The Meaning of Exodus 26:19 Explained

Exodus 26:19

KJV: And thou shalt make forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for his two tenons, and two sockets under another board for his two tenons.

YLT: and forty sockets of silver thou dost make under the twenty boards, two sockets under the one board for its two handles, and two sockets under the other board for its two handles.

Darby: And thou shalt make forty bases of silver under the twenty boards; two bases under one board for its two tenons, and two bases under another board for its two tenons.

ASV: And thou shalt make forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for its two tenons, and two sockets under another board for its two tenons.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And thou shalt make  forty  sockets  of silver  under the twenty  boards;  two  sockets  under one  board  for his two  tenons,  and two  sockets  under another  board  for his two  tenons. 

What does Exodus 26:19 Mean?

Study Notes

sockets of silver
Silver symbolizes redemption.
. All the tabernacle rests upon silver except the hangings of the gate, the way of access. See Scofield " Exodus 27:17 ".
the Lord spoke unto Moses
The general authority for the types of Exodus is found:
(1) as to the persons and events, in 1 Corinthians 10:1-11 .
(2) as to the tabernacle, in Hebrews 9:1-24 . Having the assurance that in the tabernacle everything is typical, the details must of necessity be received as such. Two warnings are necessary:
(1) Nothing may be dogmatically asserted to be a type without explicit New Testament authority; and
(2) all types not so authenticated must be recognized as having the authority of analogy, or spiritual congruity, merely. The typical meanings of the materials and colours of the tabernacle are believed to be as follows: Gold, Deity in manifestation--divine glory; silver, redemption Exodus 30:12-16 . (See Scofield " Exodus 38:27 ") , brass, symbol of judgment, as in the brazen altar and in the serpent of brass Numbers 21:6-9 blue, heavenly in nature or origin; purple, royalty; scarlet, sacrifice.
silver
Silver thus receives its symbolic meaning--redemption. The sockets were made of the redemption money of the children of Israel. Cf. Exodus 26:19 ; Exodus 30:13-16 ; Numbers 3:44-51 .
sockets (See Scofield " Exodus 26:19 ") .

Context Summary

Exodus 26:1-25 - The Curtains And Boards Of The Tabernacle
The Tabernacle was constructed of upright boards, over which four sets of curtains were thrown. The innermost set, which made the ceiling, was of tapestry, embroidered with cherubim in various colors-blue, scarlet and purple-the cunning work of a damask weaver. Over these was a second set, of goats' hair, longer and broader, so as to protect them; while the third and fourth sets were of rams' and seals' skins, respectively, to protect the whole from the weather. In these curtains we may find profound teaching concerning the human nature of our Lord; for we are told that, the Word of God became flesh and tabernacled among us; and that phrase naturally suggests that His human body was the tent or tabernacle in which His spirit dwelled. See John 1:14. In the fine-twined linen His holiness; in the blue His heavenly origin; in the purple His majesty; in the scarlet His sufferings. [source]

Chapter Summary: Exodus 26

1  The ten curtains of the tabernacle
7  The eleven curtains of goats' hair, the covering of rams' and badgers' skins
15  The boards of the tabernacle, with their sockets and bars
31  The veil for the ark
36  The hanging for the door

What do the individual words in Exodus 26:19 mean?

And forty sockets of silver You shall make under twenty the boards two sockets under the board one for two its tenons and two of sockets one tenons
וְאַרְבָּעִים֙ אַדְנֵי־ כֶ֔סֶף תַּעֲשֶׂ֕ה תַּ֖חַת עֶשְׂרִ֣ים הַקָּ֑רֶשׁ שְׁנֵ֨י אֲדָנִ֜ים תַּֽחַת־ הַקֶּ֤רֶשׁ הָאֶחָד֙ לִשְׁתֵּ֣י יְדֹתָ֔יו וּשְׁנֵ֧י אֲדָנִ֛ים הָאֶחָ֖ד יְדֹתָֽיו

וְאַרְבָּעִים֙  And  forty 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, common plural
Root: אַרְבָּעִים  
Sense: forty.
אַדְנֵי־  sockets 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: אֶדֶן  
Sense: base, pedestal, socket (strong, firm).
כֶ֔סֶף  of  silver 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֶּסֶף  
Sense: silver, money.
תַּעֲשֶׂ֕ה  You  shall  make 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
תַּ֖חַת  under 
Parse: Preposition
Root: מִתְחָה 
Sense: the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas.
עֶשְׂרִ֣ים  twenty 
Parse: Number, common plural
Root: עֶשְׂרִים  
Sense: twenty, twentieth.
הַקָּ֑רֶשׁ  the  boards 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: קֶרֶשׁ  
Sense: board, boards, plank.
שְׁנֵ֨י  two 
Parse: Number, mdc
Root: שְׁנַיִם  
Sense: two.
אֲדָנִ֜ים  sockets 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֶדֶן  
Sense: base, pedestal, socket (strong, firm).
תַּֽחַת־  under 
Parse: Preposition
Root: מִתְחָה 
Sense: the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas.
הַקֶּ֤רֶשׁ  the  board 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: קֶרֶשׁ  
Sense: board, boards, plank.
הָאֶחָד֙  one 
Parse: Article, Number, masculine singular
Root: אֶחָד  
Sense: one (number).
לִשְׁתֵּ֣י  for  two 
Parse: Preposition-l, Number, fdc
Root: שְׁנַיִם  
Sense: two.
יְדֹתָ֔יו  its  tenons 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
וּשְׁנֵ֧י  and  two 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, mdc
Root: שְׁנַיִם  
Sense: two.
אֲדָנִ֛ים  of  sockets 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֶדֶן  
Sense: base, pedestal, socket (strong, firm).
הָאֶחָ֖ד  one 
Parse: Article, Number, masculine singular
Root: אֶחָד  
Sense: one (number).
יְדֹתָֽיו  tenons 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.