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Two cubits shall be its length, a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/25.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are also to make a table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/25.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt also make a table <i>of</i> shittim wood: two cubits <i>shall be</i> the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/25.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“You shall also make a table of acacia wood; two cubits <i>shall be</i> its length, a cubit its width, and a cubit and a half its height.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/25.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“You shall also make a table of acacia wood, two cubits long and one cubit wide, and one and a half cubits high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/25.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You shall make a table of acacia wood, two cubits long and one cubit wide and one and a half cubits high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/25.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And you shall make a table of acacia wood, two cubits long and one cubit wide and one and a half cubits high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/25.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“You shall make a table of acacia wood, two cubits long and one cubit wide and one and a half cubits high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/25.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“You shall make a table of acacia wood, two cubits long, one cubit wide, and one and a half cubits high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/25.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“You are to construct a table of acacia wood, thirty-six inches long, eighteen inches wide, and twenty-seven inches high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/25.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are to construct a table of acacia wood, 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/25.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt make a table of acacia wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/25.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Make a table of acacia wood 88 centimeters long, 44 centimeters wide, and 66 centimeters high. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/25.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt make a table of acacia wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/25.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Make a table of acacia wood 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/25.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Make a table out of acacia wood, 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/25.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"You are to make a table of acacia wood, two cubits long, a cubit wide, and one and a half cubits high. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/25.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are also to make a table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/25.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"You are to make a table of acacia wood; its length is to be three feet, its width one foot six inches, and its height two feet three inches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/25.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"You shall make a table of acacia wood. Two feet eleven inches shall be its length, and eighteen inches its breadth, and two feet three inches its height.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/25.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood: its length shall be two cubits, and its breadth a cubit, and its hight a cubit and a half.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/25.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“You shall make a table of acacia wood. Its length shall be two cubits, and its width a cubit, and its height one and a half cubits. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/25.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And you have made a table of shittim wood, two cubits its length, and a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/25.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And thou hast made a table of shittim wood, two cubits its length, and a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/25.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And make a table of acacia wood; two cubits its length, and a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/25.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt make a table also of setim wood, of two cubits in length, and a cubit in breadth, and a cubit and half in height. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/25.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />You shall also make a table of setim wood, having two cubits of length, and one cubit in width, and one cubit and one half cubits in height.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/25.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You shall also make a table of acacia wood, two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/25.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall make a table of acacia wood, two cubits long, one cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/25.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />You shall also make a table of shittim wood, two cubits long, a cubit broad, and a cubit and a half high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/25.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And make a table of the wood of the box tree, two cubits its length, and a cubit its width, and a cubit and a half its height.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/25.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And thou shalt make a table of acacia-wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/25.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt make a golden table of pure gold, in length two cubits, and in breadth a cubit, and in height a cubit and a half.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/25-23.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=6347" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/25.htm">The Table of Showbread</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">You are also to make</a> <a href="/hebrew/7979.htm" title="7979: šul·ḥān (N-ms) -- A table. From shalach; a table; by implication, a meal.">a table</a> <a href="/hebrew/7848.htm" title="7848: šiṭ·ṭîm (N-fp) -- Acacia (a tree and a wood). Feminine of a derivative from the same as shotet; the acacia.">of acacia</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: ‘ă·ṣê (N-mpc) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">wood</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ’am·mā·ṯa·yim (N-fd) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">two cubits</a> <a href="/hebrew/753.htm" title="753: ’ā·rə·kōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Length. From 'arak; length.">long,</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: wə·’am·māh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">a cubit</a> <a href="/hebrew/7341.htm" title="7341: rā·ḥə·bōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Breadth, width. From rachab; width.">wide,</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: wə·’am·māh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">and a cubit</a> <a href="/hebrew/2677.htm" title="2677: wā·ḥê·ṣî (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Half. From chatsah; the half or middle.">and a half</a> <a href="/hebrew/6967.htm" title="6967: qō·mā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Height. From quwm; height.">high.