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 used acacia wood to make the Covenant Box. It was 1 metre long, 75 centimetres wide and 75 centimetres high. He covered it with gold, inside and outside. He built up the edges of the box with gold. 3He made four gold rings for it and he fixed them to its four feet. He fixed two rings on one side and two rings on the other side. 4He used acacia wood to make two poles. He also covered 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 30:3Cover all the altar with gold: its top, its sides and the horns. Build up an edge of gold around the four sides.

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