KJV King James Version
And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of shittim [wood] overlaid with gold: their hooks [shall be of] gold, upon the four sockets of silver.
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Exodus 26:32
And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of shittim [wood] overlaid with gold: their hooks [shall be of] gold, upon the four sockets of silver.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Hang it with gold hooks on four posts of acacia wood, overlaid with gold and standing on four silver bases.
WEB World English Bible
You shall hang it on four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold; their hooks shall be of gold, on four sockets of silver.
ASV American Standard Version
and thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold; their hooks shall be of gold, upon four sockets of silver.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and thou hast put it on four pillars of shittim wood, overlaid with gold, their pegs are of gold, on four sockets of silver.
Surrounding context — Exodus 26
29 And thou shalt overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings [of] gold [for] places for the bars: and thou shalt overlay the bars with gold.
30 And thou shalt rear up the tabernacle according to the fashion thereof which was shewed thee in the mount.
31 And thou shalt make a vail [of] blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made:
32 And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of shittim [wood] overlaid with gold: their hooks [shall be of] gold, upon the four sockets of silver.
33 And thou shalt hang up the vail under the taches, that thou mayest bring in thither within the vail the ark of the testimony: and the vail shall divide unto you between the holy [place] and the most holy.
34 And thou shalt put the mercy seat upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy [place].
35 And thou shalt set the table without the vail, and the candlestick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south: and thou shalt put the table on the north side.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְנָתַתָּ֣הH5414 · na.tanto give: giveאֹתָ֗הּH853 · et[Obj.]עַל־H5921 · aluponאַרְבָּעָה֙H702 · ar.bafourעַמּוּדֵ֣יH5982 · am.mudpillarשִׁטִּ֔יםH7848 · shit.tahacaciaמְצֻפִּ֣יםH6823 · tsa.phahto overlayזָהָ֔בH2091 · za.havgoldוָוֵיהֶ֖םH2053 · vavhookזָהָ֑בH2091 · za.havgoldעַל־H5921 · aluponאַרְבָּעָ֖הH702 · ar.bafourאַדְנֵי־H134 · e.densocketכָֽסֶף׃H3701 · ke.sephsilver: money
Cross-references
Exodus 26:37And thou shalt make for the hanging five pillars [of] shittim [wood], and overlay them with gold, [and] their hooks [shall be of] gold: and thou shalt cast five sockets of brass for them.Exodus 36:38And the five pillars of it with their hooks: and he overlaid their chapiters and their fillets with gold: but their five sockets [were of] brass.Esther 1:6[Where were] white, green, and blue, [hangings], fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds [were of] gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble.
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