And he made boards for the tabernacle; twenty boards for the south side southward:
Parallel translations
- WEB He made the boards for the tabernacle: twenty boards for the south side southward.
- BSB He constructed twenty frames for the south side of the tabernacle,
- NKJV And he made boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards for the south side.
- NASB So he made the boards for the tabernacle: twenty boards for the south side;
- NLT He made twenty of these frames to support the curtains on the south side of the Tabernacle.
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Quick answer
Twenty boards formed the south wall of the tabernacle. This began the framing of the sanctuary's sides.
Overview
The account proceeds systematically, wall by wall, matching the instructions of Exodus 26:18. The orderly construction reflects that God is a God of order in His house (1 Corinthians 14:33). Each detail reinforces the theme of exact obedience to the heavenly pattern.
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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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