Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood—two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. New Living Translation Next Bezalel made the Ark of acacia wood—a sacred chest 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high. English Standard Version Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood. Two cubits and a half was its length, a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height. Berean Standard Bible Bezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. King James Bible And Bezaleel made the ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it: New King James Version Then Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; two and a half cubits was its length, a cubit and a half its width, and a cubit and a half its height. New American Standard Bible Now Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; its length was two and a half cubits, its width one and a half cubits, and its height one and a half cubits; NASB 1995 Now Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; its length was two and a half cubits, and its width one and a half cubits, and its height one and a half cubits; NASB 1977 Now Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; its length was two and a half cubits, and its width one and a half cubits, and its height one and a half cubits; Legacy Standard Bible And Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; its length was two and a half cubits, and its width one and a half cubits, and its height one and a half cubits; Amplified Bible Bezalel made the ark [of the covenant] of acacia wood—it was two and a half cubits long, and one and a half cubits wide, and one and a half cubits high. Christian Standard Bible Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood, forty-five inches long, twenty-seven inches wide, and twenty-seven inches high. Holman Christian Standard Bible Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood, 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high. American Standard Version And Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it. Contemporary English Version Bezalel built a chest of acacia wood 110 centimeters long, 66 centimeters wide, and 66 centimeters high. English Revised Version And Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it: GOD'S WORD® Translation Bezalel made the ark out of acacia wood 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high. Good News Translation Bezalel made the Covenant Box out of acacia wood, 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high. International Standard Version Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood two and a half cubits long, one and a half cubits wide, and one and a half cubits high. Majority Standard Bible Bezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. NET Bible Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; its length was three feet nine inches, its width two feet three inches, and its height two feet three inches. New Heart English Bible Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood. Its length was four feet four inches, and its breadth two feet seven inches, and two feet seven inches its height. Webster's Bible Translation And Bezaleel made the ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the hight of it: World English Bible Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood. Its length was two and a half cubits, and its width a cubit and a half, and a cubit and a half its height. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Bezaleel makes the Ark of shittim wood; two cubits and a half its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height; Young's Literal Translation And Bezaleel maketh the ark of shittim wood, two cubits and a half its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height; Smith's Literal Translation And Bezaleel will make the ark acacia wood: two cubits and a half its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd Beseleel made also the ark of setim wood: it was two cubits and a half in length, and a cubit and a half in breadth, and the height was of one cubit and a half: and he overlaid it with the purest gold within and without. Catholic Public Domain Version Now Bezalel also made the ark from setim wood, having two and one half cubits in length, and one and one half cubits in width, and the height was also one and one half cubits. And he clothed it with the purest gold, inside and out. New American Bible Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, one and a half cubits wide, and one and a half cubits high. New Revised Standard Version Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; it was two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleTHEN Bezaliel made the ark of shittim wood; two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it: Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Betsalieil made the ark of wood of the box tree two cubits and a half in its length, and a cubit and a half its width, and a cubit and a half its height: OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And Bezalel made the ark of acacia-wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Beseleel made the ark, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Constructing the Ark1Bezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. 2He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it.… Cross References Exodus 25:10-22 And they are to construct an ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. / Overlay it with pure gold both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it. / Cast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other. ... Hebrews 9:4 containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant. 1 Kings 6:19-20 Solomon also prepared the inner sanctuary within the temple to set the ark of the covenant of the LORD there. / The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold, and he also overlaid the altar of cedar. 1 Chronicles 28:18 the weight of the refined gold for the altar of incense; and the plans for the chariot of the gold cherubim that spread their wings and overshadowed the ark of the covenant of the LORD. 2 Chronicles 5:7-10 Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, beneath the wings of the cherubim. / For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its poles. / The poles of the ark extended far enough that their ends were visible from in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are there to this day. ... Deuteronomy 10:1-5 At that time the LORD said to me, “Chisel out two stone tablets like the originals, come up to Me on the mountain, and make an ark of wood. / And I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke; and you are to place them in the ark.” / So I made an ark of acacia wood, chiseled out two stone tablets like the originals, and went up the mountain with the two tablets in my hands. ... 