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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

30 So 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 construct וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ H6213 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker upright עֹמְדִֽים׃ H5975 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural frames הַקְּרָשִׁ֖ים H7175 Article | Noun - masculine plural of acacia שִׁטִּ֖ים H7848 Noun - feminine plural wood עֲצֵ֥י H6086 Noun - masculine plural construct for the tabernacle לַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ן H4908 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 16

Original words

Each frame הַקָּ֑רֶשׁ H7175 Article | Noun - masculine singular is to be ten עֶ֥שֶׂר H6235 Number - feminine singular construct cubits אַמּ֖וֹת H520 Noun - feminine plural long אֹ֣רֶךְ H753 Noun - masculine singular construct and a cubit וְאַמָּה֙ H520 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular and a half וַחֲצִ֣י H2677 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct . . . הָֽאַמָּ֔ה H520 Article | Noun - feminine singular wide רֹ֖חַב H7341 Noun - masculine singular construct - הָאֶחָֽד׃ H259 Article | Number - masculine singular - הַקֶּ֥רֶשׁ H7175 Article | 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

Two שְׁתֵּ֣י H8147 Number - feminine dual construct tenons יָד֗וֹת H3027 Noun - feminine plural must be connected מְשֻׁלָּבֹ֔ת H7947 Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine plural to אֶל־ H413 Preposition each אִשָּׁ֖ה H802 Noun - feminine singular other אֲחֹתָ֑הּ H269 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular for each הָאֶחָ֔ד H259 Article | Number - masculine singular frame לַקֶּ֙רֶשׁ֙ H7175 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Make תַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה H6213 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular all לְכֹ֖ל H3605 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct the frames קַרְשֵׁ֥י H7175 Noun - masculine plural construct of the tabernacle הַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ H4908 Article | Noun - masculine singular in this way כֵּ֣ן H3651 Adverb

BSB notes

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

Original words

Construct וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ H6213 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker - הַקְּרָשִׁ֖ים H7175 Article | Noun - masculine plural twenty עֶשְׂרִ֣ים H6242 Number - common plural frames קֶ֔רֶשׁ H7175 Noun - masculine singular for the south נֶ֥גְבָּה H5045 Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular . . . תֵימָֽנָה׃ H8486 Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular side לִפְאַ֖ת H6285 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct of the tabernacle לַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ן H4908 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 19

Original words

[with] תַּעֲשֶׂ֕ה H6213 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular forty וְאַרְבָּעִים֙ H705 Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural silver כֶ֔סֶף H3701 Noun - masculine singular bases אַדְנֵי־ H134 Noun - masculine plural construct under תַּ֖חַת H8478 Preposition the twenty עֶשְׂרִ֣ים H6242 Number - common plural frames הַקָּ֑רֶשׁ H7175 Article | Noun - masculine singular two שְׁנֵ֨י H8147 Number - masculine dual construct bases אֲדָנִ֜ים H134 Noun - masculine plural - תַּֽחַת־ H8478 Preposition [for each] הָאֶחָד֙ H259 Article | Number - masculine singular frame הַקֶּ֤רֶשׁ H7175 Article | Noun - masculine singular וּשְׁנֵ֧י וּשְׁנֵ֧י H8147 Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine dual construct אֲדָנִ֛ים אֲדָנִ֛ים H134 Noun - masculine plural תַּֽחַת־ תַּֽחַת־ H8478 Preposition הָאֶחָ֖ד הָאֶחָ֖ד H259 Article | Number - masculine singular הַקֶּ֥רֶשׁ הַקֶּ֥רֶשׁ H7175 Article | Noun - masculine singular one under each לִשְׁתֵּ֣י H8147 Preposition-l | Number - feminine dual construct tenon יְדֹתָ֔יו H3027 Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular - לִשְׁתֵּ֥י H8147 Preposition-l | Number - feminine dual construct - יְדֹתָֽיו׃ H3027 Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 20

