The Meaning of Exodus 36:36 Explained

Exodus 36:36

KJV: And he made thereunto four pillars of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold: their hooks were of gold; and he cast for them four sockets of silver.

YLT: and he maketh for it four pillars of shittim wood, and overlayeth them with gold; their pegs are of gold; and he casteth for them four sockets of silver.

Darby: And he made four pillars of acacia-wood for it, and overlaid them with gold; their hooks were of gold; and he cast for them four bases of silver.

ASV: And he made thereunto four pillars of acacia, and overlaid them with gold: their hooks were of gold; And he cast for them four sockets of silver.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he made  thereunto four  pillars  [of] shittim  [wood], and overlaid  them with gold:  their hooks  [were of] gold;  and he cast  for them four  sockets  of silver. 

What does Exodus 36:36 Mean?

Study Notes

shittim
i.e. acacia.

Chapter Summary: Exodus 36

1  The offerings are delivered to the workmen
4  The generosity of the people is restrained
8  The curtains with cherubim
14  The curtains of goats' hair
19  The covering of skins
20  The boards with their sockets
31  The bars
35  The veil
37  The hanging for the door

What do the individual words in Exodus 36:36 mean?

And He made for it four pillars of acacia [wood] and overlaid them with gold with their hooks of gold and he cast for them four sockets of silver
וַיַּ֣עַשׂ לָ֗הּ אַרְבָּעָה֙ עַמּוּדֵ֣י שִׁטִּ֔ים וַיְצַפֵּ֣ם זָהָ֔ב וָוֵיהֶ֖ם זָהָ֑ב וַיִּצֹ֣ק לָהֶ֔ם אַרְבָּעָ֖ה אַדְנֵי־ כָֽסֶף

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ  And  He  made 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
לָ֗הּ  for  it 
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular
אַרְבָּעָה֙  four 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: אַרְבַּע  
Sense: four.
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.
וַיְצַפֵּ֣ם  and  overlaid  them  with 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine plural
Root: צָפָה  
Sense: to lay out, lay over, overlay, cover.
זָהָ֔ב  gold 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: זָהָב  
Sense: gold.
וָוֵיהֶ֖ם  with  their  hooks 
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.
וַיִּצֹ֣ק  and  he  cast 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָצַק  
Sense: to pour, flow, cast, pour out.
לָהֶ֔ם  for  them 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural
אַרְבָּעָ֖ה  four 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: אַרְבַּע  
Sense: four.
אַדְנֵי־  sockets 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: אֶדֶן  
Sense: base, pedestal, socket (strong, firm).
כָֽסֶף  of  silver 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֶּסֶף  
Sense: silver, money.

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