Exodus 26:29
New International Version
Overlay the frames with gold and make gold rings to hold the crossbars. Also overlay the crossbars with gold.

New Living Translation
Overlay the frames with gold, and make gold rings to hold the crossbars. Overlay the crossbars with gold as well.

English Standard Version
You shall overlay the frames with gold and shall make their rings of gold for holders for the bars, and you shall overlay the bars with gold.

Berean Standard Bible
Overlay the frames with gold and make gold rings to hold the crossbars. Also overlay the crossbars with gold.

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
You shall overlay the boards with gold, make their rings of gold as holders for the bars, and overlay the bars with gold.

New American Standard Bible
And you shall overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings of gold as holders for the bars; and you shall overlay the bars with gold.

NASB 1995
“You shall overlay the boards with gold and make their rings of gold as holders for the bars; and you shall overlay the bars with gold.

NASB 1977
“And you shall overlay the boards with gold and make their rings of gold as holders for the bars; and you shall overlay the bars with gold.

Legacy Standard Bible
You shall overlay the boards with gold and make their rings of gold as holders for the bars; and you shall overlay the bars with gold.

Amplified Bible
You shall overlay the boards with gold and make their rings of gold to hold the bars. You shall overlay the bars with gold.

Christian Standard Bible
Then overlay the supports with gold, and make their rings of gold as the holders for the crossbars. Also overlay the crossbars with gold.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then overlay the planks with gold, and make their rings of gold as the holders for the crossbars. Also overlay the crossbars with gold.

American Standard Version
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.

Contemporary English Version
Cover the frames and the crossbars with gold and attach gold rings to the frames to run the crossbars through.

English Revised Version
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Cover the frames with gold, make gold rings to hold the crossbars, and cover the crossbars with gold.

Good News Translation
Cover the frames with gold and fit them with gold rings to hold the crossbars, which are also to be covered with gold.

International Standard Version
You are to overlay the boards with gold, and you are to make gold rings for them as holders for the bars, and you are to overlay the bars with gold.

Majority Standard Bible
Overlay the frames with gold and make gold rings to hold the crossbars. Also overlay the crossbars with gold.

NET Bible
You are to overlay the frames with gold and make their rings of gold to provide places for the bars, and you are to overlay the bars with gold.

New Heart English Bible
You shall overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings of gold for places for the bars: and you shall overlay the bars with gold.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

World English Bible
You shall overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings of gold for places for the bars. You shall overlay the bars with gold.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and you overlay the boards [with] gold, and you make their rings of gold [for] places for bars, and have overlaid their bars with gold;

Young's Literal Translation
and the boards thou dost overlay with gold, and their rings thou dost make of gold places for bars, and hast overlaid their bars with gold;

Smith's Literal Translation
And the boards shalt thou spread over with gold, and thou shalt make their rings gold, houses for the bars: and spread over the bars with gold.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The boards also themselves thou shalt overlay with gold, and shall cast rings of gold to be set upon them, for places for the bars to hold together boardwork: which bars thou shalt cover with plates of gold.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Likewise, the panels themselves you shall overlay with gold, and you shall establish rings of gold in them, by which the bars of the panels may be connected. These you shall cover with layers of gold.

New American Bible
Plate the frames with gold, and make gold rings on them as holders for the bars, which are also to be plated with gold.

New Revised Standard Version
You shall overlay the frames with gold, and shall make their rings of gold to hold the bars; and you shall overlay the bars with gold.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And you shall overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings of gold for places for the bars; and you shall overlay the bars with gold.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And overlay the boards in gold, and make the rings of gold the place for the bars and overlay the bars in gold.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And thou shalt overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings of gold for holders for the bars; and thou shalt overlay the bars with gold.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And thou shalt gild the posts with gold; and thou shalt make golden rings, into which thou shalt introduce the bars, and thou shalt gild the bars with gold.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Frames and Sockets
28The central crossbar in the middle of the frames shall extend from one end to the other. 29 Overlay the frames with gold and make gold rings to hold the crossbars. Also overlay the crossbars with gold. 30So you are to set up the tabernacle according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.…

Cross References
Exodus 25:11
Overlay it with pure gold both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it.

