Exodus 37:10

The Table of Showbread · Exodus 37:10–16
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Translations

Modern
He also made the table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.
Traditional
And he made the table of shittim wood: two cubits was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof:
Literal
And He made the table of acacia wood, two cubits its length, and a cubit its width, and a cubit and a half its height.
Latin
Fecit et mensam de lignis setim in longitudine duorum cubitorum, et in latitudine unius cubiti, quæ habebat in altitudine cubitum ac semissem.

Original

Hebrew
English
He also made the table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.

Notes

It says that Bezalel made the ark of the covenant and all the furnishings, as well as the courtyard and its furnishings (37:1, 10, 17, 25; 38:1, 8, 9, 18). But this probably means he was in charge and guided the other craftsmen and seamstresses.

Measurements

  • a half high: About 3 ft x 1.5 ft x 2.25 ft (91.4 cm x 45.7 cm x 68.6 cm)

Parallels

Exodus 25:23–30 Leviticus 24:5–9

Glossary

Biblical Concept of Law Book of Exodus Deuteronomy, Book of History of Israel Leviticus, Book of Nob Tabernacle

Topics

Gold used in the Arts: Crowns Made of Shewbread (Showbread): Ordinances Concerning