Exodus 36:22
Exodus 36:22 in Multiple Translations
Two tenons were connected to each other for each frame. He made all the frames of the tabernacle in this way.
One board had two tenons, equally distant one from another: thus did he make for all the boards of the tabernacle.
Each board had two tenons, joined one to another: thus did he make for all the boards of the tabernacle.
Every board had two tongues fixed into it; all the boards were made in this way.
Each frame had two pegs so the frames could be connected to each other. They made all the frames of the Tabernacle like this.
One board had two tenons, set in order as the feete of a ladder, one against another: thus made he for all the boardes of the Tabernacle.
two handles [are] to the one board, joined one unto another; so he hath made for all the boards of the tabernacle.
Each board had two tenons, joined to one another. He made all the boards of the tabernacle this way.
One board had two tenons, equally distant one from another; thus did he make for all the boards of the tabernacle.
There were two mortises throughout every board, that one might be joined to the other. And in this manner he made for all the boards of the tabernacle.
They made two projections at the bottom of each frame. These were for fastening the frames to the bases underneath them. Each frame had these projections.
Berean Amplified Bible — Exodus 36:22
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Exodus 36:22 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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שְׁתֵּ֣י
יָדֹ֗ת
לַ/קֶּ֨רֶשׁ֙
הָֽ/אֶחָ֔ד
מְשֻׁלָּבֹ֔ת
אַחַ֖ת
אֶל
אֶחָ֑ת
כֵּ֣ן
עָשָׂ֔ה
לְ/כֹ֖ל
קַרְשֵׁ֥י
הַ/מִּשְׁכָּֽן
שְׁתֵּ֣י
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
Adj
יָדֹ֗ת
yâd
H3027
hand
N-cp
לַ/קֶּ֨רֶשׁ֙
qeresh
H7175
board
Prep | N-ms
הָֽ/אֶחָ֔ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
Art | Adj
מְשֻׁלָּבֹ֔ת
shâlab
H7947
to fit
V-Pual-Inf-c
אַחַ֖ת
ʼechâd
H259
one
Adj
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to(wards)
Prep
אֶחָ֑ת
ʼechâd
H259
one
Adj
כֵּ֣ן
kên
H3651
right
Part
עָשָׂ֔ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to make
V-Qal-Perf-3ms
לְ/כֹ֖ל
kôl
H3605
all
Prep | N-ms
קַרְשֵׁ֥י
qeresh
H7175
board
N-mp
הַ/מִּשְׁכָּֽן
mishkân
H4908
tabernacle
Art | N-ms
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Hebrew Word Reference — Exodus 36:22
שְׁתֵּ֣י
shᵉnayim
H8147
"two"
Adj
The Hebrew word for the number two appears in Genesis and Exodus, describing pairs and dualities. It can also mean double or twice. In the Bible, it is often used to describe things that come in twos, like two witnesses or two tablets.
Definition: 1) two 1a) two (the cardinal number) 1a1) two, both, double, twice 1b) second (the ordinal number) 1c) in combination with other numbers 1d) both (a dual number)
Usage: Occurs in 646 OT verses. KJV: both, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two. See also: Genesis 1:16; Exodus 30:4; Numbers 13:23.
יָדֹ֗ת
yâd
H3027
"hand"
N-cp
In the Bible, 'yad' refers to an open hand, symbolizing power or direction. It can also mean strength or a part of something, like a side or a share. The word is used in many contexts, including anatomy and everyday life.
Definition: : hand/arm[anatomy] 1) hand 1a) hand (of man) 1b) strength, power (fig.) 1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.) 1d) (various special, technical senses) 1d1) sign, monument 1d2) part, fractional part, share 1d3) time, repetition 1d4) axle-trees, axle 1d5) stays, support (for laver) 1d6) tenons (in tabernacle) 1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure) 1d8) wrists
Usage: Occurs in 1446 OT verses. KJV: ([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, [idiom] enough, [phrase] fellowship, force, [idiom] from, hand(-staves, -y work), [idiom] he, himself, [idiom] in, labour, [phrase] large, ledge, (left-) handed, means, [idiom] mine, ministry, near, [idiom] of, [idiom] order, ordinance, [idiom] our, parts, pain, power, [idiom] presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, [phrase] swear, terror, [idiom] thee, [idiom] by them, [idiom] themselves, [idiom] thine own, [idiom] thou, through, [idiom] throwing, [phrase] thumb, times, [idiom] to, [idiom] under, [idiom] us, [idiom] wait on, (way-) side, where, [phrase] wide, [idiom] with (him, me, you), work, [phrase] yield, [idiom] yourselves. See also: Genesis 3:22; Exodus 7:19; Leviticus 14:22.
לַ/קֶּ֨רֶשׁ֙
qeresh
H7175
"board"
Prep | N-ms
This Hebrew word refers to a flat piece of wood, like a board or plank, often used in building ships or other structures. It appears in descriptions of the tabernacle and Solomon's temple. The KJV Bible translates it as 'board' or 'bench'.
Definition: 1) board, boards, plank 1a) board 1b) boards
Usage: Occurs in 34 OT verses. KJV: bench, board. See also: Exodus 26:15; Exodus 36:22; Ezekiel 27:6.
