Keraia
Exodus 37

Exodus 37:12

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

Modern
And he made a rim around it a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim.
Traditional
Also he made thereunto a border of an handbreadth round about; and made a crown of gold for the border thereof round about.
Literal
And he made for it a frame of a handbreadth all around, and he made a gold molding for its frame all around.
Latin
…ipsique labio coronam auream interrasilem quatuor digitorum, et super eamdem, alteram coronam auream.

Original

Hebrew
English
And he made a rim around it a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim.

Notes

Exodus 37:1–29

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 handbreadth wide: About 2.9 in (7.4 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

Measure: A Handbreadth Shewbread (Showbread): Ordinances Concerning