Exodus 25:24

Exodus 25:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You shall overlay it with pure gold and make a molding of gold around it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And you shall overlay it with pure gold, and make a molding of gold all around.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Overlay it with pure gold and run a gold molding around the edge.

Context of Exodus 25:24

22There, above the cover between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the covenant law, I will meet with you and give you all my commands for the Israelites. 23“Make a table of acacia wood—two cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high. Overlay it with pure gold and make a gold molding around it. 25Also make around it a rim a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim. 26Make four gold rings for the table and fasten them to the four corners, where the four legs are.

Exodus 25:24 word by word

וְצִפִּיתָ֥ אֹת֖וֹ זָהָ֣ב טָה֑וֹר וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ לּ֛וֹ זֵ֥ר זָהָ֖ב סָבִֽיב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And thou shalt overlayצָפָהtsâphâh · to overlayH6823
• it with pureטָהוֹרţâhôr ţâhôr · pureH2889
• goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• and makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• thereto a crownזֵרzêr · borderH2213
• round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439

Cross-references for Exodus 25:24

• Exodus 25:11Overlay it with pure gold, both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it.
• 1 Kings 6:20The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty wide and twenty high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold, and he also overlaid the altar of cedar.

Commentaries on Exodus 25:24

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23-30Verses 23-30 (Compare Exodus 37:10-16.) The table and the candlestick figured on the Arch of Titus at Rome are those of the Maccabaean times, but made as nearly as possible after the ancient models reproduced under the direction of Solomon and Zerubbabel. The details and size of the figure, and the description of Josephus, appear to agree very nearly with the directions here given to Moses, and to illustrate them in several particulars. Josephus says that…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-30Verses 23-30 A table was to be made of wood, overlaid with gold, to stand in the outer tabernacle, to be always furnished with the shew-bread. This table, with the articles on it, and its use, seems to typify the communion which the Lord holds with his redeemed people in his ordinances, the provisions of his house, the feasts they are favoured with. Also the food for their souls, which they always find when they hunger after it; and the delight he takes…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-30The table of acacia wood was on the north side of the main room of the tabernacle (26:35). It reminded the people that God would provide for them. Most importantly, God's presence is what sustained them (25:30).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. crown--the moulding or ornamental rim, which is thought to have been raised above the level of the table, to prevent anything from falling off.Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 25:24

• Gold
• Shewbread (Showbread)
• Tabernacle

In the dictionaries

• Cast
• Commune
• Handbreadth
• Holy place
• Ring
• Testimony
• Badger
• Beauty
• Color; Colors
• Crafts

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