King James Version
Exodus 26:25 in the King James Version says “And they shall be eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets; two sockets under one board, and two socke...” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 26 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And they shall be eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.”
Exodus 26:25 · KJV
And two boards shalt thou make for the corners of the tabernacle in the two sides.
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. coupled: Heb. twinned
And they shall be eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.
And thou shalt make bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,
And five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle, for the two sides westward.
KJV Study — Public Domain
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“And they shall be eight”
H8083a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the 'perfect' seven); also (as ordinal) eighth
“sixteen”
H8337six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ordinal, sixth
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc
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