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Exodus 25:25

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And make a rim around it a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 25

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. 25

עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh, H6213) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application מִסְגֶּרֶת (miçgereth, H4526) — something enclosing, i.e. a margin (of a region, of a panel); concretely, a stronghold טֹפַח (ṭôphach, H2948) — {a spread of the hand, i.e. a palm-breadth (not 'span' of the fingers); architecturally,… סָבִיב (çâbîyb, H5439) — (as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without… זָהָב (zâhâb, H2091) — gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky זֵר (zêr, H2213) — a chaplet (as spread around the top), i.e. (specifically) a border moulding

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Exodus 30:3rank 2

Overlay with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns, and make a molding of gold around it.

Exodus 37:2rank 2

He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it.

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