Exodus Chapter 26 verse 26 Holy Bible
And thou shalt make bars of acacia wood: five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,
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And make rods of the same wood, five for the boards on the one side,
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And thou shalt make bars of acacia-wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,
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And thou shalt make bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,
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And thou shalt make bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,
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"You shall make bars of acacia wood: five for the boards of the one side of the tent,
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`And thou hast made bars of shittim wood: five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerses 26-28. - Bars of shittim wood. To give greater stability to the structure, to keep the boards in their places, and to prevent there being any aperture between them, five bars were to be made for each side, and the same number for the end, of the mishkan, which were to be passed through rings attached to the boards - one at least to each - and thus to hold the boards firmly together. The middle bar in each case was to extend the whole length of the enclosure (ver. 28), and thus in two cases to be thirty cubits, or forty-five feet long. The exact length, and the disposition of the other bars is not indicated; but it is with reason conjectured that two were above and two below the "middle bar" that all were horizontal - and that each coupled together one half of the boards of each side. The length of each was probably fifteen cubits; and the ends which reached the two comer posts at the back ran into the corner rings, which were shaped so as to receive the two bars (see ver. 24). It is not said whether the bars were inside or outside the mishkan; but the best authorities suppose them to have been outside.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(26) Bars of shittim wood.--The object of the "bars" was to hold the "boards" together, and prevent there being any aperture between one board and another. They were fifteen in number, five for each of the three sides of the boarded space. The "middle bar" on each side was to extend from end to end of the tabernacle (Exodus 26:28), the four bars above and below being shorter, each coupling together probably one-half of the boards of its side. The bars were passed through "rings" attached to the boards (Exodus 26:29), each board having at least one such ring. It is probable that they were placed outside the tabernacle walls.
