Verse 1
shittim wood. Acacia wood.
cubits. See App-51.
Verse 2
brass, or copper. Perhaps bronze. See Exodus 25:3.
Verse 5
compass of the altar. Probably the margin or place where the priests stood. The "place" of 2 Chronicles 30:16. A raised position from which the sacrificing priest is said to "come down", Leviticus 9:22.
Verse 7
the staves. Hebrew its staves.
Verse 8
as. Hebrew according as.
Verse 9
tabernacle. Hebrew. mishkan. See App-40.
south side southward. Figure of speech Polyptoton. App-6.
side. Hebrew. pe"ah, quarter or region.
Verse 10
brass. All other sockets (of boards) in "silver" (Exodus 26:19; denoting redemption). The sockets of these pillars (the way of access) of "brass" (denoting judgment in righteousness). Compare the brazen Altar and Laver.
hooks = pegs, pins, or nails.
Verse 12
side. Hebrew. pe"ah = quarter, region.
Verse 14
side. Hebrew. katheph = shoulder.
Verse 17
filleted with = connected with rods.
Verse 18
every where = by fifty.
Verse 19
tabernacle. Hebrew. mishkan. See App-40.
Verse 20
children = sons.
pure oil. This is without measure. See on John 3:34
the light = the light-holder. Compare Genesis 1:14.
to burn always: i.e. a perpetual light.
Verse 21
tabernacle = tent. Hebrew. "ohel. App-40.
the testimony. Compare Exodus 26:33.
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.