Exodus 26:18
New International Version
Make twenty frames for the south side of the tabernacle

New Living Translation
Make twenty of these frames to support the curtains on the south side of the Tabernacle.

English Standard Version
You shall make the frames for the tabernacle: twenty frames for the south side;

Berean Standard Bible
Construct twenty frames for the south side of the tabernacle,

King James Bible
And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards on the south side southward.

New King James Version
And you shall make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards for the south side.

New American Standard Bible
You shall make the boards for the tabernacle: twenty boards for the south side.

NASB 1995
“You shall make the boards for the tabernacle: twenty boards for the south side.

NASB 1977
“And you shall make the boards for the tabernacle: twenty boards for the south side.

Legacy Standard Bible
You shall make the boards for the tabernacle: twenty boards for the south side.

Amplified Bible
You shall make the boards for the tabernacle [in the following quantities]: twenty boards for the south side.

Christian Standard Bible
Make the supports for the tabernacle as follows: twenty supports for the south side,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Make the planks for the tabernacle as follows: 20 planks for the south side,

American Standard Version
And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards for the south side southward.

English Revised Version
And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards for the south side southward.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Make 20 frames for the south side of the inner tent.

Good News Translation
Make twenty frames for the south side

International Standard Version
You are to make the boards for the tent: 20 boards for the south side.

Majority Standard Bible
Construct twenty frames for the south side of the tabernacle,

NET Bible
So you are to make the frames for the tabernacle: twenty frames for the south side,

New Heart English Bible
You shall make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards for the south side southward.

Webster's Bible Translation
And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards on the south side southward.

World English Bible
You shall make twenty boards for the tabernacle, for the south side southward.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and you have made the boards of the Dwelling Place—twenty boards for the south side southward;

Young's Literal Translation
and thou hast made the boards of the tabernacle: twenty boards for the south side southward;

Smith's Literal Translation
And make the boards to the tent, twenty boards to the south side on the right hand.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Of which twenty shall be in the south side southward.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Of these, twenty shall be at the meridian, which lies toward the south.

New American Bible
Make the frames of the tabernacle as follows: twenty frames on the south side,

New Revised Standard Version
You shall make the frames for the tabernacle: twenty frames for the south side;
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And you shall make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards on the south side.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And make the boards for the Tabernacle, twenty boards for the side of the wind of the south.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards for the south side southward:

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And thou shalt make posts to the tabernacle, twenty posts on the north side.

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Context
The Frames and Sockets
17Two tenons must be connected to each other for each frame. Make all the frames of the tabernacle in this way. 18Construct twenty frames for the south side of the tabernacle, 19with forty silver bases under the twenty frames—two bases for each frame, one under each tenon.…

Cross References
Exodus 36:23-30
He constructed twenty frames for the south side of the tabernacle, / with forty silver bases to put under the twenty frames—two bases for each frame, one under each tenon. / For the second side of the tabernacle, the north side, he made twenty frames ...

1 Kings 6:2-10
The house that King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high. / The portico at the front of the main hall of the temple was twenty cubits long, extending across the width of the temple and projecting out ten cubits in front of the temple. / He also had narrow windows framed high in the temple. ...

1 Chronicles 28:11-19
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, / for the divisions of the priests and Levites, for all the work of service in the house of the LORD, and for all the articles of service in the house of the LORD: ...

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.”

Hebrews 9:1-5
Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary. / 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, ...

1 Kings 7:1-12
Solomon, however, took thirteen years to complete the construction of his entire palace. / He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high, with four rows of cedar pillars supporting the cedar beams. / The house was roofed with cedar above the beams that rested on the pillars—forty-five beams, fifteen per row. ...

2 Chronicles 3:3-14
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. ...

Ezekiel 41:1-26
Then the man brought me into the outer sanctuary and measured the side pillars to be six cubits wide on each side. / The width of the entrance was ten cubits, and the sides of the entrance were five cubits on each side. He also measured the length of the outer sanctuary to be forty cubits, and the width to be twenty cubits. / And he went into the inner sanctuary and measured the side pillars at the entrance to be two cubits wide. The entrance was six cubits wide, and the walls on each side were seven cubits wide. ...

