Exodus 37:3

Exodus 37:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he cast for it four rings of gold, to be set by the four corners of it; even two rings upon the one side of it, and two rings upon the other side of it.
• New International Version (NIV)He cast four gold rings for it and fastened them to its four feet, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he cast for it four rings of gold for its four feet, two rings on its one side and two rings on its other side.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he cast for it four rings of gold to be set in its four corners: two rings on one side, and two rings on the other side of it.

Context of Exodus 37:3

1Bezalel also made the Ark from acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. 2He overlaid it with pure gold inside and out, and made a crown of gold for it all around. He cast four golden rings for it, in the four feet, two rings on the one side, and two on the other. 4He also made poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold. 5Then he put the poles into the rings on the sides of the Ark, to carry the Ark.

Exodus 37:3 word by word

וַיִּצֹ֣ק ל֗וֹ אַרְבַּע֙ טַבְּעֹ֣ת זָהָ֔ב עַ֖ל אַרְבַּ֣ע פַּעֲמֹתָ֑יו וּשְׁתֵּ֣י טַבָּעֹ֗ת עַל־צַלְעוֹ֙ הָֽאֶחָ֔ת וּשְׁתֵּי֙ טַבָּע֔וֹת עַל־צַלְע֖וֹ הַשֵּׁנִֽית׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he castיָצַקyâtsaq · to pour: cast metalH3332
• for it fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• ringsטַבַּ֫עַתţabba‛ath · ringH2885
• of goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• cornersפַּ֫עַםpa‛am pa‛ămâh · beatH6471
• of it; even twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• upon the oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• sideצֵלָעtsêlâ‛ tsal‛âh · sideH6763
• upon the otherשֵׁנִיshênîy · secondH8145

Commentaries on Exodus 37:3

• 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 37:3

• Ark
• Gold

In the dictionaries

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

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