Exodus 36:34
And he overlaid the frames with gold and made gold rings to hold the crossbars. He also overlaid the crossbars with gold.

1 Kings 6:20-22
The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold, and he also overlaid the altar of cedar. / So Solomon overlaid the inside of the temple with pure gold, and he extended gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary, which was overlaid with gold. / So he overlaid with gold the whole interior of the temple, until everything was completely finished. He also overlaid with gold the entire altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary.

1 Kings 6:30
And he overlaid the temple floor with gold in both the inner and outer sanctuaries.

2 Chronicles 3:4-10
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. / He adorned the temple with precious stones for beauty, and its gold was from Parvaim. ...

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. ...

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.

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; ...

Revelation 21:18
The wall was made of jasper, and the city itself of pure gold, as pure as glass.

Exodus 37:2
He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it.

Exodus 30:3
Overlay with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns, and make a molding of gold around it.

Numbers 4:11
Over the gold altar they are to spread a blue cloth, cover it with fine leather, and insert the poles.

1 Kings 6:28
He also overlaid the cherubim with gold.

2 Chronicles 3:3-7
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.”


Treasury of Scripture

And you shall overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings of gold for places for the bars: and you shall overlay the bars with gold.

overlay the boards with gold

Exodus 25:11,12
And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about…

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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














Overlay the frames with gold
The Hebrew word for "overlay" is "צָפָה" (tsaphah), which means to cover or plate. This instruction to overlay the frames with gold signifies the importance of the Tabernacle as a dwelling place for God among His people. Gold, a symbol of purity, divinity, and kingship, reflects the holiness and majesty of God. The use of gold in the Tabernacle's construction emphasizes the sacredness of the space and the reverence due to God. Historically, gold was a precious metal, often associated with royalty and divine presence, underscoring the Tabernacle as a place where heaven meets earth.

and make gold rings
The Hebrew word for "rings" is "טַבָּעָה" (tabba'ah), which refers to a circular band or ring. These gold rings were functional, serving as holders for the crossbars, but they also carried symbolic meaning. Rings, being circular, represent eternity and the unending nature of God's covenant with Israel. The use of gold for these rings further highlights the divine nature of the Tabernacle's design, ensuring that every detail reflects God's glory and eternal promises.

to hold the crossbars
The crossbars, or "בְּרִיחִים" (beriachim) in Hebrew, were essential for the structural integrity of the Tabernacle. They provided stability and unity to the frames, symbolizing the strength and unity of God's people when they are aligned with His will. The crossbars holding the structure together can be seen as a metaphor for God's commandments and teachings, which hold the community of believers together in faith and purpose.

Also overlay the crossbars with gold
The repetition of the instruction to overlay with gold emphasizes the comprehensive holiness required in the construction of the Tabernacle. Just as the frames were covered in gold, so too were the crossbars, ensuring that every visible part of the structure reflected God's glory. This meticulous attention to detail serves as a reminder of the thoroughness with which believers are called to pursue holiness in their own lives, covering every aspect with the purity and righteousness that comes from God.

Verse 29. - The rings were to be of solid gold; the boards and the bars of acacia wood overlaid with gold.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Overlay
תְּצַפֶּ֣ה (tə·ṣap·peh)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 6823: To lay out, lay over

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

with gold
זָהָ֗ב (zā·hāḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky

and make
תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה (ta·‘ă·śeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

gold
זָהָ֔ב (zā·hāḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky

rings
טַבְּעֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ (ṭab·bə·‘ō·ṯê·hem)
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 2885: A seal, signet, a ring of any kind

to hold
בָּתִּ֖ים (bāt·tîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1004: A house

the crossbars.
לַבְּרִיחִ֑ם (lab·bə·rî·ḥim)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1280: A bolt

Also overlay
וְצִפִּיתָ֥ (wə·ṣip·pî·ṯā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 6823: To lay out, lay over

the crossbars
הַבְּרִיחִ֖ם (hab·bə·rî·ḥim)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1280: A bolt

with gold.
זָהָֽב׃ (zā·hāḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky


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