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.

Revelation 21:12-16
The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates. / There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west. / The wall of the city had twelve foundations bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. ...

Numbers 2:2-34
“The Israelites are to camp around the Tent of Meeting at a distance from it, each man under his standard, with the banners of his family. / On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Judahites is Nahshon son of Amminadab, / and his division numbers 74,600. ...

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.

Numbers 4:31-32
This is the duty for all their service at the Tent of Meeting: to carry the frames of the tabernacle with its crossbars, posts, and bases, / and the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and ropes, including all their equipment and everything related to their use. You shall assign by name the items that they are responsible to carry.

2 Chronicles 2:1-18
Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the Name of the LORD and a royal palace for himself. / So he conscripted 70,000 porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors. / Then Solomon sent word to Hiram king of Tyre: “Do for me as you did for my father David when you sent him cedars to build himself a house to live in. ...

2 Chronicles 4:19-22
Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of God: the golden altar; the tables on which was placed the Bread of the Presence; / the lampstands of pure gold and their lamps, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary as prescribed; / the flowers, lamps, and tongs of gold—of purest gold; ...


Treasury of Scripture

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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














with twenty frames
The Hebrew word for "frames" is "קֶרֶשׁ" (qeresh), which refers to a board or plank. These frames were integral to the structure of the tabernacle, serving as the skeletal framework that provided stability and form. The number "twenty" is significant in biblical numerology, often symbolizing a complete or perfect waiting period. In the context of the tabernacle, the twenty frames represent a complete and divinely ordained structure, emphasizing the perfection and orderliness of God's design. The frames were made of acacia wood, a durable and resistant material, symbolizing the enduring nature of God's covenant with His people.

for the south side
The south side of the tabernacle, known in Hebrew as "תֵּימָן" (teiman), is significant in biblical symbolism. The south often represents warmth, light, and blessing, as it is the direction from which the sun shines most directly in the northern hemisphere. In the context of the tabernacle, the south side's construction with twenty frames signifies the strength and stability of God's presence and blessing upon His people. The orientation of the tabernacle itself was divinely instructed, ensuring that every aspect of its construction held spiritual significance.

of the tabernacle
The Hebrew word for "tabernacle" is "מִשְׁכָּן" (mishkan), meaning "dwelling place." The tabernacle was the portable earthly dwelling place of God among the Israelites, a tangible representation of His presence. It was a sacred space where God met with His people, and its construction was a direct command from God to Moses. The tabernacle's design, including the twenty frames on the south side, was a shadow of heavenly realities, pointing to the ultimate dwelling of God with humanity through Jesus Christ. The meticulous details of its construction reflect the holiness and majesty of God, inviting the Israelites into a deeper relationship with Him.

(18) On the south side southward.--Rather, on the south side to the right. The tabernacle faced the east, and was regarded as looking in that direction. Thus its south wall was on the right.

Verse 18. - Twenty boards. Each board being a cubit and a half in width (ver. 16), the length of the chamber was, necessarily, thirty cubits. On the south side southward. Literally, "On the south side, to the right." The Orientals regarded it as natural to look to the east, and spoke of the east as "in front," the west as "behind," the north as "on the left," and the south as "on the right hand."

Parallel Commentaries ...


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

twenty
עֶשְׂרִ֣ים (‘eś·rîm)
Number - common plural
Strong's 6242: Twenty, twentieth

frames
קֶ֔רֶשׁ (qe·reš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7175: A slab, plank, a deck of a, ship

for the south
נֶ֥גְבָּה (neḡ·bāh)
Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 5045: South country, the Negeb, south

side
לִפְאַ֖ת (lip̄·’aṯ)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 6285: Mouth, direction, region, extremity

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


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