Focused Passage

Exodus 26:15-30

The Tabernacle Structure: Curtains, Coverings, Frames, Veil, and Holy Arrangement

The LORD gives Moses instructions for the inner curtains of the tabernacle, the goat-hair tent coverings, the protective outer coverings, the upright frames and bases, the crossbars, the veil separating the Most Holy Place from the Holy Place, the placement of the ark, table, and lampstand, and the entrance curtain for the tent.

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15You are to construct upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle.

16Each frame is to be ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

17Two tenons must be connected to each other for each frame. Make all the frames of the tabernacle in this way.

18Construct twenty frames for the south side of the tabernacle,

19with forty silver bases under the twenty frames—two bases for each frame, one under each tenon.

20For the second side of the tabernacle, the north side, make twenty frames

21and forty silver bases—two bases under each frame.

22Make six frames for the rear of the tabernacle, the west side,

23and two frames for the two back corners of the tabernacle,

24coupled together from bottom to top and fitted into a single ring. These will serve as the two corners.

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

26You are also to make five crossbars of acacia wood for the frames on one side of the tabernacle,

27five for those on the other side, and five for those on the rear side of the tabernacle, to the west.

28The central crossbar in the middle of the frames shall extend from one end to the other.

29Overlay the frames with gold and make gold rings to hold the crossbars. Also overlay the crossbars with gold.

30So you are to set up the tabernacle according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.

Study Helps

References and Original Words

Verse 15

Original words

You are to constructוְעָשִׂ֥יתָH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markeruprightעֹמְדִֽים׃H5975Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralframesהַקְּרָשִׁ֖יםH7175Article | Noun - masculine pluralof acaciaשִׁטִּ֖יםH7848Noun - feminine pluralwoodעֲצֵ֥יH6086Noun - masculine plural constructfor the tabernacleלַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ןH4908Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 16

Original words

Each frameהַקָּ֑רֶשׁH7175Article | Noun - masculine singularis to be tenעֶ֥שֶׂרH6235Number - feminine singular constructcubitsאַמּ֖וֹתH520Noun - feminine plurallongאֹ֣רֶךְH753Noun - masculine singular constructand a cubitוְאַמָּה֙H520Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularand a halfוַחֲצִ֣יH2677Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct. . .הָֽאַמָּ֔הH520Article | Noun - feminine singularwideרֹ֖חַבH7341Noun - masculine singular construct-הָאֶחָֽד׃H259Article | Number - masculine singular-הַקֶּ֥רֶשׁH7175Article | Noun - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Each frame was approximately 15 feet long and 2.25 feet wide (4.6 meters long and 68.6 centimeters wide).
Verse 17

Original words

Twoשְׁתֵּ֣יH8147Number - feminine dual constructtenonsיָד֗וֹתH3027Noun - feminine pluralmust be connectedמְשֻׁלָּבֹ֔תH7947Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine pluraltoאֶל־H413Prepositioneachאִשָּׁ֖הH802Noun - feminine singularotherאֲחֹתָ֑הּH269Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singularfor eachהָאֶחָ֔דH259Article | Number - masculine singularframeלַקֶּ֙רֶשׁ֙H7175Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularMakeתַּעֲשֶׂ֔הH6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularallלְכֹ֖לH3605Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructthe framesקַרְשֵׁ֥יH7175Noun - masculine plural constructof the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃H4908Article | Noun - masculine singularin this wayכֵּ֣ןH3651Adverb

BSB notes

  • That is, projecting pieces of wood made for insertion into another piece; similarly in verse 19.
Verse 18

Original words

Constructוְעָשִׂ֥יתָH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object marker-הַקְּרָשִׁ֖יםH7175Article | Noun - masculine pluraltwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣יםH6242Number - common pluralframesקֶ֔רֶשׁH7175Noun - masculine singularfor the southנֶ֥גְבָּהH5045Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular. . .תֵימָֽנָה׃H8486Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singularsideלִפְאַ֖תH6285Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular constructof the tabernacleלַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ןH4908Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 19

