God’s Word Translation
Exodus 37:10
10He made the table out of acacia wood 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high.
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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)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.
- 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.
Context of Exodus 37:10
8one on each end. He formed the angels and the throne of mercy out of one piece ⌞of gold⌟. 9The angels had their wings spread above the throne of mercy, overshadowing it. They faced each other, looking at the throne of mercy. He made the table out of acacia wood 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high. 11He covered it with pure gold and put a gold molding around it. 12He made a rim 3 inches wide around it and put a gold molding 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“Make a table of acacia wood 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high.
- Exodus 35:13the table with its poles, all the dishes, the bread of the presence,
- Exodus 40:4Bring in the table, and arrange everything on it. Bring in the lamp stand, and set up the lamps.
- Ezekiel 40:39In the entrance hall of the gateway there were two tables on each side of the room. On these tables the animals were slaughtered for burnt offerings, offerings for sin, and guilt offerings.
- Malachi 1:12“But you dishonor it when you say that the Lord’s table may be contaminated and that its food may be despised.
- John 1:14The Word became human and lived among us. We saw his glory. It was the glory that the Father shares with his only Son, a glory full of kindness 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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