Exodus 26:15
New International Version
“Make upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle.

New Living Translation
“For the framework of the Tabernacle, construct frames of acacia wood.

English Standard Version
“You shall make upright frames for the tabernacle of acacia wood.

Berean Standard Bible
You are to construct upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle.

King James Bible
And thou shalt make boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood standing up.

New King James Version
“And for the tabernacle you shall make the boards of acacia wood, standing upright.

New American Standard Bible
“Then you shall make the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing upright.

NASB 1995
“Then you shall make the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing upright.

NASB 1977
“Then you shall make the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing upright.

Legacy Standard Bible
“Then you shall make the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing upright.

Amplified Bible
“Then you shall make the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing upright [as a trellis-like frame].

Christian Standard Bible
“You are to make upright supports of acacia wood for the tabernacle.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You are to make upright planks of acacia wood for the tabernacle.

American Standard Version
And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing up.

Contemporary English Version
Build a framework of acacia wood for the walls of the sacred tent.

English Revised Version
And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing up.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Make a framework out of acacia wood for the inner tent.

Good News Translation
"Make upright frames for the Tent out of acacia wood.

International Standard Version
"You are to make upright boards of acacia wood for the tent.

Majority Standard Bible
You are to construct upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle.

NET Bible
"You are to make the frames for the tabernacle out of acacia wood as uprights.

New Heart English Bible
"You shall make the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing up.

Webster's Bible Translation
And thou shalt make boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood standing up.

World English Bible
“You shall make the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing upright.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And you have made the boards for the Dwelling Place of shittim wood, standing up;

Young's Literal Translation
'And thou hast made the boards for the tabernacle, of shittim wood, standing up;

Smith's Literal Translation
And make boards for the tent of acacia wood, standing up.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou shalt make also the boards of the tabernacle standing upright of setim wood.

Catholic Public Domain Version
You shall also make the standing panels of the tabernacle from setim wood.

New American Bible
You shall make frames for the tabernacle, acacia-wood uprights.

New Revised Standard Version
You shall make upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
You shall make boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood standing up.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And make boards for the Tabernacle of the wood of box tree standing.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle of acacia-wood, standing up.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And thou shalt make the posts of the tabernacle of incorruptible wood.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Frames and Sockets
15You are to construct upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle. 16Each frame is to be ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.…

Cross References
1 Kings 6:15-16
He lined the interior walls with cedar paneling from the floor of the temple to the ceiling, and he covered the floor with cypress boards. / He partitioned off the twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.

Hebrews 9:2-5
A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place. / Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place, / containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant. ...

Exodus 36:20-30
Next, he constructed upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle. / Each frame was ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide. / Two tenons were connected to each other for each frame. He made all the frames of the tabernacle in this way. ...

1 Chronicles 28:11-12
Then David gave his son Solomon the plans for the portico of the temple, its buildings, storehouses, upper rooms, inner rooms, and the room for the mercy seat. / The plans contained everything David had in mind for the courts of the house of the LORD, for all the surrounding rooms, for the treasuries of the house of God and of the dedicated things,

Acts 7:44
Our fathers had the tabernacle of the Testimony with them in the wilderness. It was constructed exactly as God had directed Moses, according to the pattern he had seen.

2 Chronicles 3:3-5
The foundation that Solomon laid for the house of God was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide, according to the old standard. / The portico at the front, extending across the width of the temple, was twenty cubits long and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold. / He paneled the main room with cypress, which he overlaid with fine gold and decorated with palm trees and chains.

Hebrews 8:5
The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”

Numbers 3:25-26
The duties of the Gershonites at the Tent of Meeting were the tabernacle and tent, its covering, the curtain for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, / the curtains of the courtyard, the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar, and the cords—all the service for these items.

Revelation 21:3
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.

1 Kings 7:48-50
Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of the LORD: the golden altar; the golden table on which was placed the Bread of the Presence; / the lampstands of pure gold in front of the inner sanctuary, five on the right side and five on the left; the gold flowers, lamps, and tongs; / the pure gold basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers; and the gold hinges for the doors of the inner temple (that is, the Most Holy Place) as well as for the doors of the main hall of the temple.

Ezekiel 41:16-17
as well as the thresholds and the beveled windows and the galleries all around with their three levels opposite the threshold, were overlaid with wood on all sides. They were paneled from the ground to the windows, and the windows were covered. / In the space above the outside of the entrance to the inner sanctuary on all the walls, spaced evenly around the inner and outer sanctuary,

John 1:14
The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

2 Corinthians 5:1
For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.

Exodus 40:18
When Moses set up the tabernacle, he laid its bases, positioned its frames, inserted its crossbars, and set up its posts.

