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five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/26.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“And you shall make bars of acacia wood: five for the boards on one side of the tabernacle,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Then you shall make bars of acacia wood, five for the boards of one side of the tabernacle,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/26.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Then you shall make bars of acacia wood, five for the boards of one side of the tabernacle,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Then you shall make bars of acacia wood, five for the boards of one side of the tabernacle,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Then you shall make bars of acacia wood, five for the boards of one side of the tabernacle,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Then you shall make [fifteen] bars of acacia wood: five for the boards of one side of the tabernacle,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“You are to make five crossbars of acacia wood for the supports on one side of the tabernacle,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are to make five crossbars of acacia wood for the planks on one side of the tabernacle, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/26.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt make bars of acacia wood: five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/26.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt make bars of acacia wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Make crossbars out of acacia wood: five for the frames on one side of the inner tent,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/26.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Make fifteen crossbars of acacia wood, five for the frames on one side of the Tent, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/26.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"You are to make bars of acacia wood, five for the boards on one side of the tent, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are also to make five crossbars of acacia wood for the frames on one side of the tabernacle,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/26.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"You are to make bars of acacia wood, five for the frames on one side of the tabernacle,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"You shall make bars of acacia wood: five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt make bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/26.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“You shall make bars of acacia wood: five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And you have made bars of shittim wood: five for the boards of the first side of the Dwelling Place,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And thou hast made bars of shittim wood: five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And make bars of acacia wood; five for the boards of the one rib of the tent.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt make also five bars of setim wood, to hold together the boards on one side of the tabernacle. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />You shall also make five bars of setim wood, to connect the panels on one side of the tabernacle,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/26.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Also make bars of acacia wood: five for the frames on one side of the tabernacle,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall make bars of acacia wood, five for the frames of the one side of the tabernacle,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And you shall make bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And make the bars from the wood of the box tree, five for the boards of one side of the Tabernacle,<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And thou shalt make bars of acacia-wood: five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt make bars of incorruptible wood; five to one post on one side of the tabernacle,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/26-26.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=6662" 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/26.htm">The Frames and Sockets</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">25</span>So there are to be eight frames and sixteen silver bases—two under each frame. <span class="reftext">26</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">You are also to make</a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568: ḥă·miš·šāh (Number-ms) -- Five. Masculine chamishshah; a primitive numeral; five.">five</a> <a href="/hebrew/1280.htm" title="1280: ḇə·rî·ḥim (N-mp) -- A bar. From barach; a bolt.">crossbars</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.">of acacia</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: ‘ă·ṣê (N-mpc) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">wood</a> <a href="/hebrew/7175.htm" title="7175: lə·qar·šê (Prep-l:: N-mpc) -- A slab, plank, a deck of a, ship. From an unused root meaning to split off; a slab or plank; by implication, a deck of a ship.">for the frames</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: hā·’e·ḥāḏ (Art:: Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">on one</a> <a href="/hebrew/6763.htm" title="6763: ṣe·la‘- (N-fsc) -- Or tsaltah; from tsala'; a rib, literally or figuratively; hence, a side, literally or figuratively; architecturally, a timber or plank.">side</a> <a href="/hebrew/4908.htm" title="4908: ham·miš·kān (Art:: N-ms) -- Dwelling place, tabernacle. From shakan; a residence; specifically, the Tabernacle.">of the tabernacle,</a> </span><span class="reftext">27</span>five for those on the other side, and five for those on the rear side of the tabernacle, to the west.…<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="/exodus/25-10.htm">Exodus 25:10-11</a></span><br />And they are to construct an ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. / Overlay it with pure gold both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/36-31.htm">Exodus 36:31-34</a></span><br />He also made five crossbars of acacia wood for the frames on one side of the tabernacle, / five for those on the other side, and five for those on the rear side of the tabernacle, to the west. / He made the central crossbar to run through the center of the frames, from one end to the other. