Exodus 37:27

Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) Exodus 37:27 appears in the Hebrew Old Testament. The text above is from the Westminster Leningrad Codex. Each word links to its Strong’s number, a concise gloss, and parsing drawn from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible morphology. Click any word for its full Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB) entry.
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Exodus 37:27 (World English Bible). Public Domain. Lemma interlinear Bible study tool, https://lemma.gebible.app/v/exodus/37/27.

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He made two golden rings for it under its molding crown, on its two ribs, on its two sides, for places for poles with which to carry it.
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  • World English Bible Public Domain
    He made two golden rings for it under its molding crown, on its two ribs, on its two sides, for places for poles with which to carry it.
  • King James Version Public Domain
    And he made two rings of gold for it under the crown thereof, by the two corners of it, upon the two sides thereof, to be places for the staves to bear it withal.
  • unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
    And he made two rings of gold for it under its border on its two sides, on its two sides; for housings for the poles for carrying it with them.

unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).

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Every available English version of this verse, each an independent rendering of the whole verse.

  • World English Bible Public Domain
    He made two golden rings for it under its molding crown, on its two ribs, on its two sides, for places for poles with which to carry it.
  • Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
    He made two gold rings below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles used to carry it.
  • Majority Standard Bible Public Domain
    He made two gold rings below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles used to carry it.
  • King James Version Public Domain
    And he made two rings of gold for it under the crown thereof, by the two corners of it, upon the two sides thereof, to be places for the staves to bear it withal.
  • American Standard Version (1901) Public Domain
    And he made for it two golden rings under the crown thereof, upon the two ribs thereof, upon the two sides of it, for places for staves wherewith to bear it.
  • Revised Version (1885) Public Domain
    And he made for it two golden rings under the crown thereof, upon the two ribs thereof, upon the two sides of it, for places for staves to bear it withal.
  • Geneva Bible (1599) Public Domain
    And he made two rings of gold for it, vnder the crowne thereof in the two corners of the two sides thereof, to put barres in for to beare it therewith.
  • Douay-Rheims (1899) Public Domain
    And he made to it a crown of gold round about, and two golden rings under the crown at each side, that the bars might be put into them, and the altar be carried.
  • Young's Literal Translation Public Domain
    and two rings of gold he hath made for it under its wreath, at its two corners, at its two sides, for places for staves to bear it with them.
  • Literal Standard Version CC BY-SA 4.0
    and he has made two rings of gold for it under its wreath, at its two corners, at its two sides, for places for poles to carry it with them.
  • Unlocked Literal Bible CC BY-SA 4.0
    He made two golden rings to be attached to it under its border on its two opposite sides. The rings were holders for poles to carry the altar.
  • unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
    And he made two rings of gold for it under its border on its two sides, on its two sides; for housings for the poles for carrying it with them.
  • Darby Bible Public Domain
    And he made two rings of gold for it under its border, by its two corners, on the two sides thereof, as receptacles for the staves with which to carry it.
  • World Messianic Bible Public Domain
    He made two golden rings for it under its molding crown, on its two ribs, on its two sides, for places for poles with which to carry it.
  • Webster's Bible Public Domain
    And he made two rings of gold for it under its crown, by the two corners of it, upon its two sides, to be places for the staffs to bear it with.
  • Free Bible Version CC BY-SA 4.0
    He made two gold rings for the altar and attached them below the trim, two on either side, to hold the poles to carry it.
  • Bible in Basic English Public Domain
    And he made two gold rings, placing them on the two opposite sides under the edge, to take the rods for lifting it.
  • JPS Tanakh (1917) Public Domain
    And he made for it two golden rings under the crown thereof, upon the two ribs thereof, upon the two sides of it, for holders for staves wherewith to bear it.

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לְזֵר֗וֹ
zêr
H2213
“to/for · border · his”
Preposition + Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct + Suffix, Personal, 3rd Person, Masculine, Singular
Part of Speech
Preposition + Noun
Type
Common
Gender
Masculine
Number
Singular
State
Construct
Full BDB Definition

Origin: from H2237 (in the sense of scattering)

TWOT: 543a

border, moulding, circlet
  1. וּשְׁתֵּי֩ shᵉnayim H8147 “and · two” Conjunction + Adjective, Cardinal number, Feminine, Dual, Construct
  2. טַבְּעֹ֨ת ṭabbaʻath H2885 “signet rings of” Noun, Common, Feminine, Plural, Construct
  3. זָהָ֜ב zâhâb H2091 “gold” Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Absolute
  4. עָֽשָׂה ʻâsâh H6213 “to do” Verb, Qal, Perfect, 3rd Person, Masculine, Singular
  5. מִתַּ֣חַת tachath H8478 “from · under” Preposition + Preposition
  6. עַ֚ל ʻal H5921 “upon” Preposition
  7. שְׁתֵּ֣י shᵉnayim H8147 “two” Adjective, Cardinal number, Feminine, Dual, Construct
  8. צַלְעֹתָ֔יו tsêlâʻ H6763 “ribs · his” Noun, Common, Both, Plural, Construct + Suffix, Personal, 3rd Person, Masculine, Singular
  9. עַ֖ל ʻal H5921 “upon” Preposition
  10. שְׁנֵ֣י shᵉnayim H8147 “two” Adjective, Cardinal number, Masculine, Dual, Construct
  11. צִדָּ֑יו tsad H6654 “sides · his” Noun, Common, Masculine, Plural, Construct + Suffix, Personal, 3rd Person, Masculine, Singular
  12. לְבָתִּ֣ים bayith H1004 “to/for · houses” Preposition + Noun, Common, Masculine, Plural, Absolute
  13. לְבַדִּ֔ים bad H905 “to/for · poles” Preposition + Noun, Common, Masculine, Plural, Absolute
  14. לָשֵׂ֥את nâsâʼ H5375 “to lift” Preposition + Verb, Qal, Infinitive Construct
  15. אֹת֖וֹ ʼêth H853 “- · him” Particle, Direct Object + Suffix, Personal, 3rd Person, Masculine, Singular

About this verse

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18
words
13
distinct lemmas
Pentateuch
section

Notable vocabulary

The rarest word here is לְזֵר֗וֹ border H2213 — appearing just 10 times in the whole Hebrew Bible.

