Exodus Chapter 37

Furniture of the tabernacle

37:1 And Bezaleel made the ark [of] shittim
Trees and shrubs. Shittim tree at Engedi. (Ancacia Seyal Del.) LOC matpc.14961ושִׁטִּים
Shittah tree (Hebrew: שטה) or the plural “shittim” was used in the Tanakh to refer to trees belonging to the genera Vachellia and Faidherbia (both formerly classed in Acacia). Faidherbia albida, Vachellia seyal, Vachellia tortilis, and Vachellia gerrardii can be found growing wild in the Sinai Desert and the Jordan River Valley.For more info click here
wood two cubits noun — an ancient measure of length, approximately equal to the length of a forearm. It was typically about 18 inches or 44 cm, though there was a long cubit of about 21 inches or 52 cm. — ORIGIN Middle English : from Latin cubitum ‘elbow, forearm, cubit’. and a half [was] the length of it, and a cubit noun — an ancient measure of length, approximately equal to the length of a forearm. It was typically about 18 inches or 44 cm, though there was a long cubit of about 21 inches or 52 cm. — ORIGIN Middle English : from Latin cubitum ‘elbow, forearm, cubit’. and a half the width of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it.

37:2 And he overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a crown of gold around it.
37:3 And he cast for it four rings of gold, [to be set] by the four corners of it; two rings on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.
37:4 And he made staves-a vertical wooden post or plank in a building or other structure. [of] shittim
Trees and shrubs. Shittim tree at Engedi. (Ancacia Seyal Del.) LOC matpc.14961ושִׁטִּים
Shittah tree (Hebrew: שטה) or the plural “shittim” was used in the Tanakh to refer to trees belonging to the genera Vachellia and Faidherbia (both formerly classed in Acacia). Faidherbia albida, Vachellia seyal, Vachellia tortilis, and Vachellia gerrardii can be found growing wild in the Sinai Desert and the Jordan River Valley.For more info click here
wood, and overlaid them with gold.
37:5 And he put the staves-a vertical wooden post or plank in a building or other structure. into the rings on the sides of the ark, to carry the ark.
37:6 And he made the mercy seat [of] pure gold two cubits noun — an ancient measure of length, approximately equal to the length of a forearm. It was typically about 18 inches or 44 cm, though there was a long cubit of about 21 inches or 52 cm. — ORIGIN Middle English : from Latin cubitum ‘elbow, forearm, cubit’. and a half [was] the length of it, and one cubit and a half the width of it.
37:7 And he made two cherubimכְּרוּב
kərūḇ, pl. כְּרוּבִים likely borrowed from a derived form of Akkadian: 𒅗𒊏𒁍 karabu “to bless” such as 𒅗𒊑𒁍 karibu, “one who blesses”,a name for the lamassu) is one of the unearthly beings who directly attend to God, according to Abrahamic religions. The numerous depictions of cherubim assign to them many different roles, such as protecting the entrance of the Garden of Eden
[of] gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat;
37:8 One cherub on the end on this side, and another cherub on the [other] end on that side out of the mercy seat he made the cherubimכְּרוּב
kərūḇ, pl. כְּרוּבִים likely borrowed from a derived form of Akkadian: 𒅗𒊏𒁍 karabu “to bless” such as 𒅗𒊑𒁍 karibu, “one who blesses”,a name for the lamassu) is one of the unearthly beings who directly attend to God, according to Abrahamic religions. The numerous depictions of cherubim assign to them many different roles, such as protecting the entrance of the Garden of Eden
