New English Translation
Exodus 37:6
6He made an atonement lid of pure gold; its length was three feet nine inches, and its width was two feet three inches.
Exodus 37:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he made the mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof.
- New International Version (NIV)He made the atonement cover of pure gold—two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he made a mercy seat of pure gold. Two cubits and a half was its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He also made the mercy seat of pure gold; two and a half cubits was its length and a cubit and a half its width.
Context of Exodus 37:6
4He made poles of acacia wood, overlaid them with gold, 5and put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry the ark. He made an atonement lid of pure gold; its length was three feet nine inches, and its width was two feet three inches. 7He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered metal on the two ends of the atonement lid, 8one cherub on one end and one cherub on the other end. He made the cherubim from the atonement lid on its two ends.
Read all of Exodus 37Exodus 37:6 word by word
וַיַּ֥עַשׂ כַּפֹּ֖רֶת זָהָ֣ב טָה֑וֹר אַמָּתַ֤יִם וָחֵ֙צִי֙ אָרְכָּ֔הּ וְאַמָּ֥ה וָחֵ֖צִי רָחְבָּֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Exodus 37:6
- Exodus 25:17“You are to make an atonement lid of pure gold; its length is to be three feet nine inches, and its width is to be two feet three inches.
- Leviticus 16:12and take a censer full of coals of fire from the altar before the Lord and a full double handful of finely ground fragrant incense, and bring them inside the veil-canopy.
- 1 Chronicles 28:11David gave to his son Solomon the blueprints for the temple porch, its buildings, its treasuries, its upper areas, its inner rooms, and the room for atonement.
- Romans 3:25God publicly displayed him at his death as the mercy seat accessible through faith. This was to demonstrate his righteousness, because God in his forbearance had passed over the sins previously committed.
- Galatians 4:4But when the appropriate time had come, God sent out his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
- Hebrews 9:5And above the ark were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Now is not the time to speak of these things in detail.
- 1 John 2:2and he himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for our sins but also for the whole world.
Commentaries on Exodus 37:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6He made the mercy-seat - See this described Exodus 25:17; (note).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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