And forty sockets of silver he made under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for his two tenons, and two sockets under another board for his two tenons.
Parallel translations
- WEB He made forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for its two tenons, and two sockets under another board for its two tenons.
- BSB with forty silver bases to put under the twenty frames—two bases for each frame, one under each tenon.
- NKJV Forty sockets of silver he made to go under the twenty boards: two sockets under each of the boards for its two tenons.
- NASB and he made forty bases of silver under the twenty boards; two bases under one board for its two tenons, and two bases under another board for its two tenons.
- NLT He also made forty silver bases—two bases under each frame, with the pegs fitting securely into the bases.
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Quick answer
Forty silver sockets formed the foundation under the twenty south-side boards, two under each. The silver bases anchored the entire structure.
Overview
The silver for these sockets came from the redemption money of the Israelites (Exodus 38:25-27), so the whole tabernacle literally rested on a foundation of redemption. This vividly points forward to the church being built on Christ's redeeming work. The construction follows Exodus 26:19 precisely.
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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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