Exodus 37:10-24

Making the Table and the Lampstand

10 And he made the table of acacia wood, two cubits its length and a cubit its width and a cubit and a half its height.

11 And he overlaid it [with] pure gold, and he made for it a gold molding all around.

12 And he made for it a handbreadth rim all around, and he made a gold molding for its rim all around.

13 And he cast for it four gold rings, and he put the rings on the four corners where its four {legs} [were].

14 The rings were near the rim as {holders} for the poles to carry the table.

15 And he made the poles of acacia wood, and he overlaid them [with] gold to carry the table.

16 And he made the vessels that [were] on the table--its plates and its ladles, and its bowls and its pitchers with which [libations] were poured--[of] pure gold.

17 And he made the lampstand of pure gold; he made the lampstand of hammered work--its base and its branch, its cups, its buds, and its blossoms were {all part of it}.

18 And six branches [were] going out from its sides, three branches of the lampstand from its one side and three branches of the lampstand from its second side.

19 Three almond-flower cups [were] on the one branch [with] a bud and a blossom, and three almond-flower cups [were] on the one branch [with] a bud and a blossom--likewise for the six branches going out from the lampstand.

20 And on the lampstand [were] four almond-flower cups, [with] its buds and its blossoms.

21 And a bud [was] under the two branches [that came] from it, and a bud under the two branches from it, and a bud under the two branches from it, [likewise] for the six branches coming out from the lampstand.

22 Their buds and their branches were from it, all of it one [piece] of pure gold, hammered work.

23 And he made its seven lamps and its snuffers and its fire pans of pure gold.

24 He made it [from] a talent of pure gold and all its [pieces of] equipment.

Exodus 37:10-24 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 37

This chapter continues the account of the making of the tabernacle, and the furniture of it, particularly the ark, mercy seat, and cherubim, Ex 37:1-9 the shewbread table, and what appertained to that, Ex 37:10-16 the candlestick, and all the vessels of it, Ex 37:17-24 and the altar of incense, together with the anointing oil, and pure incense, Ex 37:25-29.

because he gave his mind to this work more than the rest of the wise men, it is called by his name. It is a notion of some Jewish writers that the ark was made by Bezaleel, without the help of others; but there is no sufficient reason to be given for it; for other things are equally ascribed to him in this and the following chapter, as the mercy seat with the cherubim, the shewbread table, the candlestick of pure gold, the two altars, the laver of brass, with other things, which are only said to be made by him, because they were made by his direction, and he having the oversight of them while making; wherefore Aben Ezra observes, that this is particularly said for the glory of the ark. Of the ark, and all other things mentioned in this chapter, \\see Gill on "Ex 25:1"\\ &c. to end of chapter, \\see Gill on "Ex 30:1"\\ &c. to end of chapter. 10564-941108-1324-Ex37.2

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "feet"
• [b]. Literally "houses"
• [c]. Or "bowls"
• [d]. Literally "from it"
• [e]. Refers to the lampstand