Exodus 37:26

Exodus 37:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he overlaid it with pure gold, both the top of it, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: also he made unto it a crown of gold round about.
• New International Version (NIV)They overlaid the top and all the sides and the horns with pure gold, and made a gold molding around it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He overlaid it with pure gold, its top and around its sides and its horns. And he made a molding of gold around it,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he overlaid it with pure gold: its top, its sides all around, and its horns. He also made for it a molding of gold all around it.

Context of Exodus 37:26

24The lamp stand and all the utensils were made out of 75 pounds of pure gold. 25He made an altar out of acacia wood for burning incense. It was 18 inches square and 36 inches high. The horns and altar were made out of one piece ⌞of wood⌟. He covered all of it with pure gold—the top, the sides, and the horns—and he put a gold molding around it. 27He made two gold rings and put them below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles for carrying it. 28He made the poles out of acacia wood and covered them with gold.

Exodus 37:26 word by word

וַיְצַ֨ף אֹת֜וֹ זָהָ֣ב טָה֗וֹר אֶת־גַּגּ֧וֹ וְאֶת־קִירֹתָ֛יו סָבִ֖יב וְאֶת־קַרְנֹתָ֑יו 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
• the topגָּגgâg · roofH1406
• of it, and the sidesקִירqîyr qir qîyrâh · wallH7023
• thereof round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• and the hornsקֶ֫רֶןqeren · hornH7161
• of it: also he madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• unto it a crownזֵרzêr · borderH2213

Commentaries on Exodus 37:26

• 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 37:26

• Altar

In the dictionaries

• Altar
• Atonement, Day of
• Crown
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Horn
• Leviticus
• Pentateuch
• Septuagint
• Tabernacle

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