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Exodus 38:20

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Exodus 38:20 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And all the pins of the tabernacle, and of the court round about, were of brass.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And all the pins of the tabernacle, and of the court round about, were of brass.
Exodus 38:20 — American Standard Version

Context — Exodus 38

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
17And the sockets for the pillars were of brass; the hooks of the pillars, and their fillets, of silver; and the overlaying of their capitals, of silver; and all the pillars of the court were filleted with silver.
18And the screen for the gate of the court was the work of the embroiderer, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: and twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, answerable to the hangings of the court.
19And their pillars were four, and their sockets four, of brass; their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their capitals, and their fillets, of silver.
20And all the pins of the tabernacle, and of the court round about, were of brass.
21This is the sum of [the things for] the tabernacle, even the tabernacle of the testimony, as they were counted, according to the commandment of Moses, for the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest.
22And Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that Jehovah commanded Moses.
23And with him was Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a skilful workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and in fine linen.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the pins: Exo 27:19; Ch2 3:9; Ezr 9:8; Ecc 12:11; Isa 22:23, Isa 33:20; Eph 2:21, Eph 2:22; Col 2:19 Exodus 38:21”
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