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acacia wood;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/25.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />tanned ram skins and fine goatskin leather; acacia wood;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/25.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />tanned rams’ skins, goatskins, acacia wood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/25.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />ram skins dyed red and fine leather; acacia wood;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/25.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/25.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />ram skins dyed red, badger skins, and acacia wood;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/25.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />rams’ skins dyed red, fine leather, acacia wood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/25.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />rams&#8217 skins dyed red, porpoise skins, acacia wood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/25.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />rams’ skins dyed red, porpoise skins, acacia wood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/25.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />rams’ skins dyed red, porpoise skins, acacia wood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/25.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />rams’ skins dyed red, porpoise skins, acacia wood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/25.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />ram skins dyed red and fine leather; acacia wood;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/25.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />ram skins dyed red and manatee skins; acacia wood; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/25.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and rams' skins dyed red, and sealskins, and acacia wood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/25.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />tanned ram skins; fine leather; acacia wood; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/25.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and rams' skins dyed red, and sealskins, and acacia wood;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/25.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />rams' skins dyed red, fine leather, acacia wood, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/25.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />rams' skin dyed red; fine leather; acacia wood; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/25.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />ram skins dyed red, dolphin skins, and acacia wood; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/25.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />ram skins dyed red, fine leather, acacia wood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/25.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />rams' skins dyed red, sea cow hides, acacia wood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/25.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/25.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />ram skins dyed red and fine leather; acacia wood;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/25.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />rams’ skins dyed red, sea cow hides, acacia wood, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/25.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and rams’ skins made red, and tachashim skins, and shittim wood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/25.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and rams' skins made red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/25.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And skins of rams made red, and tahash skins, and acacia wood;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/25.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And rams' skins dyed red, and violet skins, and setim wood: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/25.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and the skins of rams, dyed red, and skins of violet, and setim wood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/25.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />rams’ skins dyed red, and tahash skins; acacia wood;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/25.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />tanned rams’ skins, fine leather, acacia wood,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/25.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And rams' skins dyed red, skins dyed with vermilion, and shittim wood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/25.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And skin of rams that is dyed red, and skin of vermilion or sky blue, and wood of box tree,<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/25.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and rams' skins dyed red, and sealskins, and acacia-wood;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/25.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and rams' skins dyed red, and blue skins, and incorruptible wood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/25-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=6223" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/25.htm">Offerings for the Tabernacle</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair; <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/352.htm" title="352: ’ê·lim (N-mp) -- From the same as 'uwl; properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief; also a ram; a pilaster; an oak or other strong tree.">ram</a> <a href="/hebrew/5785.htm" title="5785: wə·‘ō·rōṯ (Conj-w:: N-mpc) -- A skin. From uwr; skin; by implication, hide, leather.">skins</a> <a href="/hebrew/119.htm" title="119: mə·’ād·dā·mîm (V-Pual-Prtcpl-mp) -- To be red. To show blood, i.e. Flush or turn rosy.">dyed red</a> <a href="/hebrew/5785.htm" title="5785: wə·‘ō·rōṯ (Conj-w:: N-mpc) -- A skin. From uwr; skin; by implication, hide, leather."