Exodus 25:28

Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, so that the table may be carried with them.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — God addresses Moses during the tabernacle instructions, specifying the construction details for the table of showbread. The words — וְ/עָשׂ֤יתָ (ve./'a.Si.ta) means "and you will make," and וְ/צִפִּיתָ֥ (ve./tzi.pi.Ta) means "and you will overlay," directing the fabrication of acacia wood poles sheathed in gold. The thread — The pole construction repeats the ark’s design in Exodus 25:14 and anticipates the Levitical transport orders in Numbers 10:17. Why it lands — The text commands the fabrication of gold-overlaid acacia poles to enable the table’s transport, requiring obedience to specific material and structural standards.

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The Hebrew words

וְעָשִׂ֤יתָve./'a.Si.taand/ you will make אֶת־'et-<obj.>הַבַּדִּים֙ha./ba.Dimthe/ poles עֲצֵ֣י'a.Tzeiwood<s> of שִׁטִּ֔יםshi.Timacacia וְצִפִּיתָ֥ve./tzi.pi.Taand/ you will overlay אֹתָ֖ם'o.Ta/m<obj.>/ them זָהָ֑בza.Havgold וְנִשָּׂא־ve./ni.sa'-and/ it will be carriedבָ֖םva/mby <the>/ themאֶת־'et-<obj.>הַשֻּׁלְחָֽן׃ha./shul.Chanthe/ table

King James Version

And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.

Cross-references

Exodus 25:14 Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, in order to carry it.
Exodus 25:27 The rings are to be close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.
Numbers 10:17 Then the tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites set out, transporting it.
Acts 9:15 “Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.