Exodus 37:12
Exodus 37:12 in Multiple Translations
And he made a rim around it a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim.
Also he made thereunto a border of an handbreadth round about; and made a crown of gold for the border thereof round about.
And he made unto it a border of a handbreadth round about, and made a golden crown to the border thereof round about.
And he made a frame all round it about as wide as a man's hand, edged with gold all round.
He made a border around it the width of a hand and put a gold trim on the border.
Also he made thereto a border of an hand breadth round about, and made vpon the border a crowne of golde round about.
And he maketh for it a border of a handbreadth round about, and maketh a wreath of gold for its border round about;
He made a border of a hand’s width around it, and made a golden molding on its border around it.
Also he made to it a border of a hand-breadth round about; and made a crown of gold for its border round about.
And to the ledge itself he made a polished crown of gold, of four fingers’ breadth, and upon the same another golden crown.
He made a rim all around it, ◄3 in./7 cm.► wide. He put a gold border around the rim.
Berean Amplified Bible — Exodus 37:12
BAB
Word Study
Hover over any word to see its amplified meaning. Click a word to explore its full definition and translation comparisons.
Amplified text is generated using scripting to tie together English translations for comparison. Always refer to the core BSB translation and original Hebrew/Greek text for accuracy. Anomalies may occur.
Exodus 37:12 Interlinear (Deep Study)
BIB
HEB
וַ/יַּ֨עַשׂ
ל֥/וֹ
מִסְגֶּ֛רֶת
טֹ֖פַח
סָבִ֑יב
וַ/יַּ֧עַשׂ
זֵר
זָהָ֛ב
לְ/מִסְגַּרְתּ֖/וֹ
סָבִֽיב
וַ/יַּ֨עַשׂ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to make
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
ל֥/וֹ
Prep | Suff
מִסְגֶּ֛רֶת
miçgereth
H4526
perimeter
N-fs
טֹ֖פַח
ṭôphach
H2948
handbreadth
N-ms
סָבִ֑יב
çâbîyb
H5439
around
N-cs
וַ/יַּ֧עַשׂ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to make
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
זֵר
zêr
H2213
border
N-ms
זָהָ֛ב
zâhâb
H2091
gold
N-ms
לְ/מִסְגַּרְתּ֖/וֹ
miçgereth
H4526
perimeter
Prep | N-fs | Suff
סָבִֽיב
çâbîyb
H5439
around
N-cs
Hebrew Word Study
Select any word above to explore its original meaning, root, and usage across Scripture.
Use ← → arrow keys to navigate between words.
Hebrew Word Reference — Exodus 37:12
וַ/יַּ֨עַשׂ
ʻâsâh
H6213
"to make"
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
This verb means to make or do something, and is used over 2,600 times in the Bible. It is first used in Genesis 1:7 to describe God's creation of the world and is also used in Exodus 31:5 to describe the work of skilled craftsmen.
Definition: : make(OBJECT) 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to do, work, make, produce 1a1a) to do 1a1b) to work 1a1c) to deal (with) 1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect 1a2) to make 1a2a) to make 1a2b) to produce 1a2c) to prepare 1a2d) to make (an offering) 1a2e) to attend to, put in order 1a2f) to observe, celebrate 1a2g) to acquire (property) 1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute 1a2i) to bring about 1a2j) to use 1a2k) to spend, pass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be done 1b2) to be made 1b3) to be produced 1b4) to be offered 1b5) to be observed 1b6) to be used 1c) (Pual) to be made
Usage: Occurs in 2286 OT verses. KJV: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, [phrase] feast, (fight-) ing man, [phrase] finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, [phrase] hinder, hold (a feast), [idiom] indeed, [phrase] be industrious, [phrase] journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, [phrase] officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, [idiom] sacrifice, serve, set, shew, [idiom] sin, spend, [idiom] surely, take, [idiom] thoroughly, trim, [idiom] very, [phrase] vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use. See also: Genesis 1:7; Genesis 34:19; Exodus 18:24.
ל֥/וֹ
""
Prep | Suff
מִסְגֶּ֛רֶת
miçgereth
H4526
"perimeter"
N-fs
This word means a border or perimeter of a region, like the edge of a city or a mountain. It is used in the Bible to describe the borders of Israel in Numbers 34:7-12 and the strongholds of God in Psalm 31:2-4. The word can also refer to a secure or fortified place.