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8476.htm" title="8476: tə·ḥā·šîm (N-mp) -- Probably of foreign derivation; a animal with fur, probably a species of antelope.">and fine leather;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7848.htm" title="7848: šiṭ·ṭîm (N-fp) -- Acacia (a tree and a wood). Feminine of a derivative from the same as shotet; the acacia.">acacia</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: wa·‘ă·ṣê (Conj-w:: N-mpc) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">wood;</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-4.htm">Hebrews 9:4</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-23.htm">1 Kings 6:23-28</a></span><br />In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim, each ten cubits high, out of olive wood. / One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long, and the other wing was five cubits long as well. So the full wingspan was ten cubits. / The second cherub also measured ten cubits; both cherubim had the same size and shape, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-10.htm">2 Chronicles 3:10-13</a></span><br />In the Most Holy Place he made two cherubim of sculptured work, and he overlaid them with gold. / The total wingspan of the cherubim was twenty cubits. One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long and touched the wall of the temple, and its other wing was five cubits long and touched the wing of the other cherub. / The wing of the second cherub also measured five cubits and touched the wall of the temple, while its other wing measured five cubits and touched the wing of the first cherub. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-10.htm">Ezekiel 16:10</a></span><br />I clothed you in embroidered cloth and gave you sandals of fine leather. I wrapped you in fine linen and covered you with silk.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-13.htm">Revelation 1:13</a></span><br />and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/4-4.htm">Revelation 4:4</a></span><br />Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and on these thrones sat twenty-four elders dressed in white, with golden crowns on their heads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/5-8.htm">Revelation 5:8</a></span><br />When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/8-3.htm">Revelation 8:3</a></span><br />Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-19.htm">Revelation 11:19</a></span><br />Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/15-5.htm">Revelation 15:5</a></span><br />After this I looked, and the temple—the tabernacle of the Testimony—was opened in heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-3.htm">Revelation 21:3</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-22.htm">Revelation 21:22</a></span><br />But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/16-2.htm">Leviticus 16:2</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron not to enter freely into the Most Holy Place behind the veil in front of the mercy seat on the ark, or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/4-6.htm">Numbers 4:6</a></span><br />They are to place over this a covering of fine leather, spread a solid blue cloth over it, and insert its poles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/4-14.htm">Numbers 4:14</a></span><br />and place on it all the vessels used to serve there: the firepans, meat forks, shovels, and sprinkling bowls—all the equipment of the altar. They are to spread over it a covering of fine leather and insert the poles.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/26-14.htm">Exodus 26:14</a></b></br> And thou shalt make a covering for the tent <i>of</i> rams' skins dyed red, and a covering above <i>of</i> badgers' skins.</p><p class="hdg">shittim wood</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/26-15.htm">Exodus 26:15,26,37</a></b></br> And thou shalt make boards for the tabernacle <i>of</i> shittim wood standing up… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/27-1.htm">Exodus 27:1</a></b></br> And thou shalt make an altar <i>of</i> shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof <i>shall be</i> three cubits.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/36-20.htm">Exodus 36:20</a></b></br> And he made boards for the tabernacle <i>of</i> shittim wood, standing up.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/41-19.htm">Acacia</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-3.htm">Acacia-Wood</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-10.htm">Badgers</a> <a href="/genesis/31-12.htm">Coloured</a> <a href="/genesis/15-9.htm">Cow</a> <a href="/genesis/41-27.htm">Cows</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-15.htm">Dyed</a> <a href="/genesis/27-16.htm">Goatskins</a> <a href="/exodus/23-9.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/luke/8-16.htm">Hides</a> <a href="/mark/1-6.htm">Leather</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-10.htm">Porpoise</a> <a href="/genesis/22-13.htm">Ram</a> <a href="/genesis/32-14.htm">Rams</a> <a href="/exodus/25-4.htm">Red</a> <a href="/exodus/23-31.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/exodus/39-34.htm">Sealskins</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-37.htm">Sheepskins</a> <a href="/micah/6-5.htm">Shittim</a> <a href="/genesis/27-16.htm">Skins</a> <a href="/songs/1-6.htm">Tanned</a> <a href="/exodus/15-25.htm">Wood</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/25-10.htm">Acacia</a> <a href="/exodus/25-10.htm">Acacia-Wood</a> <a href="/exodus/26-14.htm">Badgers</a> <a href="/exodus/26-14.htm">Coloured</a> <a href="/exodus/26-14.htm">Cow</a> <a href="/exodus/26-14.htm">Cows</a> <a href="/exodus/26-14.htm">Dyed</a> <a href="/exodus/26-14.htm">Goatskins</a> <a href="/exodus/25-10.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/exodus/26-14.htm">Hides</a> <a href="/exodus/26-14.htm">Leather</a> <a href="/exodus/26-14.htm">Porpoise</a> <a href="/exodus/26-14.htm">Ram</a> <a href="/exodus/26-14.htm">Rams</a> <a href="/exodus/26-1.htm">Red</a> <a href="/exodus/26-14.