| Exodus 37:1
| And Beseleel made *also, the ark of setim-wood: it was two cubits and a half in length, and a cubit and a half in breadth, and the height was of one cubit and a half: and he overlaid it with the purest gold within and without.
| Year of the World 2514, Year before Christ 1490. Half, duos semis cubitos, ver. 6, and Exodus 25:10. (Tirinus)
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| Exodus 37:2
| And he made to it a crown of gold round about,
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| Exodus 37:3
| Casting four rings of gold at the four corners thereof: two rings in one side, and two in the other.
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| Exodus 37:4
| And he made bars of setim-wood, which he overlaid with gold,
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| Exodus 37:5
| And he put them into the rings that were at the sides of the ark to carry it.
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| Exodus 37:6
| He made also the propitiatory, that is, the oracle, of the purest gold, two cubits and a half in length, and a cubit and a half in breadth.
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| Exodus 37:7
| Two cherubims also of beaten gold, which he set on the two sides of the propitiatory:
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| Exodus 37:8
| One cherub in the top of one side, and the other cherub in the top of the other side: two cherubims at the two ends of the propitiatory,
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| Exodus 37:9
| Spreading their wings, and covering the propitiatory, and looking one towards the other, and towards it.
| Covering... This indicated that the Scriptures were to be studied with diligence, as they have a literal and a mystical sense. (St. Gregory of Nyssa)
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| Exodus 37:10
| He made also the table of setim-wood, in length two cubits, and in breadth one cubit, and in height it was a cubit and a half.
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| Exodus 37:11
| And he overlaid it with the finest gold, and he made to it a golden ledge round about,
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| Exodus 37:12
| And to the ledge itself he made a polished crown of gold, of four fingers breadth, and upon the same another golden crown.
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| Exodus 37:13
| And he cast four rings of gold, which he put in the four corners at each foot of the table,
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| Exodus 37:14
| Over-against the crown: and he put the bars into them, that the table might be carried.
| Over-against, or under, Exodus 25:27. (Tirinus)
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| Exodus 37:15
| And the bars also themselves he made of setim-wood, and overlaid them with gold.
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| Exodus 37:16
| And the vessels for the divers uses of the table, dishes, bowls, and cups, and censers of pure gold, wherein the libations are to be offered.
| Censers. Hebrew Kapoth, means broad deep dishes or bowls. (Calmet) --- Wherein, meaning the golden vessels aforesaid. (Haydock)
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| Exodus 37:17
| He made also the candlestick of beaten work of the finest gold. From the shaft whereof its branches, its cups, and bowls, and lilies came out:
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| Exodus 37:18
| Six on the two sides: three branches on one side, and three on the other.
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| Exodus 37:19
| Three cups in manner of a nut on each branch, and bowls withal and lilies: and three cups of the fashion of a nut in another branch, and bowls withal and lilies. The work of the six branches, that went out from the shaft of the candlestick was equal.
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| Exodus 37:20
| And in the shaft itself were four cups after the manner of a nut, and bowls withal at every one, and lilies:
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| Exodus 37:21
| And bowls under two branches in three places, which together made six branches going out from one shaft.
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| Exodus 37:22
| So both the bowls, and the branches were of the same, all beaten work of the purest gold.
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| Exodus 37:23
| He made also the seven lamps with their snuffers, and the vessels where the snuffings were to be put out, of the purest gold.
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| Exodus 37:24
| The candlestick with all the vessels thereof weighed a talent of gold.
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| Exodus 37:25
| He made also the altar of incense of setim-wood, being a cubit on every side four-square, and in height two cubits: from the corners of which went out horns.
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| Exodus 37:26
| And he overlaid it with the purest gold, with its grate, and the sides, and the horns.
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| Exodus 37:27
| And he made to it a crown of gold round about, and two golden rings under the crown at each side, that the bars might be put into them, and the altar be carried.
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| Exodus 37:28
| And the bars themselves he made also of setim-wood, and overlaid them with plates of gold.
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| Exodus 37:29
| He compounded also the oil for the ointment of sanctification, and incense of the purest spices, according to the work of a perfumer.
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