Original words

[with]תַּעֲשֶׂ֕הH6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularfortyוְאַרְבָּעִים֙H705Conjunctive waw | Number - common pluralsilverכֶ֔סֶףH3701Noun - masculine singularbasesאַדְנֵי־H134Noun - masculine plural constructunderתַּ֖חַתH8478Prepositionthe twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣יםH6242Number - common pluralframesהַקָּ֑רֶשׁH7175Article | Noun - masculine singulartwoשְׁנֵ֨יH8147Number - masculine dual constructbasesאֲדָנִ֜יםH134Noun - masculine plural-תַּֽחַת־H8478Preposition[for each]הָאֶחָד֙H259Article | Number - masculine singularframeהַקֶּ֤רֶשׁH7175Article | Noun - masculine singularוּשְׁנֵ֧יוּשְׁנֵ֧יH8147Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine dual constructאֲדָנִ֛יםאֲדָנִ֛יםH134Noun - masculine pluralתַּֽחַת־תַּֽחַת־H8478Prepositionהָאֶחָ֖דהָאֶחָ֖דH259Article | Number - masculine singularהַקֶּ֥רֶשׁהַקֶּ֥רֶשׁH7175Article | Noun - masculine singularone under eachלִשְׁתֵּ֣יH8147Preposition-l | Number - feminine dual constructtenonיְדֹתָ֔יוH3027Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular-לִשְׁתֵּ֥יH8147Preposition-l | Number - feminine dual construct-יְדֹתָֽיו׃H3027Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 20

Original words

For the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתH8145Article | Number - ordinal feminine singularsideוּלְצֶ֧לַעH6763Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular constructof the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ןH4908Article | Noun - masculine singularthe northצָפ֑וֹןH6828Noun - feminine singularsideלִפְאַ֣תH6285Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct[make] twentyעֶשְׂרִ֖יםH6242Number - common pluralframesקָֽרֶשׁ׃H7175Noun - masculine singular
Verse 21

Original words

and fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםH705Conjunctive waw | Number - common pluralsilverכָּ֑סֶףH3701Noun - masculine singularbasesאַדְנֵיהֶ֖םH134Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluraltwoשְׁנֵ֣יH8147Number - masculine dual constructbasesאֲדָנִ֗יםH134Noun - masculine pluralunderתַּ֚חַתH8478Prepositioneachהָֽאֶחָ֔דH259Article | Number - masculine singularframeהַקֶּ֣רֶשׁH7175Article | Noun - masculine singularוּשְׁנֵ֣יוּשְׁנֵ֣יH8147Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine dual constructאֲדָנִ֔יםאֲדָנִ֔יםH134Noun - masculine pluralתַּ֖חַתתַּ֖חַתH8478Prepositionהָאֶחָֽד׃הָאֶחָֽד׃H259Article | Number - masculine singularהַקֶּ֥רֶשׁהַקֶּ֥רֶשׁH7175Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 22

Original words

Makeתַּעֲשֶׂ֖הH6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularsixשִׁשָּׁ֥הH8337Number - masculine singularframesקְרָשִֽׁים׃H7175Noun - masculine pluralfor the rearוּֽלְיַרְכְּתֵ֥יH3411Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine dual constructof the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןH4908Article | Noun - masculine singularthe west sideיָ֑מָּהH3220Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Verse 23

Original words

[and]תַּעֲשֶׂ֔הH6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singulartwoוּשְׁנֵ֤יH8147Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine dual constructframesקְרָשִׁים֙H7175Noun - masculine pluralfor the two backבַּיַּרְכָתָֽיִם׃H3411Preposition-b, Article | Noun - fdcornersלִמְקֻצְעֹ֖תH4742Preposition-l | Noun - feminine pluralof the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ןH4908Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 24

Original words

-וְיִֽהְי֣וּH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine pluralcoupledתֹֽאֲמִים֮H8380Noun - masculine pluraltogetherוְיַחְדָּ֗וH3162Conjunctive waw | Adverb. . .יִהְי֤וּH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural. . .תַמִּים֙H8535Adjective - masculine pluralfromעַל־H5921Prepositionbottomמִלְּמַטָּה֒H4295Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Adverbto topרֹאשׁ֔וֹH7218Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularand fitted intoאֶל־H413Prepositiona singleהָאֶחָ֑תH259Article | Number - feminine singularringהַטַּבַּ֖עַתH2885Article | Noun - feminine singular-כֵּ֚ןH3651Adverb-יִהְיֶ֣הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularTheseלִשְׁנֵיהֶ֔םH8147Preposition-l | Number - masculine dual construct | third person masculine pluralwill serve asיִהְיֽוּ׃H1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralthe twoלִשְׁנֵ֥יH8147Preposition-l | Number - masculine dual constructcornersהַמִּקְצֹעֹ֖תH4740Article | Noun - masculine plural
Verse 25

