Exodus 26:17
New International Version
with two projections set parallel to each other. Make all the frames of the tabernacle in this way.

New Living Translation
with two pegs under each frame. Make all the frames identical.

English Standard Version
There shall be two tenons in each frame, for fitting together. So shall you do for all the frames of the tabernacle.

Berean Standard Bible
Two tenons must be connected to each other for each frame. Make all the frames of the tabernacle in this way.

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
Two tenons shall be in each board for binding one to another. Thus you shall make for all the boards of the tabernacle.

New American Standard Bible
There shall be two tenons for each board, fitted to one another; that is what you shall do for all the boards of the tabernacle.

NASB 1995
“There shall be two tenons for each board, fitted to one another; thus you shall do for all the boards of the tabernacle.

NASB 1977
“There shall be two tenons for each board, fitted to one another; thus you shall do for all the boards of the tabernacle.

Legacy Standard Bible
There shall be two tenons for each board, fitted to one another; thus you shall do for all the boards of the tabernacle.

Amplified Bible
Make two dovetails in each board for fitting [them] together; you shall do the same for all the tabernacle boards.

Christian Standard Bible
Each support will have two tenons for joining. Do the same for all the supports of the tabernacle.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Each plank must be connected together with two tenons. Do the same for all the planks of the tabernacle.

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

Contemporary English Version
with two wooden pegs near the bottom.

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
with two identical pegs. Make all the frames for the inner tent the same way.

Good News Translation
with two matching projections, so that the frames can be joined together. All the frames are to have these projections.

International Standard Version
Each board is to have two pegs joined to one another, and you are to do this for all the boards of the tent.

Majority Standard Bible
Two tenons must be connected to each other for each frame. Make all the frames of the tabernacle in this way.

NET Bible
with two projections per frame parallel one to another. You are to make all the frames of the tabernacle in this way.

New Heart English Bible
There shall be two tenons in each board, joined to one another: thus you shall make for all the boards of the tabernacle.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

World English Bible
There shall be two tenons in each board, joined to one another: thus you shall make for all the boards of the tabernacle.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
two handles [are] to one board, joined to one another; so you make for all the boards of the Dwelling Place;

Young's Literal Translation
two handles are to the one board, joined one unto another; so thou dost make for all the boards of the tabernacle;

Smith's Literal Translation
Two hands for the one board, connected the one to the other: so shalt thou do to all the boards of the tent.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
In the sides of the boards shall be made two mortises, whereby one board may be joined to another board: and after this manner shall all the boards be prepared.

Catholic Public Domain Version
At the sides of the panels, there shall be made two dovetails, by which one panel may be connected to another panel; and in this way all the panels shall be prepared.

New American Bible
Each frame shall have two arms joined one to another; so you are to make all the frames of the tabernacle.

New Revised Standard Version
There shall be two pegs in each frame to fit the frames together; you shall make these for all the frames of the tabernacle.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
There shall be two tenons to each board, set in order, one opposite the other; thus shall you make all the boards of the tabernacle.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And two sockets to one upright board, one against one, in this way you shall make all the boards of the Tabernacle.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Two tenons shall there be in each board, joined one to another; thus shalt thou make for all the boards of the tabernacle.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Two joints shalt thou make in one post, answering the one to the other: so shalt thou do to all the posts of the tabernacle.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Frames and Sockets
16Each frame is to be ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide. 17Two tenons must be connected to each other for each frame. Make all the frames of the tabernacle in this way. 18Construct twenty frames for the south side of the tabernacle,…

Cross References
1 Kings 6:16
He partitioned off the twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.

1 Kings 6:18
The cedar paneling inside the temple was carved with gourds and open flowers. Everything was cedar; not a stone could be seen.

1 Kings 6:36
Solomon built the inner courtyard with three rows of dressed stone and one row of trimmed cedar beams.

1 Kings 7:2-3
He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high, with four rows of cedar pillars supporting the cedar beams. / The house was roofed with cedar above the beams that rested on the pillars—forty-five beams, fifteen per row.

1 Kings 7:12
The great courtyard was surrounded by three rows of dressed stone and a row of trimmed cedar beams, as were the inner courtyard and portico of the house of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 3:3-5
The foundation that Solomon laid for the house of God was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide, according to the old standard. / The portico at the front, extending across the width of the temple, was twenty cubits long and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold. / He paneled the main room with cypress, which he overlaid with fine gold and decorated with palm trees and chains.

2 Chronicles 3:11-13
The total wingspan of the cherubim was twenty cubits. One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long and touched the wall of the temple, and its other wing was five cubits long and touched the wing of the other cherub. / The wing of the second cherub also measured five cubits and touched the wall of the temple, while its other wing measured five cubits and touched the wing of the first cherub. / So the total wingspan of these cherubim was twenty cubits. They stood on their feet, facing the main room.

