Exodus 26:16
New International Version
Each frame is to be ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide,

New Living Translation
Each frame must be 15 feet high and 27 inches wide,

English Standard Version
Ten cubits shall be the length of a frame, and a cubit and a half the breadth of each frame.

Berean Standard Bible
Each frame is to be ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

King James Bible
Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and a cubit and a half shall be the breadth of one board.

New King James Version
Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and a cubit and a half shall be the width of each board.

New American Standard Bible
Ten cubits shall be the length of each board and one and a half cubits the width of each board.

NASB 1995
“Ten cubits shall be the length of each board and one and a half cubits the width of each board.

NASB 1977
“Ten cubits shall be the length of each board, and one and a half cubits the width of each board.

Legacy Standard Bible
Ten cubits shall be the length of each board, and one and a half cubits the width of each board.

Amplified Bible
The length of each board shall be ten cubits and the width of each board shall be one and a half cubits.

Christian Standard Bible
Each support is to be fifteen feet long and twenty-seven inches wide.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The length of each plank is to be 15 feet, and the width of each plank 27 inches.

American Standard Version
Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and a cubit and a half the breadth of each board.

Contemporary English Version
Make each frame 4 meters high and 66 centimeters wide

English Revised Version
Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and a cubit and a half the breadth of each board.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Each frame is to be 15 feet long and 27 inches wide,

Good News Translation
Each frame is to be 15 feet long and 27 inches wide,

International Standard Version
Each board is to be ten cubits long and one and a half cubits wide.

Majority Standard Bible
Each frame is to be ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

NET Bible
Each frame is to be fifteen feet long, and each frame is to be two feet three inches wide,

New Heart English Bible
Seventeen feet three inches shall be the length of a board, and two feet three inches the breadth of each board.

Webster's Bible Translation
Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and a cubit and a half shall be the breadth of one board.

World English Bible
Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and one and a half cubits the width of each board.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
ten cubits [is] the length of the board, and a cubit and a half the breadth of one board;

Young's Literal Translation
ten cubits is the length of the board, and a cubit and a half the breadth of the one board;

Smith's Literal Translation
Ten cubits the length of the board, and a cubit and half a cubit the breadth of one board.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Let every one of them be ten cubits in length, and in breadth on cubit and a half.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Of these, each shall have ten cubits in length, and in width, one and one half.

New American Bible
The length of each frame is to be ten cubits, and its width one and a half cubits.

New Revised Standard Version
Ten cubits shall be the length of a frame, and a cubit and a half the width of each frame.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Ten cubits shall be the length of each board; and a cubit and a half, the breadth of each board.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Ten cubits the length of one board and a cubit and half the width of one board.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and a cubit and a half the breadth of each board.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Of ten cubits shalt thou make one post, and the breadth of one post of a cubit and a half.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Frames and Sockets
15You are to construct upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle. 16Each frame is to be ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide. 17Two tenons must be connected to each other for each frame. Make all the frames of the tabernacle in this way.…

Cross References
Exodus 25:9
You must make the tabernacle and design all its furnishings according to the pattern I show you.

Exodus 36:20-30
Next, he constructed upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle. / Each frame was ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide. / Two tenons were connected to each other for each frame. He made all the frames of the tabernacle in this way. ...

Exodus 40:18
When Moses set up the tabernacle, he laid its bases, positioned its frames, inserted its crossbars, and set up its posts.

1 Kings 6:2
The house that King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high.

1 Kings 6:9-10
So Solomon built the temple and finished it, roofing it with beams and planks of cedar. / He built chambers all along the temple, each five cubits high and attached to the temple with beams of cedar.

1 Kings 6:15-16
He lined the interior walls with cedar paneling from the floor of the temple to the ceiling, and he covered the floor with cypress boards. / He partitioned off the twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.

1 Kings 6:36
Solomon built the inner courtyard with three rows of dressed stone and one row of trimmed cedar beams.

2 Chronicles 3:3
The foundation that Solomon laid for the house of God was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide, according to the old standard.

2 Chronicles 3:5
He paneled the main room with cypress, which he overlaid with fine gold and decorated with palm trees and chains.

Ezekiel 41:1-2
Then the man brought me into the outer sanctuary and measured the side pillars to be six cubits wide on each side. / The width of the entrance was ten cubits, and the sides of the entrance were five cubits on each side. He also measured the length of the outer sanctuary to be forty cubits, and the width to be twenty cubits.

Ezekiel 41:16
as well as the thresholds and the beveled windows and the galleries all around with their three levels opposite the threshold, were overlaid with wood on all sides. They were paneled from the ground to the windows, and the windows were covered.

Hebrews 8:5
The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”

Hebrews 9:2
A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place.

Hebrews 9:11
But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation.

Hebrews 9:23
So it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.


Treasury of Scripture

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Exodus 26
1. The ten curtains of the tabernacle
7. The eleven curtains of goats' hair, the covering of rams' and badgers' skins.
15. The boards of the tabernacle, with their sockets and bars
31. The veil for the ark
36. The hanging for the door














Each frame
The Hebrew word for "frame" is "קֶרֶשׁ" (qeresh), which refers to a board or plank. In the context of the Tabernacle, these frames were the structural components that formed the walls. The use of frames signifies stability and order, reflecting God's desire for His dwelling place to be both sturdy and meticulously constructed. This meticulous attention to detail underscores the importance of reverence and precision in worship.

is to be
This phrase indicates a command, reflecting the divine authority behind the instructions. The construction of the Tabernacle was not left to human discretion but was directed by God Himself. This highlights the principle that worship and the means by which we approach God are determined by His revelation, not human innovation.

ten cubits long
A cubit is an ancient measurement roughly equivalent to the length of a forearm, about 18 inches or 45 centimeters. Thus, ten cubits would be approximately 15 feet or 4.5 meters. The specific dimensions indicate a grand and imposing structure, suitable for the dwelling place of the Almighty. The number ten often symbolizes completeness in the Bible, suggesting that the Tabernacle was a complete and perfect dwelling for God among His people.

and a cubit and a half wide
This width, approximately 27 inches or 68 centimeters, provided the necessary support and stability for the frames. The precision of these measurements reflects the order and harmony inherent in God's creation. It also serves as a reminder that God is a God of order, not chaos, and that His instructions are purposeful and intentional.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Each frame
הַקָּ֑רֶשׁ (haq·qā·reš)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7175: A slab, plank, a deck of a, ship

is to be ten
עֶ֥שֶׂר (‘e·śer)
Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's 6235: Ten

cubits
אַמּ֖וֹת (’am·mō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 520: A mother, a cubit, a door-base

long
אֹ֣רֶךְ (’ō·reḵ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 753: Length

and a cubit
וְאַמָּה֙ (wə·’am·māh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 520: A mother, a cubit, a door-base

and a half
וַחֲצִ֣י (wa·ḥă·ṣî)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 2677: The half, middle

wide.
רֹ֖חַב (rō·ḥaḇ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7341: Breadth, width


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