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Two cubits and a half shall be its length, a cubit and a half 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 />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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/25.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they shall make an ark <i>of</i> shittim wood: two cubits and a half <i>shall be</i> the length thereof, and a cubit and a half 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 />“And they shall make an ark of acacia wood; two and a half cubits <i>shall be</i> its length, a cubit and a half 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 />“Now they shall construct an ark of acacia wood two and a half cubits long, one and a half cubits 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 />&#8220They shall construct an ark of acacia wood two and a half cubits long, and one and a half cubits 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 they shall construct an ark of acacia wood two and a half cubits long, and one and a half cubits 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 />“And they shall make an ark of acacia wood two and a half cubits long, and one and a half cubits 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 />“They shall make an ark of acacia wood two and a half cubits long, one and a half cubits 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 />“They are to make an ark of acacia wood, forty-five inches long, twenty-seven 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 />They are to make an ark of acacia wood, 45 inches long, 27 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 they shall make an ark of acacia 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/25.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Tell the people to build a chest of acacia wood 110 centimeters long, 66 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 they shall make an ark of acacia 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/25.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Make an ark of acacia wood 45 inches long, 27 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 Box out of acacia wood, 45 inches long, 27 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 />"They are to make an ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, one and a half cubits 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 />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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/25.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"They are to make an ark of acacia wood--its length is to be three feet nine inches, its width two feet three 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 />"They shall make an ark of acacia wood. Its length shall be three feet eight inches , its breadth two feet three inches , 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 />And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its hight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/25.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“They shall make an ark of acacia wood. Its length shall be two and a half cubits, its width a cubit and a half, and a cubit and a half its height. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/25.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And they have made an 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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/25.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And they have made an 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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/25.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And make ye an ark of acacia wood: two cubits and a half its length, a cubit and a half 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 />Frame an ark of setim wood, the length whereof shall be of two cubits and a half: the breadth, a cubit and a half: the height, likewise, a cubit and a half. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/25.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Join together an ark of setim wood, whose length shall hold two and one half cubits; the width, one and one half cubits; the height, likewise, one and one half cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/25.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You shall make an ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, one and a half cubits wide, and one and a half cubits high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/25.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They shall make an ark of acacia wood; it shall be two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half 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 />And they shall make an ark of shittim wood, two and a half cubits long, and a cubit and a half 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 they shall make an ark of the wood of the box tree, two cubits and a half its length, and a cubit and a half 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 they shall make an ark of acacia-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.<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 the ark of testimony of incorruptible wood; the length of two cubits and a half, and the breadth of a cubit and a half, and the height of a cubit and a half.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/25-10.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=6252" 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><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wə·‘ā·śū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">And they are to construct</a> <a href="/hebrew/727.htm" title="727: ’ă·rō·wn (N-csc) -- A chest, ark. Or laron; from 'arah; a box.">an ark</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</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 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/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/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">11</span>Overlay it with pure gold both inside and out, 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="/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="/hebrews/9-2.htm">Hebrews 9:2-5</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. / Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place, / 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="/exodus/37-1.htm">Exodus 37:1-9</a></span><br />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. / 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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-6.htm">1 Kings 8:6-9</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/5-7.htm">2 Chronicles 5:7-10</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/10-1.htm">Deuteronomy 10:1-5</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/10-33.htm">Numbers 10:33</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/4-4.htm">1 Samuel 4:4</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/6-2.htm">2 Samuel 6:2</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/13-3.htm">1 Chronicles 13:3</a></span><br />Then let us bring back the ark of our God, for we did not inquire of Him in the days of Saul.