הָֽ/אֶחָ֔ד
ʼechâd
H259
"one"
Art | Adj
In the Bible, this Hebrew word means one or united, and is used to describe something that is single or unique. It is often translated as one, first, or alone. For example, in Genesis 1:5, God calls the light day and the darkness night, and separates them into one thing from another.
Definition: 1) one (number) 1a) one (number) 1b) each, every 1c) a certain 1d) an (indefinite article) 1e) only, once, once for all 1f) one...another, the one...the other, one after another, one by one 1g) first 1h) eleven (in combination), eleventh (ordinal)
Usage: Occurs in 739 OT verses. KJV: a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together, See also: Genesis 1:5; Exodus 36:26; Numbers 7:70.
מְשֻׁלָּבֹ֔ת
shâlab
H7947
"to fit"
V-Pual-Inf-c
This verb means 'to fit' or 'to space off', making things evenly distant, like the precise measurements in the book of Exodus. It's about creating order.
Definition: (Pual) to be bound, be joined, be joined together
Usage: Occurs in 2 OT verses. KJV: equally distant, set in order. See also: Exodus 26:17; Exodus 36:22.
אַחַ֖ת
ʼechâd
H259
"one"
Adj
In the Bible, this Hebrew word means one or united, and is used to describe something that is single or unique. It is often translated as one, first, or alone. For example, in Genesis 1:5, God calls the light day and the darkness night, and separates them into one thing from another.
Definition: 1) one (number) 1a) one (number) 1b) each, every 1c) a certain 1d) an (indefinite article) 1e) only, once, once for all 1f) one...another, the one...the other, one after another, one by one 1g) first 1h) eleven (in combination), eleventh (ordinal)
Usage: Occurs in 739 OT verses. KJV: a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together, See also: Genesis 1:5; Exodus 36:26; Numbers 7:70.
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
"to(wards)"
Prep
This Hebrew word means 'to' or 'toward', showing direction or movement. It appears in many books, including Genesis and Exodus, to indicate where someone is going. The KJV translates it in various ways, like 'about', 'according to', or 'against'.
Definition: 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)
Usage: Occurs in 4205 OT verses. KJV: about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in). See also: Genesis 1:9; Genesis 21:14; Genesis 31:13.
אֶחָ֑ת
ʼechâd
H259
"one"
Adj
In the Bible, this Hebrew word means one or united, and is used to describe something that is single or unique. It is often translated as one, first, or alone. For example, in Genesis 1:5, God calls the light day and the darkness night, and separates them into one thing from another.
Definition: 1) one (number) 1a) one (number) 1b) each, every 1c) a certain 1d) an (indefinite article) 1e) only, once, once for all 1f) one...another, the one...the other, one after another, one by one 1g) first 1h) eleven (in combination), eleventh (ordinal)
Usage: Occurs in 739 OT verses. KJV: a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together, See also: Genesis 1:5; Exodus 36:26; Numbers 7:70.
כֵּ֣ן
kên
H3651
"right"
Part
In the Bible, this Hebrew word means 'so' or 'thus', often used to show agreement or confirmation, like in the book of Genesis. It can also mean 'rightly' or 'justly', as in doing something the correct way. It appears in various forms throughout the Old Testament.
Definition: adv adj 1) right, just, honest, true, veritable 1a) right, just, honest 1b) correct 1c) true, veritable
Usage: Occurs in 737 OT verses. KJV: [phrase] after that (this, -ward, -wards), as... as, [phrase] (for-) asmuch as yet, [phrase] be (for which) cause, [phrase] following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), [idiom] the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (thing), surely, [phrase] there (where) -fore, this, thus, true, well, [idiom] you. See also: Genesis 1:7; Exodus 37:19; Judges 7:17.
עָשָׂ֔ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
"to make"
V-Qal-Perf-3ms
This verb means to make or do something, and is used over 2,600 times in the Bible. It is first used in Genesis 1:7 to describe God's creation of the world and is also used in Exodus 31:5 to describe the work of skilled craftsmen.
Definition: : make(OBJECT) 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to do, work, make, produce 1a1a) to do 1a1b) to work 1a1c) to deal (with) 1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect 1a2) to make 1a2a) to make 1a2b) to produce 1a2c) to prepare 1a2d) to make (an offering) 1a2e) to attend to, put in order 1a2f) to observe, celebrate 1a2g) to acquire (property) 1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute 1a2i) to bring about 1a2j) to use 1a2k) to spend, pass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be done 1b2) to be made 1b3) to be produced 1b4) to be offered 1b5) to be observed 1b6) to be used 1c) (Pual) to be made
Usage: Occurs in 2286 OT verses. KJV: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, [phrase] feast, (fight-) ing man, [phrase] finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, [phrase] hinder, hold (a feast), [idiom] indeed, [phrase] be industrious, [phrase] journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, [phrase] officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, [idiom] sacrifice, serve, set, shew, [idiom] sin, spend, [idiom] surely, take, [idiom] thoroughly, trim, [idiom] very, [phrase] vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use. See also: Genesis 1:7; Genesis 34:19; Exodus 18:24.
