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make a gold molding around it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/25.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/25.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And you shall overlay it with pure gold, inside and out you shall overlay it, and shall make on it a molding of gold all around.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/25.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You shall overlay it with pure gold, inside and out you shall overlay it, and you shall make a gold molding around it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/25.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You shall overlay it with pure gold, inside and out you shall overlay it, and you shall make a gold molding around it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/25.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And you shall overlay it with pure gold, inside and out you shall overlay it, and you shall make a gold molding around it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/25.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You shall overlay it with pure gold, inside and out you shall overlay it, and you shall make a gold molding around it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/25.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You shall overlay the ark with pure gold, overlay it inside and out, and you shall make a gold border (frame) around its top.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/25.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Overlay it with pure gold; overlay it both inside and out. Also make a gold molding all around it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/25.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Overlay it with pure gold; overlay it both inside and out. Also make a gold molding all around it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/25.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/25.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Cover it inside and out with pure gold and put a gold edging around the lid. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/25.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/25.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Cover it with pure gold inside and out, and put a gold molding around it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/25.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Cover it with pure gold inside and out and put a gold border all around it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/25.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You are to overlay it with pure gold—you are to overlay it inside and outside—and you are to make a gold molding around it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/25.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Overlay it with pure gold both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/25.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You are to overlay it with pure gold--both inside and outside you must overlay it, and you are to make a surrounding border of gold over it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/25.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall overlay it with pure gold. You shall overlay it inside and outside, and you shall make a gold molding around it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/25.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold around it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/25.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You shall overlay it with pure gold. You shall overlay it inside and outside, and you shall make a gold molding around it. <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 overlaid it [with] pure gold, you overlay it inside and outside, and you have made a ring of gold on it all around.<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 overlaid it with pure gold, within and without thou dost overlay it, and thou hast made on it a ring of gold round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/25.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt spread pure gold over it, from within and from without thou shalt spread over it; and make to it a wreath of gold round about.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/25.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And thou shalt overlay it with the purest gold within and without: and over it thou shalt make a golden crown round about: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/25.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And you shall overlay it with the finest gold, inside and out. And over it, you shall fashion a gold crown all around,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/25.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Plate it inside and outside with pure gold, and put a molding of gold around the top of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/25.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall overlay it with pure gold, inside and outside you shall overlay it, and you shall make a molding of gold upon it all around.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/25.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And you shall overlay it with pure gold, without and within shall you overlay it, and shall make upon it a crown of gold round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/25.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And overlay it with pure gold on the outside, and from within you shall overlay it, and you shall make for it a crown of gold encircling.<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 overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/25.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt gild it with pure gold, thou shalt gild it within and without; and thou shalt make for it golden wreaths twisted round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/25-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=6262" 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 Ark of the Covenant</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10</span>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. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6823.htm" title="6823: wə·ṣip·pî·ṯā (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To lay out, lay over. A primitive root; to sheet over.">Overlay</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2889.htm" title="2889: ṭā·hō·wr (Adj-ms) -- Clean, pure. Or tahor; from taher; pure.">it with pure</a> <a href="/hebrew/2091.htm" title="2091: zā·hāḇ (N-ms) -- Gold. From an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky.">gold</a> <a href="/hebrew/6823.htm" title="6823: tə·ṣap·pen·nū (V-Piel-Imperf-2ms:: 3mse) -- To lay out, lay over. A primitive root; to sheet over."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: mib·ba·yiṯ (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">both inside</a> <a href="/hebrew/2351.htm" title="2351: ū·mi·ḥūṣ (Conj-w, Prep-m:: N-ms) -- The outside, a street. Or chuts; from an unused root meaning to sever; properly, separate by a wall, i.e. Outside, outdoors.">and out,</a> <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.">and make</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2091.htm" title="2091: zā·hāḇ (N-ms) -- Gold. From an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky.">a gold</a> <a href="/hebrew/2213.htm" title="2213: zêr (N-msc) -- Circlet, border. From zarar; a chaplet, i.e. a border moulding.">molding</a> <a href="/hebrew/5439.htm" title="5439: sā·ḇîḇ (Adv) -- Circuit, round about. Or cbiybah; from cabab; a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly around.">around it.