You are to construct upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle.
Parallel translations
- WEB “You shall make the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing up.
- KJV And thou shalt make boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood standing up.
- NKJV “And for the tabernacle you shall make the boards of acacia wood, standing upright.
- NASB “Then you shall make the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing upright.
- NLT “For the framework of the Tabernacle, construct frames of acacia wood.
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Quick answer
The tabernacle's frame was to be made of upright boards of acacia wood. These standing frames gave the structure its rigid shape beneath the curtains.
Overview
Acacia wood, durable and resistant to decay, formed the load-bearing frames that held up the coverings. The sturdy skeleton beneath the beautiful curtains gave the tabernacle both strength and form. The incorruptible wood, overlaid with gold, has long been seen as picturing the union of true humanity and divine glory fulfilled in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Exod 36:20–33Next, he constructed upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle.
- Num 4:31–32This is the duty for all their service at the Tent of Meeting: to carry the frames of the tabernacle with its crossbars, posts, and bases,
- Exod 26:18Construct twenty frames for the south side of the tabernacle,
- Eph 2:20–21built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.
- Exod 40:17–18So the tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month of the second year.
- Exod 26:22–29Make six frames for the rear of the tabernacle, the west side,
- Exod 25:5ram skins dyed red and fine leather; acacia wood;
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The Passover lamb whose blood turns away death, the exodus through the sea, the manna, the rock, and the tabernacle where God dwells with his people all foreshadow Jesus — our Passover, our redemption, the bread from heaven, and God-with-us in the flesh.
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