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/15-15.htm">1 Chronicles 15:15</a></span><br />And the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses had commanded in accordance with the word of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/28-2.htm">1 Chronicles 28:2</a></span><br />Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-11.htm">2 Chronicles 6:11</a></span><br />And there I have placed the ark, which contains the covenant of the LORD that He made with the children of Israel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/3-16.htm">Jeremiah 3:16</a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-19.htm">Revelation 11:19</a></span><br />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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">an ark.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/37-1.htm">Exodus 37:1-3</a></b></br> And Bezaleel made the ark <i>of</i> shittim wood: two cubits and a half <i>was</i> the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/10-1.htm">Deuteronomy 10:1-3</a></b></br> At that time the LORD said unto me, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first, and come up unto me into the mount, and make thee an ark of wood… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/8-11.htm">2 Chronicles 8:11</a></b></br> And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of David unto the house that he had built for her: for he said, My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because <i>the places are</i> holy, whereunto the ark of the LORD hath come.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/25-5.htm">Acacia</a> <a href="/exodus/25-5.htm">Acacia-Wood</a> <a href="/exodus/2-5.htm">Ark</a> <a href="/genesis/13-17.htm">Breadth</a> <a href="/exodus/16-34.htm">Chest</a> <a href="/exodus/25-9.htm">Construct</a> <a href="/genesis/6-16.htm">Cubit</a> <a href="/genesis/7-20.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/exodus/24-6.htm">Half</a> <a href="/exodus/25-5.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/exodus/17-10.htm">Height</a> <a href="/exodus/16-21.htm">High</a> <a href="/revelation/21-16.htm">Hight</a> <a href="/exodus/12-40.htm">Length</a> <a href="/exodus/25-5.htm">Shittim</a> <a href="/exodus/25-9.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/genesis/36-7.htm">Wide</a> <a href="/exodus/25-5.htm">Wood</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/25-13.htm">Acacia</a> <a href="/exodus/25-13.htm">Acacia-Wood</a> <a href="/exodus/25-14.htm">Ark</a> <a href="/exodus/25-17.htm">Breadth</a> <a href="/exodus/25-14.htm">Chest</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-20.htm">Construct</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/26-15.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/exodus/25-23.htm">Height</a> <a href="/exodus/25-20.htm">High</a> <a href="/exodus/25-23.htm">Hight</a> <a href="/exodus/25-17.htm">Length</a> <a href="/exodus/25-13.htm">Shittim</a> <a href="/exodus/25-12.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/exodus/25-17.htm">Wide</a> <a href="/exodus/25-13.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'; 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The ark, also known as the Ark of the Covenant, is central to Israel's worship and represents God's presence among His people. Acacia wood is chosen for its durability and resistance to decay, symbolizing the eternal nature of God's covenant. Acacia trees were common in the Sinai region, making the material accessible for the Israelites. The use of wood also points to the humanity of Christ, who would later fulfill the law and the covenant.<p><b>two and a half cubits long</b><br>A cubit is an ancient measurement roughly equivalent to 18 inches or 45 centimeters. Thus, the ark's length would be approximately 3.75 feet or 1.14 meters. The specific dimensions indicate the ark's sacredness and the precision required in worship. The length of the ark signifies the completeness and sufficiency of God's covenant, foreshadowing the perfect work of Christ.<p><b>a cubit and a half wide</b><br>The width of the ark, about 2.25 feet or 0.68 meters, reflects the balance and harmony in God's design. The ark's proportions are significant, as they ensure it is both portable and functional for its role in the tabernacle. This dimension also symbolizes the breadth of God's mercy and grace, which extends to all who come to Him through faith.<p><b>and a cubit and a half high</b><br>The height, also 2.25 feet or 0.68 meters, completes the ark's dimensions, creating a perfect rectangular box. This height signifies the elevation of God's law and His holiness. The ark's height, along with its other dimensions, points to the heavenly realities it represents, including the throne of God and the future reign of Christ as King. The ark's design as a whole prefigures the ultimate revelation of God's presence in Jesus Christ, who is the fulfillment of the law and the prophets.<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/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who were tasked with constructing the Ark as part of the Tabernacle, a dwelling place for God's presence among them.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments and the detailed instructions for the Tabernacle, including the Ark.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/ark_of_the_covenant.htm">Ark of the Covenant</a></b><br>A sacred chest made of acacia wood, overlaid with gold, designed to hold the tablets of the Ten Commandments, symbolizing God's covenant with Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/acacia_wood.htm">Acacia Wood</a></b><br>A durable and resistant wood used in the construction of the Ark, symbolizing purity and incorruptibility.