Ezekiel 41:1-4
Then the man brought me into the outer sanctuary and measured the side pillars to be six cubits wide on each side. / The width of the entrance was ten cubits, and the sides of the entrance were five cubits on each side. He also measured the length of the outer sanctuary to be forty cubits, and the width to be twenty cubits. / And he went into the inner sanctuary and measured the side pillars at the entrance to be two cubits wide. The entrance was six cubits wide, and the walls on each side were seven cubits wide. ...

Ezekiel 41:16
as well as the thresholds and the beveled windows and the galleries all around with their three levels opposite the threshold, were overlaid with wood on all sides. They were paneled from the ground to the windows, and the windows were covered.

Ezekiel 41:25-26
Cherubim and palm trees like those on the walls were carved on the doors of the outer sanctuary, and there was a wooden canopy outside, on the front of the portico. / There were beveled windows and palm trees on the sidewalls of the portico. The side rooms of the temple also had canopies.

Hebrews 8:5
The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”

Hebrews 9:2-5
A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place. / Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place, / containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant. ...

Hebrews 9:11
But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation.

Hebrews 9:23-24
So it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. / For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.

Acts 7:44
Our fathers had the tabernacle of the Testimony with them in the wilderness. It was constructed exactly as God had directed Moses, according to the pattern he had seen.


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

tenons Heb.

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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














Each frame
The Hebrew word for "frame" is "קֶרֶשׁ" (qeresh), which refers to a board or plank. In the context of the tabernacle, these frames were the structural components that formed the walls. Historically, these frames were made of acacia wood, a durable and resistant material, symbolizing the strength and stability of God's dwelling place among His people. The use of acacia wood also points to the wilderness setting, as this was a common tree in the Sinai region.

is to have
This phrase indicates a command or instruction, emphasizing the precision and intentionality in the construction of the tabernacle. It reflects the divine order and meticulous care that God required in His dwelling place, symbolizing His holiness and the importance of obedience to His commands.

two tenons
The Hebrew word for "tenons" is "יָד" (yad), which literally means "hand." In this context, it refers to projections or pegs that fit into corresponding sockets to join the frames together. This imagery of "hands" joining together can be seen as a symbol of unity and cooperation among the Israelites, as they worked together to create a sacred space for God's presence.

joined to one another
This phrase highlights the concept of connection and unity. The joining of the tenons signifies the interdependence of each part of the tabernacle, reflecting the unity and harmony that should exist within the community of believers. It serves as a reminder that each member of the body of Christ is essential and must work together to fulfill God's purposes.

Do the same for all the frames
The repetition of this instruction underscores the importance of consistency and uniformity in the construction of the tabernacle. It reflects the idea that God's standards are unchanging and that His people are called to maintain a consistent and faithful walk with Him. This consistency in the tabernacle's construction can also be seen as a metaphor for the consistency required in the believer's life.

of the tabernacle
The Hebrew word for "tabernacle" is "מִשְׁכָּן" (mishkan), meaning "dwelling place." The tabernacle was the portable sanctuary where God's presence dwelled among the Israelites during their journey through the wilderness. It served as a physical representation of God's desire to be with His people and foreshadowed the coming of Jesus Christ, who "tabernacled" among us (John 1:14). The tabernacle's construction and design were divinely ordained, reflecting the heavenly reality and pointing to the ultimate fulfillment of God's presence with humanity.

(17) Two tenons.--By "tenons" here are meant projections, probably round, from the end of each plank, made to fit into holes prepared for them in the "sockets." They were to be "set in order one against another": i.e., placed regularly at certain intervals, so that each corresponded in position to its fellow.

Verse 17. - Two tenons. Literally, "hands." Projecting rods, such as those common in our dinner tables, seem to be meant. They may have been of metal, let into the boards to a certain depth, and projecting several inches beyond them. Or, possibly, they may have been of acacia wood. In one board - i.e. "In each board" - no doubt, at the bottom of each. Set in order one against the other. Arranged, i.e., at regular intervals, the position of each corresponding to the position of its fellow.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The frames
לַקֶּ֙רֶשׁ֙ (laq·qe·reš)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7175: A slab, plank, a deck of a, ship

must each
הָאֶחָ֔ד (hā·’e·ḥāḏ)
Article | Number - masculine singular
Strong's 259: United, one, first

be connected
מְשֻׁלָּבֹ֔ת (mə·šul·lā·ḇōṯ)
Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine plural
Strong's 7947: To space off, intensive, to make equidistant

together
אִשָּׁ֖ה (’iš·šāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female

with two
שְׁתֵּ֣י (šə·tê)
Number - fdc
Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

tenons.
יָד֗וֹת (yā·ḏō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 3027: A hand

Do
תַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה (ta·‘ă·śeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

the same
כֵּ֣ן (kên)
Adverb
Strong's 3651: So -- thus

for all
לְכֹ֖ל (lə·ḵōl)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the frames
קַרְשֵׁ֥י (qar·šê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 7175: A slab, plank, a deck of a, ship

of the tabernacle.
הַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ (ham·miš·kān)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4908: A residence, the Tabernacle


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