לְ/כֹ֖ל
kôl
H3605
"all"
Prep | N-ms
The Hebrew word for 'all' or 'everything' is used throughout the Bible, like in Genesis 1:31, where God sees all He has made as very good. It encompasses the entirety of something, whether people, things, or situations.
Definition: 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606)
Usage: Occurs in 4242 OT verses. KJV: (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever). See also: Genesis 1:21; Genesis 17:10; Genesis 41:40.
קַרְשֵׁ֥י
qeresh
H7175
"board"
N-mp
This Hebrew word refers to a flat piece of wood, like a board or plank, often used in building ships or other structures. It appears in descriptions of the tabernacle and Solomon's temple. The KJV Bible translates it as 'board' or 'bench'.
Definition: 1) board, boards, plank 1a) board 1b) boards
Usage: Occurs in 34 OT verses. KJV: bench, board. See also: Exodus 26:15; Exodus 36:22; Ezekiel 27:6.
הַ/מִּשְׁכָּֽן
mishkân
H4908
"tabernacle"
Art | N-ms
The tabernacle was a special tent where God met with the Israelites, as described in Exodus and Leviticus. It was a portable place of worship, like a dwelling place for God. The Israelites carried it with them.
Definition: 1) dwelling place, tabernacle 1a) dwelling-place 1b) dwellings Aramaic equivalent: mish.kan (מִשְׁכַּן "habitation" H4907)
Usage: Occurs in 129 OT verses. KJV: dwelleth, dwelling (place), habitation, tabernacle, tent. See also: Exodus 25:9; Numbers 3:23; Psalms 26:8.
Study Notes — Exodus 36:22
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Context — The Frames and Bases
20Next, he constructed upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle.
21Each frame was ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.
22Two tenons were connected to each other for each frame. He made all the frames of the tabernacle in this way.
23He constructed twenty frames for the south side of the tabernacle, 24with forty silver bases to put under the twenty frames—two bases for each frame, one under each tenon.Exodus 36:22 Summary
The verse Exodus 36:22 describes how the frames of the tabernacle were constructed with two tenons connected to each other, providing a strong and stable structure. This attention to detail is a reminder of the importance of careful planning and execution in our own lives, as encouraged in Proverbs 24:3-4. The tabernacle was a sacred space where God would dwell among His people, and its construction teaches us about the value of obedience to God's instructions, as seen in Exodus 25:8 and Leviticus 26:11-12. By reflecting on the construction of the tabernacle, we can deepen our understanding of God's presence in our lives and cultivate a sense of reverence and awe for His majesty.
Frequently Asked Questions
What were the two tenons connected to each other for in Exodus 36:22?
The two tenons were connected to each other for each frame of the tabernacle, providing a strong and stable structure, as described in Exodus 36:22 and supported by Exodus 36:24, which mentions the silver bases that were used to further stabilize the frames.
Why did the tabernacle need to be constructed with such precision and detail?
The tabernacle needed to be constructed with precision and detail because it was a sacred space where God would dwell among His people, as seen in Exodus 25:8 and Leviticus 26:11-12, which emphasize the importance of following God's instructions for the tabernacle's construction.
How does the construction of the tabernacle in Exodus 36:22 relate to the broader theme of God's presence among His people?
The construction of the tabernacle, including the details in Exodus 36:22, highlights God's desire to dwell among His people, as seen in Exodus 29:45-46, and foreshadows the ultimate fulfillment of this desire in the person of Jesus Christ, as described in John 1:14.
What can we learn from the attention to detail in the construction of the tabernacle?
The attention to detail in the construction of the tabernacle, as seen in Exodus 36:22, teaches us about the importance of obedience to God's instructions and the value of careful planning and execution in our own lives, as encouraged in Proverbs 24:3-4 and Colossians 3:23-24.
Reflection Questions
- How does the description of the tabernacle's construction in Exodus 36:22 inspire me to think about the importance of detail and precision in my own life and relationship with God?
- In what ways can I apply the principle of careful planning and execution, as seen in the construction of the tabernacle, to my own goals and endeavors?
- How does the idea of God dwelling among His people, as symbolized by the tabernacle, impact my understanding of God's presence in my life?
- What are some ways that I can cultivate a sense of reverence and awe for God's presence in my life, as reflected in the careful construction of the tabernacle?
Gill's Exposition on Exodus 36:22
[See comments on Exodus 36:8]
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 36:22
And Moses gave commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, Let neither man nor woman make any more work for the offering of the sanctuary. So the people were restrained from bringing.
Ellicott's Commentary on Exodus 36:22
(20-34) After the construction of the roof, that of the walls is described, the order of Exodus 26 being still followed. Exodus 36:20-34 correspond to Exodus 36:15-29 of Exodus 26. The correspondence is closer than would appear from the Authorised Version.
Cambridge Bible on Exodus 36:22
22. joined] clamped together. See on Exodus 26:17.
Whedon's Commentary on Exodus 36:22
AND AHOLIAB, Exodus 36:30-35. See notes on Exodus 31:1-11. OF , Exodus 36:1-7. 5.