Definition: 1) border, fastness, rim 1a) border, rim 1b) fastness
Usage: Occurs in 14 OT verses. KJV: border, close place, hole. See also: Exodus 25:25; 1 Kings 7:31; Psalms 18:46.
טֹ֖פַח
ṭôphach
H2948
"handbreadth"
N-ms
Similar to H2947, this word also refers to the width of a hand, used in 1 Kings 7:26 and 2 Chronicles 4:5 to describe the size of the molten sea. The molten sea was large.
Definition: span, hand breadth
Usage: Occurs in 5 OT verses. KJV: hand-breadth (broad). See also: Exodus 25:25; Ezekiel 40:5; Ezekiel 43:13.
סָבִ֑יב
çâbîyb
H5439
"around"
N-cs
This word describes something that surrounds or encompasses, like a circle or neighborhood, and can also mean around or about, as in on every side. It is used to describe physical locations and proximity. The KJV translates it as about or circuit.
Definition: : around/border subst 1) places round about, circuit, round about adv 2) in a circuit, a circuit, round about prep 3) in the circuit, from every side
Usage: Occurs in 282 OT verses. KJV: (place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side. See also: Genesis 23:17; 1 Kings 7:24; Psalms 3:7.
וַ/יַּ֧עַשׂ
ʻâsâh
H6213
"to make"
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
This verb means to make or do something, and is used over 2,600 times in the Bible. It is first used in Genesis 1:7 to describe God's creation of the world and is also used in Exodus 31:5 to describe the work of skilled craftsmen.
Definition: : make(OBJECT) 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to do, work, make, produce 1a1a) to do 1a1b) to work 1a1c) to deal (with) 1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect 1a2) to make 1a2a) to make 1a2b) to produce 1a2c) to prepare 1a2d) to make (an offering) 1a2e) to attend to, put in order 1a2f) to observe, celebrate 1a2g) to acquire (property) 1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute 1a2i) to bring about 1a2j) to use 1a2k) to spend, pass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be done 1b2) to be made 1b3) to be produced 1b4) to be offered 1b5) to be observed 1b6) to be used 1c) (Pual) to be made
Usage: Occurs in 2286 OT verses. KJV: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, [phrase] feast, (fight-) ing man, [phrase] finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, [phrase] hinder, hold (a feast), [idiom] indeed, [phrase] be industrious, [phrase] journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, [phrase] officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, [idiom] sacrifice, serve, set, shew, [idiom] sin, spend, [idiom] surely, take, [idiom] thoroughly, trim, [idiom] very, [phrase] vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use. See also: Genesis 1:7; Genesis 34:19; Exodus 18:24.
זֵר
zêr
H2213
"border"
N-ms
This word refers to a border or molding, like the decorative edge on a building or a crown on a king's head, as described in the book of Exodus where the Israelites built the tabernacle. The KJV translates it as 'crown'.
Definition: border, moulding, circlet
Usage: Occurs in 10 OT verses. KJV: crown. See also: Exodus 25:11; Exodus 37:2; Exodus 37:27.
זָהָ֛ב
zâhâb
H2091
"gold"
N-ms
Gold is a valuable metal, also used to describe something yellow or brilliant, like oil or a clear sky. It is often mentioned in the Bible as a precious resource.
Definition: 1) gold 1a) as precious metal 1b) as a measure of weight 1c) of brilliance, splendour (fig.) Aramaic equivalent: de.hav (דְּהַב "gold" H1722)
Usage: Occurs in 336 OT verses. KJV: gold(-en), fair weather. See also: Genesis 2:11; Numbers 7:26; 1 Chronicles 28:17.
לְ/מִסְגַּרְתּ֖/וֹ
miçgereth
H4526
"perimeter"
Prep | N-fs | Suff
This word means a border or perimeter of a region, like the edge of a city or a mountain. It is used in the Bible to describe the borders of Israel in Numbers 34:7-12 and the strongholds of God in Psalm 31:2-4. The word can also refer to a secure or fortified place.
Definition: 1) border, fastness, rim 1a) border, rim 1b) fastness
Usage: Occurs in 14 OT verses. KJV: border, close place, hole. See also: Exodus 25:25; 1 Kings 7:31; Psalms 18:46.
