Exodus 37:2

Exodus 37:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about.
• New International Version (NIV)He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a molding of gold around it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a molding of gold all around it.

Context of Exodus 37:2

1Now Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; its length was two and a half cubits, its width one and a half cubits, and its height one and a half cubits; and he overlaid it with pure gold inside and out, and made a gold molding for it all around. 3He cast four rings of gold for it on its four feet; two rings on one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it. 4And he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

Exodus 37:2 word by word

וַיְצַפֵּ֛הוּ זָהָ֥ב טָה֖וֹר מִבַּ֣יִת וּמִח֑וּץ וַיַּ֥עַשׂ ל֛וֹ זֵ֥ר זָהָ֖ב סָבִֽיב׃Read the interlinear

• and he overlaidצָפָהtsâphâh · to overlayH6823
• it with pureטָהוֹרţâhôr ţâhôr · pureH2889
• goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• insideמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• insideבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: insideH1004
• and out, and madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• moldingזֵרzêr · borderH2213
• for it allסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439

Cross-references for Exodus 37:2

• Exodus 30:3You shall overlay it with pure gold, its top and its sides all around, and its horns; and you shall make a gold molding all around for it.

Commentaries on Exodus 37:2

• 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 37:2

• Ark
• Gold

In the dictionaries

• Ark
• Atonement, Day of
• Crown
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Leviticus
• Pentateuch
• Septuagint
• Tabernacle
• Wanderings of Israel

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