Exodus 37:6

6 He made the atonement cover of pure gold—two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

Exodus 37:6 in Other Translations

KJV
6 And he made the mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof.
ESV
6 And he made a mercy seat of pure gold. Two cubits and a half was its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth.
NLT
6 Then he made the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—from pure gold. It was 45 inches long and 27 inches wide.
MSG
6 Next he made a lid of pure gold for the Chest, an Atonement-Cover, three and three-quarters feet long and two and a quarter feet wide.
CSB
6 He made a mercy seat of pure gold, 45 inches long and 27 inches wide.

Exodus 37:6 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 37:6

(See Gill on Exodus 37:1).

Exodus 37:6 In-Context

4 Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
5 And he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it.
6 He made the atonement cover of pure gold—two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.
7 Then he made two cherubim out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover.
8 He made one cherub on one end and the second cherub on the other; at the two ends he made them of one piece with the cover.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Exodus 26:34; S Exodus 31:7; Hebrews 9:5
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