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/40-18.htm">Exodus 40:18</a></span><br />When Moses set up the tabernacle, he laid its bases, positioned its frames, inserted its crossbars, and set up its posts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/3-36.htm">Numbers 3:36-37</a></span><br />The duties assigned to the sons of Merari were the tabernacle’s frames, crossbars, posts, bases, and all its equipment—all the service for these items, / as well as the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and ropes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/4-31.htm">Numbers 4:31-32</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-15.htm">1 Kings 6:15-18</a></span><br />He lined the interior walls with cedar paneling from the floor of the temple to the ceiling, and he covered the floor with cypress boards. / He partitioned off the twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place. / And the main hall in front of this room was forty cubits long. ...<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="/1_kings/7-48.htm">1 Kings 7:48-50</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-3.htm">2 Chronicles 3:3-7</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-19.htm">2 Chronicles 4:19-22</a></span><br />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; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/8-5.htm">Hebrews 8:5</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-2.htm">Hebrews 9:2-5</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-23.htm">Hebrews 9:23-24</a></span><br />So it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. / For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-1.htm">Hebrews 10:1</a></span><br />For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-44.htm">Acts 7:44</a></span><br />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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And you shall make bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,</p><p class="hdg">bars of shittim wood</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/36-31.htm">Exodus 36:31-38</a></b></br> And he made bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/3-36.htm">Numbers 3:36</a></b></br> And <i>under</i> the custody and charge of the sons of Merari <i>shall be</i> the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the vessels thereof, and all that serveth thereto,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/4-31.htm">Numbers 4:31</a></b></br> And this <i>is</i> the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation; the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and sockets thereof,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/26-15.htm">Acacia</a> <a href="/exodus/26-15.htm">Acacia-Wood</a> <a href="/acts/27-17.htm">Bars</a> <a href="/exodus/26-25.htm">Boards</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-2.htm">Crossbars</a> <a href="/exodus/26-9.htm">Five</a> <a href="/exodus/26-25.htm">Frames</a> <a href="/exodus/25-28.htm">Rods</a> <a href="/exodus/26-15.htm">Shittim</a> <a href="/exodus/26-20.htm">Side</a> <a href="/exodus/26-23.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/exodus/26-15.htm">Wood</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/26-32.htm">Acacia</a> <a href="/exodus/26-37.htm">Acacia-Wood</a> <a href="/exodus/26-27.htm">Bars</a> <a href="/exodus/26-27.htm">Boards</a> <a href="/exodus/26-29.htm">Crossbars</a> <a href="/exodus/26-27.htm">Five</a> <a href="/exodus/26-27.htm">Frames</a> <a href="/exodus/26-29.htm">Rods</a> <a href="/exodus/26-32.htm">Shittim</a> <a href="/exodus/26-27.htm">Side</a> <a href="/exodus/26-27.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/exodus/26-32.htm">Wood</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 26</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/26-1.htm">The ten curtains of the tabernacle</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/26-7.htm">The eleven curtains of goats' hair, the covering of rams' and badgers' skins.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/26-15.htm">The boards of the tabernacle, with their sockets and bars</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/26-31.htm">The veil for the ark</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/26-36.htm">The hanging for the door</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/26.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/26.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>You are also to make five crossbars of acacia wood</b><br>The use of acacia wood is significant due to its durability and resistance to decay, symbolizing the enduring nature of God's covenant with Israel. Acacia wood was abundant in the Sinai region, making it a practical choice for the Israelites. The number five often represents grace in biblical numerology, suggesting the grace of God in providing a means for His presence among His people. The crossbars provided structural integrity, ensuring the tabernacle's stability, which can be seen as a metaphor for the strength and stability found in God's presence.<p><b>for the frames on one side of the tabernacle</b><br>The tabernacle was a portable sanctuary, reflecting the transient nature of the Israelites' journey through the wilderness. The frames, or boards, were essential for the tabernacle's construction, symbolizing the framework of faith and obedience required to maintain a relationship with God. The tabernacle itself is a type of Christ, as it was the dwelling place of God's presence among His people, just as Jesus is God dwelling among us (<a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>). The specific mention of "one side" indicates the meticulous and orderly nature of God's instructions, emphasizing the importance of following His commands precisely.<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/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a></b><br>The portable sanctuary where God dwelled among the Israelites during their journey through the wilderness.<br><br>3. <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.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who were instructed to build the tabernacle as a place of worship and divine presence.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments and the detailed instructions for the tabernacle.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_acacia_wood.htm">Symbolism of Acacia Wood</a></b><br>Acacia wood's durability symbolizes the enduring nature of God's covenant with His people. Just as the wood was chosen for its strength, believers are called to be strong in faith and commitment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_detailed_instructions.htm">God's Detailed Instructions</a></b><br>The specific instructions for the tabernacle highlight God's desire for order and precision in worship. This teaches us the importance of approaching God with reverence and following His commands carefully.