Exodus 37:6

6 He made a mercy seat of pure gold, 45 inches long and 27 inches wide.^[a]

Exodus 37:6 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 37:6

(See Gill on Exodus 37:1).

Exodus 37:6 In-Context

4 He made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

5 He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark for carrying the ark.

6 He made a mercy seat of pure gold, 45 inches long and 27 inches wide.

7 He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work at the two ends of the mercy seat,

8 one cherub at one end and one cherub at the other end. He made the cherubim [of one piece] with the mercy seat, [a cherub] at each end.

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit two and a half cubits its length and one and a half cubits its width