Exodus 37:2

Exodus 37:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about.
• New International Version (NIV)He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a molding of gold around it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a molding of gold all around it.

Context of Exodus 37:2

1Bezalel made the ark [of the covenant] of acacia wood—it was two and a half cubits long, and one and a half cubits wide, and one and a half cubits high. And he overlaid it with pure gold inside and out, and made a molding (border) of gold to go all around [the top of it]. 3He cast four rings of gold for it on its four feet, two rings on one side and two rings on the other side. 4He made carrying poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

Exodus 37:2 word by word

וַיְצַפֵּ֛הוּ זָהָ֥ב טָה֖וֹר מִבַּ֣יִת וּמִח֑וּץ וַיַּ֥עַשׂ ל֛וֹ זֵ֥ר זָהָ֖ב סָבִֽיב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he overlaidצָפָהtsâphâh · to overlayH6823
• it with pureטָהוֹרţâhôr ţâhôr · pureH2889
• goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• withinבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: insideH1004
• and withoutחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351
• and madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• a crownזֵרzêr · borderH2213
• to it round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439

Cross-references for Exodus 37:2

• 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.

Commentaries on Exodus 37:2

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-29It says that Bezalel made the ark of the covenant and all the furnishings, as well as the courtyard and its furnishings (37:1, 10, 17, 25; 38:1, 8, 9, 18). But this probably means he was in charge and guided the other craftsmen and seamstresses.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-291. Bezaleel made the ark--The description here given of the things within the sacred edifice is almost word for word the same as that contained in Ex 25:1-40. It is not on that account to be regarded as a useless repetition of minute particulars; for by the enumeration of these details, it can be seen how exactly everything was fashioned according to the "pattern shown on the mount" [Ex 25:40]; and the knowledge of this exact correspondence between the…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 37:2

• Ark
• Gold

In the dictionaries

• Ark
• Atonement, Day of
• Crown
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Leviticus
• Pentateuch
• Septuagint
• Tabernacle
• Wanderings of Israel

Commentaries on Exodus 37

• 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