Exodus 25:13

Exodus 25:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.
• New International Version (NIV)Then make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You shall make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And you shall make poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.

Context of Exodus 25:13

11Cover the wood with gold, both inside and outside. Build up the edges of the box with gold. 12Make four gold rings and fix them to the four feet of the box. Fix two rings on one side and two rings on the other side. Then use acacia wood to make two poles. Cover them with gold too. 14Push the poles through the rings on the sides of the box. You will use the poles to carry the box. 15The poles must remain along the side of the box, in the rings. Never remove them.

Exodus 25:13 word by word

וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ בַדֵּ֖י עֲצֵ֣י שִׁטִּ֑ים וְצִפִּיתָ֥ אֹתָ֖ם זָהָֽב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And thou shalt makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• stavesבַּדbad · alone: poleH905
• shittimשִׁטָּהshiţţâh shiţţîym · acaciaH7848
• woodעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
• and overlayצָפָהtsâphâh · to overlayH6823
• them with goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091

Cross-references for Exodus 25:13

• Exodus 25:28Use acacia wood to make the poles. Cover them with gold. Use the poles to carry the table.
• Exodus 27:6Use acacia wood to make poles for the altar. Cover them with bronze.
• Exodus 30:5Use acacia wood to make the poles. Cover them with gold.
• Exodus 37:4He used acacia wood to make two poles. He also covered them with gold.
• Exodus 40:20Moses took the two flat stones with God's special commands on them. He put them inside the Covenant Box. He put the poles through the rings on the box. He put the special lid on top of the box.
• Numbers 4:6Then they must cover the curtain with good leather. On the top of that, they must put a blue cloth. Then, they must put the poles through the rings, so that they can carry the Covenant Box.
• 1 Chronicles 15:15The Levites carried God's Covenant Box with its poles on their shoulders. That is how God had commanded Moses that they should carry it.

Commentaries on Exodus 25:13

• 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. 12-15The carrying poles guaranteed that no one touched this symbol of God's powerful holiness. Later, Uzzah died when he instinctively reached out to steady the ark while they were moving it (see 2 Samuel 6:6–7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-401. the Lord spake unto Moses, &c.--The business that chiefly occupied Moses on the mount, whatever other disclosures were made to him there, was in receiving directions about the tabernacle, and they are here recorded as given to him.Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 25:13

• Ark
• Gold
• Shittim
• Tabernacle

In the dictionaries

• Acacia
• Ark
• Cast
• Commune
• Handbreadth
• Holy of holies
• Ring
• Shittahtree
• Testimony
• Badger

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