The Meaning of Exodus 27:17 Explained

Exodus 27:17

KJV: All the pillars round about the court shall be filleted with silver; their hooks shall be of silver, and their sockets of brass.

YLT: All the pillars of the court round about are filleted with silver, their pegs are silver, and their sockets brass.

Darby: All the pillars of the court round about shall be fastened together with rods of silver; their hooks of silver, and their bases of copper.

ASV: All the pillars of the court round about shall be filleted with silver; their hooks of silver, and their sockets of brass.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

All the pillars  round about  the court  [shall be] filleted  with silver;  their hooks  [shall be of] silver,  and their sockets  [of] brass. 

What does Exodus 27:17 Mean?

Study Notes

pillars
The fillets and hooks upholding the linen hangings are of silver 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 .
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 27:1-19 - The Altar And The Court
The brazen altar is dealt with long before any particular mention is made of the altar of incense, because the question of our relationship with God, through the death of our Lord on the Cross, must precede our fellowship with Him, and our successful intercession. Each of these altars was made of the same kind of wood, but in the case of the altar we are now considering, and which stood in front of the Tabernacle, the wood was encased in brass, that metal suggesting the severity of the sacrificial flame that burned at the Crucifixion, when Christ our Passover was sacrificed for us. Let us distinguish between these altars. We have passed beyond the one; we are called to minister perpetually at the other. The court was fifty yards long by twenty-five broad, and was formed by curtains of fine-twined yarn. There must be separation between God's priests and the world. See 1 Peter 2:5. [source]

Chapter Summary: Exodus 27

1  The altar of burnt offering, with the vessels thereof
9  The court of the tabernacle enclosed with hangings and pillars
18  The measure of the court, and the furniture of brass
20  The oil for the lamp

What do the individual words in Exodus 27:17 mean?

All the pillars the court around shall have bands of silver their hooks [shall be] of silver and their sockets of bronze
כָּל־ עַמּוּדֵ֨י הֶֽחָצֵ֤ר סָבִיב֙ מְחֻשָּׁקִ֣ים כֶּ֔סֶף וָוֵיהֶ֖ם כָּ֑סֶף וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֖ם נְחֹֽשֶׁת

עַמּוּדֵ֨י  the  pillars 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: עַמּוּד  
Sense: pillar, column.
הֶֽחָצֵ֤ר  the  court 
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular
Root: חָצֵר 
Sense: court, enclosure.
סָבִיב֙  around 
Parse: Adverb
Root: מוּסָב 
Sense: places round about, circuit, round about adv.
מְחֻשָּׁקִ֣ים  shall  have  bands 
Parse: Verb, Pual, Participle, masculine plural
Root: חָשַׁק 
Sense: (Qal) to love, be attached to, long for.
כֶּ֔סֶף  of  silver 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֶּסֶף  
Sense: silver, money.
וָוֵיהֶ֖ם  their  hooks  [shall  be] 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: וָו  
Sense: hook, peg, nail, pin.
כָּ֑סֶף  of  silver 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֶּסֶף  
Sense: silver, money.
וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֖ם  and  their  sockets 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אֶדֶן  
Sense: base, pedestal, socket (strong, firm).
נְחֹֽשֶׁת  of  bronze 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: נְחֹשֶׁת 
Sense: copper, bronze.

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