Exodus 37 — Rabbi

Exodus 37:1

וַיַּ֧עַשׂ

ʻâsâh

and — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application בְּצַלְאֵ֛ל

Bᵉtsalʼêl

Betsalel, the name of two Israelites אֶת

ʼêth

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) הָאָרֹ֖ן

ʼârôwn

the — a box עֲצֵ֣י

ʻêts

a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) שִׁטִּ֑ים

shiṭṭâh

the acacia (from its scourging thorns) אַמָּתַ֨יִם

ʼammâh

properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance) וָחֵ֜צִי

chêtsîy

and — the half or middle אָרְכּ֗וֹ

ʼôrek

length וְאַמָּ֤ה

ʼammâh

and — properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance) וָחֵ֨צִי֙

chêtsîy

and — the half or middle רָחְבּ֔וֹ

rôchab

width (literally or figuratively) וְאַמָּ֥ה

ʼammâh

and — properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance) וָחֵ֖צִי

chêtsîy

and — the half or middle קֹמָתֽוֹ

qôwmâh

height

Exodus 37:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)

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Bezalel

Recurring Theme

This is the moment Bezalel's commission (31:2-5) actually gets carried out - the same man named and Spirit-filled for exactly this task now … made the ark [of the covenant] of acacia wood

Recurring Theme

This is the moment Bezalel's commission (31:2-5) actually gets carried out - the same man named and Spirit-filled for exactly this task now …—it was two and a half cubits long, and one and a half cubits wide, and one and a half cubits high.

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Bezalel's own commissioning by name -- now shown actually carrying out the specific work he was called and equipped for.

Exodus 37:1 · WEB

Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood. Its length was two and a half cubits, and its width a cubit and a half, and a cubit and a half its height.

Exodus 31:2 · WEB

“Behold, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:

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Today's memory verse · from this session

“Bezalel made the ark [of the covenant] of acacia wood—it was two and a half cubits long, and one and a half cubits wide, and one and a half cubits high.”

Exodus 37:1

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