Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and one and a half cubits wide.

King James Version

And thou shalt make a mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

Holman Bible

Make a mercy seat of pure gold, 45 inches long and 27 inches wide.

International Standard Version

"You are to make a Mercy Seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and one and a half cubits wide.

A Conservative Version

And thou shall make a mercy-seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it.

American Standard Version

And thou shalt make a mercy-seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half'shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

Amplified

“You shall make a mercy seat (cover) of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and one and a half cubits wide.

Bible in Basic English

And you are to make a cover of the best gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

Darby Translation

And thou shalt make a mercy-seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

Julia Smith Translation

And make a cover of pure gold: two cubits and a half its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth;

King James 2000

And you shall make a mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it.

Lexham Expanded Bible

"And you will make an atonement cover of pure gold, two and a half cubits its length and a cubit and a half its width.

Modern King James verseion

And you shall make a mercy-seat of pure gold. Two and a half cubits shall be the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"And thou shalt make a mercy seat of pure gold, two cubits and a half long and a cubit and a half broad.

NET Bible

"You are to make an atonement lid of pure gold; its length is to be three feet nine inches, and its width is to be two feet three inches.

New Heart English Bible

You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold. Two and a half cubits shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth.

The Emphasized Bible

And thou shalt make a propitiatory, of pure gold, - two cubits and a half, the length thereof, and, a cubit and a half, the breadth thereof,

Webster

And thou shalt make a mercy-seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth.

World English Bible

You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold. Two and a half cubits shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth.

Youngs Literal Translation

'And thou hast made a mercy-seat of pure gold, two cubits and a half its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
כּפּרת 
Kapporeth 
Usage: 27

of pure
טהר טהור 
Tahowr 
Usage: 95

זהב 
Zahab 
Usage: 390

אמּה 
'ammah 
Usage: 245

and a half
חצי 
Chetsiy 
חצי 
Chetsiy 
Usage: 125
Usage: 125

shall be the length
ארך 
'orek 
length, long, ever, as long as, high
Usage: 95

thereof, and a cubit
אמּה 
'ammah 
Usage: 245

the breadth
רחב 
Rochab 
Usage: 101

Context Readings

Instructions For Making The Ark Of The Covenant

16 I will give you the Ten Commandments written on two flat tablets. Put them inside the chest. 17 “You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and one and a half cubits wide. 18 Hammer out two winged cherubs of pure gold and fasten them to the lid at the ends of the chest.

Cross References

Exodus 37:6

He made a lid of pure gold, forty-five inches long and twenty-seven inches wide.

Romans 3:25

God displayed Christ publicly as propitiation (atonement) by his blood through faith. It demonstrated his righteousness. It was through the forbearance of God that he passed by the sins that had taken place before.

Hebrews 9:5

The cherubim of glory shadowing the mercy seat were above the Ark. Now is not the time to speak in detail.

Exodus 26:34

Place the mercy seat on the Ark of the Covenant in the holy of holies.

Exodus 40:20

He took the words of God's promise (covenant) and put them in the ark. He put the poles on the ark and placed the throne of mercy on top of the ark.

Leviticus 16:12-15

He will take an incense burner full of burning coals from the altar in Jehovah's presence, and two handfuls of finely ground, sweet-smelling incense. He will bring them up to the canopy.

1 Chronicles 28:11

Then David gave his son Solomon the plans for the entrance hall and the Temple, the storerooms, upper rooms, inner rooms, and the room for the throne of mercy.

Hebrews 4:16

Let us approach the throne of grace (loving-kindness) with confidence, that we may receive mercy, and find grace for help in time of need.

1 John 2:2

He is the propitiation (Greek: hilasmos: atonement, compensation) for our sins. Not for ours only, but also for the whole world.

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