Exodus 37:5
in Exodus 37He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.
KJV
And he put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.
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This verse in Exodus 37
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
And he cast four gold rings for its four feet
on Exodus 37:3-5
Exodus 25:15 ordered that the poles must not be removed, so the ark stays fitted for shoulders even at rest. At 2 Samuel 6:3 it rides on a new cart instead, and Uzzah dies.
This site's exposition
in order to carry it
Numbers 4:15 gives the Kohathites the carrying of the ark and forbids them to touch the holy things, or they die. The poles in the gold rings let them carry the ark without a hand on it. The table and incense altar had poles for the same use.
The words behind it
10 Hebrew wordsEvery 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.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּבֵ֤א | vaiyave' | and he put | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַבַּדִּים֙ | habadim | the poles | H905 → | 200 times |
| בַּטַּבָּעֹ֔ת | batabaot | in the rings | H2885 → | 49 times |
| עַ֖ל | ʾal | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| צַלְעֹ֣ת | tzalot | [the] sides of | H6763 → | 40 times |
| הָאָרֹ֑ן | haaron | the ark | H727 → | 202 times |
| לָשֵׂ֖את | laset | to carry | H5375 → | 656 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָאָרֹֽן׃ | haaron | the ark | H727 → | 202 times |
וַיָּבֵ֤אand he put
vaiyave'H935 →2568 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַבַּדִּים֙the poles
habadimH905 →200 times
בַּטַּבָּעֹ֔תin the rings
batabaotH2885 →49 times
עַ֖לon
ʾalH5921 →5755 times
צַלְעֹ֣ת[the] sides of
tzalotH6763 →40 times
הָאָרֹ֑ןthe ark
haaronH727 →202 times
לָשֵׂ֖אתto carry
lasetH5375 →656 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הָאָרֹֽן׃the ark
haaronH727 →202 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach 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
Numbers 1:50Instead, 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…
it leads to
- Exodus 38:21
This is the inventory for the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the Testimony, as recorded at Moses’ command by the Levites under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
- 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…
- Exodus 31:18
When the LORD had finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, He gave him the two tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of God.
- Exodus 38:21
Through
Numbers 4:15When 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…
it leads to
- 2 Samuel 6:6–7
When they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark of God, because the oxen had stumbled.
- Numbers 7:9
But he did not give any to the Kohathites, since they were to carry on their shoulders the holy objects for which they were responsible.
- Deuteronomy 31:9
So Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and to all the elders of Israel.
- 1 Chronicles 13:9–10
When they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark, because the oxen had stumbled.
- Numbers 10:21
Then the Kohathites set out, transporting the holy objects; the tabernacle was to be set up before their arrival.
- 2 Samuel 6:6–7
Where this verse is studied
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
