Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 26:24
And they shall be coupled together beneath, and they shall be coupled together above the head of it unto one ring: thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners.
24. A most obscure verse, the crux of all interpreters. It must suffice here to state Kennedy’s view (p. 661); for a discussion of others, the reader is referred to McNeile, p. lxxv f. (see also W. R. Smith, Journ. of Phil. xvi. 76). After v. 22 these two extra frames do not really appear to be required: apparently, however, they are intended to strengthen the two corners, at the back of the Dwelling, the idea being that the last frame at each end of the hinder wall is to be doubled, the second frame forming a buttress, sloping upwards from the outside and terminating just under the uppermost of the bars described in v. 26 f. The verse may be rendered, And they shall be twinned (so AVm.: i.e. twin-pieces to the two extreme frames of the end wall, and braced to them to give additional strength) from beneath, and together (i.e. both alike, as Deu 12:22) they shall be twinned (reading , as just before, for ) unto the top thereof (viz. of the Dwelling) unto the first ring (i.e. the topmost ring (see v. 29) at the back of the Dwelling): thus shall it be, &c. The sense, it must be admitted, is contortedly expressed: but no explanation is free from objection, and nothing more satisfactory has been proposed.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Coupled together, Heb. as twins, i.e. equal and equally joined together, and exactly answering one to the other.
Unto one ring, which ring was exactly in the corner, and with the help of the bars kept the corner boards, and with them the other boards of the tabernacle, close together. But you must note, that here were two rings in each corner, the one in the upper, the other in the lower parts.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And they shall be coupled together beneath,…. At the bottom of the boards or planks:
and they shall be coupled together above the head of it unto one ring at the top of the boards there was a ring, to which they were coupled and fastened, and so at the bottom of them, though not expressed: some understand this of all the planks, both at the two sides and at the west end; but it seems rather to respect only the corner planks, since it follows:
thus shall it be for them both, they shall be for the two corners; which were coupled and joined alike at each corner as if they were twins, as the word used signifies; or the meaning is, that these were double boards, and so like twins, which were so closely put together that they seemed but one board; which was done that the corners might be thicker and stronger, and so for the greater firmness of the building.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(24) They shall be coupled together beneath.The corner boards were to be coupled to the others in two places, below and above, in each place by means of one ring. Rings, through which passed the ends of the bars mentioned in Exo. 26:26-29, are supposed to be meant.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
And they shall be. So some codices, and Samaritan Pentateuch; but Hebrew text reads, “that they may be. ”
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
be coupled: Heb. twined
and they shall be coupled together above: Exo 36:29, Exo 36:30, Psa 133:1-3, 1Co 1:10, 1Co 3:16, 1Pe 2:5
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
26:24 And they shall be coupled together beneath, and they shall be {i} coupled together above the head of it unto one ring: thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners.
(i) The Hebrew word signifies twins declaring that they should be as perfect and well joined as possible.