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Exodus 27:7

in Exodus 27

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

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And the staves thereof shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, in bearing it.

KJV

And the staves shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, to bear it.

This verse in Exodus 27

Commentary

2 notes on this verse

This site's exposition

Additionally, make poles of acacia wood for the altar

on Exodus 27:6-8

Poles and rings mean the altar travels, and it is made “with boards so that it is hollow”. Exodus 20:24 and 20:25 had commanded an altar of earth or of uncut stone, and this is a frame built to be carried and filled.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

And the staves shall be put into the rings,....

The words behind it

12 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.

  • וְהוּבָ֥אand it will be put

    vehuva'H935 →2568 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • בַּדָּ֖יוpoles its

    badavH905 →200 times

  • בַּטַּבָּעֹ֑תin the rings

    batabaotH2885 →49 times

  • וְהָי֣וּand they will be

    vehayuH1961 →3559 times

  • הַבַּדִּ֗יםthe poles

    habadimH905 →200 times

  • עַל־on

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • שְׁתֵּ֛י[the] two

    sheteiH8147 →768 times

  • צַלְעֹ֥ת[the] sides of

    tzalotH6763 →40 times

  • הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַthe altar

    hamizbeachH4196 →401 times

  • בִּשְׂאֵ֥תwhen carry

    bisetH5375 →656 times

  • אֹתֽוֹ׃<obj.> it

    ʾotoH853 →10935 times

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

The walk

7 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 30:4

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

    it leads to

    • Exodus 25:27

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

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • Exodus 26:29

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

  • Through

    Exodus 25:28

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

    it leads to

    • Exodus 25:14

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

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Numbers 10:17

      Then the tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites set out, transporting it.

    • 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.

Where this verse is studied

About Exodus

The Israelites Leaving Egypt, David Roberts, 1829. Public domain.
The Israelites Leaving Egypt, David Roberts, 1829. Public domain.

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Sir Robert Anderson, Types in Hebrews.