Exodus 38:20

“And all the pegs for the dwelling and for the courtyard all around were of bronze.”

Exodus 38:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 38:20, word by word

the pegsיְתֵדֹתyetedot

peg

A spike driven in to hold a tent, or a nail in a wall.

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for the dwellingמִּשְׁכָּןmishkan

dwelling

The holy tent where YHWH lived among Israel.

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and for the courtyardחָצֵרchatser

court

An enclosed open space, like the temple's.

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all aroundסָבִיבsaviv

around

In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.

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were of bronzeנְחֹשֶׁתnechoshet

bronze

Bronze, or things made of bronze.

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The context

19And their pillars were four and their bases four, of bronze; their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their tops and their rods of silver.

20 · This verse (above)

21These are the accounts of the dwelling, the dwelling of the testimony, which were recorded by order of Moses, the service of the Levites, under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.

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