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>Cast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.…<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 6:20-22</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. / So Solomon overlaid the inside of the temple with pure gold, and he extended gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary, which was overlaid with gold. / So he overlaid with gold the whole interior of the temple, until everything was completely finished. He also overlaid with gold the entire altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-48.htm">1 Kings 7:48-50</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; / the lampstands of pure gold in front of the inner sanctuary, five on the right side and five on the left; the gold flowers, lamps, and tongs; / the pure gold basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers; and the gold hinges for the doors of the inner temple (that is, the Most Holy Place) as well as for the doors of the main hall of the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-4.htm">2 Chronicles 3:4-10</a></span><br />The portico at the front, extending across the width of the temple, was twenty cubits long and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold. / He paneled the main room with cypress, which he overlaid with fine gold and decorated with palm trees and chains. / He adorned the temple with precious stones for beauty, and its gold was from Parvaim. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-19.htm">2 Chronicles 4:19-22</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; / the lampstands of pure gold and their lamps, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary as prescribed; / the flowers, lamps, and tongs of gold—of purest gold; ...<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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-18.htm">Revelation 21:18-21</a></span><br />The wall was made of jasper, and the city itself of pure gold, as pure as glass. / The foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone: The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, / the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/37-2.htm">Exodus 37:2-5</a></span><br />He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it. / And he cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other. / Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/28-18.htm">1 Chronicles 28:18</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/10-16.htm">1 Kings 10:16-17</a></span><br />King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield. / He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/9-15.htm">2 Chronicles 9:15-16</a></span><br />King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of hammered gold went into each shield. / He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three hundred shekels of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-16.htm">Matthew 23:16-17</a></span><br />Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’ / You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-13.htm">Isaiah 60:13</a></span><br />The glory of Lebanon will come to you—its cypress, elm, and boxwood together—to adorn the place of My sanctuary, and I will glorify the place of My feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/45-13.htm">Psalm 45:13</a></span><br />All glorious is the princess in her chamber; her gown is embroidered with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-18.htm">Revelation 3:18</a></span><br />I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/30-3.htm">Exodus 30:3</a></span><br />Overlay with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns, and make a molding of gold around it.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And you shall overlay it with pure gold, within and without shall you overlay it, and shall make on it a crown of gold round about.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/25-24.htm">Exodus 25:24</a></b></br> And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/30-3.htm">Exodus 30:3</a></b></br> And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/6-20.htm">1 Kings 6:20</a></b></br> And the oracle in the forepart <i>was</i> twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and <i>so</i> covered the altar <i>which was of</i> cedar.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/25-4.htm">Best</a> <a href="/exodus/23-31.htm">Border</a> <a href="/genesis/49-26.htm">Crown</a> <a href="/exodus/22-6.htm">Edge</a> <a href="/exodus/25-3.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/exodus/12-46.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/exodus/37-27.htm">Molding</a> <a href="/exodus/21-19.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-4.htm">Overlaid</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-4.htm">Overlay</a> <a href="/revelation/22-1.htm">Pure</a> <a href="/genesis/41-42.htm">Ring</a> <a href="/exodus/19-23.htm">Round</a> <a href="/exodus/24-16.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/25-17.htm">Best</a> <a href="/exodus/25-24.htm">Border</a> <a href="/exodus/25-24.htm">Crown</a> <a href="/exodus/25-24.htm">Edge</a> <a href="/exodus/25-12.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/exodus/25-16.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/exodus/25-24.htm">Molding</a> <a href="/exodus/26-4.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/exodus/25-13.htm">Overlaid</a> <a href="/exodus/25-13.htm">Overlay</a> <a href="/exodus/25-17.htm">Pure</a> <a href="/exodus/26-24.htm">Ring</a> <a href="/exodus/25-24.htm">Round</a> <a href="/exodus/26-33.htm">Within</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'; 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Gold, being a precious and incorruptible metal, symbolizes purity and the glory of God. In the ancient Near East, gold was often associated with royalty and deity, underscoring the Ark's role as the earthly throne of God. This overlaying with gold also prefigures the divine nature of Jesus Christ, who is described as pure and without blemish.<p><b>both inside and out</b><br>The instruction to overlay the Ark both inside and out with gold emphasizes the completeness of God's holiness and the integrity required in worship. This dual covering signifies that God's presence permeates all aspects of life, both seen and unseen. It also reflects the biblical principle that God looks at the heart, not just outward appearances (<a href="/1_samuel/16-7.htm">1 Samuel 16:7</a>). This can be seen as a type of Christ, who was perfect in both His divine nature and human life.<p><b>and make a gold molding around it</b><br>The gold molding around the Ark serves as a crown, symbolizing the kingship and sovereignty of God. This detail highlights the Ark's sacredness and the reverence due to it. The molding can be seen as a protective boundary, indicating that what is holy must be set apart. In a broader biblical context, this molding can be connected to the concept of God's law as a protective boundary for His people, and it foreshadows the crown of thorns placed on Jesus, who is the King of Kings.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who received the instructions for the construction of the Ark of the Covenant from God on Mount Sinai.