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Exodus 25:5

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ram skins dyed red and fine leather; acacia wood;

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 5

At this chapter begins an account of the orders and instructions God gave to Moses upon the mount for the erecting and furnishing of a tabernacle to the honour of God. We have here. I. Orders given for a collection to be made among the people for this purpose (Exo 25:1-9). II. Particular instructions, 1. Concerning the ark of the covenant (Exo 25:10-22). 2. The table of showbread (Exo 25:23-30). 3. The golden candlestick (Exo 25:31, etc.).

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Strong's Concordancev. 5

אַיִל (ʼayil, H352) — properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief (politically); also a… עוֹר (ʻôwr, H5785) — skin (as naked); by implication, hide, leather אָדַם (ʼâdam, H119) — flush or turn rosy תַּחַשׁ (tachash, H8476) — a (clean) animal with fur, probably a species of antelope שִׁטָּה (shiṭṭâh, H7848) — the acacia (from its scourging thorns) עֵץ (ʻêts, H6086) — a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)

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You are also to make five crossbars of acacia wood for the frames on one side of the tabernacle,

Exodus 36:20rank 2

Next, he constructed upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle.

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