The Meaning of Exodus 35:18 Explained

Exodus 35:18

KJV: The pins of the tabernacle, and the pins of the court, and their cords,

YLT: 'The pins of the tabernacle, and the pins of the court, and their cords,

Darby: the pegs of the tabernacle, and the pegs of the court, and their cords;

ASV: the pins of the tabernacle, and the pins of the court, and their cords;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The pins  of the tabernacle,  and the pins  of the court,  and their cords, 

What does Exodus 35:18 Mean?

Context Summary

Exodus 35:1-19 - The Sabbath And Offerings To God
Very significantly this chapter commences with the reiteration of the Rest-day. Perhaps the people needed to be reminded that, amid all the din of preparation for the new Tabernacle, they were not to allow their work, however noble the object, to break in on the Sabbath-keeping of the camp. He then proceeded to enumerate the character of the gifts that were required. Those who had costly heirlooms had nothing too good; and they who could only bring the acacia wood of the desert were welcome to bring that. Women who were clever with their hands might spin the flax or weave the soft white wool of the Angora goat. A wide variety of work was offered, which reminds us of 1 Corinthians 12:4, and following. Repeatedly he urged the word "willing-hearted," and the Hebrew phrase signifies a heart driven by a holy purpose. Tennyson uses the phrase, "Whose heart drove him on like a goad." There was no crack of the taskmaster's whip. "The love of God constrained." "O love that will not let me go!" [source]

Chapter Summary: Exodus 35

1  The Sabbath
4  The free gifts for the tabernacle
20  The readiness of the people to offer
30  Bezaleel and Aholiab are called to the work

What do the individual words in Exodus 35:18 mean?

- the pegs of the tabernacle and of the court their cords
אֶת־ יִתְדֹ֧ת הַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ן וְאֶת־ הֶחָצֵ֖ר מֵיתְרֵיהֶֽם

אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
יִתְדֹ֧ת  the  pegs 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: יָתֵד  
Sense: pin, stake, peg, nail.
הַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ן  of  the  tabernacle 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִשְׁכָּן  
Sense: dwelling place, tabernacle.
הֶחָצֵ֖ר  of  the  court 
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular
Root: חָצֵר 
Sense: court, enclosure.
מֵיתְרֵיהֶֽם  their  cords 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: מֵיתָר  
Sense: cord, string.

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