סָבִֽיב
çâbîyb
H5439
"around"
N-cs
This word describes something that surrounds or encompasses, like a circle or neighborhood, and can also mean around or about, as in on every side. It is used to describe physical locations and proximity. The KJV translates it as about or circuit.
Definition: : around/border subst 1) places round about, circuit, round about adv 2) in a circuit, a circuit, round about prep 3) in the circuit, from every side
Usage: Occurs in 282 OT verses. KJV: (place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side. See also: Genesis 23:17; 1 Kings 7:24; Psalms 3:7.
Study Notes — Exodus 37:12
Show Verse Quote Highlights
Context — The Table of Showbread
10He also made the table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.
11He overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding around it.
12And he made a rim around it a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim.
13He cast four gold rings for the table and fastened them to the four corners at its four legs. 14The rings were placed close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.Exodus 37:12 Summary
[The verse Exodus 37:12 describes how Bezalel made a rim around the table and put a gold molding on it. This shows us that God cares about even the smallest details of our worship and service to Him. Just like the Israelites were instructed to offer their best materials for the tabernacle in Exodus 35:4-9, we can offer our best to God by being careful and diligent in our work, as seen in the example of the skilled craftsmen in Exodus 35:30-35. By doing so, we can reflect God's beauty and perfection in our own lives, just as the golden furnishings of the tabernacle reflected God's glory.]
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the significance of the rim around the table in Exodus 37:12?
The rim around the table, as described in Exodus 37:12, was likely designed to prevent items from falling off, much like the lip around the brazen altar in Exodus 27:5. This attention to detail reflects God's care for the priests who would be using these items.
Why did Bezalel put a gold molding on the rim of the table?
The gold molding on the rim of the table, as mentioned in Exodus 37:12, symbolizes the value and importance God places on the items used for worship, as seen in the golden furnishings of the tabernacle, including the golden altar in Exodus 37:25-26.
How does the craftsmanship in Exodus 37:12 relate to our service to God?
The skilled craftsmanship demonstrated by Bezalel in Exodus 37:12 serves as an example of how we can offer our best to God, just as the Israelites were instructed to offer their best materials for the construction of the tabernacle in Exodus 35:4-9.
What can we learn from the specific measurements given in Exodus 37:12?
The specific measurements, such as the handbreadth width of the rim, highlight God's attention to detail and care for the minutest aspects of worship, as also seen in the detailed instructions for the construction of the tabernacle in Exodus 25-31 and Exodus 35-40.
Reflection Questions
- How can I, like Bezalel, offer my skills and talents to God's service with excellence and attention to detail?
- In what ways can I ensure that my worship and service to God are characterized by the same level of care and dedication as the craftsmanship in Exodus 37:12?
- What are some areas in my life where I can apply the principle of giving my best to God, just as the Israelites were instructed to do in Exodus 35:4-9?
- How does the beauty and craftsmanship of the tabernacle's furnishings, including the table in Exodus 37:12, reflect the beauty and perfection of God's character?
Gill's Exposition on Exodus 37:12
[See comments on Exodus 37:1].
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 37:12
And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereunto a crown of gold round about. No JFB commentary on these verses.
Ellicott's Commentary on Exodus 37:12
XXXVII.(1-24) This passage corresponds with Exodus 37:10-29 of Exodus 25, and contains an account of the construction of the holy furniture: (1) That of the Holy of Holies: viz., the ark (Exodus 37:1-5), the mercyseat (Exodus 37:6-9); (2) that of the Holy Place, viz., the table of shewbread (Exodus 37:10-16) and the golden candlestick (Exodus 37:17-24). Exodus 37:1-5 correspond to Exodus 25:10-14 of Exodus 25 Exodus 37:6-9 correspond to Exodus 25:17-20 of Exodus 25 Exodus 37:10-16 correspond to Exodus 25:23-29 of Exodus 25 Exodus 37:17-24 correspond to Exodus 25:31-39 of Exodus 25
Whedon's Commentary on Exodus 37:12
THE ARK OF THE , Exodus 39:1-9. See notes on Exodus 25:10-22. THE TABLE OF , Exodus 39:10-16. See notes on Exodus 25:23-30. THE GOLDEN , Exodus 39:17-24. See notes on Exodus 25:31-40. THE ALTAR OF INCENSE, Exodus 39:25-28.