Exodus 25:13

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

11You are to overlay it with pure gold – both inside and outside you must overlay it, and you are to make a surrounding border of gold over it. 12You are to cast four gold rings for it and put them on its four feet, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other side. You are to make poles of acacia wood, overlay them with gold, 14and put the poles into the rings at the sides of the ark in order to carry the ark with them. 15The poles must remain in the rings of the ark; they must not be removed from it.

Exodus 25:13 word by word

וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ בַדֵּ֖י עֲצֵ֣י שִׁטִּ֑ים וְצִפִּיתָ֥ אֹתָ֖ם זָהָֽב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And thou shalt makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• stavesבַּדbad · alone: poleH905
• shittimשִׁטָּהshiţţâh shiţţîym · acaciaH7848
• woodעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
• and overlayצָפָהtsâphâh · to overlayH6823
• them with goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091

Cross-references for Exodus 25:13

• Exodus 25:28You are to make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, so that the table may be carried with them.
• Exodus 27:6You are to make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and you are to overlay them with bronze.
• Exodus 30:5You are to make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.
• Exodus 37:4He made poles of acacia wood, overlaid them with gold,
• Exodus 40:20He took the testimony and put it in the ark, attached the poles to the ark, and then put the atonement lid on the ark.
• Numbers 4:6Then they must put over it a covering of fine leather and spread over that a cloth entirely of blue, and then they must insert its poles.
• 1 Chronicles 15:15The descendants of Levi carried the ark of God on their shoulders with poles, just as Moses had ordered according to the divine command.

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

Topics related to Exodus 25:13

• Ark
• Gold
• Shittim
• Tabernacle

In the dictionaries

• Acacia
• Ark
• Cast
• Commune
• Handbreadth
• Holy of holies
• Ring
• Shittahtree
• Testimony
• Badger

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