Exodus 25:23

Exodus 25:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.
• New International Version (NIV)“Make a table of acacia wood—two cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"You shall make a table of acacia wood. Two cubits shall be its length, a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“You shall also make a table of acacia wood; two cubits shall be its length, a cubit its width, and a cubit and a half its height.

Context of Exodus 25:23

21You are to put the atonement cover on top of the Ark, and inside the Ark you will put the Testimony that I will give you. 22“I will meet with you there. I will speak with you from above the atonement cover—from between the two cheruvim that are on the Ark of the Testimony—about all that I will command you, for Bnei-Yisrael. “You will make a table of acacia wood, two cubits long, one cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high. 24You are to overlay it with pure gold, and make a crown of gold around it. 25Make a border a single handwidth wide around it and a golden crown for the border all around.

Exodus 25:23 word by word

וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ שֻׁלְחָ֖ן עֲצֵ֣י שִׁטִּ֑ים אַמָּתַ֤יִם אָרְכּוֹ֙ וְאַמָּ֣ה רָחְבּ֔וֹ וְאַמָּ֥ה וָחֵ֖צִי קֹמָתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou shalt also makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• a tableשֻׁלְחָןshûlchân · tableH7979
• shittimשִׁטָּהshiţţâh shiţţîym · acaciaH7848
• woodעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
• two cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
• the lengthאֹ֫רֶךְ'ôrek · lengthH753
• the breadthרֹ֫חַבrôchab · widthH7341
• and a halfחֲצִיchêtsîy · halfH2677
• the heightקוֹמָהqômâh · heightH6967

Cross-references for Exodus 25:23

• Exodus 37:10Then he made the table of acacia wood, two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.
• Exodus 40:22Then he set up the table inside the Tent of Meeting, on the side of the Tabernacle northward, outside the curtain.
• Leviticus 24:6Then you are to set them in two rows, six in a row, on the pure gold table before Adonai.
• Numbers 3:31They were responsible for the Ark, the table, the menorah, the altars, and the implements of the Sanctuary used in service with them, the curtain and all involved with its use.
• 1 Kings 7:48So Solomon made all the equipment that was to be in the House of Adonai: the golden altar, the table on which was the bread of the presence, of gold;
• 1 Chronicles 28:16also the weight of gold for the tables of the rows of bread, for every table and silver for the silver tables;
• 2 Chronicles 4:8He also made ten tables and placed them in the Temple, five on the right side and five on the left. He also made 100 gold bowls.
• Ezekiel 40:41Four tables were on one side and four tables were on the other side, by the side of the gate—eight tables, on which they would slaughter.
• Hebrews 9:2For a tent was prepared: in the outer part were the menorah, the table, and the presentation of the bread—this is called the Holy Place.

Commentaries on Exodus 25:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood - The same wood, the acacia, of which the arkstaves, etc., were made. On the subject of the ark, table of shew-bread, etc., Dr. Cudworth, in his very learned and excellent treatise on the Lord's Supper, has the following remarks: - "When God had brought the children of Israel out of Egypt, resolving to manifest himself in a peculiar manner present among them, he thought good to dwell amongst them in a visible…Read the comment
• 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. 2323. table of shittim wood--of the same material and decorations as the ark [see on Ex 25:5], and like it, too, furnished with rings for the poles on which it was carried [Ex 25:26]. The staves, however, were taken out of it when stationary, in order not to encumber the priests while engaged in their services at the table. It was half a cubit less than the ark in length and breadth, but of the same height. [See on Ex 25:10.]Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 25:23

• Gold
• Shewbread (Showbread)
• Tabernacle

In the dictionaries

• Acacia
• Cast
• Commune
• Handbreadth
• Holy place
• Ring
• Shittahtree
• Testimony
• Badger
• Beauty

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