Bible Commentary

The hangings of one side [of the gate shall be] fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three. These fifteen cubits, with the fifteen cubits Exo 27:15, and the twenty cubits Exo 27:16, make up the fifty cubits mentioned. Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole The hangings of one side … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 27:14”

And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward [shall be] fifty cubits. 13. on the east side eastward ] Heb. on the front [i.e. on the east: see on Joe 2:20 ] towards the (sun-) rising: cf. on Exo 26:18. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges And the breadth of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 27:13”

And [for] the breadth of the court on the west side [shall be] hangings of fifty cubits: their pillars ten, and their sockets ten. And for the breadth of the court, on the west side,…. On the west end, the upper end of the court, near to which reached the holy of holies: shall be … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 27:12”

And likewise for the north side in length [there shall be] hangings of a hundred [cubits] long, and his twenty pillars and their twenty sockets [of] brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets [of] silver. And likewise for the north side in length there shall be hangings of one hundred cubits long,…. The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 27:11”

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. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 27:10”

And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward [there shall be] hangings for the court [of] fine twined linen of a hundred cubits long for one side: 9. the south side southward ] see on Exo 26:18. fine twined linen ] see on Exo 25:4. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 27:9”

Hollow with boards shalt thou make it: as it was showed thee in the mount, so shall they make [it]. 8. Hollow with planks ] it was a hollow framework or casing. in the mount ] see Exo 25:9. It is difficult to reconcile satisfactorily this plated ‘altar’ ( v. 1) of acacia wood, borne … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 27:8”

And the staves shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, to bear it. 7. For the marg., cf. Exo 25:12. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges The staves shall be put into the rings, which seem to be the same both to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 27:7”

And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves [of] shittim wood, and overlay them with brass. 6. bronze ] contrast the gold of Exo 25:13; Exo 25:28. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 6, 7. staves . . . ringsThoserings were placed at the side through which the poles were insertedon occasions … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 27:6”

And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, that the net may be even to the midst of the altar. 5. the ledge ] ‘ the ledge’ (Exo 38:4 ) which such an altar would naturally have for the priests to stand upon: cf. the frequent use of the phrases to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 27:5”