The Meaning of Exodus 26:20 Explained

Exodus 26:20

KJV: And for the second side of the tabernacle on the north side there shall be twenty boards:

YLT: And for the second side of the tabernacle, for the north side, are twenty boards,

Darby: And for the other side of the tabernacle on the north side there shall be twenty boards.

ASV: And for the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, twenty boards,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And for the second  side  of the tabernacle  on the north  side  [there shall be] twenty  boards: 

What does Exodus 26:20 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 26:20 mean?

And for side of the tabernacle the second the side north twenty [there shall be] boards
וּלְצֶ֧לַע הַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ן הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית לִפְאַ֣ת צָפ֑וֹן עֶשְׂרִ֖ים קָֽרֶשׁ

וּלְצֶ֧לַע  And  for  side 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: צֵלָע  
Sense: side, rib, beam.
הַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ן  of  the  tabernacle 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִשְׁכָּן  
Sense: dwelling place, tabernacle.
הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית  the  second 
Parse: Article, Number, ordinal feminine singular
Root: שֵׁנִי  
Sense: second.
לִפְאַ֣ת  the  side 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: פֵּאָה 
Sense: corner, edge, side, quarter, extremity.
צָפ֑וֹן  north 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: צָפֹון  
Sense: north (of direction), northward.
עֶשְׂרִ֖ים  twenty 
Parse: Number, common plural
Root: עֶשְׂרִים  
Sense: twenty, twentieth.
קָֽרֶשׁ  [there  shall  be]  boards 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: קֶרֶשׁ  
Sense: board, boards, plank.

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