Exodus 25:10-22
World English Bible
10 “They shall make an ark of acacia wood. Its length shall be two and a half cubits,[a] its width a cubit and a half, and a cubit and a half its height. 11 You shall overlay it with pure gold. You shall overlay it inside and outside, and you shall make a gold molding around it. 12 You shall cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in its four feet. Two rings shall be on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it. 13 You shall make poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold. 14 You shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry the ark. 15 The poles shall be in the rings of the ark. They shall not be taken from it. 16 You shall put the covenant which I shall give you into the ark. 17 You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold. Two and a half cubits shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its width. 18 You shall make two cherubim of hammered gold. You shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat. 19 Make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end. You shall make the cherubim on its two ends of one piece with the mercy seat. 20 The cherubim shall spread out their wings upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy seat. 21 You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the covenant that I will give you. 22 There I will meet with you, and I will tell you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the covenant, all that I command you for the children of Israel.
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- 25:10 A cubit is the length from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow on a man’s arm, or about 18 inches or 46 centimeters.
Exodus 25:10-22
International Standard Version
The Ark of the Covenant
10 “They are to make an ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits[a] long, one and a half cubits[b] wide, and one and a half cubits[c] high. 11 You are to overlay it with pure gold—you are to overlay it inside and outside—and you are to make a gold molding around it. 12 You are to cast four rings for it and put them on its four feet, two rings on one side of it and two rings on its other side. 13 You are to make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. 14 You are to put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark with which to carry it.[d] 15 The poles are to remain in the rings of the ark and are not to be removed from it. 16 You are to put the Testimony[e] that I will give you into the ark.
17 “You are to make a Mercy Seat[f] of pure gold, two and a half cubits[g] long and one and a half cubits[h] wide. 18 You are to make two cherubim[i] of gold; you are to make them of hammered work at the two ends of the Mercy Seat. 19 Place one cherub at one end and one cherub at the other end. You are to make the cherubim at the two ends of the Mercy Seat, and of one piece with it. 20 The cherubim are to spread their wings upward, covering the Mercy Seat with their wings and facing each other. The faces of the cherubim is to be turned toward the Mercy Seat. 21 You are to put the Mercy Seat on top of the ark, and put the Testimony that I’ll give you into the ark. 22 I’ll meet with you there, and I’ll tell you all my commandments[j] for the Israelis from above the Mercy Seat, from between the two cherubim that are on the Ark of the Testimony.”
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- Exodus 25:10 I.e. about 45 inches
- Exodus 25:10 I.e. about 27 inches
- Exodus 25:10 I.e. about 27 inches
- Exodus 25:14 The Heb. lacks it
- Exodus 25:16 I.e. the tablets on which the ten commandments were written and which were placed in the Ark of the Covenant; and so through chapter 31
- Exodus 25:17 Or atonement cover; and so through chapter 31
- Exodus 25:17 I.e. about 45 inches
- Exodus 25:17 I.e. about 27 inches
- Exodus 25:18 I.e. representations of certain angelic beings
- Exodus 25:22 Lit. all that I have commanded you
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