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_ark_of_the_covenant.htm">The Ark of the Covenant</a></b><br>A sacred chest that held the tablets of the Ten Commandments, representing God's covenant with Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The mountain where Moses received the Law and the instructions for the Tabernacle, including the Ark.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who were to construct the Ark as part of their worship and covenant relationship with Him.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The portable earthly dwelling place of God among the Israelites, where the Ark was to be housed.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_gold.htm">Symbolism of Gold</a></b><br>Gold represents purity, holiness, and the divine nature of God. In our lives, we are called to reflect God's holiness and purity in our actions and thoughts.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_instructions.htm">Obedience to God's Instructions</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites were to follow God's detailed instructions for the Ark, we are called to obey God's Word in our daily lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence.htm">God's Presence</a></b><br>The Ark symbolized God's presence among His people. Today, believers have the Holy Spirit dwelling within them, signifying God's continual presence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>The Ark was central to the covenant between God and Israel. As Christians, we are part of the New Covenant through Jesus Christ, which calls us to live in faithful relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/attention_to_detail_in_worship.htm">Attention to Detail in Worship</a></b><br>The detailed instructions for the Ark remind us that our worship should be intentional and reverent, reflecting the glory and majesty of God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_25.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 25</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_the_ark_resemble_egyptian_chests.htm">Why do the dimensions of the Ark of the Covenant (Exodus 25) resemble those of Egyptian sacred chests, suggesting borrowed traditions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_1_kings_6_27-28_cherubim_fit_the_era.htm">Considering 1 Kings 6:27–28, does the description of massive cherubim overlaid with gold align with known artistic and technological capabilities of the time? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_the_ark's_design_practical_for_travel.htm">Exodus 25:10 – Does using acacia wood and gold overlay for the Ark raise practical or scientific concerns about weight and portability for a traveling community? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_are_gold,_frankincense,_myrrh_key.htm">Why are gold, frankincense, and myrrh significant?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/25.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">Thou shalt overlay it with pure gold.</span>--It is possible, but scarcely probable, that gilding is intended. Gilding was well known in Egypt long before the time of Moses, and may have been within the artistic powers of some of the Hebrews. But it is a process requiring much apparatus, and less likely to have been practised in the desert than the far simpler one of overlaying with gold plates. Gold plate would also have been regarded as more suitable, because more valuable. It is the Jewish tradition that gold plates were employed.<p><span class= "bld">crown of gold</span>--i.e., a rim or border of gold, carried round the edge of the chest at the top. The object was probably to keep the <span class= "ital">kapporeth, </span>or mercy-seat, in place.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/25.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thou shalt overlay it with pure gold</span>. Or, "cover it with pure gold." As gilding was well known in Egypt long before the time of the exodus, it is quite possible that the chest was simply gilt without and within. It may, however, have been overlaid with thin plates of gold (a practice also known in Egypt, and common elsewhere) - which is the view taken by the Jewish commentators. The <span class="cmt_word">crown of gold</span> was probably an ornamental moulding or edging round the top of the chest. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/25-11.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">Overlay</span><br /><span class="heb">וְצִפִּיתָ֤</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṣip·pî·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6823.htm">Strong's 6823: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay out, lay over</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it with pure</span><br /><span class="heb">טָה֔וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(ṭā·hō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2889.htm">Strong's 2889: </a> </span><span class="str2">Clean, pure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gold</span><br /><span class="heb">זָהָ֣ב</span> <span class="translit">(zā·hāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2091.htm">Strong's 2091: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">both inside</span><br /><span class="heb">מִבַּ֥יִת</span> <span class="translit">(mib·ba·yiṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and out,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמִח֖וּץ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mi·ḥūṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2351.htm">Strong's 2351: </a> </span><span class="str2">Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and make</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָשִׂ֧יתָ</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 gold</span><br /><span class="heb">זָהָ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(zā·hāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2091.htm">Strong's 2091: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">molding</span><br /><span class="heb">זֵ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(zêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2213.htm">Strong's 2213: </a> </span><span class="str2">A chaplet, a border moulding</span><br /><br /><span class="word">around it.</span><br /><span class="heb">סָבִֽיב׃</span> <span class="translit">(sā·ḇîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5439.htm">Strong's 5439: </a> </span><span class="str2">A circle, neighbour, environs, around</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/25-11.htm">Exodus 25:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/25-11.htm">Exodus 25:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/25-11.htm">Exodus 25:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/25-11.htm">Exodus 25:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/25-11.htm">Exodus 25:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/25-11.htm">Exodus 25:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/25-11.htm">Exodus 25:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/25-11.htm">Exodus 25:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/25-11.htm">Exodus 25:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/25-11.htm">Exodus 25:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/25-11.htm">OT Law: Exodus 25:11 You shall overlay it with pure gold (Exo. 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