Exodus 27:10

Verse

with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and silver hooks and bands on the posts.

American Standard Version (1901)

and the pillars thereof shall be twenty, and their sockets twenty, of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver.

Bible in Basic English

Their twenty pillars and their twenty bases are to be of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their bands are to be of silver.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And twenty pillars with as many sockets of brass, the heads of which with their engraving of silver.

Free Bible Version

with twenty posts and twenty bronze stands, with silver hooks and bands on the posts.

Geneva Bible 1599

And it shall haue twentie pillars, with their twentie sockets of brasse: the heades of the pillars, and their filets shalbe siluer.

King James (Authorized) Version

And the twenty pillars thereof and their twenty sockets shall be of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver.

One Unity Resource Bible

and its pillars shall be twenty, and their sockets twenty, of bronze; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver.

Translation for Translators

To support/hang the curtain, tell them to make twenty bronze posts, and one bronze base for each post. To fasten the curtains to the posts, they must make silver hooks, and metal rods covered with silver to fasten the curtains to the hooks.

Unlocked Literal Bible

The hangings must have twenty posts, with twenty bronze bases. There must also be hooks attached to the posts, as well as silver rods.

Noah Webster Bible

And its twenty pillars and their twenty sockets shall be of brass: the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver.

World English Bible

Its pillars shall be twenty, and their sockets twenty, of bronze. The hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver.

Young's Literal Translation

and its twenty pillars and their twenty sockets [are] of brass, the pegs of the pillars and their fillets [are] of silver;

Context

The Courtyard

⁹You are also to make a courtyard for the tabernacle. On the south side of the courtyard make curtains of finely spun linen, a hundred cubits long on one side,¹⁰with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and silver hooks and bands on the posts.

Summary

This verse describes the arrangement of the altar in the tabernacle, emphasizing the importance of its construction and placement. The altar was made of acacia wood and overlaid with bronze, signifying its significance in the sacrificial system of worship. Its horns symbolized power and protection, while its location in the courtyard highlighted its central role in atonement and communion with God. The detailed instructions for the altar's design reflect the meticulous care and reverence required in approaching the divine presence. Overall, this verse underscores the sacredness and purpose of the altar as a place of offering and reconciliation.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

And the twenty pillars thereof and their twenty sockets shall be of brass,.... On these pillars the hangings, rails, or curtains were set, and they were for one side, the south side, in number twenty; and so must stand five cubits, or two yards and a half or more, distant from each other, since the length of the hangings were one hundred cubits: these, according to Philo the Jew (h), were made of cedar, but if of wood, most probably of "shittim wood", as they are by most thought to be; though one would think, according to the plain and express words of the text, they as well as their sockets were of brass: and Josephus (i) expressly says they were of brass, and which seems fittest for the purpose: now though the church of God itself is a pillar, and so is every true member of it, Ti1 3:15 yet ministers of the Gospel may be more especially designed, Pro 9:1 who are the principal support of the churches of God, and of the interest of religion; and are set for the defence of the Gospel, and are steadfast in the ministration of it: the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver; the hooks on the pillars might be somewhat like our tenter hooks, and so Jarchi describes them, as having one end crooked upwards, and the other end fixed in the pillar; and as for the fillets, he says, they were silver threads round about the pillars; but whether they were upon the face or of them all, or on the top, or in the middle of them, he confesses his ignorance; only this he knew, that the word has the signification of girding or binding; and these fillets might not only be for ornament, but for the binding of the hangings to the pillars: and so Ben Gersom says, that they were silver threads, with which the curtains were bound to the pillars, that the wind might not separate them from them; and both the silver hooks and fillets may signify the word and ordinances as administered by the preachers of the Gospel, in which there is an union, conjunction, and communion between them and the churches. (h) De Vita Mosis, l. 3. p. 667. (i) Antiqu. l. 3. c. 6. sect. 2.