Exodus 25:24
New International Version
Overlay it with pure gold and make a gold molding around it.

New Living Translation
Overlay it with pure gold and run a gold molding around the edge.

English Standard Version
You shall overlay it with pure gold and make a molding of gold around it.

Berean Standard Bible
Overlay it with pure gold and make a gold molding around it.

King James Bible
And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.

New King James Version
And you shall overlay it with pure gold, and make a molding of gold all around.

New American Standard Bible
You shall overlay it with pure gold and make a gold border around it.

NASB 1995
“You shall overlay it with pure gold and make a gold border around it.

NASB 1977
“And you shall overlay it with pure gold and make a gold border around it.

Legacy Standard Bible
You shall overlay it with pure gold and make a gold border around it.

Amplified Bible
You shall overlay it with pure gold and make a border of gold around the top of it.

Christian Standard Bible
Overlay it with pure gold and make a gold molding all around it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Overlay it with pure gold and make a gold molding all around it.

American Standard Version
And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.

English Revised Version
And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Cover it with pure gold, and put a gold molding around it.

Good News Translation
Cover it with pure gold and put a gold border around it.

International Standard Version
You are to overlay it with pure gold, and put a gold molding around it.

Majority Standard Bible
Overlay it with pure gold and make a gold molding around it.

NET Bible
You are to overlay it with pure gold, and you are to make a surrounding border of gold for it.

New Heart English Bible
You shall overlay it with pure gold, and make a gold molding around it.

Webster's Bible Translation
And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make to it a crown of gold around it.

World English Bible
You shall overlay it with pure gold, and make a gold molding around it.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and have overlaid it [with] pure gold, and have made a crown of gold for it all around,

Young's Literal Translation
and hast overlaid it with pure gold, and hast made for it a crown of gold round about,

Smith's Literal Translation
And spread over it pure gold, and make to it a wreath of gold round about.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou shalt overlay it with the purest gold: and thou shalt make to it a golden ledge round about.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And you shall overlay it with the purest gold. And you shall make it with a gold lip all around,

New American Bible
Plate it with pure gold and make a molding of gold around it.

New Revised Standard Version
You shall overlay it with pure gold, and make a molding of gold around it.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And you shall overlay it with pure gold, and make for it a crown of gold round about.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And overlay it in pure gold and make for it a crown of gold encircling.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And thou shalt make for it golden wreaths twisted round about, and thou shalt make for it a crown of an hand-breadth round about.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Table of Showbread
23You are also to make a table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high. 24Overlay it with pure gold and make a gold molding around it. 25And make a rim around it a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim.…

Cross References
1 Kings 7:48-50
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.

2 Chronicles 4:19-22
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; ...

Hebrews 9:2
A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place.

Exodus 37:10-11
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.

Numbers 4:7
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.

1 Kings 6:20-22
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.

Revelation 1:12-13
Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands, / and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest.

1 Chronicles 28:16
the weight of gold for each table of showbread, and of silver for the silver tables;

1 Kings 10:18-20
Additionally, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold. / The throne had six steps, and its back had a rounded top. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, with a lion standing beside each armrest. / Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like this had ever been made for any kingdom.

2 Chronicles 9:17-19
Additionally, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold. / The throne had six steps, and a footstool of gold was attached to it. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, with a lion standing beside each armrest. / Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like this had ever been made for any kingdom.

Matthew 23:17
You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?

2 Timothy 2:20
A large house contains not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay. Some indeed are for honorable use, but others are for common use.

Revelation 21:18
The wall was made of jasper, and the city itself of pure gold, as pure as glass.

1 Kings 6:30
And he overlaid the temple floor with gold in both the inner and outer sanctuaries.

1 Kings 7:48
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;


Treasury of Scripture

And you shall overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.

Exodus 25:11
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.

1 Kings 6:20-22
And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar…

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Exodus 25
1. What the Israelites were to offer for the building of the tabernacle
10. The dimensions of the ark
17. The mercy seat, with the cherubim
23. The table of show bread, with the furniture thereof
31. The golden candlestick, with the instruments thereof














Overlay it with pure gold
The instruction to overlay the table with "pure gold" signifies the divine nature and holiness of the tabernacle furnishings. In Hebrew, the word for "pure" is "tahor," which implies ceremonial cleanliness and moral purity. Gold, being a precious and incorruptible metal, symbolizes the glory and majesty of God. The use of gold in the tabernacle reflects the heavenly reality and the divine presence among the Israelites. Historically, gold was a symbol of wealth and power, and its use here underscores the value and sacredness of the worship space.

and construct a gold border around it
The "gold border" or "rim" around the table serves both a practical and symbolic purpose. In Hebrew, the word for "border" is "zer," which can also mean a crown or a decorative edge. This border not only prevents items from falling off the table but also represents a crown, signifying authority and kingship. The border's presence around the table highlights the idea of God's sovereignty and the order He establishes. In the broader scriptural context, the border can be seen as a reminder of God's covenant with His people, encircling them with His protection and love. The meticulous attention to detail in the tabernacle's construction reflects the care and precision with which God interacts with His creation, inviting believers to approach Him with reverence and awe.

(24) Thou shalt overlay it . . . --Like the ark (Exodus 25:11), and the altar of incense (Exodus 30:3), the table was to be overlaid with plates of gold. It was a species of altar, on which lay offerings to God, and, being close to the Divine Presence, required to be made of the best materials.

A crown of gold round about.--Rather, a border, or edging of gold, something to prevent what was placed on the table from readily falling off.

Verse 24. - Thou shalt overlay it with pure gold. Again, gilding may be meant; but a covering with thin plates of gold is perhaps more probable. A crown of gold round about. A border, or edging round the top, which would prevent anything that was placed on the table from readily falling off. (Compare ver. 11.)

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Overlay
וְצִפִּיתָ֥ (wə·ṣip·pî·ṯā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 6823: To lay out, lay over

it
אֹת֖וֹ (’ō·ṯōw)
Direct object marker | third person masculine singular
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

with pure
טָה֑וֹר (ṭā·hō·wr)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2889: Clean, pure

gold
זָהָ֣ב (zā·hāḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky

and construct
וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ (wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

a gold
זָהָ֖ב (zā·hāḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky

border
זֵ֥ר (zêr)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 2213: A chaplet, a border moulding

around it.
סָבִֽיב׃ (sā·ḇîḇ)
Adverb
Strong's 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around


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