Leviticus 26:11-12
And I will make My dwelling place among you, and My soul will not despise you. / I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people.


Treasury of Scripture

And you shall make boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood standing up.

boards

Exodus 26:18,22-29
And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards on the south side southward…

Exodus 36:20-33
And he made boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood, standing up…

Exodus 40:17,18
And it came to pass in the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was reared up…

of shittim

Exodus 25:5
And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,

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Exodus 26
1. The ten curtains of the tabernacle
7. The eleven curtains of goats' hair, the covering of rams' and badgers' skins.
15. The boards of the tabernacle, with their sockets and bars
31. The veil for the ark
36. The hanging for the door














You are to construct
This phrase indicates a divine command given to Moses, emphasizing the importance of obedience to God's instructions. The Hebrew root for "construct" is "עָשָׂה" (asah), which means to make or do. This command reflects the active participation required by the Israelites in the creation of the tabernacle, symbolizing their commitment and dedication to God's dwelling place among them. It underscores the principle that worship involves both divine initiative and human response.

upright frames
The term "upright frames" refers to the structural components of the tabernacle, which were to be vertical and sturdy. The Hebrew word for "frames" is "קֶרֶשׁ" (qeresh), which denotes a plank or board. These frames provided the necessary support for the tabernacle, symbolizing the strength and stability of God's presence. Historically, the use of frames highlights the portable nature of the tabernacle, allowing it to be dismantled and reassembled as the Israelites journeyed through the wilderness.

of acacia wood
Acacia wood, known in Hebrew as "שִׁטָּה" (shittah), was chosen for its durability and resistance to decay, making it ideal for the harsh desert environment. Acacia trees were abundant in the Sinai region, providing a practical and readily available resource. The use of acacia wood signifies the incorruptible and enduring nature of God's covenant with His people. In a spiritual sense, it points to the purity and righteousness required in the service of God.

for the tabernacle
The tabernacle, or "מִשְׁכָּן" (mishkan) in Hebrew, means "dwelling place." It was the sacred tent where God's presence resided among the Israelites. The construction of the tabernacle was a pivotal moment in Israel's history, as it represented God's desire to dwell with His people. The tabernacle served as a foreshadowing of the coming of Christ, who would tabernacle among us (John 1:14). It also prefigures the believer's body as a temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19), emphasizing the holiness and reverence due to God in our lives.

4. THE WALLS OF THE TABERNACLE.

(15-30) The various coverings which have been described had it for their object to roof over and protect an oblong chamber or "dwelling," within which God was to manifest Himself and to be worshipped. The directions which follow (Exodus 26:15-33) are for the construction of this chamber. It was to be enclosed by boards of shittim wood, fifteen feet high by two feet three inches wide, which were to be plated with gold, and made to stand upright by being inserted into solid sockets of silver. The two sides were to contain, each of them, twenty such boards, and thus to be forty-five feet long, while the connecting wall was to be composed of six such boards, together with two corner posts (Exodus 26:23), giving it a length, probably, of ten cubits, or fifteen feet.

(15) Boards . . . of shittim wood.--On the possibility of boards fifteen feet long by two feet three inches wide being cut from the Acacia seyal, see the last Note on Exodus 25:5.

Verse 15. - Boards... of shittim wood. These boards were to be fifteen feet long by two feet three inches broad, and, if they were each of a single plank, can scarcely have been furnished by any of the acacias which now grow in the Sinaitic peninsula. It is possible, however, that they were made up of two or more planks, since the name by which they are designated, kereth, is thought to be applied in Ezekiel 27:6, to the "deck of a ship." Standing up. The way in which they were to be made to "stand up" is explained in vers. 17 and 19. They were not to have one end sunk in the ground, but to be fitted by means of "tenons" into silver "sockets."

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
You are to make
וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ (wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

upright
עֹמְדִֽים׃ (‘ō·mə·ḏîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations

frames
הַקְּרָשִׁ֖ים (haq·qə·rā·šîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 7175: A slab, plank, a deck of a, ship

of acacia
שִׁטִּ֖ים (šiṭ·ṭîm)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 7848: Acacia (a tree and a wood)

wood
עֲצֵ֥י (‘ă·ṣê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood

for the tabernacle.
לַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ן (lam·miš·kān)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4908: A residence, the Tabernacle


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