Exodus 25:13
in Exodus 25And make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.
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ASV
And thou shalt make staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.
KJV
And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.
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This verse in Exodus 25
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
And they are to construct an ark of acacia wood
on Exodus 25:10-13
The ark is described first, and the chapter works outward to the mercy seat above it and the table and lampstand outside the veil. It is acacia wood overlaid with pure gold “both inside and out,” so gold covers a surface no one would see.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
And these holy places made with hands were the figures of the true, Heb. ix, 24. The gospel-church is the true tabernacle which the Lord pitched, and not man, Heb. viii, 2. The body of Christ, in and by which he made atonement, was the greater and more perfect tabernacle, Heb. ix, 11.
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11 ) or witness, Acts vii. The gospel of Christ is also called a testimony or witness, Matt. xxiv. That the tables of the law were carefully preserved in the ark for the purpose, to teach us to make much of the word of God, and to hide it in our hearts, in our innermost thoughts, as the ark was placed in the holy of holies.
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And thou shall make staves of shittim wood,.... Of the same, wood the ark was made of, see Exo 25:5 and overlay them with gold; cover them with plates of gold, so that they appeared to be all of gold, the wood being not to be seen.
The words behind it
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ | veasita | and you will make | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| בַדֵּ֖י | vadei | poles of | H905 → | 200 times |
| עֲצֵ֣י | ʾatzei | wood<s> of | H6086 → | 328 times |
| שִׁטִּ֑ים | shitim | acacia | H7848 → | 28 times |
| וְצִפִּיתָ֥ | vetzipita | and you will overlay | H6823 → | 47 times |
| אֹתָ֖ם | ʾotam | <obj.> them | H853 → | 10935 times |
| זָהָֽב׃ | zahav | gold | H2091 → | 389 times |
וְעָשִׂ֥יתָand you will make
veasitaH6213 →2628 times
בַדֵּ֖יpoles of
vadeiH905 →200 times
עֲצֵ֣יwood<s> of
ʾatzeiH6086 →328 times
שִׁטִּ֑יםacacia
shitimH7848 →28 times
וְצִפִּיתָ֥and you will overlay
vetzipitaH6823 →47 times
אֹתָ֖ם<obj.> them
ʾotamH853 →10935 times
זָהָֽב׃gold
zahavH2091 →389 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 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
Numbers 4:6They are to place over this a covering of fine leather, spread a solid blue cloth over it, and insert its poles.
it leads to
- Numbers 4:11–13
Over the gold altar they are to spread a blue cloth, cover it with fine leather, and insert the poles.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Exodus 25:13–15
And make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.
- Numbers 4:11–13
Through
Numbers 4:14and place on it all the vessels used to serve there: the firepans, meat forks, shovels, and sprinkling bowls—all the equipment of the altar. They are to spread over it a covering of fine…
it leads to
- Exodus 38:1–7
Bezalel constructed the altar of burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high.
- Exodus 38:1–7
Through
Exodus 25:28Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, so that the table may be carried with them.
it leads to
- Exodus 25:27
The rings are to be close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.
- Exodus 25:14
Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, in order to carry it.
- Exodus 25:27
Through
Exodus 27:6Additionally, make poles of acacia wood for the altar and overlay them with bronze.
it leads to
- Exodus 35:13–15
the table with its poles, all its utensils, and the Bread of the Presence;
- Exodus 30:4
And make two gold rings below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles used to carry it.
- Numbers 4:44
The men registered by their clans numbered 3,200.
- Exodus 35:13–15
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This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
