Exodus 37:28

Exodus 37:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
• New International Version (NIV)They made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.

Context of Exodus 37:28

26He overlaid the top, sides, and horns of the altar with pure gold, and he ran a gold molding around the entire altar. 27He made two gold rings and attached them on opposite sides of the altar below the gold molding to hold the carrying poles. He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. 29Then he made the sacred anointing oil and the fragrant incense, using the techniques of a skilled incense maker.

Exodus 37:28 word by word

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ אֶת־הַבַּדִּ֖ים עֲצֵ֣י שִׁטִּ֑ים וַיְצַ֥ף אֹתָ֖ם זָהָֽב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• the stavesבַּדbad · alone: poleH905
• shittimשִׁטָּהshiţţâh shiţţîym · acaciaH7848
• woodעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
• and overlaidצָפָהtsâphâh · to overlayH6823
• them with goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091

Commentaries on Exodus 37:28

• 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 37:28

• Altar

In the dictionaries

• Atonement, Day of
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Leviticus
• Pentateuch
• Septuagint
• Tabernacle
• Wanderings of Israel
• Handicraft
• Shittah Tree, Shittim

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