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Exodus 25:12

in Exodus 25

Cast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four feet thereof; and two rings shall be on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.

KJV

And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four corners thereof; and two rings shall be in the one side of it, and two rings in the other side of it.

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This verse in Exodus 25

Commentary

5 notes on this verse

This site's exposition

make an ark of shittim wood

on Exodus 25:10-13

The first object described is the ark, and the chapter works outward from it to the mercy seat above it and then to the table and candlestick that stand outside the vail. It is acacia wood overlaid with pure gold within and without, so the gold runs over a surface no one would ever see. The rings and the staves are commanded in the same breath as the box, before anyone has been told where it is going.

The record, by era

The Medieval Church1 voice

A commentator

Gregory the Dialogist

The Book of Pastoral Rule, Part 2, Chapter 11 · Written before 604.

proposed

What but the holy Church is figured by the ark? To which four rings of gold in the four corners are ordered to be adjoined, because, in that it is thus extended towards the four quarters of the globe, it is declared undoubtedly to be equipped for journeying with the four books of the holy Gospel.

The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

A commentator

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

proposed

And these holy places made with hands were the figures of the true, Heb. ix, 24. The gospel-church is the true tabernacle which the Lord pitched, and not man, Heb. viii, 2. The body of Christ, in and by which he made atonement, was the greater and more perfect tabernacle, Heb. ix, 11.

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A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

11 ) or witness, Acts vii. The gospel of Christ is also called a testimony or witness, Matt. xxiv. That the tables of the law were carefully preserved in the ark for the purpose, to teach us to make much of the word of God, and to hide it in our hearts, in our innermost thoughts, as the ark was placed in the holy of holies.

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And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it,....

The words behind it

19 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וְיָצַ֣קְתָּand you will cast

    veyatzaktaH3332 →50 times

  • לּ֗וֹfor <the> it

    lo

  • אַרְבַּע֙four

    ʾarba'H702 →318 times

  • טַבְּעֹ֣תrings of

    tabeotH2885 →49 times

  • זָהָ֔בgold

    zahavH2091 →389 times

  • וְנָ֣תַתָּ֔הand you will put [them]

    venatatahH5414 →2011 times

  • עַ֖לon

    ʾalH5921 →5755 times

  • אַרְבַּ֣ע[the] four

    ʾarba'H702 →318 times

  • פַּעֲמֹתָ֑יוfeet its

    paamotavH6471 →118 times

  • וּשְׁתֵּ֣יand two

    usheteiH8147 →768 times

  • טַבָּעֹ֗תrings

    tabaotH2885 →49 times

  • עַל־[will be] on

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • צַלְעוֹ֙side its

    tzaloH6763 →40 times

  • הָֽאֶחָ֔ת<the> one

    haechatH259 →971 times

  • וּשְׁתֵּי֙and two

    usheteiH8147 →768 times

  • טַבָּעֹ֔תrings

    tabaotH2885 →49 times

  • עַל־[will be] on

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • צַלְע֖וֹside its

    tzaloH6763 →40 times

  • הַשֵּׁנִֽית׃<the> second

    hashenitH8145 →156 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

9 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Exodus 25:15The poles are to remain in the rings of the ark; they must not be removed.3 worksExodus 37:5He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it.3 worksExodus 27:4Construct for it a grate of bronze mesh, and make a bronze ring at each of the four corners of the mesh.2 worksExodus 30:4And make two gold rings below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles used to carry it.2 worksExodus 39:16They also made two gold filigree settings and two gold rings, and fastened the two rings to the two corners of the breastpiece.2 worksExodus 38:7Then he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar for carrying it. He made the altar with boards so that it was hollow.1 works
The other 3 cross-references, with their words ▾
Exodus 27:7The poles are to be inserted into the rings so that the poles are on two sides of the altar when it is carried.1 worksExodus 26:29Overlay the frames with gold and make gold rings to hold the crossbars. Also overlay the crossbars with gold.1 worksExodus 25:26Make four gold rings for the table and fasten them to the four corners at its four legs.1 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Exodus 25:15

    The poles are to remain in the rings of the ark; they must not be removed.

    it leads to

    • 1 Kings 8:8

      The poles extended far enough that their ends were visible from the Holy Place in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are there to this day.

  • Through

    Exodus 38:7

    Then he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar for carrying it. He made the altar with boards so that it was hollow.

    it leads to

    • 1 Corinthians 2:2

      For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.

    • Acts 9:15

      “Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.

    • 1 Corinthians 1:24

      but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.

  • Through

    Exodus 27:7

    The poles are to be inserted into the rings so that the poles are on two sides of the altar when it is carried.

    it leads to

    • Exodus 30:4

      And make two gold rings below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles used to carry it.

    • Exodus 25:28

      Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, so that the table may be carried with them.

  • Through

    Exodus 37:5

    He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it.

    it leads to

    • Numbers 4:15

      When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all their equipment, as soon as the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites shall come and do the carrying. But they…

    • Numbers 1:50

      Instead, you are to appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the Testimony, all its furnishings, and everything in it. They shall carry the tabernacle and all its articles, care for it, and camp…

Where this verse is studied

About Exodus

The Giving of the Law on Mount Sinai, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
The Giving of the Law on Mount Sinai, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Exodus: the study guide →Read Exodus 25 →

This page draws on Gregory the Dialogist, The Book of Pastoral Rule, Part 2, Chapter 11; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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