Focused Passage

Exodus 25:23-30

The Sanctuary Pattern: Offerings, Ark, Table, and Lampstand

The LORD commands Moses to receive voluntary offerings from willing hearts, declares His purpose to dwell among Israel, gives the pattern for the ark and atonement cover, instructs the making of the table for the bread of the Presence, and gives detailed instructions for the pure gold lampstand.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

23You are also to make a table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.

24Overlay it with pure gold and make a gold molding around it.

25And make a rim around it a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim.

26Make four gold rings for the table and fasten them to the four corners at its four legs.

27The rings are to be close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.

28Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, so that the table may be carried with them.

29You are also to make the plates and dishes, as well as the pitchers and bowls for pouring drink offerings. Make them out of pure gold.

30And place the Bread of the Presence on the table before Me at all times.

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References and Original Words

Verse 23

Original words

You are also to makeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singulara tableשֻׁלְחָ֖ןH7979Noun - masculine singularof acaciaשִׁטִּ֑יםH7848Noun - feminine pluralwoodעֲצֵ֣יH6086Noun - masculine plural constructtwo cubitsאַמָּתַ֤יִםH520Noun - fdlongאָרְכּוֹ֙H753Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singulara cubitוְאַמָּ֣הH520Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularwideרָחְבּ֔וֹH7341Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularand a cubitוְאַמָּ֥הH520Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularand a halfוָחֵ֖צִיH2677Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularhighקֹמָתֽוֹ׃H6967Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular

BSB notes

  • The table was approximately 3 feet long, 1.5 feet wide, and 2.25 feet high (91.4 centimeters long, 45.7 centimeters wide, and 68.6 centimeters high).
Verse 24

Original words

Overlayוְצִפִּיתָ֥H6823Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularitאֹת֖וֹH853Direct object marker | third person masculine singularwith pureטָה֑וֹרH2889Adjective - masculine singulargoldזָהָ֣בH2091Noun - masculine singularand makeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singulara goldזָהָ֖בH2091Noun - masculine singularmoldingזֵ֥רH2213Noun - masculine singular constructaround itסָבִֽיב׃H5439Adverb
Verse 25

Original words

And makeוְעָשִׂ֨יתָH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singulara rimמִסְגֶּ֛רֶתH4526Noun - feminine singular constructaround itסָבִ֑יבH5439Adverba handbreadth wideטֹ֖פַחH2948Noun - masculine singularand putוְעָשִׂ֧יתָH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singulara goldזָהָ֛בH2091Noun - masculine singularmoldingזֵר־H2213Noun - masculine singular constructonסָבִֽיב׃H5439Adverbthe rimלְמִסְגַּרְתּ֖וֹH4526Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular

BSB notes

  • A handbreadth is approximately 2.9 inches or 7.4 centimeters.
Verse 26

Original words

Makeוְעָשִׂ֣יתָH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularfourאַרְבַּ֖עH702Number - feminine singular constructgoldזָהָ֑בH2091Noun - masculine singularringsטַבְּעֹ֣תH2885Noun - feminine plural constructfor [the table]לּ֔וֹPreposition | third person masculine singularand fastenוְנָתַתָּ֙H5414Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object marker[them]הַטַּבָּעֹ֔תH2885Article | Noun - feminine pluraltoעַ֚לH5921Prepositionthe fourאַרְבַּ֣עH702Number - feminine singular constructcornersהַפֵּאֹ֔תH6285Article | Noun - feminine plural-אֲשֶׁ֖רH834Pronoun - relativeat its fourלְאַרְבַּ֥עH702Preposition-l | Number - feminine singular constructlegsרַגְלָֽיו׃H7272Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 27

Original words

The ringsהַטַּבָּעֹ֑תH2885Article | Noun - feminine pluralare to beתִּהְיֶ֖יןָH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine pluralcloseלְעֻמַּת֙H5980Preposition-lto the rimהַמִּסְגֶּ֔רֶתH4526Article | Noun - feminine singularto serve as holdersלְבָתִּ֣יםH1004Preposition-l | Noun - masculine pluralfor the polesלְבַדִּ֔יםH905Preposition-l | Noun - masculine pluralused to carryלָשֵׂ֖אתH5375Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe tableהַשֻּׁלְחָֽן׃H7979Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 28

Original words

Makeוְעָשִׂ֤יתָH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe polesהַבַּדִּים֙H905Article | Noun - masculine pluralof acaciaשִׁטִּ֔יםH7848Noun - feminine pluralwoodעֲצֵ֣יH6086Noun - masculine plural constructand overlayוְצִפִּיתָ֥H6823Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularthemאֹתָ֖םH853Direct object marker | third person masculine pluralwith goldזָהָ֑בH2091Noun - masculine singularso that the tableהַשֻּׁלְחָֽן׃H7979Article | Noun - masculine singularmay be carriedוְנִשָּׂא־H5375Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularwith themבָ֖םPreposition | third person masculine pluralאֶת־אֶת־H853Direct object marker
Verse 29

Original words

You are also to makeוְעָשִׂ֨יתָH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularthe platesקְּעָרֹתָ֜יוH7086Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singularand dishesוְכַפֹּתָ֗יוH3709Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singularas well as the pitchersוּקְשׂוֹתָיו֙H7184Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singularand bowlsוּמְנַקִּיֹּתָ֔יוH4518Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativefor pouring drink offeringsיֻסַּ֖ךְH5258Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular. . .בָּהֵ֑ןPreposition-b | Pronoun - third person feminine pluralMakeתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הH6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularthemאֹתָֽם׃H853Direct object marker | third person masculine pluralout of pureטָה֖וֹרH2889Adjective - masculine singulargoldזָהָ֥בH2091Noun - masculine singular
Verse 30

Original words

And placeוְנָתַתָּ֧H5414Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularthe Breadלֶ֥חֶםH3899Noun - masculine singular constructof the Presenceפָּנִ֖יםH6440Noun - masculine pluralonעַֽל־H5921Prepositionthe tableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֛ןH7979Article | Noun - masculine singularbefore Meלְפָנַ֥יH6440Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularat all timesתָּמִֽיד׃פH8548Adverb

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