King James Version
Exodus 27:10 in the King James Version says “And the twenty pillars thereof and their twenty sockets shall be of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets sh...” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 27 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the twenty pillars thereof and their twenty sockets shall be of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver.”
Exodus 27:10 · KJV
Hollow with boards shalt thou make it: as it was shewed thee in the mount, so shall they make it. it was: Heb. he shewed
And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen of an hundred cubits long for one side:
And the twenty pillars thereof and their twenty sockets shall be of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver.
And likewise for the north side in length there shall be hangings of an hundred cubits long, and his twenty pillars and their twenty sockets of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.
And for the breadth of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits: their pillars ten, and their sockets ten.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“shall be of brass”
H5178copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e., coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)
“and their fillets”
H2838attached, i.e., a fence-rail or rod connecting the posts or pillars
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