Original words

For the second הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית H8145 Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular side וּלְצֶ֧לַע H6763 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct of the tabernacle הַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ן H4908 Article | Noun - masculine singular the north צָפ֑וֹן H6828 Noun - feminine singular side לִפְאַ֣ת H6285 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct [make] twenty עֶשְׂרִ֖ים H6242 Number - common plural frames קָֽרֶשׁ׃ H7175 Noun - masculine singular
Verse 21

Original words

and forty וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים H705 Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural silver כָּ֑סֶף H3701 Noun - masculine singular bases אַדְנֵיהֶ֖ם H134 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural two שְׁנֵ֣י H8147 Number - masculine dual construct bases אֲדָנִ֗ים H134 Noun - masculine plural under תַּ֚חַת H8478 Preposition each הָֽאֶחָ֔ד H259 Article | Number - masculine singular frame הַקֶּ֣רֶשׁ H7175 Article | Noun - masculine singular וּשְׁנֵ֣י וּשְׁנֵ֣י H8147 Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine dual construct אֲדָנִ֔ים אֲדָנִ֔ים H134 Noun - masculine plural תַּ֖חַת תַּ֖חַת H8478 Preposition הָאֶחָֽד׃ הָאֶחָֽד׃ H259 Article | Number - masculine singular הַקֶּ֥רֶשׁ הַקֶּ֥רֶשׁ H7175 Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 22

Original words

Make תַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה H6213 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular six שִׁשָּׁ֥ה H8337 Number - masculine singular frames קְרָשִֽׁים׃ H7175 Noun - masculine plural for the rear וּֽלְיַרְכְּתֵ֥י H3411 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine dual construct of the tabernacle הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ן H4908 Article | Noun - masculine singular the west side יָ֑מָּה H3220 Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Verse 23

Original words

[and] תַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה H6213 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular two וּשְׁנֵ֤י H8147 Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine dual construct frames קְרָשִׁים֙ H7175 Noun - masculine plural for the two back בַּיַּרְכָתָֽיִם׃ H3411 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - fd corners לִמְקֻצְעֹ֖ת H4742 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural of the tabernacle הַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ן H4908 Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 24

Original words

- וְיִֽהְי֣וּ H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural coupled תֹֽאֲמִים֮ H8380 Noun - masculine plural together וְיַחְדָּ֗ו H3162 Conjunctive waw | Adverb . . . יִהְי֤וּ H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural . . . תַמִּים֙ H8535 Adjective - masculine plural from עַל־ H5921 Preposition bottom מִלְּמַטָּה֒ H4295 Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Adverb to top רֹאשׁ֔וֹ H7218 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular and fitted into אֶל־ H413 Preposition a single הָאֶחָ֑ת H259 Article | Number - feminine singular ring הַטַּבַּ֖עַת H2885 Article | Noun - feminine singular - כֵּ֚ן H3651 Adverb - יִהְיֶ֣ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular These לִשְׁנֵיהֶ֔ם H8147 Preposition-l | Number - masculine dual construct | third person masculine plural will serve as יִהְיֽוּ׃ H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural the two לִשְׁנֵ֥י H8147 Preposition-l | Number - masculine dual construct corners הַמִּקְצֹעֹ֖ת H4740 Article | Noun - masculine plural
Verse 25

