Exodus 25:10–22 — The box to hold the stone slabs

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Exo 25:10–22

25:10 The box to hold the stone slabs

(Exo. 37:1-9)

10 They must make a wooden chest from acacia wood. It should be 125cm long, with the width and the height being 75cm. 11 It must be overlaid with pure gold sheeting on the outside and the inside, and have a gold moulding fitted all around it. 12 Four gold rings must be cast and attached to the four feet—two rings on each side. 13 Make two carrying poles from acacia wood and overlay them with gold sheeting. 14 Those poles will be inserted through the rings on the sides of the chest so it can be picked up and carried on them. 15 The poles must be kept in the rings on the chest—they mustn’t be removed. 16 The two stone slabs that I’ll give you with our agreement inscribed on them must be placed inside the chest.

17 You must make a lid the same length and width as the chest. It must be made of pure gold and will be known as ‘the atonement platform’.[ref] 18 Then make a pair of winged-creatures from gold that’s hammered from the two ends of the atonement platform. 19 Yes, make one winged-creature from each end of the gold lid material. 20 Their up-lifted wings should spread out covering the atonement platform and they should be facing each other across the top of the platform. 21 When I give you the stone slabs, put them inside the box and then fasten the atonement platform on top to form the lid. 22 Then I’ll meet with you there, and from the atonement platform between the two winged-creatures and above the stone slabs, I’ll be able to tell you my commands to pass on to the Israelis.

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10 And_they _will _make an _box _of wood(s)_of acacia will _be_two _cubits and_a _half length _of_its and_will _be_a _cubit and_a _half breadth _of_its and_will _be_a _cubit and_a _half height _of_its.

11 And_you _will _overlay DOM_him/it gold pure from_inside and_from_outside you_will _overlay _it and_you _will _make on/upon/above_him/it a _moulding _of gold all _around.

12 And_you _will _throw for_him/it four rings _of gold and_you(ms)_will _give on the _four feet _of_its and_two _of rings will _be_on side _of_its (the)_one and_two _of rings will _be_on side _of_its the_second(fs).

13 And_you _will _make poles _of wood(s)_of acacia and_you _will _overlay DOM_them gold.

14 And_you _will _put DOM the_poles in_rings on the _sides _of the _box to_carry DOM the_box by_them.

15 In_the _rings _of the _box the_poles they _will _be not they _will _be _removed from_it.

16 And_you _will _put into the_box DOM the_transcript which I _will _give to_you.

17 And_you _will _make an _atonement _cover _of gold pure will _be_two _cubits and_a _half length _of_its and_will _be_a _cubit and_a _half breadth _of_its.

18 And_you _will _make two cherubim gold hammered _work you _will _make DOM_them from_the _two _of the _ends _of the _atonement _cover.

19 And_make a _cherub one from_an _end from_this and_a _cherub one from_an _end from_this from the _atonement_cover you(pl)_will _make DOM the_cherubims on the _two _of ends _of_its.

20 And_ the_cherubims _they _will _be spreading _out _of (of)_wings (to)_upwards covering with_wings _of_their over the _atonement_cover and_faces _of_their each will _be_to his/its_brother to the _atonement_cover they _will _be the _faces _of the_cherubims.

21 And_you _will _put DOM the _atonement_cover on the_box from_to_above and_near/to the_box you _will _put DOM the_transcript which I _will _give to_you.

22 And_I _will _meet to/for_yourself(m) there and_I _will _speak with_you from_under the _atonement_cover from_between the _two _of the_cherubims which will _be_above the _box _of the _transcript DOM all _of that I _will _command you to the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

25:17: Heb 9:5.

Exo 37:1–9

37:1 Making the sacred box

(Exo. 25:10-22)

37 Then Betsalel made the sacred chest from acacia wood—it was 1.2m long, 0.75m wide, and 0.75m high. 2 He overlaid both the inside and the outside with pure gold, and made a gold moulding all around it, 3 and he cast four rings of gold and attached them to its four feet—two rings on each one side. 4 He made two acacia wood poles and overlaid them with gold, 5 and he put the poles into the rings on the sides of the box for carrying it.

6 Then he made the atonement platform from pure gold to fit as the lid for the box, so it was also 1.2m long and 0.75m wide, 7 ⇔then from the ends of the lid, he hammered the gold to form two winged creatures. 8 There was a winged creature sitting on each end of the atonement platform made from its two ends, 9 and they were spreading their wings upwards to cover over the platform. They faced each other, looking down towards the atonement platform.

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37 And_ Bəʦal^ʼēl _he/it _made DOM the_box wood(s)_of acacia was_two _cubits and_a _half length _of_its and_was_a _cubit and_a _half breadth _of_its and_was_a _cubit and_a _half height _of_its.

2 And_he_overlaid _it gold pure from_inside and_from_outside and_he/it _made to_him/it a _moulding gold all _around.

3 And_he _throw to_him/it four rings _of gold on the _four feet _of_its and_two _of rings were_on side _of_its (the)_one and_two _of rings were_on side _of_its the_second(fs).

4 And_he/it _made poles _of wood(s)_of acacia and_he _overlaid DOM_them gold.

5 And_he/it _brought DOM the_poles in_rings on the _sides _of the _box to_carry DOM the_box.

6 And_he/it _made an _atonement _cover _of gold pure was_two _cubits and_a _half length _of_its and_was_a _cubit and_a _half breadth _of_its.

7 And_he/it _made two _of cherubim gold hammered _work he _made DOM_them from_the _two _of the _ends _of the _atonement _cover.

8 A _cherub one was_from_an _end from_this and_a _cherub one was_from_an _end from_this from the _atonement_cover he _made DOM the_cherubims from_the _two _of its[fn].

9 And_ the_cherubims _they _were spreading _out _of (of)_wings (to)_upwards covering with_wings _of_their over the _atonement_cover and_faces _of_their each was_to his/its_brother to the _atonement_cover the _faces _of the_cherubims they _were.

37:8 OSHB variant note: קצוות/ו: (x-qere) ’קְצוֹתָֽי/ו’: lemma=7098 n=0 morph=HNcbpc/Sp3ms id=027VD קְצוֹתָֽי/ו

OET-RV by cross-referenced section EXO 25:10

The box to hold the stone slabs

Exo 25:10–22

Exo 37:1–9

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