shittim wood . Acacia wood.
cubits . See App-51 .

brass , or copper. Perhaps bronze. See Exodus 25:3 .

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 .

the staves . Hebrew its staves.

as . Hebrew according as.

tabernacle . Hebrew. mishkan. See App-40 .
south side southward . Figure of speech Polyptoton. App-6 .
side. Hebrew. pe'ah, quarter or region.

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.

side. Hebrew. pe'ah = quarter, region.

side . Hebrew. katheph = shoulder.

filleted with = connected with rods.

every where = by fifty.

tabernacle . Hebrew. mishkan. See App-40 .

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.

tabernacle = tent. Hebrew. 'ohel. App-40 .
the testimony . Compare Exodus 26:33 .
the LORD . Hebrew. Jehovah . App-4 .