Original words

So there are to be וְהָיוּ֙ H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural eight שְׁמֹנָ֣ה H8083 Number - masculine singular frames קְרָשִׁ֔ים H7175 Noun - masculine plural and sixteen שִׁשָּׁ֥ה H8337 Number - masculine singular silver כֶּ֔סֶף H3701 Noun - masculine singular bases וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֣ם H134 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural . . . עָשָׂ֖ר H6240 Number - masculine singular . . . אֲדָנִ֑ים H134 Noun - masculine plural two שְׁנֵ֣י H8147 Number - masculine dual construct - אֲדָנִ֗ים H134 Noun - masculine plural under תַּ֚חַת H8478 Preposition each הָאֶחָ֔ד H259 Article | Number - masculine singular frame הַקֶּ֣רֶשׁ H7175 Article | Noun - masculine singular וּשְׁנֵ֣י וּשְׁנֵ֣י H8147 Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine dual construct אֲדָנִ֔ים אֲדָנִ֔ים H134 Noun - masculine plural תַּ֖חַת תַּ֖חַת H8478 Preposition הָאֶחָֽד׃ הָאֶחָֽד׃ H259 Article | Number - masculine singular הַקֶּ֥רֶשׁ הַקֶּ֥רֶשׁ H7175 Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 26

Original words

You are also to make וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ H6213 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular five חֲמִשָּׁ֕ה H2568 Number - masculine singular crossbars בְרִיחִ֖ם H1280 Noun - masculine plural of acacia שִׁטִּ֑ים H7848 Noun - feminine plural wood עֲצֵ֣י H6086 Noun - masculine plural construct for the frames לְקַרְשֵׁ֥י H7175 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct on one הָאֶחָֽד׃ H259 Article | Number - masculine singular side צֶֽלַע־ H6763 Noun - feminine singular construct of the tabernacle הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ן H4908 Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 27

Original words

five וַחֲמִשָּׁ֣ה H2568 Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular - בְרִיחִ֔ם H1280 Noun - masculine plural for [those] לְקַרְשֵׁ֥י H7175 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct on the other הַשֵּׁנִ֑ית H8145 Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular side צֶֽלַע־ H6763 Noun - feminine singular construct - הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ן H4908 Article | Noun - masculine singular and five וַחֲמִשָּׁ֣ה H2568 Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular - בְרִיחִ֗ם H1280 Noun - masculine plural for those לְקַרְשֵׁי֙ H7175 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct on the rear לַיַּרְכָתַ֖יִם H3411 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - fd side צֶ֣לַע H6763 Noun - feminine singular construct of the tabernacle הַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ן H4908 Article | Noun - masculine singular to the west יָֽמָּה׃ H3220 Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Verse 28

Original words

The central הַתִּיכֹ֖ן H8484 Article | Adjective - masculine singular crossbar וְהַבְּרִ֥יחַ H1280 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular in the middle בְּת֣וֹךְ H8432 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct of the frames הַקְּרָשִׁ֑ים H7175 Article | Noun - masculine plural shall extend מַבְרִ֕חַ H1272 Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular from מִן־ H4480 Preposition one end הַקָּצֶ֖ה H7097 Article | Noun - masculine singular to the other אֶל־ H413 Preposition . . . הַקָּצֶֽה׃ H7097 Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 29

Original words

- וְֽאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Overlay תְּצַפֶּ֣ה H6823 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular the frames הַקְּרָשִׁ֞ים H7175 Article | Noun - masculine plural with gold זָהָ֗ב H2091 Noun - masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and make תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה H6213 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular gold זָהָ֔ב H2091 Noun - masculine singular rings טַבְּעֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ H2885 Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural to hold בָּתִּ֖ים H1004 Noun - masculine plural the crossbars לַבְּרִיחִ֑ם H1280 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural Also overlay וְצִפִּיתָ֥ H6823 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the crossbars הַבְּרִיחִ֖ם H1280 Article | Noun - masculine plural with gold זָהָֽב׃ H2091 Noun - masculine singular
Verse 30

Original words

So you are to set up וַהֲקֵמֹתָ֖ H6965 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the tabernacle הַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ן H4908 Article | Noun - masculine singular according to the pattern כְּמִ֨שְׁפָּט֔וֹ H4941 Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular - אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative shown you הָרְאֵ֖יתָ H7200 Verb - Hofal - Perfect - second person masculine singular on the mountain בָּהָֽר׃ס H2022 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular

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