And they shall be eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.
Parallel translations
- WEB There shall be eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.
- BSB So there are to be eight frames and sixteen silver bases—two under each frame.
- NKJV So there shall be eight boards with their sockets of silver—sixteen sockets—two sockets under each of the boards.
- NASB And there shall be eight boards with their bases of silver, sixteen bases; two bases under one board and two bases under another board.
- NLT So there will be eight frames at the rear of the Tabernacle, set in sixteen silver bases—two bases under each frame.
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Quick answer
The rear wall thus had eight boards resting on sixteen silver sockets, two beneath each. This completed the back wall's secure foundation.
Overview
With the six boards plus two corner boards, the western wall stood on sixteen silver sockets. The consistent foundation of paired sockets matched the rest of the structure. Like the other walls, it rested on silver tied to Israel's atonement, grounding God's dwelling on redemption.
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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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