Original words

So there are to beוְהָיוּ֙H1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluraleightשְׁמֹנָ֣הH8083Number - masculine singularframesקְרָשִׁ֔יםH7175Noun - masculine pluraland sixteenשִׁשָּׁ֥הH8337Number - masculine singularsilverכֶּ֔סֶףH3701Noun - masculine singularbasesוְאַדְנֵיהֶ֣םH134Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural. . .עָשָׂ֖רH6240Number - masculine singular. . .אֲדָנִ֑יםH134Noun - masculine pluraltwoשְׁנֵ֣יH8147Number - masculine dual construct-אֲדָנִ֗יםH134Noun - masculine pluralunderתַּ֚חַתH8478Prepositioneachהָאֶחָ֔דH259Article | Number - masculine singularframeהַקֶּ֣רֶשׁH7175Article | Noun - masculine singularוּשְׁנֵ֣יוּשְׁנֵ֣יH8147Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine dual constructאֲדָנִ֔יםאֲדָנִ֔יםH134Noun - masculine pluralתַּ֖חַתתַּ֖חַתH8478Prepositionהָאֶחָֽד׃הָאֶחָֽד׃H259Article | Number - masculine singularהַקֶּ֥רֶשׁהַקֶּ֥רֶשׁH7175Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 26

Original words

You are also to makeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularfiveחֲמִשָּׁ֕הH2568Number - masculine singularcrossbarsבְרִיחִ֖םH1280Noun - masculine pluralof acaciaשִׁטִּ֑יםH7848Noun - feminine pluralwoodעֲצֵ֣יH6086Noun - masculine plural constructfor the framesלְקַרְשֵׁ֥יH7175Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural constructon oneהָאֶחָֽד׃H259Article | Number - masculine singularsideצֶֽלַע־H6763Noun - feminine singular constructof the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןH4908Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 27

Original words

fiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֣הH2568Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular-בְרִיחִ֔םH1280Noun - masculine pluralfor [those]לְקַרְשֵׁ֥יH7175Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural constructon the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֑יתH8145Article | Number - ordinal feminine singularsideצֶֽלַע־H6763Noun - feminine singular construct-הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןH4908Article | Noun - masculine singularand fiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֣הH2568Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular-בְרִיחִ֗םH1280Noun - masculine pluralfor thoseלְקַרְשֵׁי֙H7175Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural constructon the rearלַיַּרְכָתַ֖יִםH3411Preposition-l, Article | Noun - fdsideצֶ֣לַעH6763Noun - feminine singular constructof the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןH4908Article | Noun - masculine singularto the westיָֽמָּה׃H3220Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Verse 28

Original words

The centralהַתִּיכֹ֖ןH8484Article | Adjective - masculine singularcrossbarוְהַבְּרִ֥יחַH1280Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singularin the middleבְּת֣וֹךְH8432Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof the framesהַקְּרָשִׁ֑יםH7175Article | Noun - masculine pluralshall extendמַבְרִ֕חַH1272Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularfromמִן־H4480Prepositionone endהַקָּצֶ֖הH7097Article | Noun - masculine singularto the otherאֶל־H413Preposition. . .הַקָּצֶֽה׃H7097Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 29

Original words

-וְֽאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerOverlayתְּצַפֶּ֣הH6823Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singularthe framesהַקְּרָשִׁ֞יםH7175Article | Noun - masculine pluralwith goldזָהָ֗בH2091Noun - masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand makeתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הH6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singulargoldזָהָ֔בH2091Noun - masculine singularringsטַבְּעֹֽתֵיהֶם֙H2885Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine pluralto holdבָּתִּ֖יםH1004Noun - masculine pluralthe crossbarsלַבְּרִיחִ֑םH1280Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine pluralAlso overlayוְצִפִּיתָ֥H6823Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe crossbarsהַבְּרִיחִ֖םH1280Article | Noun - masculine pluralwith goldזָהָֽב׃H2091Noun - masculine singular
Verse 30

Original words

So you are to set upוַהֲקֵמֹתָ֖H6965Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ןH4908Article | Noun - masculine singularaccording to the patternכְּמִ֨שְׁפָּט֔וֹH4941Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativeshown youהָרְאֵ֖יתָH7200Verb - Hofal - Perfect - second person masculine singularon the mountainבָּהָֽר׃סH2022Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular

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