EXO 37

Exodus 37:10

WEB

He made the table of acacia wood. Its length was two cubits, and its width was a cubit, and its height was a cubit and a half.

BSB

He also made the table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.

KJV

¶ And he made the table of shittim wood: two cubits was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof:

Matthew Henry

Verses 10–24

Exodus 37:10–24

Here is, 1. The making of the table on which the show-bread was to be continually placed. God is a good householder, that always keeps a plentiful table. Is the world his tabernacle? His providence in it spreads a table for all the creatures: he provides food for all flesh. Is the church his tabernacle? His grace in it spreads a table for all believers, furnished with the bread of life. But observe how much the dispensation of the gospel exceeds that of the law. Though here was a table furnished, it was only with show-bread, bread to be looked upon, not to be fed upon, while it was on this table, and afterwards only by the priests; but to the table which Christ has spread in the new covenant all real Christians are invited guests; and to them it is said, Eat, O friends, come eat of my bread. What the law gave but a sight of at a distance, the gospel gives the enjoyment of, and a hearty welcome to. 2. The making of the candlestick, which was not of wood overlaid with gold, but all beaten work of pure gold only, Exo 37:17, Exo 37:22. This signified that light of divine revelation with which God's church upon earth (which is his tabernacle among men) has always been enlightened, being always supplied with fresh oil from Christ the good Olive, Zac 4:2, Zac 4:3. God's manifestations of himself in this world are but candle-light compared with the daylight of the future state. The Bible is a golden candlestick; it is of pure gold, Psa 19:10. From it light is diffused to every part of God's tabernacle, that by it his spiritual priests may see to minister unto the Lord, and to do the service of his sanctuary. This candlestick has not only its bowls for necessary use, but its knops and flowers for ornament; there are many things which God saw fit to beautify his word with which we can no more give a reason for than for these knops and flowers, and yet we are sure that they were added for a good purpose. Let us bless God for this candlestick, have an eye to it continually, and dread the removal of it out of its place.

Cross-references: Exod 37:17 · Exod 37:22 · Zech 4:2 · Zech 4:3 · Ps 19:10

Hebrew interlinear

H6213

עָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/

v — do, make

Derivation: a primitive root;

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

KJV: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, × certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, feast, (fight-) ing man, finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, hinder, hold (a feast), × indeed, be industrious, journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, × sacrifice, serve, set, shew, × sin, spend, × surely, take, × thoroughly, trim, × very, vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use.

עָשָׂה

vb — do

עָשָׂה 2622 vb. do, make

Qal 2524

I.

1. do (1560 t.)

2. deal with

3. oft. in phr. do kindness with

4. abs. act, act with effect

II.

1. make (670 t.)

2. produce, yield

3. prepare, esp. of dressing and cooking food

4. make offering

5. attend to, put in order

6. observe, celebrate, religious festival

7. acquire property of various kinds

8. appoint priests

9. bring about of י׳’s effecting a deliverance

10. use

11. spend, pass, days of life

Niph. 97

1. be done

2.

a. be made, of concr. things

b. be produced from vine

c. be prepared, of food

d. be offered

e. be observed, passover

f. be used

Pu. I was made

עָשָׂה

vb — press

[עָשָׂה] vb. Pi. press, squeeze

H853

אֵתʼêth/ayth/

prt — self, even, namely

Derivation: apparent contracted from 226 in the demonstrative sense of entity;

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

KJV: [as such unrepresented in English].

אֵת

mark of the accusative

אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite

H7979

שֻׁלְחָןshulchân/shool-khawn'/

n-m — table, spread, meal

Derivation: from 7971;

a table (as spread out); by implication, a meal

KJV: table.

שֻׁלְחָן

n.m — table

שֻׁלְחָן 71 n.m. table

H6086

עֵץʻêts/ates/

n-m — tree, wood

Derivation: from 6095;

a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)

KJV: carpenter, gallows, helve, pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.

עֵץ

n.m — tree

עֵץ 329 n.m. tree, trees, wood

1. (c. 150 t.)

a. a standing tree

b. coll. trees

2. (c. 175 t.; c. 120 t. pl., to denote pieces [or articles] of wood)

H7848

שִׁטָּהshiṭṭâh/shit-taw'/

n-f — acacia, scourging

Derivation: feminine of a derivative (only in the plural שִׁטִּים; meaning the sticks of wood) from the same as 7850;

the acacia (from its scourging thorns)

KJV: shittah, shittim. See also 1029.

שִׁטָּה

n.f — acacia

שִׁטָּה 27 n.f. acacia, tree and wood

H520

אַמָּהʼammâh/am-maw'/

n-f — a mother, a cubit, a door-base

Derivation: prolonged from 517;

properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)

KJV: cubit, + hundred (by exchange for 3967), measure, post.

אַמָּה

n.f — foundation

[אַמָּה] n.f. (etym. & mng. dub.; Thes foundation) only Is 6:4.

אַמָּה

n.f — ell

אַמָּה 246 n.f. ell, cubit

1. cubit

2.measure, full measure, limit

H753

אֹרֶךְʼôrek/o'rek/

n-m — length

Derivation: from 748;

length

KJV: forever, length, long.

אֹ֫רֶךְ

n.[m.] — length

אֹ֫רֶךְ 94 n.[m.] length

a. length

b. of time

c. forbearance, self-restraint

H7341

רֹחַבrôchab/ro'-khab/

n-m — width

Derivation: from 7337;

width (literally or figuratively)

KJV: breadth, broad, largeness, thickness, wideness.

רֹ֫חַב

n.[m.] — breadth

רֹ֫חַב 101 n.[m.] breadth, width

H2677

חֵצִיchêtsîy/khay-tsee'/

n-m — half, middle

Derivation: from 2673;

the half or middle

KJV: half, middle, mid(-night), midst, part, two parts.

חֲצִי

n.m — half

חֲצִי 123 n.m. half

1. half of anything

2. middlemidnight

H6967

קוֹמָהqôwmâh/ko-maw'/

n-f — height

Derivation: from 6965;

height

KJV: × along, height, high, stature, tall.

קוֹמָה

n.f — height

קוֹמָה, קֹמָה 45 n.f. height

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