The Meaning of Exodus 26:37 Explained

Exodus 26:37

KJV: And thou shalt make for the hanging five pillars of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, and their hooks shall be of gold: and thou shalt cast five sockets of brass for them.

YLT: and thou hast made for the covering five pillars of shittim wood, and hast overlaid them with gold, their pegs are of gold, and thou hast cast for them five sockets of brass.

Darby: And thou shalt make for the curtain five pillars of acacia-wood, and overlay them with gold; their hooks shall be of gold; and thou shalt cast five bases of copper for them.

ASV: And thou shalt make for the screen five pillars of acacia, and overlay them with gold: their hooks shall be of gold: and thou shalt cast five sockets of brass for them.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And thou shalt make  for the hanging  five  pillars  [of] shittim  [wood], and overlay  them with gold,  [and] their hooks  [shall be of] gold:  and thou shalt cast  five  sockets  of brass  for them. 

What does Exodus 26:37 Mean?

Study Notes

shittim i.e. acacia.
brass .
pillars
The fillets and hooks upholding the linen hangings are of silver (See Scofield " Exodus 38:27 ") for it is in virtue of His redemptive work that Christ is our way of access, and not by virtue of His righteous life (symbolized by the fine linen); but the pillars of the court rest upon brass sockets, not silver as in the case of the boards See Scofield " Exodus 26:19 " and brass symbolizes divine righteousness in judgment See Scofield " Numbers 21:9 ". Redemption not only displays God's mercy, but vindicates His righteousness in showing that mercy. Romans 3:21-26 .

Context Summary

Exodus 26:26-37 - The Veil And The Screen
The boards that made the sides and back of the Tabernacle were of wood covered with gold, and set in sockets of silver. They were knit together by the five long bars that passed through the rings, parallel with the ground. The veil typified the separation between man and God, the awful barrier that sin has caused, which shuts out from the enjoyment of God all save those who can enter into the Holiest by the blood of Jesus. Men had impressed on them their unworthiness to approach God. The cherubic forms woven on the veil reminded them of Genesis 3:24. They were led to anticipate the hour when a new and living way would be opened.
The division of the Tabernacle suggests two degrees of nearness to God, or two stages in Christian living. You may know the great brazen altar which is Calvary; and the showbread table and candlestick; but there is something beyond these for those who have learned the meaning of the rent veil and the Cross! See Matthew 27:51; Galatians 2:20. [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 26:37 mean?

And you shall make for the screen five pillars of acacia [wood] and overlay them with gold Their hooks [shall be] [of] gold and you shall cast for them five sockets of bronze -
וְעָשִׂ֣יתָ לַמָּסָ֗ךְ חֲמִשָּׁה֙ עַמּוּדֵ֣י שִׁטִּ֔ים וְצִפִּיתָ֤ אֹתָם֙ זָהָ֔ב וָוֵיהֶ֖ם זָהָ֑ב וְיָצַקְתָּ֣ לָהֶ֔ם חֲמִשָּׁ֖ה אַדְנֵ֥י נְחֹֽשֶׁת ס

וְעָשִׂ֣יתָ  And  you  shall  make 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
לַמָּסָ֗ךְ  for  the  screen 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מָסָךְ  
Sense: covering, rag, screen.
חֲמִשָּׁה֙  five 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: חָמֵשׁ  
Sense: five.
עַמּוּדֵ֣י  pillars 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: עַמּוּד  
Sense: pillar, column.
שִׁטִּ֔ים  of  acacia  [wood] 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: שִׁטָּה  
Sense: acacia tree, acacia wood.
וְצִפִּיתָ֤  and  overlay 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: צָפָה  
Sense: to lay out, lay over, overlay, cover.
זָהָ֔ב  with  gold 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: זָהָב  
Sense: gold.
וָוֵיהֶ֖ם  Their  hooks  [shall  be] 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: וָו  
Sense: hook, peg, nail, pin.
זָהָ֑ב  [of]  gold 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: זָהָב  
Sense: gold.
וְיָצַקְתָּ֣  and  you  shall  cast 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: יָצַק  
Sense: to pour, flow, cast, pour out.
לָהֶ֔ם  for  them 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural
חֲמִשָּׁ֖ה  five 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: חָמֵשׁ  
Sense: five.
אַדְנֵ֥י  sockets 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: אֶדֶן  
Sense: base, pedestal, socket (strong, firm).
נְחֹֽשֶׁת  of  bronze 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: נְחֹשֶׁת 
Sense: copper, bronze.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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