Shared distinctive vocabulary

לְזֵר֗וֹ border H2213 occurs in 10 verses of the Hebrew Bible. Also found in:

Grammatical profile

  • 2 verbs
  • 7 nouns
  • 3 adjectives
  • 5 prepositions
  • 1 particle

Verb forms

  • עָֽשָׂה Qal · Perfect
  • לָשֵׂ֥את Qal · Infinitive Construct

Repetition

Words recur within this verse — often emphatic in Hebrew:

  • וּשְׁתֵּי֩ two H8147 ×3
  • עַ֚ל upon H5921 ×2
Hebrew and Greek witnesses Masoretic Hebrew ↔ Greek Septuagint

The same verse in the two great witnesses to the Old Testament, shown verse-for-verse.

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Hebrew Exodus 37:27 Masoretic · Westminster Leningrad Codex

וּשְׁתֵּי֩ טַבְּעֹ֨ת זָהָ֜ב עָֽשָׂה ל֣וֹ מִתַּ֣חַת לְזֵר֗וֹ עַ֚ל שְׁתֵּ֣י צַלְעֹתָ֔יו עַ֖ל שְׁנֵ֣י צִדָּ֑יו לְבָתִּ֣ים לְבַדִּ֔ים לָשֵׂ֥את אֹת֖וֹ בָּהֶֽם

He made two golden rings for it under its molding crown, on its two ribs, on its two sides, for places for poles with which to carry it.

World English Bible · Public Domain

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex (CC BY 4.0). Greek: Septuagint (public domain); English from a public-domain English Septuagint. How the Septuagint differs from the Hebrew →

Targum (Aramaic paraphrase)

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  1. Targum Onkelos Torah (Genesis–Deuteronomy)
    וְתַרְתֵּין עִזְקַן דִדְהַב עֲבַד לֵהּ מִלְרַע לְדֵירֵהּ עַל תַּרְתֵּין זִוְיָתֵהּ עַל תְּרֵין סִטְרוֹהִי לְאַתְרָא לַאֲרִיחַיָא לְמִטַל יָתֵהּ בְּהוֹן:

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    Targum Onkelos — Aramaic: “Onkelos Genesis” (public domain); “Onkelos Exodus” (public domain); “Onkelos Leviticus” (public domain); “Onkelos Numbers” (public domain); “Onkelos Deuteronomy” (public domain). English: “Sefaria Community Translation” (CC0 1.0 (public-domain dedication)); “J.W. Etheridge. The Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan Ben Uzziel on the Pentateuch. London: Longmans, Green, 1862” (public domain). Text via Sefaria.

  2. Targum Pseudo-Jonathan Torah (Genesis–Deuteronomy)
    וְתַרְתֵּין עִזְקַן דִּדְהַב עָבַד לֵיהּ מִלְרַע לְדֵירֵיהּ עַל תְּרֵין זִיוְיָתֵיהּ עַל תְּרֵין סִיטְרוֹי לְאַתְרָא לַאֲרִיחַיָא לְמֵיטוֹל יָתֵהּ בְּהוֹן

    And two golden rings he made for it under its crown, at its two corners, upon its two sides, to be the place of the staves by which to carry it.

    Targum Pseudo-Jonathan — Aramaic: “Targum Jonathan on Genesis” (public domain); “Targum Jonathan on Exodus” (public domain); “Targum Jonathan on Leviticus” (public domain); “Targum Jonathan on Numbers” (public domain); “Targum Jonathan on Deuteronomy” (public domain). English: “The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862” (public domain). Text via Sefaria.

Commentary

Notes on Exodus 37:27 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.

Lemma curates 59 commentaries, every one of them public domain or Creative Commons licensed, each selected and text-cleaned for this edition rather than reprinted as found. About our sources →

unfoldingWord translationNotes

Door43 World Missions Community

General Information:

Bezalel's work crew continues to build the tabernacle and furniture.

He made two golden rings ... with gold

For Exo 37:27-28 see how you translated many of these words in Exodus 30:4 and Exodus 30:5

to be attached to it

This can be stated in active form. AT: "which they attached to the altar" (See: Active or Passive)

the work of a perfumer

A perfumer is skilled in mixing spices and oils. See how you translated this in Exodus 30:25.

translationWords

gold

altar

acacia

holy

anoint

oil

pure

incense

works

unfoldingWord translationNotes — © Distant Shores Media and the Door43 World Missions Community, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: git.door43.org/Door43/en_tn.

Lesson kit

Teaching starters — assembled from the data on this page, not authored interpretation. Every prompt links to the verse data it draws on. Edit before teaching.

Exodus, in the Pentateuch, opens this verse with 18 words (13 distinct Hebrew lemmas). Its most distinctive word is zêr (“border”). Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.

Discussion questions

  1. What does “border” (zêr) contribute to the verse as a whole?
  2. How does Exodus 25:11, which shares the word «border», read alongside this verse?
  3. What does the repetition of “two” (3× in this one verse) do in this verse?
  4. These translations render this verse differently. What is at stake in choosing one wording over another?
  5. «עָֽשָׂה» is a Qal Perfect verb. How does that grammatical form shape the action described?

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