Exodus 37:12

12 And he made a rim around it a handbreadth^[a] wide, and made a molding of gold around the rim.

Exodus 37:12 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 37:12

(See Gill on Exodus 37:1).

Exodus 37:12 In-Context

10 He also made the table of acacia wood. Two cubits was its length, a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height.

11 And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made a molding of gold around it.

12 And he made a rim around it a handbreadth wide, and made a molding of gold around the rim.

13 He cast for it four rings of gold and fastened the rings to the four corners at its four legs.

14 Close to the frame were the rings, as holders for the poles to carry the table.

Footnotes

• [a]. A handbreadth was about 3 inches or 7.5 centimeters