Exodus 25:28

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Exodus 25:28 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And thou shalt make the staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And thou shalt make the staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.
Exodus 25:28 — American Standard Version

Context — Exodus 25

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
28And thou shalt make the staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And thou shall make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, etc.] In like manner as the staves for the ark, and which were made of the same wood: that the table may be borne with them; when moved from one place to another; these staves did not remain in the rings, as the staves for the ark did; but, as Josephus says f769, were taken out, because they otherwise would have been in the way of the priests, who came every week to it, to set the shewbread on; and these were put in only when they carried it from place to place, as appears from (<040408>Numbers 4:8).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“(Compare Exodus 37:10-16.) The table and the candlestick figured on the Arch of Titus at Rome are those of the Maccabaean times, but made as nearly as possible after the ancient models reproduced under the direction of Solomon and Zerubbabel. The details and size of the figure, and the description of Josephus, appear to agree very nearly with the directions here given to Moses, and to illustrate them in several particulars. Josephus says that the table was like the so-called Delphic tables, richly ornamented pieces of furniture in use amongst the Romans, which were sometimes, if not always, covered with gold or silver. Exodus 25:24 See Exodus 25:11 note. The moulding of the table is still…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the table: Exo 25:14, Exo 25:27; Num 10:17; Act 9:15 Exodus 25:29”
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