There were eight boards with their bases of silver, sixteen bases, two bases under every board.
Parallel translations
- WEB There were eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets; under every board two sockets.
- KJV And there were eight boards; and their sockets were sixteen sockets of silver, under every board two sockets.
- BSB So there were eight frames and sixteen silver bases—two under each frame.
- NKJV So there were eight boards and their sockets—sixteen sockets of silver—two sockets under each of the boards.
- NLT So there were 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 had eight boards resting on sixteen silver sockets, two under each. The back of the sanctuary was firmly grounded like the rest.
Overview
This completes the framing of the three walls, all founded on redemption silver. The consistent two-sockets-per-board pattern shows the uniform stability of the whole structure. The work follows Exodus 26:25.
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- Exod 26:25There shall be eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.
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