</a> </span><span class="reftext">24</span>Overlay it with pure gold and make a gold molding around it.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-20.htm">1 Kings 6:20</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-48.htm">1 Kings 7:48</a></span><br />Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of the LORD: the golden altar; the golden table on which was placed the Bread of the Presence;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/28-16.htm">1 Chronicles 28:16</a></span><br />the weight of gold for each table of showbread, and of silver for the silver tables;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-19.htm">2 Chronicles 4:19</a></span><br />Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of God: the golden altar; the tables on which was placed the Bread of the Presence;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-2.htm">Hebrews 9:2</a></span><br />A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/37-10.htm">Exodus 37:10-16</a></span><br />He also made the table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high. / He overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding around it. / And he made a rim around it a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/24-5.htm">Leviticus 24:5-6</a></span><br />You are also to take fine flour and bake twelve loaves, using two-tenths of an ephah for each loaf, / and set them in two rows—six per row—on the table of pure gold before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/4-7.htm">Numbers 4:7</a></span><br />Over the table of the Presence they are to spread a blue cloth and place the plates and cups on it, along with the bowls and pitchers for the drink offering. The regular bread offering is to remain on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-19.htm">1 Kings 6:19-20</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-4.htm">1 Kings 8:4</a></span><br />and they brought up the ark of the LORD and the Tent of Meeting with all its sacred furnishings. So the priests and Levites carried them up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/5-5.htm">2 Chronicles 5:5</a></span><br />and they brought up the ark and the Tent of Meeting with all its sacred furnishings. The Levitical priests carried them up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-4.htm">Matthew 12:4</a></span><br />He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for them to eat, but only for the priests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/2-26.htm">Mark 2:26</a></span><br />During the high priesthood of Abiathar, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which was lawful only for the priests. And he gave some to his companions as well.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-4.htm">Luke 6:4</a></span><br />He entered the house of God, took the consecrated bread and gave it to his companions, and ate what is lawful only for the priests to eat.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-4.htm">Hebrews 9:4</a></span><br />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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You shall also make a table of shittim wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.</p><p class="hdg">a table.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/37-10.htm">Exodus 37:10-16</a></b></br> And he made the table <i>of</i> shittim wood: two cubits <i>was</i> the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/40-22.htm">Exodus 40:22,23</a></b></br> And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/24-6.htm">Leviticus 24:6</a></b></br> And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">shittim wood.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/25-13.htm">Acacia</a> <a href="/exodus/25-13.htm">Acacia-Wood</a> <a href="/exodus/25-17.htm">Breadth</a> <a href="/exodus/25-17.htm">Cubit</a> <a href="/exodus/25-17.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/exodus/25-17.htm">Half</a> <a href="/exodus/25-10.htm">Height</a> <a href="/exodus/25-20.htm">High</a> <a href="/exodus/25-10.htm">Hight</a> <a href="/exodus/25-17.htm">Length</a> <a href="/exodus/25-13.htm">Shittim</a> <a href="/genesis/43-34.htm">Table</a> <a href="/exodus/25-19.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/exodus/25-17.htm">Wide</a> <a href="/exodus/25-13.htm">Wood</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/25-28.htm">Acacia</a> <a href="/exodus/25-28.htm">Acacia-Wood</a> <a href="/exodus/25-25.htm">Breadth</a> <a href="/exodus/26-2.htm">Cubit</a> <a href="/exodus/26-2.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/exodus/26-12.htm">Half</a> <a href="/exodus/27-1.htm">Height</a> <a href="/exodus/26-16.htm">High</a> <a href="/exodus/27-1.htm">Hight</a> <a href="/exodus/26-2.htm">Length</a> <a href="/exodus/25-28.htm">Shittim</a> <a href="/exodus/25-26.htm">Table</a> <a href="/exodus/25-25.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/exodus/25-25.htm">Wide</a> <a href="/exodus/25-28.htm">Wood</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 25</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/25-1.htm">What the Israelites were to offer for the building of the tabernacle</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/25-10.htm">The dimensions of the ark</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/25-17.htm">The mercy seat, with the cherubim</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/25-23.htm">The table of show bread, with the furniture thereof</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/25-31.htm">The golden candlestick, with the instruments thereof</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/exodus/25.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>You are also to make</b><br />This phrase indicates a divine command, emphasizing the importance of obedience to God's instructions. The Hebrew verb used here, "עָשָׂה" (asah), means to make or to do, reflecting the active participation required from the Israelites in the construction of the Tabernacle. This command underscores the collaborative relationship between God and His people, where human effort is directed by divine guidance.<p><b>a table</b><br />The table, known as the Table of Showbread, holds significant symbolic meaning. In Hebrew, the word "שֻׁלְחָן" (shulchan) is used, which refers to a place of fellowship and sustenance. This table was to hold the Bread of the Presence, symbolizing God's provision and the covenant relationship between God and Israel. It serves as a reminder of God's continual presence and sustenance in the lives of His people.<p><b>of acacia wood</b><br />Acacia wood, or "שִׁטָּה" (shittah) in Hebrew, is known for its durability and resistance to decay, symbolizing the enduring nature of God's covenant. The use of acacia wood in the construction of the Tabernacle's furnishings highlights the purity and incorruptibility required in the worship of God. This choice of material reflects the holiness and eternal nature of God's presence among His people.