Exodus 25:28

Exodus 25:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.
• New International Version (NIV)Make the poles of acacia wood, overlay them with gold and carry the table with them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, and the table shall be carried with these.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And you shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be carried with them.

Context of Exodus 25:28

26Make four gold rings for it, and fasten them to the four corners, where the four legs are. 27The rings are to be close to the rim. They are to hold the poles for carrying the table. Make the poles out of acacia wood, cover them with gold, and use them to carry the table. 29Make plates and dishes for the table out of pure gold, as well as pitchers and bowls to be used for pouring wine offerings. 30Put the bread of the presence on this table so that it will be in front of me all the time.

Exodus 25:28 word by word

וְעָשִׂ֤יתָ אֶת־הַבַּדִּים֙ עֲצֵ֣י שִׁטִּ֔ים וְצִפִּיתָ֥ אֹתָ֖ם זָהָ֑ב וְנִשָּׂא־בָ֖ם אֶת־הַשֻּׁלְחָֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And thou shalt makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• the stavesבַּדbad · alone: poleH905
• shittimשִׁטָּהshiţţâh shiţţîym · acaciaH7848
• woodעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
• and overlayצָפָהtsâphâh · to overlayH6823
• them with goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• that the tableשֻׁלְחָןshûlchân · tableH7979
• may be borneנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearH5375

Cross-references for Exodus 25:28

• Exodus 25:14Put the poles through the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it.
• Numbers 10:17Then the tent ⌞of meeting⌟ was taken down, and the Gershonites and Merarites, who carried it, broke camp.
• Acts 9:15The Lord told Ananias, “Go! I’ve chosen this man to bring my name to nations, to kings, and to the people of Israel.

Commentaries on Exodus 25:28

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23-30Verses 23-30 (Compare Exodus 37:10-16.) The table and the candlestick figured on the Arch of Titus at Rome are those of the Maccabaean times, but made as nearly as possible after the ancient models reproduced under the direction of Solomon and Zerubbabel. The details and size of the figure, and the description of Josephus, appear to agree very nearly with the directions here given to Moses, and to illustrate them in several particulars. Josephus says that…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-30Verses 23-30 A table was to be made of wood, overlaid with gold, to stand in the outer tabernacle, to be always furnished with the shew-bread. This table, with the articles on it, and its use, seems to typify the communion which the Lord holds with his redeemed people in his ordinances, the provisions of his house, the feasts they are favoured with. Also the food for their souls, which they always find when they hunger after it; and the delight he takes…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-30The table of acacia wood was on the north side of the main room of the tabernacle (26:35). It reminded the people that God would provide for them. Most importantly, God's presence is what sustained them (25:30).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 25:28

• Gold
• Shewbread (Showbread)
• Tabernacle

In the dictionaries

• Acacia
• Cast
• Commune
• Handbreadth
• Holy place
• Ring
• Shittahtree
• Testimony
• Badger
• Beauty

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