Exodus 37:2
1 Bezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.
He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it.
3 And he cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.
4 Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it.
- KJV
- And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about.
- WEB
- He overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a molding of gold for it around it.
- ASV
- and he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about.
- DARBY
- And he overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a border of gold upon it round about.
- BLB
- And he overlaid it with pure gold—from within and from without—and he made for it a molding of gold all around.
- ÅB
- Han kledde den med rent gull, både innvendig og utvendig, og han gjorde en gullkrans på den rundt omkring.
- OTB
- Han kledde den med rent gull, både innvendig og utvendig, og laget en gullkant rundt den.
- B1930
- Han klædde den med rent gull, både innvendig og utvendig, og han gjorde en gullkrans på den rundt omkring.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Exodus 30:3
Overlay with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns, and make a molding of gold around it.
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