Exodus 26:23

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Exodus 26:23 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And two boards shalt thou make for the corners of the tabernacle in the hinder part.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And two boards shalt thou make for the corners of the tabernacle in the hinder part.
Exodus 26:23 — American Standard Version

Context — Exodus 26

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
23And two boards shalt thou make for the corners of the tabernacle in the hinder part.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And two boards shalt thou make for the corners of the tabernacle in the two sides.] For the northwest and southwest corners, in the north and south sides; concerning which Dr. Lightfoot thus writes f790: and the west end had six planks entire, besides a plank at either corner, joining end and sides together; these corner planks were of the same breadth that all the others were, and, thus set, the middle of the breadth of the one plank was laid close to the end of the south side, or to that plank that was furthest west; so that a quarter of a yard of the breadth of the corner plank was inward, to make up the tabernacle breadth, a quarter was taken up with the thickness of the side plank to…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“(Compare Exodus 36:8-33.) The tabernacle was to comprise three main parts, the tabernacle Exodus 26:1-6, more strictly so-called, its tent Exodus 26:7-13, and its covering Exodus 26:14 (Compare Exodus 35:11; Exodus 39:33-34; Exodus 40:19, Exodus 40:34; Numbers 3:25, etc.). These parts are very clearly distinguished in the Hebrew, but they are confounded in many places of the English Version (see Exodus 26:7, Exodus 26:9, etc.). The tabernacle itself was to consist of curtains of fine linen woven with colored figures of cherubim, and a structure of boards which was to contain the holy place and the most holy place; the tent was to be a true tent of goats’ hair cloth to contain and shelter the…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“corners: \[Strong's H4742\], Exo 36:28 Exodus 26:24”
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