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Berean Standard Bible

“Bezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.”

Exodus 37:1

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Study note

The description of the tabernacle's furnishings begins in earnest with the ark of the covenant. The craftsman Bezalel makes it himself, following the pattern God gave on the mountain.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Bezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.

World English Bible (WEB)

Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood. Its length was two and a half cubits, and its width a cubit and a half, and a cubit and a half its height.

King James Version (KJV)

And Bezaleel made the ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it:

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it:

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And Bezalel made the ark of hard wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide and a cubit and a half high;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

HIZO también Bezaleel el arca de madera de Sittim: su longitud era de dos codos y medio, y de codo y medio su anchura, y su altura de otro codo y medio:

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

A continuación, Bezalel construyó el cofre. Fue hecho de madera de acacia, y tenía un metro con diez centímetros de largo, setenta centímetros de ancho y setenta centímetros de alto.

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