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Exodus 37:12

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

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 12

Bezaleel and his workmen are still busy, making I. The ark with the mercy-seat and the cherubim (Exo 37:1-9). II. The table with its vessels (Exo 37:10-16). III. The candlestick with its appurtenances (Exo 37:17-24). IV. The golden altar for incense (Exo 37:25-28). V. The holy oil and incense (Exo 37:29). The particular appointment concerning each of which we had before the Exo 25:1 and Exo 30:1 chapters.

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Strong's Concordancev. 12

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… זֵר (zêr, H2213) — a chaplet (as spread around the top), i.e. (specifically) a border moulding זָהָב (zâhâb, H2091) — gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky

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