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Brenton's Septuagint

Exodus 37:4

And they put it on four posts of incorruptible wood overlaid with gold; and their chapiters were gold, and their four sockets were silver.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ark;   Gold;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Ark of the Covenant;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ark of the Covenant;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Ark;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ark of the Covenant;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Leviticus;   Tabernacle;   Text, Versions, and Languages of Ot;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Crown;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Handicraft;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Shittim;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
He made poles of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
King James Version
And he made staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
Lexham English Bible
And he made poles of acacia wood, and he overlaid them with gold.
New Century Version
Then he made poles of acacia wood and covered them with gold.
New English Translation
He made poles of acacia wood, overlaid them with gold,
Amplified Bible
He made carrying poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
New American Standard Bible
And he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Also he made barres of Shittim wood, and couered them with golde,
Legacy Standard Bible
He made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
Contemporary English Version
Then he made two poles of acacia wood, covered them with gold,
Complete Jewish Bible
He made poles of acacia-wood and overlaid them with gold.
Darby Translation
And he made staves of acacia-wood and overlaid them with gold.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then he made the poles for carrying the Box. He used acacia wood and covered the poles with pure gold.
English Standard Version
And he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold
George Lamsa Translation
And he made poles of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
Good News Translation
He made carrying poles of acacia wood, covered them with gold,
Christian Standard Bible®
He made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
Literal Translation
And he made poles of acacia wood; and he overlaid them with gold.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And made staues of Fyrre tre, and ouerlayed the with golde,
American Standard Version
And he made staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.
Bible in Basic English
And rods of the same wood plated with gold.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And made barres of Sittim wood, and couered them with golde.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he made staves of acacia-wood, and overlaid them with gold.
King James Version (1611)
And he made staues of Shittim wood, and ouerlaid them with gold.
English Revised Version
And he made staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.
Berean Standard Bible
Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he made barris of the trees of Sechym, whiche barris he clothide with gold,
Young's Literal Translation
and he maketh staves of shittim wood, and overlayeth them with gold,
Update Bible Version
And he made poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he made staffs [of] shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
World English Bible
He made poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.
New King James Version
He made poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.
New Living Translation
Then he made poles from acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
New Life Bible
He made long pieces of acacia wood and covered them with gold.
New Revised Standard
He made poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and he made staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he made bars of setim wood, which he overlaid with gold,
Revised Standard Version
And he made poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

Contextual Overview

1 And they made ten curtains for the tabernacle; 2 of eight and twenty cubits the length of one curtain: the same measure was to all, and the breadth of one curtain was of four cubits. 3 And they made the veil of blue, and purple, and spun scarlet, and fine linen twined, the woven work with cherubs. 4 And they put it on four posts of incorruptible wood overlaid with gold; and their chapiters were gold, and their four sockets were silver. 5 And they made the veil of the door of the tabernacle of witness of blue, and purple, and spun scarlet, and fine linen twined, woven work with cherubs, 6 and their posts five, and the rings; and they gilded their chapiters and their clasps with gold, and they had five sockets of brass. 7 And they made the court toward the south; the curtains of the court of fine linen twined, a hundred cubits every way, 8 and their posts twenty, and their sockets twenty; 9 and on the north side a hundred every way, and on the south side a hundred every way, and their posts twenty and their sockets twenty.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

staves: Numbers 4:14, Numbers 4:15, Acts 9:15

with gold: 1 Peter 1:7, 1 Peter 1:18, 1 Peter 1:19

Reciprocal: Exodus 25:13 - General 1 Kings 8:8 - drew out the staves

Cross-References

Genesis 4:5
but Cain and his sacrifices he regarded not, and Cain was exceedingly sorrowful and his countenance fell.
Genesis 27:41
And Esau was angry with Jacob because of the blessing, with which his father blessed him; and Esau said in his mind, Let the days of my father’s mourning draw nigh, that I may slay my brother Jacob.
Genesis 37:3
And Jacob loved Joseph more than all his sons, because he was to him the son of old age; and he made for him a coat of many colours.
Genesis 37:5
And Joseph dreamed a dream, and reported it to his brethren.
Genesis 37:11
And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
Genesis 37:12
And his brethren went to feed the sheep of their father to Sychem.
Genesis 37:13
And Israel said to Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed their flock in Sychem? Come, I will send thee to them; and he said to him, Behold, I am here.
Genesis 37:18
And they spied him from a distance before he drew nigh to them, and they wickedly took counsel to slay him.
Genesis 37:19
And each said to his brother, Behold, that dreamer comes.
Genesis 37:24
And they took him and cast him into the pit; and the pit was empty, it had not water.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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