Also he made a frame of a handbreadth all around it, and made a molding of gold for the frame all around it.
Parallel translations
- WEB He made a border of a hand width around it, and made a golden molding on its border around it.
- KJV Also he made thereunto a border of an handbreadth round about; and made a crown of gold for the border thereof round about.
- BSB And he made a rim around it a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim.
- NASB And he made a rim for it of a hand width all around, and made a gold molding for its rim all around.
- NLT He decorated it with a 3-inch border all around, and he ran a gold molding along the border.
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Quick answer
A rim a handbreadth wide was made around the table, with a gold molding on it. The rim helped secure the items on the table.
Overview
The frame around the table both adorned it and kept the sacred bread and vessels in place. The repeated gold molding emphasizes the beauty and holiness of the furnishing. The construction matches Exodus 25:25.
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