Exodus 37:6
4 Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
5 He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it.
He constructed a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.
7 He made two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,
8 one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of 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 constructed a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.
- KJV
- And he made the mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof.
- WEB
- He made a mercy seat of pure gold. Its length was two and a half cubits, and a cubit and a half its width.
- ASV
- And he made a mercy-seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half [was] the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.
- DARBY
- And he made a mercy-seat of pure gold; two cubits and a half the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof.
- BLB
- And He made a mercy seat of pure gold, two cubits and a half its length, and a cubit and a half its width.
- ÅB
- Så gjorde han en nådestol av rent gull, halvtredje alen lang og halvannen alen bred.
- OTB
- Han laget også soningslokket av rent gull, to og en halv alen langt og en og en halv alen bredt.
- B1930
- Så gjorde han en nådestol av rent gull, halvtredje alen lang og halvannen alen bred.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Hebrews 9:5
Above the ark were the cherubim of glory, overshadowing the mercy seat. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now.
Read in context1 John 2:2
He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
Read in contextExodus 25:17–22
And you are to construct a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.
Read in contextRomans 3:25
God presented Him as the atoning sacrifice through faith in His blood, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand.
Read in contextTitus 2:14
He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
Read in contextLeviticus 16:12–15
Then he must take a censer full of burning coals from the altar before the LORD, and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense, and take them inside the veil.
Read in contextGalatians 4:4
But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
Read in context1 Chronicles 28:11
Then David gave his son Solomon the plans for the portico of the temple, its buildings, storehouses, upper rooms, inner rooms, and the room for the mercy seat.
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