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Exodus 30:4

in Exodus 30

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

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And two golden rings shalt thou make for it under the crown thereof; upon the two ribs thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make them; and they shall be for places for staves wherewith to bear it.

KJV

And two golden rings shalt thou make to it under the crown of it, by the two corners thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make it; and they shall be for places for the staves to bear it withal.

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This verse in Exodus 30

Commentary

4 notes on this verse

This site's exposition

make an altar to burn incense upon

on Exodus 30:1-5

The golden altar is described here rather than with the table and the candlestick in chapter 25, after the priests have been consecrated in chapter 29. It carries horns like the brazen altar of Exodus 27:2 and rings and staves like the ark of Exodus 25:13, so the instrument of prayer is built to travel with the camp. Hebrews 9:4 places a golden censer with the holiest of all rather than with the holy place, and readers have long divided over whether the writer means this altar or the censer carried in on the day of atonement.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

The measure of the altar of incense in Ezekiel's temple is double to what it is here ( Ezek. xli. 22 ), and it is there called an altar of wood, and there is no mention of gold, to signify that the incense, in gospel times, should be spiritual, the worship plain, and the service of God enlarged, for in every place incense should be offered, Mal. i.

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And two golden rings shalt thou make to it under the crown of it,....

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

This splendor was adapted to the early age of the church, but in later times, when the worship was to be more spiritual, the altar of incense is prophetically described as not of gold but of wood, and double the size of that in the tabernacle, because the church should be vastly extended (Mal 1:11).

The words behind it

20 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.

  • וּשְׁתֵּי֩and two

    usheteiH8147 →768 times

  • טַבְּעֹ֨תrings of

    tabeotH2885 →49 times

  • זָהָ֜בgold

    zahavH2091 →389 times

  • תַּֽעֲשֶׂה־you will make

    taaseh-H6213 →2628 times

  • לּ֣וֹ׀for <the> it

    lo

  • מִתַּ֣חַתfrom under

    mitachatH8478 →505 times

  • לְזֵר֗וֹto molding its

    lezeroH2213 →10 times

  • עַ֚לon

    ʾalH5921 →5755 times

  • שְׁתֵּ֣י[the] two

    sheteiH8147 →768 times

  • צַלְעֹתָ֔יוsides its

    tzalotavH6763 →40 times

  • תַּעֲשֶׂ֖הyou will make [them]

    taasehH6213 →2628 times

  • עַל־on

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • שְׁנֵ֣י[the] two

    sheneiH8147 →768 times

  • צִדָּ֑יוsides its

    tzidavH6654 →33 times

  • וְהָיָה֙and it will become

    vehayahH1961 →3559 times

  • לְבָתִּ֣ים<into> holders

    levatimH1004 →2046 times

  • לְבַדִּ֔יםfor poles

    levadimH905 →200 times

  • לָשֵׂ֥אתto carry

    lasetH5375 →656 times

  • אֹת֖וֹ<obj.> it

    ʾotoH853 →10935 times

  • בָּהֵֽמָּה׃by them

    bahemah

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

Related verses

7 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 25:27The rings are to be close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.3 worksExodus 25:12Cast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.2 worksExodus 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.2 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 26:29Overlay the frames with gold and make gold rings to hold the crossbars. Also overlay the crossbars with gold.2 worksExodus 25:14Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, in order to carry it.2 works
The other 1 cross-references, with their words ▾
Exodus 27:6Additionally, make poles of acacia wood for the altar and overlay them with bronze.2 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 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 25:28

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

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Numbers 4:13–14

      Then they shall remove the ashes from the bronze altar, spread a purple cloth over it,

  • Through

    Exodus 25:12

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

    it leads to

    • Exodus 25:15

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

    • Exodus 37:5

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

  • Through

    Exodus 27:4

    Construct for it a grate of bronze mesh, and make a bronze ring at each of the four corners of the mesh.

    it leads to

    • Exodus 38:4–5

      He made a grate of bronze mesh for the altar under its ledge, halfway up from the bottom.

    • Exodus 25:12

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

  • Through

    Exodus 25:27

    The rings are to be close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.

    it leads to

    • Exodus 25:14

      Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, in order to carry it.

  • Through

    Exodus 26:29

    Overlay the frames with gold and make gold rings to hold the crossbars. Also overlay the crossbars with gold.

    it leads to

    • Exodus 25:11–12

      Overlay it with pure gold both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it.

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 30 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Sir Robert Anderson, Types in Hebrews.

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