English Standard Version
Exodus 37:10
10He also made the table of acacia wood. Two cubits was its length, a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height.
Exodus 37:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he made the table of shittim wood: two cubits was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof:
- New International Version (NIV)They made the table of acacia wood—two cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He made the table of acacia wood; two cubits was its length, a cubit its width, and a cubit and a half its height.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Then Bezalel made the table of acacia wood, 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high.
Context of Exodus 37:10
8one cherub on the one end, and one cherub on the other end. Of one piece with the mercy seat he made the cherubim on its two ends. 9The cherubim spread out their wings above, overshadowing the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the mercy seat were the faces of the cherubim. He also made the table of acacia wood. Two cubits was its length, a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height. 11And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made a molding of gold around it. 12And he made a rim around it a handbreadth wide, and made a molding of gold around the rim.
Read all of Exodus 37Exodus 37:10 word by word
וַיַּ֥עַשׂ אֶת־הַשֻּׁלְחָ֖ן עֲצֵ֣י שִׁטִּ֑ים אַמָּתַ֤יִם אָרְכּוֹ֙ וְאַמָּ֣ה רָחְבּ֔וֹ וְאַמָּ֥ה וָחֵ֖צִי קֹמָתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And he madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
- the tableשֻׁלְחָןshûlchân · tableH7979
- shittimשִׁטָּהshiţţâh shiţţîym · acaciaH7848
- woodעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
- two cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
- the lengthאֹ֫רֶךְ'ôrek · lengthH753
- the breadthרֹ֫חַבrôchab · widthH7341
- and a halfחֲצִיchêtsîy · halfH2677
- the heightקוֹמָהqômâh · heightH6967
Cross-references for Exodus 37:10
- Exodus 25:23"You shall make a table of acacia wood. Two cubits shall be its length, a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height.
- Exodus 35:13the table with its poles and all its utensils, and the bread of the Presence;
- Exodus 40:4And you shall bring in the table and arrange it, and you shall bring in the lampstand and set up its lamps.
- Ezekiel 40:39And in the vestibule of the gate were two tables on either side, on which the burnt offering and the sin offering and the guilt offering were to be slaughtered.
- Malachi 1:12But you profane it when you say that the Lord's table is polluted, and its fruit, that is, its food may be despised.
- John 1:14And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
Commentaries on Exodus 37:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10He made the table - See Exodus 25:23.Read the comment
- 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. 6-106-10. made the mercy seat of pure gold--To construct a figure, whether the body of a beast or a man, with two extended wings, measuring from two to three feet from tip to tip, with the hammer, out of a solid piece of gold, was what few, if any, artisans of the present day could accomplish.Read the comment
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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
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