The Meaning of Exodus 26:17 Explained

Exodus 26:17

KJV: Two tenons shall there be in one board, set in order one against another: thus shalt thou make for all the boards of the tabernacle.

YLT: two handles are to the one board, joined one unto another; so thou dost make for all the boards of the tabernacle;

Darby: One board shall have two tenons, connected one with the other: thus shalt thou make for all the boards of the tabernacle.

ASV: Two tenons shall there be in each board, joined one to another: thus shalt thou make for all the boards of the tabernacle.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Two  tenons  [shall there be] in one  board,  set in order  one  against another:  thus shalt thou make  for all the boards  of the tabernacle. 

What does Exodus 26:17 Mean?

Context Summary

Exodus 26:1-25 - The Curtains And Boards Of The Tabernacle
The Tabernacle was constructed of upright boards, over which four sets of curtains were thrown. The innermost set, which made the ceiling, was of tapestry, embroidered with cherubim in various colors-blue, scarlet and purple-the cunning work of a damask weaver. Over these was a second set, of goats' hair, longer and broader, so as to protect them; while the third and fourth sets were of rams' and seals' skins, respectively, to protect the whole from the weather. In these curtains we may find profound teaching concerning the human nature of our Lord; for we are told that, the Word of God became flesh and tabernacled among us; and that phrase naturally suggests that His human body was the tent or tabernacle in which His spirit dwelled. See John 1:14. In the fine-twined linen His holiness; in the blue His heavenly origin; in the purple His majesty; in the scarlet His sufferings. [source]

Chapter Summary: Exodus 26

1  The ten curtains of the tabernacle
7  The eleven curtains of goats' hair, the covering of rams' and badgers' skins
15  The boards of the tabernacle, with their sockets and bars
31  The veil for the ark
36  The hanging for the door

What do the individual words in Exodus 26:17 mean?

Two tenons [shall be] in board the one for binding one to another thus you shall make for all the boards of the tabernacle
שְׁתֵּ֣י יָד֗וֹת לַקֶּ֙רֶשׁ֙ הָאֶחָ֔ד מְשֻׁלָּבֹ֔ת אִשָּׁ֖ה אֶל־ אֲחֹתָ֑הּ כֵּ֣ן תַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה לְכֹ֖ל קַרְשֵׁ֥י הַמִּשְׁכָּֽן

שְׁתֵּ֣י  Two 
Parse: Number, fdc
Root: שְׁנַיִם  
Sense: two.
יָד֗וֹת  tenons  [shall  be] 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
לַקֶּ֙רֶשׁ֙  in  board 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: קֶרֶשׁ  
Sense: board, boards, plank.
הָאֶחָ֔ד  the  one 
Parse: Article, Number, masculine singular
Root: אֶחָד  
Sense: one (number).
מְשֻׁלָּבֹ֔ת  for  binding 
Parse: Verb, Pual, Participle, feminine plural
Root: שָׁלַב  
Sense: (Pual) to be bound, be joined, be joined together.
אִשָּׁ֖ה  one 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: אִשָּׁה  
Sense: woman, wife, female.
אֲחֹתָ֑הּ  another 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: אָחֹות  
Sense: sister.
כֵּ֣ן  thus 
Parse: Adverb
Root: כֵּן 
Sense: so, therefore, thus.
תַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה  you  shall  make 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
לְכֹ֖ל  for  all 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
קַרְשֵׁ֥י  the  boards 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: קֶרֶשׁ  
Sense: board, boards, plank.
הַמִּשְׁכָּֽן  of  the  tabernacle 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִשְׁכָּן  
Sense: dwelling place, tabernacle.

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