<p><b>two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high</b><br />The specific dimensions given for the table emphasize the order and precision in God's instructions. A cubit, approximately 18 inches or 45 centimeters, was a common unit of measurement in ancient times. The detailed measurements reflect God's attention to detail and the importance of following His commands precisely. This precision serves as a metaphor for the order and structure that God desires in the lives of His followers, encouraging them to live according to His divine standards.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/25.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>THE TABLE OF SHEWBREAD.</span><p>(23-30) <span class= "bld">Thou shalt also make a table.</span>--The ark and mercy seat, which covered it, constituted the entire furniture of the inner sanctuary, or "Holy of Holies" (<a href="/context/exodus/40-20.htm" title="And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above on the ark:">Exodus 40:20-21</a>). When this had been shown to Moses the next thing to be done was to set before him the furniture of the outer sanctuary, or holy place. This consisted of three articles--(1) The table of shewbread, described in the present passage; (2) the golden candlestick, described in <a href="/context/exodus/25-31.htm" title="And you shall make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.">Exodus 25:31-40</a>; and (3) the altar of incense, described in <a href="/context/exodus/30-1.htm" title="And you shall make an altar to burn incense on: of shittim wood shall you make it.">Exodus 30:1-10</a>. The "table of shewbread" was a receptacle for the twelve loaves, which were to be "set continually before the Lord" (<a href="/leviticus/24-8.htm" title="Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the LORD continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant.">Leviticus 24:8</a>) as a thank-offering on the part of His people--a perpetual acknowledgment of His perpetual protection and favour. It was to be just large enough to contain the twelve loaves, set in two rows, being a yard long, and a foot and a-half broad. The vessels belonging to the table (<a href="/exodus/25-29.htm" title="And you shall make the dishes thereof, and spoons thereof, and covers thereof, and bowls thereof, to cover with: of pure gold shall you make them.">Exodus 25:29</a>) were not placed on it. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/25.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 23-30.</span> - THE TABLE OF SHEW-BREAD. From the description of the ark, which constituted the sole furniture of the most holy place, God proceeded to describe the furniture of the holy place, or body of the tabernacle, which was to consist of three objects - <p><span class="Text_Heading">1.</span> A table, called the table of shew-bread ("bread of presence" or "bread of setting-forth"). <p><span class="Text_Heading">2.</span> A candelabrum, or lamp-stand; and <p><span class="Text_Heading">3.</span> An altar for the offering of incense. Of these the table seems to have been regarded as of primary importance; and its description is therefore made to follow immediately on that of the ark. It was of acacia wood, overlaid with pure gold, and was of the most ordinary shape - oblong-square, <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, with four legs, one at each corner. The only peculiar features of the table, besides its material, were the border, or edging, which surrounded it at the top, the framework which strengthened the legs (ver. 25), and the rings by which it was to be carried from place to place. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 23.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Two cubits shall be the length thereof,</span> etc. The table was to be three feel long, one foot six inches broad, and two feet three inches high. It was thus quite a small table, narrow for its length, and about two inches below the ordinary height. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/25-23.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You are also to make</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a table</span><br /><span class="heb">שֻׁלְחָ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(šul·ḥān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7979.htm">Strong's 7979: </a> </span><span class="str2">A table, a meal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of acacia</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁטִּ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(šiṭ·ṭîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7848.htm">Strong's 7848: </a> </span><span class="str2">Acacia (a tree and a wood)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wood,</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲצֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tree, trees, wood</span><br /><br /><span class="word">two cubits</span><br /><span class="heb">אַמָּתַ֤יִם</span> <span class="translit">(’am·mā·ṯa·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - fd<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, a cubit, a door-base</span><br /><br /><span class="word">long,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָרְכּוֹ֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·rə·kōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_753.htm">Strong's 753: </a> </span><span class="str2">Length</span><br /><br /><span class="word">one cubit</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַמָּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’am·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, a cubit, a door-base</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wide,</span><br /><span class="heb">רָחְבּ֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(rā·ḥə·bōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7341.htm">Strong's 7341: </a> </span><span class="str2">Breadth, width</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and a cubit</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַמָּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’am·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, a cubit, a door-base</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and a half</span><br /><span class="heb">וָחֵ֖צִי</span> <span class="translit">(wā·ḥê·ṣî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2677.htm">Strong's 2677: </a> </span><span class="str2">The half, middle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">high.</span><br /><span class="heb">קֹמָתֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(qō·mā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6967.htm">Strong's 6967: </a> </span><span class="str2">Height</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/25-23.htm">Exodus 25:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/25-23.htm">Exodus 25:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/25-23.htm">Exodus 25:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/25-23.htm">Exodus 25:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/25-23.htm">Exodus 25:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/25-23.htm">Exodus 25:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/25-23.htm">Exodus 25:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/25-23.htm">Exodus 25:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/25-23.htm">Exodus 25:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/25-23.htm">Exodus 25:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/25-23.htm">OT Law: Exodus 25:23 You shall make a table of acacia (Exo. 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