King James Version
Exodus 36:38 in the King James Version says “And the five pillars of it with their hooks: and he overlaid their chapiters and their fillets with gold: but their five...” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 36 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the five pillars of it with their hooks: and he overlaid their chapiters and their fillets with gold: but their five sockets were of brass.”
Exodus 36:38 · KJV
And he made thereunto four pillars of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold: their hooks were of gold; and he cast for them four sockets of silver.
And he made an hanging for the tabernacle door of blue, and purple, and scarlet , and fine twined linen, of needlework ; of needlework: Heb. the work of a needleworker or, embroiderer
And the five pillars of it with their hooks: and he overlaid their chapiters and their fillets with gold: but their five sockets were of brass.
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properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“their chapiters”
H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
“and their fillets”
H2838attached, i.e., a fence-rail or rod connecting the posts or pillars
“with gold”
H2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e., yellow), as oil, a clear sky
“were of brass”
H5178copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e., coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)
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