Exodus 25 · Verse 28

Exodus 25:28

And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.
Exodus 25:28, King James Version

Exodus 25:28 in other translations

BSBMake the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, so that the table may be carried with them.
WEBYou shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be carried with them.
ASVAnd thou shalt make the staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.
YLTand thou hast made the staves of shittim wood, and hast overlaid them with gold, and the table hath been borne with them;
DARBYAnd thou shalt make the staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with gold; and the table shall be carried upon them.
BBEMake rods of the same wood, plated with gold, for lifting the table.
WebsterAnd thou shalt make the staffs of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.

What does Exodus 25:28 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 25:23-30

A table was to be made of wood, overlaid with gold, to stand in the outer tabernacle, to be always furnished with the shew-bread. This table, with the articles on it, and its use, seems to typify the communion which the Lord holds with his redeemed people in his ordinances, the provisions of his house, the feasts they are favoured with. Also the food for their souls, which they always find when they hunger after it…

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Exodus 25:28 in the original Hebrew

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וְעָשִׂ֤יתָve.'a.Si.taand you will makeH6213
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַבַּדִּים֙ha.ba.Dimthe polesH905
עֲצֵ֣י'a.Tzeiwood<s> ofH6086
שִׁטִּ֔יםshi.TimacaciaH7848
וְצִפִּיתָ֥ve.tzi.pi.Taand you will overlayH6823
אֹתָ֖ם'o.Tam<obj.> themH853
זָהָ֑בza.HavgoldH2091
וְנִשָּׂא\־ve.ni.sa'-and it will be carriedH5375
בָ֖םvamby <the> them
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַשֻּׁלְחָֽן\׃ha.shul.Chanthe tableH7979

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Exodus 25:28

  • Numbers 10:17

    And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle.

  • Exodus 25:27

    Over against the border shall the rings be for places of the staves to bear the table.

  • Acts 9:15

    But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:

  • Exodus 25:14

    And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.

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the table.
14,27; Nu 10:17; Ac 9:15

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Context

  • Exodus 25:27

    Over against the border shall the rings be for places of the staves to bear the table.

  • Exodus 25:28

    And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.

  • Exodus 25:29

    And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and spoons thereof, and covers thereof, and bowls thereof, to cover withal: of pure gold shalt thou make them.

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Exodus 25:28 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y harás las varas de madera de Sittim, y las cubrirás de oro, y con ellas será llevada la mesa.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et tu feras les barres de bois de sittim, et tu les plaqueras d’or; et avec elles on portera la table.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und mache die Stangen von Akazienholz und überziehe sie mit Gold, und der Tisch soll daran getragen werden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ipsos quoque vectes facies de lignis setim, et circumdabis auro ad subvehendam mensam.