And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereunto a crown of gold round about.
He covered it completely with pure gold and made a decorative border of gold all around it.
The writer is describing how the craftsman carefully covered a sacred object with pure gold and added a beautiful golden border around it.
📚 Historical Context
This verse describes the construction of the Table of Showbread (also called the Table of the Presence) in the Tabernacle, which Moses commanded to be built around 1440 BC. The skilled craftsman Bezalel was following God's detailed instructions for creating the sacred furniture that would be used in worship. The gold overlay and decorative crown showed the table's holy purpose - it would hold the twelve loaves of bread representing the twelve tribes of Israel before God.
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