He overlaid the frames with gold and made gold rings to hold the crossbars. Then he overlaid the crossbars with gold as well.
Parallel translations
- WEB He overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold for places for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold.
- KJV And he overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold to be places for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold.
- BSB And he overlaid the frames with gold and made gold rings to hold the crossbars. He also overlaid the crossbars with gold.
- NKJV He overlaid the boards with gold, made their rings of gold to be holders for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold.
- NASB Then he overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold as holders for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold.
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Quick answer
The boards and bars were overlaid with gold, with gold rings to hold the bars. Common wood was covered in precious gold for God's dwelling.
Overview
The gold overlay marked the whole structure as holy and glorious, fitting for the presence of God. The pairing of humble acacia wood with pure gold has long been seen as a picture of Christ, true man clothed with divine glory. The work follows Exodus 26:29.
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