Translation commentary on Exod 36:36

This verse shows the completed action of the work commanded in 26.32. He made should be “they made,” and the verbs overlaid and he cast should likewise be made plural, as explained in the comments above. Acacia is used here without the addition of “wood,” as in verses 20 and 31 above. It may be necessary in some languages, however, to say “acacia wood.” For them, of course, refers to the four pillars and not to their hooks. (See the comment at 26.32.)

Quoted with permission from Osborn, Noel D. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on Exodus. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 1999. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .

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