Exodus 35:12
in Exodus 35the ark with its poles and mercy seat, and the veil to shield it;
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
the ark, and the staves thereof, the mercy-seat, and the veil of the screen;
KJV
The ark, and the staves thereof, with the mercy seat, and the vail of the covering,
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This verse in Exodus 35
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The covering - This is not the same as the covering of Exo 35:11, which denotes the covering of the tent (see Exo 26:14): the word is used here for the entrance curtains (see Exo 26:36; Exo 27:16).
This site's exposition
And every wise hearted among you shall come
on Exodus 35:10-14
Skill is described here as wisdom, and the phrase governs the chapter, falling on the workmen at verse 10, on the women at verse 25, and on the two named masters at verse 35 where it reads wisdom of heart. The word wisdom first occurs in Scripture at Exodus 28:3, where it is given to craftsmen making priestly garments, before any king is said to have it. The inventory begins with the tabernacle and its boards, where chapter 25 began with the ark, so this is the order a builder works in rather than the order God spoke in.
This site's exposition
the ark with its poles and mercy seat
The ark and its mercy seat are made at 37:1-9. The veil to shield it is the curtain of 26:31-33, hung to separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place. John Gill notes that the ark and the mercy seat stood behind it, in the most holy place.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
23 And every man, with whom was found blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair, and red skins of rams, and badgers' skins, brought them. 24 Every one that did offer an offering of silver and brass brought the L ORD 's offering: and every man, with whom was found shittim wood for any work of the service, brought it.
quarantine:scripture (2026-07-29) — scripture-overlap:97%@v23-24
The ark and the staves thereof,.... To carry it with, which were all made of shittim wood: with the mercy seat; made of pure gold; these were set in the most holy place: and the vail of the covering; which divided between the holy and the holy of holies; of these see Exo 25:10.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
For the table was constructed for the showbread. 47 The showbread was not actually placed upon the table at this time. Hence I.E.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָאָרֹ֥ן | haaron | the ark | H727 → | 202 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בַּדָּ֖יו | badav | poles its | H905 → | 200 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַכַּפֹּ֑רֶת | hakaporet | the atonement cover | H3727 → | 27 times |
| וְאֵ֖ת | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| פָּרֹ֥כֶת | parokhet | [the] curtain of | H6532 → | 25 times |
| הַמָּסָֽךְ׃ | hamasakh | the screen | H4539 → | 25 times |
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הָאָרֹ֥ןthe ark
haaronH727 →202 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
בַּדָּ֖יוpoles its
badavH905 →200 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַכַּפֹּ֑רֶתthe atonement cover
hakaporetH3727 →27 times
וְאֵ֖תand <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
פָּרֹ֥כֶת[the] curtain of
parokhetH6532 →25 times
הַמָּסָֽךְ׃the screen
hamasakhH4539 →25 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Exodus 26:7You are to make curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven curtains in all.
it leads to
- Exodus 26:14
Also make a covering for the tent out of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of fine leather.
- Exodus 36:14–18
He then made curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven curtains in all.
- Exodus 26:1
“You are to construct the tabernacle itself with ten curtains of finely spun linen, each with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and cherubim skillfully worked into them.
- Exodus 35:23
Everyone who had blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, or fine linen, goat hair, ram skins dyed red, or articles of fine leather, brought them.
- Exodus 26:12
As for the overlap that remains of the tent curtains, the half curtain that is left over shall hang down over the back of the tabernacle.
- Exodus 26:14
Where this verse is studied
On this page
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About Exodus
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.