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Exodus 25:11
11You shall overlay the ark with pure gold, overlay it inside and out, and you shall make a gold border (frame) around its top.
Exodus 25:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about.
- New International Version (NIV)Overlay it with pure gold, both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You shall overlay it with pure gold, inside and outside shall you overlay it, and you shall make on it a molding of gold around it.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And you shall overlay it with pure gold, inside and out you shall overlay it, and shall make on it a molding of gold all around.
Context of Exodus 25:11
9You shall construct it in accordance with everything that I am going to show you, as the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its furniture. 10“They shall make an ark of acacia wood two and a half cubits long, one and a half cubits wide, and one and a half cubits high. You shall overlay the ark with pure gold, overlay it inside and out, and you shall make a gold border (frame) around its top. 12You shall cast four gold rings for it and attach them to the four feet, two rings on either side. 13You shall make [carrying] poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold,
Read all of Exodus 25Exodus 25:11 word by word
וְצִפִּיתָ֤ אֹתוֹ֙ זָהָ֣ב טָה֔וֹר מִבַּ֥יִת וּמִח֖וּץ תְּצַפֶּ֑נּוּ וְעָשִׂ֧יתָ עָלָ֛יו זֵ֥ר זָהָ֖ב סָבִֽיב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And thou shalt overlayצָפָהtsâphâh · to overlayH6823
- it with pureטָהוֹרţâhôr ţâhôr · pureH2889
- goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
- withinבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: insideH1004
- and withoutחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351
- it, and shalt makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
- upon it a crownזֵרzêr · borderH2213
- round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
Cross-references for Exodus 25:11
- Exodus 25:24You shall overlay it with pure gold and make a border of gold around the top of it.
- Exodus 30:3You shall overlay it with pure gold, its top and its sides all around, and its horns; and you shall make a gold molding all around it.
- 1 Kings 6:20The Holy of Holies was twenty cubits in length, twenty cubits in width, and twenty cubits in height (a cube), and he overlaid it with pure gold. He also overlaid the cedar altar [with gold].
- 2 Chronicles 3:4The porch in front of the house was as long as the width of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was 120 cubits. He overlaid it inside with pure gold.
Commentaries on Exodus 25:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11A crown of gold round about - A border, or, as the Septuagint have it, , waves of gold wreathed round about.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10-16Verses 10-16 (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…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-22Verses 10-22 The ark was a chest, overlaid with gold, in which the two tables of the law were to be kept. These tables are called the testimony; God in them testified his will. This law was a testimony to the Israelites, to direct them in their duty, and would be a testimony against them, if they transgressed. This ark was placed in the holy of holies; the blood of the sacrifices was sprinkled, and the incense burned, before it, by the high priest; and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-22an ark of acacia wood: Ark is an old English word meaning "box." The ark was Israel's "covenant box." It was the most important item in the entire Tent of Meeting (the tabernacle) because God made his presence available there (25:22). The stone tablets of the covenant were inside the box (25:16, 21). This emphasized that God reveals himself through a mutual commitment between himself and his people.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. a crown--a rim or cornice.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Exodus 25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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