Exodus 26 · Verse 24

Exodus 26:24

And they shall be coupled together beneath, and they shall be coupled together above the head of it unto one ring: thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners.
Exodus 26:24, King James Version

Exodus 26:24 in other translations

BSBcoupled together from bottom to top and fitted into a single ring. These will serve as the two corners.
WEBThey shall be double beneath, and in the same way they shall be whole to its top to one ring: thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners.
ASVAnd they shall be double beneath, and in like manner they shall be entire unto the top thereof unto one ring: thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners.
YLTAnd they are pairs beneath, and together they are pairs above its head unto the one ring; so is it for them both, they are for the two corners.
DARBYand they shall be joined beneath, and together shall be united at the top thereof to one ring: thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners.
BBEThe two are to be joined together at the base and at the top to one ring, forming the two angles.
WebsterAnd they shall be coupled together beneath, and they shall be coupled together above the head of it to one ring: thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners.

What does Exodus 26:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 26:15-30

15-30. thou shalt make boards ... rear up the tabernacle according to the fashion ... which was showed thee--The tabernacle, from its name as well as from its general appearance and arrangements, was a tent; but from the description given in these verses, the boards that formed its walls, the five (cross) bars that strengthened them, and the middle bar that "reached from end to end," and gave it solidity and…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 26:15-30

The sockets of silver each weighed about 115 pounds; they were placed in rows on the ground. In every pair of these sockets, a strong board of shittim-wood, covered with plates of gold, was fitted by mortises and tenons. Thus walls were formed for the two sides, and for the west end. The wall was further held together by bars, which passed through rings of gold. Over this the curtains were spread. Though movable, it…

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Exodus 26:24 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְיִֽהְי֣וּve.yih.Yuso they may beH1961
תֹֽאֲמִים֮to.'a.MimtwinsH8380
מִלְּמַטָּה֒mi.le.ma.Tahfrom to downwardsH4295
וְיַחְדָּ֗וve.yach.Davand togetherH3162
יִהְי֤וּyih.Yuthey will beH1961
תַמִּים֙ta.MimcompleteH8535
עַל\־'al-onH5921
רֹאשׁ֔וֹro.Shotop itsH7218
אֶל\־'el-intoH413
הַטַּבַּ֖עַתha.ta.Ba.'atthe ringH2885
הָאֶחָ֑תha.'e.Chat<the> oneH259
כֵּ֚ןkenthusH3651
יִהְיֶ֣הyih.Yehit will beH1961
לִשְׁנֵיהֶ֔םlish.nei.Hemfor both of themH8147
לִשְׁנֵ֥יlish.Nei<into> [the] twoH8147
הַמִּקְצֹעֹ֖תha.mik.tzo.'Otthe cornersH4740
יִהְיֽוּ\׃yih.Yuthey will becomeH1961

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Exodus 26:24

  • 1 Corinthians 3:16

    Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

  • 1 Peter 2:5

    Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

  • Psalms 133:1-3

    A Song of degrees of David. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron’s beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.

  • Exodus 36:29-30

    And they were coupled beneath, and coupled together at the head thereof, to one ring: thus he did to both of them in both the corners. And there were eight boards; and their sockets were sixteen sockets of silver, under every board two sockets.

  • 1 Corinthians 1:10

    Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
be coupled. Heb. twined. and they shall be coupled togetherabove.
36:29,30; Ps 133:1-3; 1Co 1:10; 3:16; 1Pe 2:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Exodus 26:23

    And two boards shalt thou make for the corners of the tabernacle in the two sides.

  • Exodus 26:24

    And they shall be coupled together beneath, and they shall be coupled together above the head of it unto one ring: thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners.

  • Exodus 26:25

    And they shall be eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.

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Exodus 26:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Las cuales se unirán por abajo, y asimismo se juntarán por su alto á un gozne: así será de las otras dos que estarán á las dos esquinas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		ils seront joints par le bas, et parfaitement unis ensemble par le haut dans un anneau; il en sera de même pour les deux; ils seront aux deux angles.
German
Elberfelder 1871		und sie sollen zweifach sein von unten auf, und sollen an ihrem Oberteil völlig aneinander sein in einem Ringe; also soll es mit ihnen beiden sein, an den beiden Winkeln sollen sie sein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Eruntque conjunctæ a deorsum usque sursum, et una omnes compago retinebit. Duabus quoque tabulis quæ in angulis ponendæ sunt, similis junctura servabitur.