God’s Word Translation
Exodus 25:13
13Make poles of acacia wood, and cover them with gold.
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 it with pure gold inside and out, and put a gold molding around it. 12Cast four gold rings for it, and fasten them to its four feet, two rings on each side. Make poles of acacia wood, and cover them with gold. 14Put the poles through the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it. 15The poles must stay in the rings of the ark. Never remove them.
Read all of Exodus 25Exodus 25:13 word by word
וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ בַדֵּ֖י עֲצֵ֣י שִׁטִּ֑ים וְצִפִּיתָ֥ אֹתָ֖ם זָהָֽב׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Exodus 25:13
- Exodus 25:28Make the poles out of acacia wood, cover them with gold, and use them to carry the table.
- Exodus 27:6“Make poles out of acacia wood for the altar, and cover them with bronze.
- Exodus 30:5Make the poles out of acacia wood, and cover them with gold.
- Exodus 37:4Then he made poles out of acacia wood and covered them with gold.
- Exodus 40:20He took the words of God’s promise and put them in the ark. He put the poles on the ark and placed the throne of mercy on top of the ark.
- Numbers 4:6Over this they will put a covering of fine leather. On top of that they will spread a cloth made entirely of violet material. Then they will put the poles in place.
- 1 Chronicles 15:15The Levites carried God’s ark on their shoulders. They used poles as Moses had commanded according to the Lord’s instructions.
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
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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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