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Exodus 37

Ex. 37:12 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Also he made
`asah (Hebrew #6213)
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)
KJV usage: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.
Pronounce: aw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
thereunto a border
micgereth (Hebrew #4526)
something enclosing, i.e. a margin (of a region, of a panel); concretely, a stronghold
KJV usage: border, close place, hole.
Pronounce: mis-gheh'-reth
Origin: from 5462
of an handbreadth
tophach (Hebrew #2948)
from 2946 (the same as 2947)
KJV usage: hand-breadth (broad).
Pronounce: to'-fakh
round about
cabiyb (Hebrew #5439)
from 5437; (as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
KJV usage: (place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.
Pronounce: saw-beeb'
Origin: or (feminine) cbiybah {seb-ee-baw'}
; and made
`asah (Hebrew #6213)
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)
KJV usage: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.
Pronounce: aw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
a crown
zer (Hebrew #2213)
a chaplet (as spread around the top), i.e. (specifically) a border moulding
KJV usage: crown.
Pronounce: zare
Origin: from 2237 (in the sense of scattering)
of gold
zahab (Hebrew #2091)
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
KJV usage: gold(-en), fair weather.
Pronounce: zaw-hawb'
Origin: from an unused root meaning to shimmer
for the border
micgereth (Hebrew #4526)
something enclosing, i.e. a margin (of a region, of a panel); concretely, a stronghold
KJV usage: border, close place, hole.
Pronounce: mis-gheh'-reth
Origin: from 5462
thereof round about
cabiyb (Hebrew #5439)
from 5437; (as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
KJV usage: (place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.
Pronounce: saw-beeb'
Origin: or (feminine) cbiybah {seb-ee-baw'}
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Crown,
Gold,
Handbreadth

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Ex. 37:12• 12Also he made thereunto a border of an handbreadth round about; and made a crown of gold for the border thereof round about. (Ex. 37:12)
• Thus the golden crown about the table, and the twelve loaves of showbread upon it, suggest the completeness in which all God’s beloved people are presented to Him in Christ, and maintained before God by the fact that Christ is before Him crowned with glory, as their representative, thus held fast, so that they can never perish. (“The Table” by S. Ridout)
• The table had a crown of gold of a handbreadth about it, next to an offset or border; then another crown of gold. So there were two crowns, separated by the border. (“The Table” by S. Ridout)
• The crown around the table might serve not only as an adornment, but to guard the showbread from slipping off it. The crown, we have said, typified “Jesus, crowned with glory and honor” (Heb. 2:9). (“The Table” by S. Ridout)
• The crown was all of gold. It is the divine glory which He ever had with the Father, but into which He enters, as it were, upon a new ground, that of the Substitute of His blood-bought people, whose redemption He had accomplished according to the Father’s will. (“The Table” by S. Ridout)
• But it is “the glory of His grace” that is suggested by the loaves of bread held in their place by the crown. It is a glorified Christ who maintains His own, according to all that He is. That glory is directly and eternally connected, as we have seen, with His redeeming work upon the cross. In the light of that glory we read: “I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any pluck them out of My hand” (John 10:28); “Because I live, ye shall live also” (14:19); “Much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by His life” (Rom. 5:10). It is His life as risen and glorified that is here meant. (“The Table” by S. Ridout)
• Look at the show-bread which was kept constantly upon the table. It was called showbread, or “bread of face,” as suggesting that it was set before the face of God, perfectly acceptable to Him. It was also called “the continual bread” (Num. 4:7), reminding us that it was ever before God; and the “hallowed bread,” speaking of the holiness connected with this presentation. It was that which was presented before God, as is suggested by the expression, “Bread of ordering” (1 Chr. 9:32, marg.), and “Bread of setting forth, or presentation” (Heb. 9:2, Gk.) (“The Table” by S. Ridout)
• There were twelve of these loaves, which at once reminds us of the twelve tribes, composing the whole nation of Israel. It was the number of national unity, combining with it the thought of divine government which was exercised over them, and through them (had they been faithful) over the world. (“The Table” by S. Ridout)
• {border of a handbreadth} We may not be able to decide as to the exact form and position of this border, but suggest certain thoughts as to its general meaning. The word means, primarily, an enclosure; so a fortress or “close place,” as Psa. 18:45; Mic. 7:17 (“The Table” by S. Ridout)
• The measure of the border being a “handbreadth,” has been thought to refer to the divine Hand that is upon the table, to mark out and define all according to the glory of God. (“The Table” by S. Ridout)
• As at Jordan, in Joshua’s day, there was a space of about 2000 cubits between the ark and the people (Josh. 3:4), so here the Bread is fenced off from all other. Christ in His unique and perfect humanity is guarded from being confounded with any other, even the best of men. (“The Table” by S. Ridout)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And he made for it a margin of a hand-breadth round about; and made a border of gold for the margin thereof round about.

W. Kelly Translation

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And he made for it a margin of a hand-breadth round about; and made a border of gold for the margin thereof round about.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)