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_presence_of_god.htm">The Presence of God</a></b><br>The tabernacle served as a physical representation of God's presence among His people. Today, believers are reminded that God dwells within us, and we are called to live in a way that honors His presence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_and_structure_in_the_body_of_christ.htm">Unity and Structure in the Body of Christ</a></b><br>The crossbars provided structural integrity to the tabernacle, symbolizing the unity and support within the body of Christ. Believers are encouraged to support one another and maintain unity in the faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_worship.htm">Preparation for Worship</a></b><br>The construction of the tabernacle required preparation and dedication. Similarly, believers are called to prepare their hearts and lives for worship, ensuring that they are a suitable dwelling place for God's Spirit.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_26.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 26</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/exodus_26__do_tabernacle_sizes_match_texts.htm">Exodus 26 - How do these tabernacle measurements align or conflict with other biblical or historical texts regarding the scale and feasibility of such a dwelling?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_early_israelites_offer_firstfruits.htm">How did early Israelites fulfill the centralized requirement of bringing firstfruits (Deuteronomy 26) before a formal temple or priesthood was consistently established?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_acacia_wood.htm">What defines acacia wood?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_bible's_holy_of_holies.htm">What is the Holy of Holies in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/26.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(26) <span class= "bld">Bars of shittim wood.</span>--The object of the "bars" was to hold the "boards" together, and prevent there being any aperture between one board and another. They were fifteen in number, five for each of the three sides of the boarded space. The "middle bar" on each side was to extend from end to end of the tabernacle (<a href="/exodus/26-28.htm" title="And the middle bar in the middle of the boards shall reach from end to end.">Exodus 26:28</a>), the four bars above and below being shorter, each coupling together probably one-half of the boards of its side. The bars were passed through "rings" attached to the boards (<a href="/exodus/26-29.htm" title="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.">Exodus 26:29</a>), each board having at least one such ring. It is probable that they were placed <span class= "ital">outside </span>the tabernacle walls.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 26-28.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Bars of shittim wood</span>. To give greater stability to the structure, to keep the boards in their places, and to prevent there being any aperture between them, five bars were to be made for each side, and the same number for the end, of the <span class="accented">mishkan</span>, which were to be passed through rings attached to the boards - one at least to each - and thus to hold the boards firmly together. The middle bar in each case was to extend the whole length of the enclosure (ver. 28), and thus in two cases to be thirty cubits, or forty-five feet long. The exact length, and the disposition of the other bars is not indicated; but it is with reason conjectured that two were above and two below the "middle bar" that all were horizontal - and that each coupled together one half of the boards of each side. The length of each was probably fifteen cubits; and the ends which reached the two comer posts at the back ran into the corner rings, which were shaped so as to receive the two bars (see ver. 24). It is not said whether the bars were inside or outside the mishkan; but the best authorities suppose them to have been outside. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/26-26.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">You are to also make</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">five</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲמִשָּׁ֕ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·miš·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2568.htm">Strong's 2568: </a> </span><span class="str2">Five</span><br /><br /><span class="word">crossbars</span><br /><span class="heb">בְרִיחִ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·rî·ḥim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1280.htm">Strong's 1280: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bolt</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of acacia</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁטִּ֑ים</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">עֲצֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">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 /><br /><span class="word">for the frames</span><br /><span class="heb">לְקַרְשֵׁ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(lə·qar·šê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7175.htm">Strong's 7175: </a> </span><span class="str2">A slab, plank, a deck of a, ship</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on one</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֶחָֽד׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’e·ḥāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">side</span><br /><span class="heb">צֶֽלַע־</span> <span class="translit">(ṣe·la‘-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6763.htm">Strong's 6763: </a> </span><span class="str2">A rib, a side, a, timber, plank</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the tabernacle,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(ham·miš·kān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4908.htm">Strong's 4908: </a> </span><span class="str2">A residence, the Tabernacle</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/26-26.htm">Exodus 26:26 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/26-26.htm">Exodus 26:26 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/26-26.htm">Exodus 26:26 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/26-26.htm">Exodus 26:26 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/26-26.htm">Exodus 26:26 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/26-26.htm">Exodus 26:26 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/26-26.htm">Exodus 26:26 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/26-26.htm">Exodus 26:26 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/26-26.htm">Exodus 26:26 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/26-26.htm">Exodus 26:26 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/26-26.htm">OT Law: Exodus 26:26 You shall make bars of acacia wood: (Exo. 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