on the two ends of it.
37:9 And the cherubimכְּרוּב
kərūḇ, pl. כְּרוּבִים likely borrowed from a derived form of Akkadian: 𒅗𒊏𒁍 karabu “to bless” such as 𒅗𒊑𒁍 karibu, “one who blesses”,a name for the lamassu) is one of the unearthly beings who directly attend to God, according to Abrahamic religions. The numerous depictions of cherubim assign to them many different roles, such as protecting the entrance of the Garden of Eden
spread out [their] wings on high, [and] covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one another ; [even] to the mercy seat were the faces of the cherubimכְּרוּב
kərūḇ, pl. כְּרוּבִים likely borrowed from a derived form of Akkadian: 𒅗𒊏𒁍 karabu “to bless” such as 𒅗𒊑𒁍 karibu, “one who blesses”,a name for the lamassu) is one of the unearthly beings who directly attend to God, according to Abrahamic religions. The numerous depictions of cherubim assign to them many different roles, such as protecting the entrance of the Garden of Eden
.
37:10 And he made the table [of] shittim
Trees and shrubs. Shittim tree at Engedi. (Ancacia Seyal Del.) LOC matpc.14961ושִׁטִּים
Shittah tree (Hebrew: שטה) or the plural “shittim” was used in the Tanakh to refer to trees belonging to the genera Vachellia and Faidherbia (both formerly classed in Acacia). Faidherbia albida, Vachellia seyal, Vachellia tortilis, and Vachellia gerrardii can be found growing wild in the Sinai Desert and the Jordan River Valley.For more info click here
wood two cubits noun — an ancient measure of length, approximately equal to the length of a forearm. It was typically about 18 inches or 44 cm, though there was a long cubit of about 21 inches or 52 cm. — ORIGIN Middle English : from Latin cubitum ‘elbow, forearm, cubit’. [was] the length of it, and a cubit the width of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it
37:11 And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made it a crown of gold around it.
37:12 Also he made to it a border of an handbreadth The width of the palm was a traditional unit in Ancient Egypt, Israel, Greece, and Rome and in medieval England, where it was also known as the hand, handbreadth or handsbreadth. around it; and made a crown of gold for the border around
it.
37:13 And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings on the four corners that [were] in the four feet of it.
37:14 Over against the border were the rings, the places for the staves-a vertical wooden post or plank in a building or other structure. to bear the table.
37:15 And he made the staves-a vertical wooden post or plank in a building or other structure. [of] shittim
Trees and shrubs. Shittim tree at Engedi. (Ancacia Seyal Del.) LOC matpc.14961ושִׁטִּים
Shittah tree (Hebrew: שטה) or the plural “shittim” was used in the Tanakh to refer to trees belonging to the genera Vachellia and Faidherbia (both formerly classed in Acacia). Faidherbia albida, Vachellia seyal, Vachellia tortilis, and Vachellia gerrardii can be found growing wild in the Sinai Desert and the Jordan River Valley.For more info click here
wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table.
37:16 And he made the vessels which [were] on the table, its dishes, and its spoons, and its bowls, and its covers to cover also, [of] pure gold.

