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Making the Table

10 (A)Then he made the table of acacia wood, two [a]cubits [b]long and a cubit [c]wide and one and a half cubits [d]high. 11 He overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding for it all around. 12 He made a rim for it of a handbreadth all around and made a gold molding for its rim all around. 13 He cast four gold rings for it and put the rings on the four corners that were on its four feet. 14 Close to the rim were the rings, the holders for the poles to carry the table. 15 He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table. 16 He made the utensils which were on the table, its [e]dishes and its pans and its offering bowls and its jars, with which to pour out drink offerings, of pure gold.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 37:10 A cubit was approx. 18 in. or 45 cm
  2. Exodus 37:10 Lit its length
  3. Exodus 37:10 Lit its width
  4. Exodus 37:10 Lit its height
  5. Exodus 37:16 Or platters

The Table of Showbread

10 Then he made a table of acacia wood two cubits[a] long, one cubit[b] wide, and one and a half cubits[c] high. 11 He overlaid it with pure gold and put a gold molding around it. 12 He made a rim one handbreadth[d] wide around it, and made a gold molding around the rim. 13 He cast four gold rings for it and put the rings on the four corners where its four feet were. 14 The rings were close to the rim as holders for the poles to carry the table. 15 He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold to carry the table. 16 He made the utensils which were on the table, its plates, dishes, bowls, and jars out of which libations are poured. He made them of pure gold.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 37:10 I.e. about six feet
  2. Exodus 37:10 I.e. about one and a half feet
  3. Exodus 37:10 I.e. about 27 inches
  4. Exodus 37:12 I.e. about five inches

The Table(A)

10 They[a] made the table(B) of acacia wood—two cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high.[b] 11 Then they overlaid it with pure gold(C) and made a gold molding around it. 12 They also made around it a rim a handbreadth[c] wide and put a gold molding on the rim. 13 They cast four gold rings for the table and fastened them to the four corners, where the four legs were. 14 The rings(D) were put close to the rim to hold the poles used in carrying the table. 15 The poles for carrying the table were made of acacia wood and were overlaid with gold. 16 And they made from pure gold the articles for the table—its plates and dishes and bowls and its pitchers for the pouring out of drink offerings.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 37:10 Or He; also in verses 11-29
  2. Exodus 37:10 That is, about 3 feet long, 1 1/2 feet wide and 2 1/4 feet high or about 90 centimeters long, 45 centimeters wide and 68 centimeters high
  3. Exodus 37:12 That is, about 3 inches or about 7.5 centimeters