KJV ORIGINAL
And he made the table of shittim wood: two cubits was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof:
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And he made the table out of acacia wood: it was three feet long, eighteen inches wide, and twenty-seven inches high.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse describes the construction of a sacred table made from acacia wood with specific God-given dimensions for use in worship.
📚 Historical Context
This verse describes Bezalel crafting the Table of Showbread (also called the Table of the Presence) for the Tabernacle, following the detailed instructions God gave Moses on Mount Sinai. The table would hold twelve loaves of bread representing the twelve tribes of Israel, and it was one of the sacred furnishings in the Holy Place of the Tabernacle where the Israelites worshiped during their wilderness journey.
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