontal connectors that secure the sanctuary structure.
The thread — The same material hierarchy appears in Exodus 27:10, which records twenty posts with bronze bases and silver hooks for the courtyard. Tabernacle construction repeatedly pairs precious metals on visible upper parts with functional metals on load-bearing lower parts.
Why it lands — The verse requires precise adherence to the specified materials and their exact placement. It asks the reader to note how structural order and sacred distinction are maintained through deliberate, non-negotiable resource allocation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the five pillars of it with their hooks: and he overlaid their chapiters and their fillets with gold: but their five sockets were of brass.
Cross-references
- Exodus 27:10 with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and silver hooks and bands on the posts.