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, inside and out, and make a crown of gold around it. 12You are to cast four rings of gold for it, and place them in its four feet. Two rings will be on one side, and two rings on the other side. Also make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. 14You are to put the poles into the rings on the sides of the Ark, in order to carry the Ark. 15The poles are to remain in the rings of the Ark, and not be taken 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 27:6Make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with bronze.
• Exodus 30:5Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.
• Exodus 37:4He also made poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.
• Exodus 40:20He placed the Testimony into the Ark, set the poles on the Ark, and put the atonement cover on top of the Ark.
• Numbers 4:6Then they are to cover this with porpoise hide, then spread over it a cloth of solid blue. Then they are to put its poles in place.
• 1 Chronicles 15:15The Levites carried the Ark of God on their shoulders with poles, just as Moses commanded according to the word of Adonai.

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