Éxodo 37:10-16

La mesa

10 Bezalel hizo la mesa de madera de acacia, de noventa centímetros de largo por cuarenta y cinco centímetros de ancho y setenta centímetros de alto.^[a]

11 La recubrió de oro puro y le puso en derredor una moldura de oro.

12 También le hizo un reborde de veinte centímetros^[b] de ancho, y alrededor del reborde le puso una moldura de oro.

13 Fundió cuatro anillos de oro para la mesa y se los sujetó a las cuatro esquinas, donde iban las cuatro patas.

14 Los anillos fueron colocados cerca del reborde para pasar por ellos las varas empleadas para transportar la mesa.

15 Esas varas eran de madera de acacia y estaban recubiertas de oro.

16 Los utensilios para la mesa, y sus platos, bandejas, tazones, y jarras para derramar las ofrendas de libación, los hizo de oro puro.

Éxodo 37:10-16 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]. "noventa " "… " "de alto" . Lit. "dos codos de largo por un codo de ancho y un codo y medio de alto" .
• [b]. "veinte centímetros" . Lit. "un palmo" .