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Complete Jewish Bible
Exodus 25:13
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You shall make poles of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.
And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.
And you will make poles of acacia wood, and you will overlay them with gold.
Then make poles from acacia wood and cover them with gold.
You are to make poles of acacia wood, overlay them with gold,
"You shall make [carrying] poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold,
"And you shall make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.
And thou shalt make barres of Shittim wood, and couer them with golde.
You shall make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.
Make two poles of acacia wood. Cover them with gold
And make staves of acacia-wood and overlay them with gold.
Then make poles for carrying the Box. These poles should be made from acacia wood and covered with gold.
You shall make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.
And you shall make poles of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.
Make carrying poles of acacia wood and cover them with gold
Make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.
And you shall make poles of acacia wood, and you shall overlay them with gold.
And make staues of Fyrre tre, and ouer laye them with golde,
And thou shalt make staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.
And make rods of the same wood, plating them with gold.
And thou shalt make barres of Sittim wood, and couer them with golde,
And thou shalt make staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with gold.
And thou shalt make staues of Shittim wood, and ouerlay them with gold.
And thou shalt make staves of incorruptible wood, and shalt gild them with gold.
And thou shalt make staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.
And make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.
Also thou schalt make barris of the trees of Sechym, and thou schalt hile tho with gold,
and thou hast made staves of shittim wood, and hast overlaid them [with] gold,
And you shall make poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.
And thou shalt make staffs [of] shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.
You shall make poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.
And you shall make poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.
Make poles from acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.
Cut long pieces of acacia wood for carrying and cover them with gold.
You shall make poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.
And thou shalt make staves, of acacia wood, - and shalt overlay them with gold.
Thou shalt make bars also of setim wood, and shalt overlay them with gold.
You shall make poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.
"You shall make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Exodus 25:28, Exodus 27:6, Exodus 30:5, Exodus 37:4, Exodus 40:20, Numbers 4:6, Numbers 4:8, Numbers 4:11, Numbers 4:14, 1 Chronicles 15:15
Cross-References
(Maftir) These are the sons of Yishma‘el, and these are their names, according to their settlements and camps, twelve tribal rulers.
This is how long Yishma‘el lived: 137 years. Then he breathed his last, died and was gathered to his people.
One day when Ya‘akov had cooked some stew, ‘Esav came in from the open country, exhausted,
Ya‘akov answered, "First sell me your rights as the firstborn."
and Basmat Yishma‘el's daughter, sister of N'vayot.
How wretched I am, that I'm an alien in Meshekh, that I must live among the tents of Keidar!
[She]
I am dark tan but beautiful, you daughters of Yerushalayim, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Shlomo.Let the desert and its cities raise their voices, the villages where Kedar lives; let those living in Sela shout for joy; let them cry out from the mountaintops!
All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered for you, the rams of N'vayot will be at your service; they will come up and be received on my altar, as I glorify my glorious house.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And thou shall make staves of shittim wood,.... Of the same, wood the ark was made of, see Exodus 25:5 and overlay them with gold; cover them with plates of gold, so that they appeared to be all of gold, the wood being not to be seen.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
(compare Exodus 37:1-5). The ark is uniformly designated in Exodus the ark of the testimony. Elsewhere it is called the testimony, the ark of the covenant (most frequently in Deuteronomy and the other books of the Old Testament), the ark of the lord, the ark of god, the ark of the strength of the lord, and the holy ark.
The ark of the covenant was the central point of the sanctuary. It was designed to contain the testimony Exodus 25:16; Exodus 40:20; Deuteronomy 31:26, that is, the tables of the divine law, the terms of the covenant between Yahweh and His people: and it was to support the mercy-seat with its cherubim, from between which He was to hold communion with them Exodus 25:22. On this account, in these directions for the construction of the sanctuary, it is named first of all the parts. But on the other hand, in the narrative of the work as it was actually carried out, we find that it was not made until after the tabernacle Exodus 37:1-9. It was suitable that the receptacle should be first provided to receive and shelter the most sacred of the contents of the sanctuary as soon as it was completed. The order in which the works were executed seems to be given in Exodus 31:7-10, and Exodus 35:11-19. The completion of the ark is recorded in Exodus 37:1-5. On its history, see the concluding $$note to Exodus 40:0.
Exodus 25:10
An ark - Taking the cubit at 18 inches (see Genesis 6:15 note), the ark of the covenant was a box 3 ft. 9 in. long, 2 ft. 3 in. wide, and 2 ft. 3 in. deep.
Exodus 25:11
Overlay it with pure gold - Words descriptive of the common process of gilding. The Egyptians in early times were acquainted with both the art of gilding and that of covering a substance with thin plates of gold.
A crown of gold - That is, an edging or moulding of gold round the top of the ark, within which the cover or mercy-seat Exodus 25:17 may have fitted (compare Exodus 38:2). There were golden mouldings, called by the same name, to the table of showbread Exodus 25:24; Exodus 37:11-12, and to the golden altar Exodus 30:3; Exodus 37:26.
Exodus 25:12
Four corners thereof - Rather, its four bases, or feet. It is not unlikely that there were low blocks, or plinths, placed under the corners to which the rings were attached (see Exodus 25:26), and that it is to them the word is here applied. The ark, when it was carried, must thus have been raised above the shoulders of the bearers.
Exodus 25:15
They shall not be taken from it - This direction was probably given in order that the ark might not be touched by the hand (compare 2 Samuel 6:6).
Exodus 25:16
The testimony - Literally, “something spoken again and again.” The stone tables of the Ten Commandments are called the Testimony, or, the tables of the Testimony, as the ark which contained them is called the ark of the Testimony, and the tabernacle in which the ark was placed, the tabernacle of the testimony. Taking this in connection with the prohibitory form of the commandments, the name must have been understood as signifying the direct testimony of Yahweh against sin in man Deuteronomy 31:26-27.
The ark of the covenant has been most generally likened to the arks, or moveable shrines, which are represented on Egyptian monuments. The Egyptian arks were carried by poles on the shoulders, and some of them had on the cover two winged figures not unlike what we conceive the golden cherubim to have been. Thus far the similarity is striking. But there were points of great dissimilarity. Between the winged figures on the Egyptian arks there was placed the material symbol of a deity, and the arks themselves were carried about in religious processions, so as to make a show in the eyes of the people. We know not what they contained. As regards the ark of the covenant, the absence of any symbol of God was one of its great characteristics. It was never carried in a ceremonial procession: when it was moved from one place to another, it was closely packed up, concealed from the eyes even of the Levites who bore it. When the tabernacle was pitched, the ark was never exhibited, but was kept in solemn darkness. Rest, it is evident, was its appointed condition. It was occasionally moved out of its place in the holy of holies, but only so long as the nation was without a settled capital, and had something of the character of an army on the march. Not less was it distinguished from all other arks in the simple grandeur of its purpose: it was constructed to contain the plain text of the Ten Commandments written on stone in words that were intelligible to all.
