Exodus 26:32

And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of shittim wood overlaid with gold: their hooks shall be of gold, upon the four sockets of silver.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
hang	וְנָתַתָּ֣ה ve.na.ta.Tah	H5414	to give · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
four	אַרְבָּעָה֙ 'ar.ba.'Ah	H702	four · cardinal number, both genders singular absolute
pillars	עַמּוּדֵ֣י 'a.mu.Dei	H5982	a column (as standing) · noun, common masculine plural construct
shittim	שִׁטִּ֔ים shi.Tim	H7848	the acacia (from its scourging thorns) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
overlaid	מְצֻפִּ֣ים me.tzu.Pim	H6823	to sheet over (especially with metal) · verb, pual passive participle, masculine plural absolute
gold	זָהָ֔ב za.Hav	H2091	gold · noun, common masculine singular absolute
hooks	וָוֵיהֶ֖ם va.vei.Hem	H2053	a hook (the name of the sixth Hebrew letter) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
gold	זָהָ֑ב za.Hav	H2091	gold · noun, common masculine singular absolute
four	אַרְבָּעָ֖ה 'ar.ba.'Ah	H702	four · cardinal number, both genders singular absolute
sockets	אַדְנֵי 'ad.nei-	H134	a basis (of a building · noun, common masculine plural construct
silver	כָֽסֶף Kha.sef	H3701	silver (from its pale color) · noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Exodus 26:37 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 sha…
Exodus 36:38 And the five pillars of it with their hooks: and he overlaid their chapiters and their fillets with gold: but their five sockets were of bra…
Esther 1:6 Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds we…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 26:31–end

Two veils are here ordered to be made, 1. One for a partition between the holy place and the most holy, which not only forbade any to enter, but forbade them so much as to look into the holiest of all, Exo 26:31, Exo 26:33. Under that dispensation, divine grace was veiled, but now we behold it with open face, Co2 3:18. The apostle tells us (Heb 9:8, Heb 9:9) what was the meaning of this veil; it intimated that the ceremonial law could not make the comers thereunto perfect, nor would the observance of it bring men to heaven; the way into the holiest of all was not made manifest while the first tabernacle was standing; life and immortality lay concealed till they were brought to light by the g…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 26:15

thou shalt make boards . . . rear up the tabernacle according to the fashion . . . which was showed thee--The tabernacle, from its name as well as from its general appearance and arrangements, was a tent; but from the description given in these verses, the boards that formed its walls, the five (cross) bars that strengthened them, and the middle bar that "reached from end to end," and gave it solidity and compactness, it was evidently a more substantial fabric than a light and fragile tent, probably on account of the weight of its various coverings as well as for the protection of its precious furniture.

Adam Clarke on Exodus 26:32

Their hooks shall be of gold - וויהם vaveyhem, which we translate their hooks, is rendered κεφαλιδες, capitals, by the Septuagint, and capita by the Vulgate. As the word וו vav or vau, plural ווים vavim, occurs only in this book, Exo 26:32, Exo 26:37; Exo 27:10, Exo 27:11, Exo 27:17; Exo 36:36, Exo 36:38; Exo 38:10, Exo 38:11, Exo 38:12, Exo 38:17, Exo 38:19, Exo 38:28; and is used in these places in reference to the same subject, it is very difficult to ascertain its precise meaning. Most commentators and lexicographers think that the ideal meaning of the word is to connect, attach, join to, hook; and that the letter ו vau has its name from its hooklike form, and its use as a particle in th…

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The Church Fathers

The tabernacle is a type of the church. So God says to Moses that the bases of the four pillars placed within it should be silver. What does silver mean except the clarity of the divine Word? Scripture says, "The words of the Lord are chaste words, silver tried by fire, cleansed from earth." The bases are overlaid with silver and hold up the four pillars of the tabernacle, just as the preachers of the church are adorned with divine eloquence. They provide an example in every way; they have the words of the four Evangelists on their lips and in their deeds.
— Paterius, EXPOSITION OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT, EXODUS 44

The tabernacle is a type of the church. So God says to Moses that the bases of the four pillars placed within it should be silver. What does silver mean except the clarity of the divine Word? Scripture says, "The words of the Lord are chaste words, silver tried by fire, cleansed from earth." The bases are overlaid with silver and hold up the four pillars of the tabernacle, just as the preachers of the church are adorned with divine eloquence. They provide an example in every way; they have the words of the four Evangelists on their lips and in their deeds. Exposition of the Old and New Testament, Exodus
— Pacian of Barcelona,

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Dictionary and topics

Doors — Moved on pivots of wood fastened in sockets above and below (Prov. 26:14). They were fastened by a lock (Judg. 3:23, 25; Cant. 5:5) or by a bar (Judg. 16:3; Job 38:10). In the interior of Oriental…
Hook — (1.) Heb. hah, a “ring” inserted in the nostrils of animals to which a cord was fastened for the purpose of restraining them (2 Kings 19:28; Isa. 37:28, 29; Ezek. 29:4; 38:4). “The Orientals make use…
Hook, Hooks — Various kinds of hooks are noticed in the Bible, of which the following are the most important:
Veil, vail — (1.) Heb. mitpahath (Ruth 3:15; marg., “sheet” or “apron;” R.V., “mantle”). In Isa. 3:22 this word is plural, rendered “wimples;” R.V., “shawls” i.e., wraps. (2.) Massekah (Isa. 25:7; in Isa. 28:20…
Holy Of Holies · Divided from the outward tabernacle by a vail — Divided from the outward tabernacle by a vail
Hooks · For tabernacle, ma — For tabernacle, ma
Pillars · The vail and hangings of the tabernacle supported by — The vail and hangings of the tabernacle supported by
Shittim · .The boards in the tabernacle ma — .The boards in the tabernacle ma
Silver · Made into: Sockets for the boards of the tabernacle — Made into: Sockets for the boards of the tabernacle
Tabernacle · .The frame — .The frame
Tapestry · Of the tabernacle — Of the tabernacle
Vail · .Ordinances prescribing — .Ordinances prescribing

Exodus 26:32

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 26:31–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 26:15

Adam Clarke on Exodus 26:32

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Exodus 26:32

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 26:31–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 26:15

Adam Clarke on Exodus 26:32

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Exodus 26:32

John Calvin on Exodus 26:31–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Exodus 26:31-32

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Exodus 26:31

Rashi on Exodus 26:32