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Exodus 25:24

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Overlay it with pure gold and make a gold molding around it.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 24

At this chapter begins an account of the orders and instructions God gave to Moses upon the mount for the erecting and furnishing of a tabernacle to the honour of God. We have here. I. Orders given for a collection to be made among the people for this purpose (Exo 25:1-9). II. Particular instructions, 1. Concerning the ark of the covenant (Exo 25:10-22). 2. The table of showbread (Exo 25:23-30). 3. The golden candlestick (Exo 25:31, etc.).

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Strong's Concordancev. 24

צָפָה (tsâphâh, H6823) — to sheet over (especially with metal) טָהוֹר (ṭâhôwr, H2889) — pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense) זָהָב (zâhâb, H2091) — gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh, H6213) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application זֵר (zêr, H2213) — a chaplet (as spread around the top), i.e. (specifically) a border moulding סָבִיב (çâbîyb, H5439) — (as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without…

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Overlay it with pure gold both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it.

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