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Exodus 37:1

And Bezaleel made the ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it:

KJV

Fecit autem Beseleel et arcam de lignis setim, habentem duos semis cubitos in longitudine, et cubitum ac semissem in latitudine, altitudo quoque unius cubiti fuit et dimidii : vestivitque eam auro purissimo intus ac foris.

Vulgate

Καὶ ἐποίησαν τῇ σκηνῇ δέκα αὐλαίας·

LXX

And Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it.

ASV

וַ/יַּ֧עַשׂ בְּצַלְאֵ֛ל אֶת הָ/אָרֹ֖ן עֲצֵ֣י שִׁטִּ֑ים אַמָּתַ֨יִם וָ/חֵ֜צִי אָרְכּ֗/וֹ וְ/אַמָּ֤ה וָ/חֵ֨צִי֙ רָחְבּ֔/וֹ וְ/אַמָּ֥ה וָ/חֵ֖צִי קֹמָתֽ/וֹ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲר֣וֹן
'rvn
noun · 202×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אַמָּ֔ה
'mh
noun · 249×
בְּצַלְאֵ֛ל
btsl'l
proper_noun · 9×
וֹ
v
noun · 95×
וֹ
v
noun · 46×
חֲצִ֣י
chtsy
noun · 122×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
עֵ֣ץ
'ts
noun · 324×
רֹ֖חַב
rchb
noun · 101×
שִׁטִּ֑ים
shtym
noun · 28×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Deut 10:3 — And I made an ark of shittim wood, and hewed two tables of stone like unto the first, and went up into the mount, having the two tables in mine hand.
  • Exod 25:10 — And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.
  • Exod 25:10 — And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.
  • Exod 26:33 — And thou shalt hang up the vail under the taches, that thou mayest bring in thither within the vail the ark of the testimony: and the vail shall divide unto you between the holy place and the most hol
  • Exod 31:6 — And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded
  • Exod 35:12 — The ark, and the staves thereof, with the mercy seat, and the vail of the covering,
  • Num 10:33 — And they departed from the mount of the LORD three days’ journey: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD went before them in the three days’ journey, to search out a resting place for them.