Exodus 37:12

12 They also made around it a rim a handbreadth[a] wide and put a gold molding on the rim.

Exodus 37:12 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
12 Also he made thereunto a border of an handbreadth round about; and made a crown of gold for the border thereof round about.
English Standard Version (ESV)
12 And he made a rim around it a handbreadth wide, and made a molding of gold around the rim.
New Living Translation (NLT)
12 He decorated it with a 3-inch border all around, and he ran a gold molding along the border.
The Message Bible (MSG)
12 He made a border a handbreadth wide all around it and a rim of gold for the border.
American Standard Version (ASV)
12 And he made unto it a border of a handbreadth round about, and made a golden crown to the border thereof round about.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
12 He made a rim 3 inches wide around it and put a gold molding around the rim.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
12 He made a three-inch frame all around it and made a gold molding all around its frame.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
12 They also made a rim three inches wide around it. They put a strip of gold around the rim.

Exodus 37:12 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 37:12

(See Gill on Exodus 37:1).

Exodus 37:12 In-Context

10 They made the table of acacia wood—two cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high.
11 Then they overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding around it.
12 They also made around it a rim a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim.
13 They cast four gold rings for the table and fastened them to the four corners, where the four legs were.
14 The rings were put close to the rim to hold the poles used in carrying the table.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. That is, about 3 inches or about 7.5 centimeters
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