Exodus 25:10

And they are to construct an ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.

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Study note

Setting — Yahweh gives Moses precise architectural instructions on Mount Sinai for the tabernacle's primary furniture.

The words — אֲר֖וֹן ('a.Ron) denotes the chest or ark, while שִׁטִּ֑ים (shi.Tim) specifies the acacia wood required for its construction.

The thread — These exact measurements and material specifications are repeated in Exodus 37:1 during the ark's fabrication, while Hebrews 9:4 later references the finished object.

Why it lands — The text demands exact obedience to divine specifications rather than human improvisation in worship.

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The Hebrew words

וְעָשׂ֥וּve./'a.Suand/ they will make אֲר֖וֹן'a.Ronan ark of עֲצֵ֣י'a.Tzeiwood<s> of שִׁטִּ֑יםshi.Timacacia אַמָּתַ֨יִם'a.ma.Ta.yim[will be] two cubits וָחֵ֜צִיva./Che.tziand/ a half אָרְכּ֗וֹ'a.re.K/olength/ its וְאַמָּ֤הve./'a.Mahand/ [will be] a cubit וָחֵ֙צִי֙va./Che.tziand/ a half רָחְבּ֔וֹra.che.B/obreadth/ its וְאַמָּ֥הve./'a.Mahand/ [will be] a cubit וָחֵ֖צִיva./Che.tziand/ a half קֹמָתֽוֹ׃ko.ma.T/oheight/ its

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Hebrews 9:4 containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.
Exodus 37:1 Bezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.
Deuteronomy 10:1 At that time the LORD said to me, “Chisel out two stone tablets like the originals, come up to Me on the mountain, and make an ark of wood.
Revelation 11:19 Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.
2 Chronicles 8:11 Solomon brought the daughter of Pharaoh up from the City of David to the palace he had built for her. For he said, “My wife must not live in the house of David king of Israel, because the places the ark of the LORD has entered are holy.”