The menorah


37:17 And he made the menorahמְנוֹרָה
mᵊnôrâ pronounced:men-o-raw’ Lamp stand or candlestick For more info click here
[of] pure gold [of] beaten work made he the menorahמְנוֹרָה
mᵊnôrâ pronounced:men-o-raw’ Lamp stand or candlestick For more info click here
; its shaft, and its branch, its bowls, its knobs, and its flowers, were of the same
37:18 And six branches going out of the sides of it; three branches of the menorahמְנוֹרָה
mᵊnôrâ pronounced:men-o-raw’ Lamp stand or candlestick For more info click here
out of the one side of it, and three branches of the menorahמְנוֹרָה
mᵊnôrâ pronounced:men-o-raw’ Lamp stand or candlestick For more info click here
out of the other side of it
37:19 Three bowls made after the fashion of almonds in one branch, a knob and a flower ; and three bowls made like almonds in another branch, a knob and a flower so throughout the six branches going out of the menorahמְנוֹרָה
mᵊnôrâ pronounced:men-o-raw’ Lamp stand or candlestick For more info click here
.

Oil and incense


37:20 And in the menorahמְנוֹרָה
mᵊnôrâ pronounced:men-o-raw’ Lamp stand or candlestick For more info click here
[were] four bowls made like almonds, its knobs, and its flowers
37:21 And a knob under two branches of the same, and a knob under two branches of the same, and a knob under two branches of the same, according to the six branches going out of it.
37:22 Their knobs and their branches were of the same all of it [was] one beaten work [of] pure gold.
37:23 And he made his seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff dishes, [of] pure gold.
37:24 [Of] a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels of it.
37:25 And he made the incense altar [of] shittim
Trees and shrubs. Shittim tree at Engedi. (Ancacia Seyal Del.) LOC matpc.14961ושִׁטִּים
Shittah tree (Hebrew: שטה) or the plural “shittim” was used in the Tanakh to refer to trees belonging to the genera Vachellia and Faidherbia (both formerly classed in Acacia). Faidherbia albida, Vachellia seyal, Vachellia tortilis, and Vachellia gerrardii can be found growing wild in the Sinai Desert and the Jordan River Valley.For more info click here
wood the length of it [was] a cubit, and the width of it a cubit ; [it was] foursquare ; and two cubits noun — an ancient measure of length, approximately equal to the length of a forearm. It was typically about 18 inches or 44 cm, though there was a long cubit of about 21 inches or 52 cm. — ORIGIN Middle English : from Latin cubitum ‘elbow, forearm, cubit’. [was] the height of it; the horns of it were of the same.
37:26 And he overlaid it with pure gold, [both] the top of it, and the sides around it, and the horns of it also he made to it a crown of gold around it.
37:27 And he made two rings of gold for it under the crown of it, by the two corners of it, on the two sides of it, to be places for the staves-a vertical wooden post or plank in a building or other structure. to carry it too.
37:28 And he made the staves-a vertical wooden post or plank in a building or other structure. [of] shittim
Trees and shrubs. Shittim tree at Engedi. (Ancacia Seyal Del.) LOC matpc.14961ושִׁטִּים
Shittah tree (Hebrew: שטה) or the plural “shittim” was used in the Tanakh to refer to trees belonging to the genera Vachellia and Faidherbia (both formerly classed in Acacia). Faidherbia albida, Vachellia seyal, Vachellia tortilis, and Vachellia gerrardii can be found growing wild in the Sinai Desert and the Jordan River Valley.For more info click here
wood, and overlaid them with gold.
37:29 And he made the holyקָדוֹשׁ
Transliteration qāḏôš Pronunciation kaw-doshe’ sacred, holy, Holy One, saint, set apart For more info click here
anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary. 

6 Responses

  1. Pingback: Exodus Chapter 32
  2. Pingback: Exodus Chapter 6

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Categories
    • Destruction of a potter's vessel the type of Judah's destruction
    • God's power typed by the potter Judgements on Judah A prayer
    • Sin and the captivity of Judah Trust in God is blessed God's salvation Renewal of the covenant
    • Ruin of the Jews foreshadowed by types Their return Double payment for idolatry
    • Complete rejection of Judah and resulting judgements Jeremiah receives a promise and a threat A complaint and a prayer
    • Jeremiah's prayer during famine Complaint against lying prophets
    • The Ruined Waistband Figure of the bottles of wine Exhortation to repentance
    • Jeremiah complaint of the prosperity of the wicked God lament the desolation of his inheritance Promises to the repentant
    • The prophet proclaims God's covenant Disobedient Jews reprimanded A prophecy of evil
    • Unequal comparison of God and idols Jeremiah warns the people Lament for the tabernacle Jeremiah's prayer
    • Jeremiah laments the sins of the people Disobedience brings calamities A Warning The Jews and the nations threatened
    • Calamities of Judah Judgements on impenitence A desperate state
    • Jeremiah calls Judah to repentance God's judgements threatened Sacrifices are rejected Exhortation to mourn
    • Judah's enemies encourage themselves The prophet's lament The people are called to mourn
    • Judgement of God on the Jews for their sins Contempt of God Wickedness of the people and their leaders
    • God's call to Israel Judah exhorted to repentance Lamentation for Judah
    • Rebellious Judah and Israel Promises to the repentant Israel's Confession
    • Complaint with Israel Israel causes its own calamities Judah's sins
    • The Time and calling of Jeremiah Jeremiah's vision signifying speedy judgments God's promise of assistance
    • From the book Celebration The Book Of Jewish Festivals Buy the book here Purim’s festivity connects intimately with the month of Adarאֲדָר Ădār; from Akkadian adaru is the sixth month of the civil year and the twelfth month of the religious year on the Hebrew calendar, roughly corresponding to the month of March in the […]
  • Discover more from

    Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

    Continue reading