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King James Version (1611 Edition)

Exodus 37:4

And he made staues of Shittim wood, and ouerlaid them with gold.

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.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they put it on four posts of incorruptible wood overlaid with gold; and their chapiters were gold, and their four sockets were silver.
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 Bezaleel made the Arke of Shittim wood: two cubites and a halfe was the length of it, and a cubite and a halfe the breadth of it, and a cubite and a halfe the height of it. 2 And he ouerlaid it with pure gold within & without, and made a crowne of gold to it round about. 3 And hee cast for it foure rings of gold, to be set by the foure corners of it: euen two rings vpon the one side of it, and two rings vpon the other side of it. 4 And he made staues of Shittim wood, and ouerlaid them with gold. 5 And hee put the staues into the rings, by the sides of the Arke, to beare the Arke. 6 And he made the Mercie seat of pure gold: two cubites and an halfe was the length thereof, and one cubite and an halfe the breadth thereof. 7 And he made two Cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made hee them, on the two endes of the Mercie seate: 8 One Cherub on the end on this side, and another Cherub on the other end, on that side: out of the Mercie seat made hee the Cherubims on the two ends thereof. 9 And the Cherubims spread out their wings on high, and couered with their wings ouer the Mercie seat with their faces one to another: euen to the Mercie seat ward were the faces of the Cherubims.

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 vnto Cain, and to his offring he had not respect: and Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
Genesis 27:41
And Esau hated Iacob, because of the blessing, wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The dayes of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Iacob.
Genesis 37:3
Now Israel loued Ioseph more then all his children, because he was the sonne of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.
Genesis 37:5
And Ioseph dreamed a dreame, and he told it his brethren, and they hated him yet the more.
Genesis 37:11
And his brethren enuied him: but his father obserued the saying.
Genesis 37:12
And his brethren went to feed their fathers flocke in Shechem.
Genesis 37:13
And Israel saide vnto Ioseph, Doe not thy brethren feed the flocke in Shechem? Come, and I will send thee vnto them: & he said to him, Here am I.
Genesis 37:18
And when they saw him a farre off, euen before he came neere vnto them, they conspired against him, to slay him.
Genesis 37:19
And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer commeth.
Genesis 37:24
And they tooke him and cast him into a pit: and the pit was emptie, there was no water in it.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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