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>The precise instructions for the Ark's construction highlight the importance of obedience to God's commands. Just as the Israelites were to follow God's detailed instructions, we are called to obey His Word in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_ark.htm">Symbolism of the Ark</a></b><br>The Ark represents God's presence, holiness, and covenant with His people. In our lives, we should strive to be vessels of God's presence, living in a way that reflects His holiness and faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_dwelling_among_us.htm">God's Dwelling Among Us</a></b><br>The Ark was a physical representation of God's desire to dwell among His people. Today, through the Holy Spirit, God dwells within us, guiding and empowering us to live according to His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_sacred_objects.htm">The Role of Sacred Objects</a></b><br>The construction of the Ark teaches us about the role of sacred objects in worship. While we no longer rely on physical objects to connect with God, we should treat our places of worship and the elements of our faith with reverence and respect.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_small_details.htm">Faithfulness in Small Details</a></b><br>The specific dimensions and materials for the Ark remind us that God cares about the details. In our spiritual walk, we should be faithful in both the small and significant aspects of our lives.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/25.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>THE ARK.</span><p>(10) <span class= "bld">They shall make an ark.</span>--<span class= "ital">Aron, </span>the word here rendered "ark," is an entirely different word from that previously so translated in <a href="/genesis/6-14.htm" title="Make you an ark of gopher wood; rooms shall you make in the ark, and shall pitch it within and without with pitch.">Genesis 6:14</a>; <a href="/exodus/2-3.htm" title="And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink.">Exodus 2:3</a>, which is <span class= "ital">tebah. Aron </span>is properly a chest or coffer of small dimensions, used to contain money or other valuables (<a href="/context/2_kings/12-9.htm" title="But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one comes into the house of the LORD: and the priests that kept the door put therein all the money that was brought into the house of the LORD.">2Kings 12:9-10</a>; <a href="/context/2_chronicles/25-8.htm" title="But if you will go, do it; be strong for the battle: God shall make you fall before the enemy: for God has power to help, and to cast down.">2Chronicles 25:8-11</a>, &c.). In one place it is applied to a mummy-case (<a href="/genesis/1-26.htm" title="And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.">Genesis 1:26</a>). Here it designates a wooden chest three feet nine inches long, two feet three inches broad, and two feet three inches deep. The primary object of the ark was to contain the two tables of stone, written with the finger of God, which Moses was to receive before he came down from the mount. (See <a href="/exodus/24-12.htm" title="And the LORD said to Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give you tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that you may teach them.">Exodus 24:12</a>, and comp. <a href="/exodus/20-16.htm" title="You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.">Exodus 20:16</a>.) Sacred coffers were important parts of the furniture of temples in Egypt. They usually contained the image or emblem of some deity, and were constructed so as to be readily carried in processions. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/25.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 10-22.</span> - THE PATTERN OF THE ARK. - Moses is first shown, not the pattern of the tabernacle, but the patterns of those things which it was to contain - the ark, the table of shew-bread, and the seven-branched candlestick, or lamp-stand, with its appurtenances. The ark, as the very most essential part of the entire construction, is described first. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thou shalt make an ark of shittim wood</span>. Arks were an ordinary part of the religious furniture of temples in Egypt, and were greatly venerated. They usually contained a figure or emblem, of some deity. Occasionally they were in the shape of boats; but the most ordinary form was that of a cupboard or chest. They were especially constructed for the purpose of being carried about in a procession, and had commonly rings at the side, through which poles were passed on such occasions. It must be freely admitted, that the general idea of the "Ark," as well as certain points in its ornamentation, was adopted from the Egyptian religion. Egyptian arks were commonly of sycamore wood. <span class="cmt_word">Two cubits and a half</span>, etc. As there is no reason to believe that the Hebrew cubit differed seriously from the cubits of Greece and Rome, we may safely regard the Ark of the Covenant as a chest or box, three feet nine inches long, two feet three inches wide, and two feet three inches deep. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/25-10.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">And they are to construct</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָשׂ֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ā·śū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<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">an ark</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲר֖וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·rō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_727.htm">Strong's 727: </a> </span><span class="str2">A chest, ark</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</span><br /><span class="heb">אַמָּתַ֨יִם</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">and a half cubits</span><br /><span class="heb">וָחֵ֜צִי</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">long,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָרְכּ֗וֹ</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">a cubit</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַמָּ֤ה</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">וָחֵ֙צִי֙</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">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/25-10.htm">Exodus 25:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/25-10.htm">Exodus 25:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/25-10.htm">Exodus 25:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/25-10.htm">Exodus 25:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/25-10.htm">Exodus 25:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/25-10.htm">Exodus 25:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/25-10.htm">Exodus 25:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/25-10.htm">Exodus 25:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/25-10.htm">Exodus 25:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/25-10.htm">Exodus 25:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/25-10.htm">OT Law: Exodus 25:10 They shall make an ark of acacia (Exo. 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