Bible Commentary

And thou shalt make a veil [of] blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made: 31. a veil ] Heb. prketh, only in P, in the same connexion, and 2Ch 3:14: the primary meaning was probably ‘that which shuts off’ cf. Ass. parku, to bar … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 26:31”

And thou shalt rear up the tabernacle according to the fashion thereof which was showed thee in the mount. 30. Cf. Exo 25:9; Exo 25:40; and see Exo 40:18. fashion ] more exactly, prescribed norm: cf. 1Ki 6:38, Eze 42:11; and see on this sense of mishp the writer’s Jeremiah, p. 345. Fuente: The Cambridge … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 26:30”

And thou shalt overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings [of] gold [for] places for the bars: and thou shalt overlay the bars with gold. Verse 29. Thou shalt overlay the boards with gold] It is not said how thick the gold was by which these boards, c., were overlaid it was no … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 26:29”

And the middle bar in the midst of the boards shall reach from end to end. In the midst of the boards; not within the thickness of the boards, as the Jews conceive, but in the length of them; as appears, 1. Because this bar, as well as the rest, was gilded, Exo 26:29, which … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 26:28”

And five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle, for the two sides westward. There was but one side westward. Either therefore here is a transposition of the Hebrew words, which is usual, and the words are thus to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 26:27”

And thou shalt make bars [of] shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle, 26 29. The bars. Five gilt bars of acacia wood, attached to the frames by gold rings, are to run horizontally along the two sides and the back of the Dwelling, to keep the frames in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 26:26”

And they shall be eight boards, and their sockets [of] silver, sixteen sockets; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board. 25. eight ] i.e. the 6 + 2 of vv. 22, 23. Bases for sockets, as before. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges And they shall be eight boards,…. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 26:25”

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); … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 26:24”

And two boards shalt thou make for the corners of the tabernacle in the two sides. 23, 24. The two corner frames. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Which were of another fashion than the former, as may be gathered both from the distinct nomination and use of them, and from the laws … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 26:23”

And for the sides of the tabernacle westward thou shalt make six boards. 22. westward ] lit. sea – ward. Sea (i.e. the Medit. sea) is in Heb. the regular word for ‘west’; and the usage, like that of ngeb in v. 18 in the sense of ‘south,’ could only have arisen after Israel had … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 26:22”