1 Samuel 4:4 So the people sent men to Shiloh, and they brought back the ark of the covenant of the LORD of Hosts, who sits enthroned between the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God. 2 Samuel 6:2 And he and all his troops set out for Baale of Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the Name—the name of the LORD of Hosts, who is enthroned between the cherubim that are on it. 1 Kings 8:6-9 Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, beneath the wings of the cherubim. / For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its poles. / The poles extended far enough that their ends were visible from the Holy Place in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are there to this day. ... Jeremiah 3:16 “In those days, when you multiply and increase in the land,” declares the LORD, “they will no longer discuss the ark of the covenant of the LORD. It will never come to mind, and no one will remember it or miss it, nor will another one be made. Revelation 11:19 Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm. Numbers 10:33 So they set out on a three-day journey from the mountain of the LORD, with the ark of the covenant of the LORD traveling ahead of them for those three days to seek a resting place for them. Joshua 3:3 and commanded the people: “When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God being carried by the Levitical priests, you are to set out from your positions and follow it. 1 Chronicles 13:3 Then let us bring back the ark of our God, for we did not inquire of Him in the days of Saul.” 2 Chronicles 35:3 To the Levites who taught all Israel and were holy to the LORD, Josiah said: “Put the holy ark in the temple built by Solomon son of David king of Israel. It is not to be carried around on your shoulders. Now serve the LORD your God and His people Israel. Treasury of Scripture And Bezaleel made the ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it: Exodus 25:10-16 And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof… Exodus 26:33 And thou shalt hang up the vail under the taches, that thou mayest bring in thither within the vail the ark of the testimony: and the vail shall divide unto you between the holy place and the most holy. Exodus 31:7 The tabernacle of the congregation, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy seat that is thereupon, and all the furniture of the tabernacle, Jump to Previous Acacia Acacia-Wood Ark Bezaleel Bezalel Bez'alel Breadth Cubit Cubits Half Hard Height High Hight Length Shittim Thereof Wide Width WoodJump to Next Acacia Acacia-Wood Ark Bezaleel Bezalel Bez'alel Breadth Cubit Cubits Half Hard Height High Hight Length Shittim Thereof Wide Width WoodExodus 37 1. The ark and mercy seat with cherubim made10. The table of showbread with its vessels 17. The candlestick with its lamps and instruments 25. The altar of incense 29. The anointing oil and sweet incense Bezalel The name "Bezalel" means "in the shadow of God" in Hebrew, indicating divine protection and guidance. Bezalel was chosen by God for his exceptional skill and wisdom in craftsmanship (Exodus 31:2-5). His role as the chief artisan in constructing the Tabernacle underscores the importance of using God-given talents for His glory. Bezalel's work is a reminder that God equips individuals with specific skills for His purposes, and when we work under His guidance, our efforts become acts of worship. made the ark of acacia wood two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high (1-24) This passage corresponds with Exodus 37:10-29 of Exodus 25, and contains an account of the construction of the holy furniture: (1) That of the Holy of Holies: viz., the ark (Exodus 37:1-5), the mercyseat (Exodus 37:6-9); (2) that of the Holy Place, viz., the table of shewbread (Exodus 37:10-16) and the golden candlestick (Exodus 37:17-24). . . . Verses 1-29. - THE FURTHER PROGRESS OF THE WORK - THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FURNITURE FOR THE HOLY OF HOLIES (vers. 1, 9) - AND FOR THE HOLY PLACE (vers. 10-28)-THE MAKING OF THE HOLY OIL AND OF THE INCENSE (ver. 29). On the history of the construction of the tabernacle follows naturally that of the construction of its furniture. The order of dignity is followed, as in ch. 25, and the furniture of the holy of holies taken first. Vers. 1-9 correspond to vers. 10-20 of ch. 25; vers. 10-16 to vers. 23-29; vers. 17-24 to vers. 31-39 of the same; and vers. 25-28 to vers. 1-5 of ch. 30. Ver. 29 is an abbreviation of Exodus 30:23-25, and 34, 35. Verse 1. - Bezaleel made the ark. The particular maker of the various parts and contents of the tabernacle is not elsewhere pointed out. Thus this mention of Bezaleel is emphatic, and seems intended to mark the employment of the highest artistic skill on that which was the most precious of all objects connected with the new construction.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Bezalel went onבְּצַלְאֵ֛ל (bə·ṣal·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1212: Bezalel -- 'in the shadow (protection) of El', two Israelites to make וַיַּ֧עַשׂ (way·ya·‘aś) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make the ark הָאָרֹ֖ן (hā·’ā·rōn) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 727: A chest, ark of acacia שִׁטִּ֑ים (šiṭ·ṭîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 7848: Acacia (a tree and a wood) wood, עֲצֵ֣י (‘ă·ṣê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood two אַמָּתַ֨יִם (’am·mā·ṯa·yim) Noun - fd Strong's 520: A mother, a cubit, a door-base and a half cubits וָחֵ֜צִי (wā·ḥê·ṣî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2677: The half, middle long, אָרְכּ֗וֹ (’ā·rə·kōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 753: Length a cubit וְאַמָּ֤ה (wə·’am·māh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 520: A mother, a cubit, a door-base and a half וָחֵ֙צִי֙ (wā·ḥê·ṣî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2677: The half, middle wide, רָחְבּ֔וֹ (rā·ḥə·bōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7341: Breadth, width and a cubit וְאַמָּ֥ה (wə·’am·māh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 520: A mother, a cubit, a door-base and a half וָחֵ֖צִי (wā·ḥê·ṣî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2677: The half, middle high. קֹמָתֽוֹ׃ (qō·mā·ṯōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6967: Height Links Exodus 37:1 NIVExodus 37:1 NLT Exodus 37:1 ESV Exodus 37:1 NASB Exodus 37:1 KJV Exodus 37:1 BibleApps.com Exodus 37:1 Biblia Paralela Exodus 37:1 Chinese Bible Exodus 37:1 French Bible Exodus 37:1 Catholic Bible OT Law: Exodus 37:1 Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood (Exo. 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