Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 27:10
And the twenty pillars thereof and their twenty sockets [shall be of] brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets [shall be of] silver.
10. sockets ] properly bases: see on Exo 26:19.
brass ] copper or bronze, as always. See also on Exo 25:3.
the hooks) for attaching the hangings to.
fillets) i.e. bands, or binding-rings (the root in Aram, signifies to bind), surrounding the pillars, probably at the base of the capitals (Exo 38:17): so Di., Kenn. The Heb. word has also been understood to mean connecting-rods, joining the tops of the pillars, to which the hangings were attached: Exo 38:19, however, seems to shew that the shuim were integral parts of the pillars, and the Heb. of Exo 27:17 (= Exo 38:17) can hardly mean ‘connected by silver rods.’ ‘Fillet’ (lit. a little thread, from Lat. filum, Fr. fil, dimin. filet) is a word better known formerly than it is now (except in connexion with food), meaning a headband, esp. a ribbon, but also used for any narrow strip of binding material ( DB. s.v.), or for strips of metal (Murray, Eng. Dict. s.v.).
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
On the twenty pillars the hangings were fastened by the hooks here mentioned.
Their twenty sockets, or, bases, upon which the pillars stood.
Their fillets, or, hoops, which encompassed the pillars at the top, being placed there, as it seems, for ornament only.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And the twenty pillars thereof and their twenty sockets [shall be of brass],…. On these pillars the hangings, rails, or curtains were set, and they were for one side, the south side, in number twenty; and so must stand five cubits, or two yards and a half or more, distant from each other, since the length of the hangings were one hundred cubits: these, according to Philo the Jew h, were made of cedar, but if of wood, most probably of “shittim wood”, as they are by most thought to be; though one would think, according to the plain and express words of the text, they as well as their sockets were of brass: and Josephus i expressly says they were of brass, and which seems fittest for the purpose: now though the church of God itself is a pillar, and so is every true member of it, 1Ti 3:15 yet ministers of the Gospel may be more especially designed, Pr 9:1 who are the principal support of the churches of God, and of the interest of religion; and are set for the defence of the Gospel, and are steadfast in the ministration of it:
the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver; the hooks on the pillars might be somewhat like our tenter hooks, and so Jarchi describes them, as having one end crooked upwards, and the other end fixed in the pillar; and as for the fillets, he says, they were silver threads round about the pillars; but whether they were upon the face or of them all, or on the top, or in the middle of them, he confesses his ignorance; only this he knew, that the word has the signification of girding or binding; and these fillets might not only be for ornament, but for the binding of the hangings to the pillars: and so Ben Gersom says, that they were silver threads, with which the curtains were bound to the pillars, that the wind might not separate them from them; and both the silver hooks and fillets may signify the word and ordinances as administered by the preachers of the Gospel, in which there is an union, conjunction, and communion between them and the churches.
h De Vita Mosis, l. 3. p. 667. i Antiqu. l. 3. c. 6. sect. 2.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(10) And the twenty pillars thereof . . . Heb., and its pillars, twenty (in number), and their bases, also twenty (shall be) of bronze. Kalisch says that the pillars of the court were of wood, not plated with metal (Comment., p. 371); but the present passage, and also Exo. 38:10, rightly translated, contradict this view.
The hooks of the pillars.Comp. Exo. 26:37. As the pillars were for the support of the hangings, they required hooks, whereto the hangings might be attached.
Their fillets.Rather, their connecting-rods. The pillars of the court were to be united by rods, which would help to support the hangings.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
10, 11. Twenty pillars Thus allowing for five cubits (7 . 5 feet) between each pillar . These pillars were connected by means of hooks and fillets of silver. The fillets were the poles, or rods, upon which the linen hangings were to be suspended, and were fastened to the pillars by means of the hooks of the pillars. The hangings were also probably attached to the rods by means of some kind of hooks .
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Observe these pillars. Then turn, for the spiritual illustration of them, to Rev 3:10 .
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Exo 27:10 And the twenty pillars thereof and their twenty sockets [shall be of] brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets [shall be of] silver.
Ver. 10. And the twenty pillars. ] In allusion whereunto, the Church is called the “pillar and stay of truth.” 1Ti 3:15
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
brass. All other sockets (of boards) in “silver” (Exo 26:19; denoting redemption). The sockets of these pillars (the way of access) of “brass” (denoting judgment in righteousness). Compare the brazen Altar and Laver.
hooks = pegs, pins, or nails.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
sockets shall be of brass: Exo 26:19-21
fillets shall be of silver: Exo 36:38, Jer 52:21
Reciprocal: Exo 26:32 – their hooks shall be of gold Exo 26:33 – the taches Exo 38:30 – the sockets
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
27:10 And the twenty pillars thereof and their twenty sockets [shall be of] brass; the hooks of the pillars and their {d} fillets [shall be of] silver.
(d) They were certain hoops or circles to beautify the pillar.