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/exodus/26-14.htm">Sealskins</a> <a href="/exodus/26-14.htm">Sheepskins</a> <a href="/exodus/25-10.htm">Shittim</a> <a href="/exodus/26-14.htm">Skins</a> <a href="/exodus/26-14.htm">Tanned</a> <a href="/exodus/25-10.htm">Wood</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 25</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/25-1.htm">What the Israelites were to offer for the building of the tabernacle</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/25-10.htm">The dimensions of the ark</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/25-17.htm">The mercy seat, with the cherubim</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/25-23.htm">The table of show bread, with the furniture thereof</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/25-31.htm">The golden candlestick, with the instruments thereof</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The dyeing of these skins red could symbolize sacrifice and atonement, as red is often associated with blood and purification in biblical symbolism. This imagery foreshadows the sacrificial system that would be established in the Mosaic Law and ultimately points to the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, whose blood was shed for the atonement of sins. The use of dyed skins also reflects the Israelites' access to skilled craftsmanship and trade, as dyeing was a complex process requiring specific resources and knowledge.<p><b>and fine leather</b><br>The term "fine leather" is sometimes translated as "badger skins" or "porpoise skins," though the exact animal is uncertain. This material was used for the outermost covering of the tabernacle, providing protection from the elements. The use of fine leather signifies the importance of durability and protection in the construction of the tabernacle, which was to be a mobile sanctuary for the Israelites during their wilderness journey. This covering can be seen as a type of Christ, who is our protector and covering, shielding us from the judgment of God through His righteousness.<p><b>acacia wood</b><br>Acacia wood, known for its durability and resistance to decay, was abundant in the Sinai region. It was used extensively in the construction of the tabernacle and its furnishings, including the Ark of the Covenant, the table of showbread, and the altar of incense. The incorruptible nature of acacia wood symbolizes the incorruptible nature of Christ, who is sinless and eternal. The use of this wood also highlights the practical aspects of God's instructions, as it was a readily available resource for the Israelites. Acacia wood's resilience and beauty serve as a reminder of the enduring and unchanging nature of God's covenant with His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who received the instructions for the Tabernacle from God on Mount Sinai.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who were instructed to bring offerings for the construction of the Tabernacle.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a></b><br>The portable sanctuary where God would dwell among His people during their journey through the wilderness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The mountain where Moses received the law and instructions for the Tabernacle from God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/acacia_wood.htm">Acacia Wood</a></b><br>A durable and resistant wood used in the construction of the Tabernacle, symbolizing strength and endurance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_instructions.htm">Obedience to God's Instructions</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites were to follow God's specific instructions for the Tabernacle, we are called to obey God's Word in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_materials.htm">Symbolism of Materials</a></b><br>The materials used in the Tabernacle, such as acacia wood and dyed skins, symbolize purity, strength, and the covering of sin, reminding us of Christ's redemptive work.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence.htm">God's Presence</a></b><br>The Tabernacle was a physical representation of God's desire to dwell among His people, encouraging us to seek His presence in our daily lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generosity_in_giving.htm">Generosity in Giving</a></b><br>The Israelites were to bring offerings willingly, teaching us the importance of giving generously and joyfully to God's work.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_worship.htm">Preparation for Worship</a></b><br>The detailed preparation for the Tabernacle underscores the importance of preparing our hearts for worship and service to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_25.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 25</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_nehemiah_5_7's_contradiction.htm">Nehemiah 5:7 suggests interest-taking was widespread despite Mosaic Law prohibitions (e.g., Exodus 22:25); how can this contradiction be reconciled?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_amos_5_25_deny_wilderness_sacrifices.htm">Amos 5:25 - How can Amos assert that Israel did not offer sacrifices in the wilderness when Exodus and Leviticus detail extensive sacrificial ordinances?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_the_ark's_design_practical_for_travel.htm">Exodus 25:10 - Does using acacia wood and gold overlay for the Ark raise practical or scientific concerns about weight and portability for a traveling community?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where_did_israelites_get_their_gold.htm">(Exodus 35) From a historical or archeological standpoint, where did the wandering Israelites obtain such large quantities of gold, silver, and other precious materials?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/25.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">Rams' skins dyed red.</span>--North Africa has always been celebrated for the production of the best possible leather. Herodotus describes the manufacture of his own times (<span class= "ital">Hist. iv.</span> 189). Even at the present day, we bind our best books in <span class= "ital">morocco. </span>Brilliant colours always were, and still are, affected by the North African races, and their "red skins" have been famous in all ages. It is probable that the Israelites had brought with them many skins of this kind out of Egypt.<p><span class= "bld">Badgers' skins.