Exodus 37:6

Exodus 37:6

And he made the mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

a. NLT: Then he made the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—from pure gold. It was 45 inches long and 27 inches wide.

b. NIV: He made the atonement cover of pure gold—two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

c. YLT: And he maketh a mercy-seat of pure gold, two cubits and a half its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth;

d. Amplified Bible Classic: [Bezalel] made the mercy seat of pure gold, two cubits and a half its length and one cubit and a half its breadth.

e. Septuagint [Exodus 37:6 in our Bibles is Exodus 38:5 in the Septuagint: And he made the propitiatory over the ark of pure gold,

f. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/Writings: he made a Cover of pure gold, two and a half cubits its length, and a cubit and a half its width.

1. “And he made the mercy seat of pure gold…”

a. he made [Strong: 6213 * `asah aw-saw' a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows):--accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.]

b. the mercy seat [Strong: 3727 * kapporeth kap-po'-reth from 3722; a lid (used only of the cover of the sacred Ark):--mercy seat.]

c. of pure [Strong: 2889 * tahowr taw-hore' or tahor {taw-hore'}; from 2891; pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense):--clean, fair, pure(-ness).]

d. gold [Strong: 2091 * zahab zaw-hawb' from an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky:-- gold(-en), fair weather.]

2. “…two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof.”

a. two cubits [Strong: 520 * 'ammah am-maw' prolonged from 517; properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance):--cubit, + hundred (by exchange for 3967), measure, post.]

b. and a half [Strong: 2677 * chetsiy khay-tsee' from 2673; the half or middle:--half, middle, mid(-night), midst, part, two parts.]

c. was the length thereof [Strong: 753 * 'orek o'rek' from 748; length:--+ forever, length, long.]

d. and one cubit [Strong: 520 * 'ammah am-maw' prolonged from 517; properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance):--cubit, + hundred (by exchange for 3967), measure, post.]

e. and a half [Strong: 2677 * chetsiy khay-tsee' from 2673; the half or middle:--half, middle, mid(-night), midst, part, two parts.]

f. the breadth thereof [Strong: 7341 * and a half [Strong: 2677 * chetsiy khay-tsee' from 2673; the half or middle:--half, middle, mid(-night), midst, part, two parts.]