Exodus

Exodus 25:17

17And you are to construct a mercy seatd of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.e

Footnotes

  • d 25:17 Or an atonement cover; here and throughout Exodus
  • e 25:17 The mercy seat was approximately 3.75 feet long and 2.25 feet wide (114.3 centimeters long and 68.6 centimeters wide).

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And you are to constructוְעָשִׂ֥יתָwə·‘ā·śî·ṯāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH6213 do, make
a mercy seatכַפֹּ֖רֶתḵap·pō·reṯNoun - feminine singular constructH3727 propitiatory
of pureטָה֑וֹרṭā·hō·wrAdjective - masculine singularH2889 clean, pure
goldזָהָ֣בzā·hāḇNoun - masculine singularH2091 gold
twoאַמָּתַ֤יִם’am·mā·ṯa·yimNoun - fdH520 ell, cubit
and a half cubitsוָחֵ֙צִי֙wā·ḥê·ṣîConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH2677 half
longאָרְכָּ֔הּ’ā·rə·kāhNoun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH753 length
and a cubitוְאַמָּ֥הwə·’am·māhConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH520 ell, cubit
and a halfוָחֵ֖צִיwā·ḥê·ṣîConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH2677 half
wideרָחְבָּֽהּ׃rā·ḥə·bāhNoun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH7341 breadth, width

Cross-references

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Exodus 37:6 · Hebrews 9:5 · Romans 3:25 · Hebrews 4:16 · 1 Chronicles 28:11 · Leviticus 16:12–15 · Exodus 40:20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.