</span>--The badger is not a native of North Africa, nor of the Arabian desert; and the translation of the Hebrew <span class= "ital">takhash </span>by "badger" is a very improbable conjecture. In Arabic, <span class= "ital">tukhash </span>or <span class= "ital">dukhash </span>is the name of a marine animal resembling the seal; or, perhaps it should rather be said, is applied with some vagueness to a number of sea-animals, as seals, dugongs, dolphins, sharks, and dog-fish. The skins here spoken of are probably those of some one or more of these animals. They formed the outer covering of the Tabernacle (<a href="/exodus/26-14.htm" title="And you shall make a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering above of badgers' skins.">Exodus 26:14</a>).<p><span class= "bld">Shittim wood.</span>--That the <span class= "ital">shittah </span>(plural, <span class= "ital">shittim</span>) was a species of Acacia is now generally admitted.<p>It was certainly not the palm; and there are no trees in the Sinaitic region from which boards could be cut (see <a href="/exodus/26-15.htm" title="And you shall make boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood standing up.">Exodus 26:15</a>) except the palm and the acacia. The Sinaitic acacia (<span class= "ital">A. Seyal</span>) is a "gnarled and thorny tree, somewhat like a solitary hawthorn in its habit and manner of growth, but much larger" (Tristram). At present it does not, in the Sinaitic region, grow to such <span class= "bld">a </span>size as would admit of planks, ten cubits long by one and a half wide, being cut from it; but, according to Canon Tristram (<span class= "ital">Nat. Hist. Of the Bible, </span>p. 392), it attains such a size in Palestine, and therefore may formerly have done so in Arabia. The wood is "hard and close-grained, of an orange colour with a darker heart, well adapted for cabinetwork."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/25.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And rams' skins dyed red</span>. The manufacture of leather was well-known in Egypt from an early date, and the Libyan tribes of North Africa were celebrated for their skill in preparing and dyeing the material (Herod. 4:189). Scarlet was one of the colours which they peculiarly affected (<span class="accented">ibid.</span>). We must suppose that the skins spoken of had been brought with them by the Israelites cut of Egypt. <span class="cmt_word">And badgers' skins</span>. It is generally agreed among moderns that this is a wrong translation. Badgers are found in Palestine, but not either in Egypt or in the wilderness. The Hebrew <span class="accented">takhash</span> is evidently the same word as the Arabic <span class="accented">tukhash</span> or <span class="accented">dukhash</span>, which is applied to marine animals only, as to seals, dolphins, dugongs, and perhaps sharks and dog-fish. "Seals' skins" would perhaps be the best translation. (Compare Plin. <span class="accented">H.</span> <span class="accented">N.</span> 2:55; Sueton. <span class="accented">Octav</span> § 90.) <span class="accented">Shittim wood</span>. It is generally agreed that the Shittah (plural Shittim) was an acacia, whether the seyal (<span class="accented">Acacia seyal</span>) which now grows so abundantly in the Sinaitic peninsula, or the <span class="accented">Acacia Nilotica</span>, or the <span class="accented">Serissa</span>, is uncertain. The seyal wood is "hard and close-grained of an orange colour with a darker heart, well-adapted for cabinet work;" but the tree, as it exists nowadays, could certainly not furnish the planks, ten cubits long by one and a half wide, which were needed for the Tabernacle (<a href="/exodus/35-21.htm">Exodus 35:21</a>). The <span class="accented">Serissa</span> might do so, but it is not now found in the wilderness. We are reduced to supposing either that the seyal grew to a larger size anciently than at present, or that the serissa was more widely spread than at the present day. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/25-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">ram</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵילִ֧ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_352.htm">Strong's 352: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength, strong, a chief, a ram, a pilaster, an oak, strong tree</span><br /><br /><span class="word">skins</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעֹרֹ֨ת</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ō·rōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5785.htm">Strong's 5785: </a> </span><span class="str2">Skin, hide, leather</span><br /><br /><span class="word">dyed red</span><br /><span class="heb">מְאָדָּמִ֛ים</span> <span class="translit">(mə·’ād·dā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_119.htm">Strong's 119: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flush, turn rosy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and fine leather;</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּחָשִׁ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(tə·ḥā·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8476.htm">Strong's 8476: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps porpoise (a kind of leather or skin)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">acacia</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁטִּֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(šiṭ·ṭîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7848.htm">Strong's 7848: </a> </span><span class="str2">Acacia (a tree and a wood)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wood;</span><br /><span class="heb">וַעֲצֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(wa·‘ă·ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tree, trees, wood</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/25-5.htm">Exodus 25:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/25-5.htm">Exodus 25:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/25-5.htm">Exodus 25:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/25-5.htm">Exodus 25:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/25-5.htm">Exodus 25:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/25-5.htm">Exodus 25:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/25-5.htm">Exodus 25:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/25-5.htm">Exodus 25:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/25-5.htm">Exodus 25:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/25-5.htm">Exodus 25:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/25-5.htm">OT Law: Exodus 25:5 Rams' skins dyed red sea cow hides (Exo. 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