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Exodus 25:12
12And cast four rings of gold for it, and put [them] at the four corners thereof, that two rings may be upon the one side thereof and two rings upon the other side thereof.
Exodus 25:12 in other versions
- King James Version (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.
- New International Version (NIV)Cast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You shall cast four rings of gold for it and put them on its four feet, two rings on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You shall cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in its four corners; two rings shall be on one side, and two rings on the other side.
Context of Exodus 25:12
10And they shall make an ark of acacia-wood; two cubits and a half the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof. 11And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold: inside and outside shalt thou overlay it; and shalt make upon it a border of gold round about. And cast four rings of gold for it, and put [them] at the four corners thereof, that two rings may be upon the one side thereof and two rings upon the other side thereof. 13And make staves of acacia-wood and overlay them with gold. 14And put the staves into the rings upon the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.
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וְיָצַ֣קְתָּ לּ֗וֹ אַרְבַּע֙ טַבְּעֹ֣ת זָהָ֔ב וְנָ֣תַתָּ֔ה עַ֖ל אַרְבַּ֣ע פַּעֲמֹתָ֑יו וּשְׁתֵּ֣י טַבָּעֹ֗ת עַל־צַלְעוֹ֙ הָֽאֶחָ֔ת וּשְׁתֵּי֙ טַבָּעֹ֔ת עַל־צַלְע֖וֹ הַשֵּׁנִֽית׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Exodus 25:12
- Exodus 25:15The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not come out from it.
- Exodus 26:29And thou shalt overlay the boards with gold, and make [of] gold their rings, the receptacles of the bars, and shalt overlay the bars with gold.
- Exodus 27:7And its staves shall be put into the rings, that the staves may be on both sides of the altar, when it is carried.
- Exodus 37:5And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, to carry the ark.
- Exodus 38:7And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to carry it. Hollow with boards did he make it.
Commentaries on Exodus 25:12
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10-16Verses 10-16 (compare Exodus 37:1-5). The ark is uniformly designated in Exodus the ark of the testimony. Elsewhere it is called the testimony, the ark of the covenant (most frequently in Deuteronomy and the other books of the Old Testament), the ark of the lord, the ark of god, the ark of the strength of the lord, and the holy ark. The ark of the covenant was the central point of the sanctuary. It was designed to contain the testimony Exodus 25:16…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-22Verses 10-22 The ark was a chest, overlaid with gold, in which the two tables of the law were to be kept. These tables are called the testimony; God in them testified his will. This law was a testimony to the Israelites, to direct them in their duty, and would be a testimony against them, if they transgressed. This ark was placed in the holy of holies; the blood of the sacrifices was sprinkled, and the incense burned, before it, by the high priest; and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-15The carrying poles guaranteed that no one touched this symbol of God's powerful holiness. Later, Uzzah died when he instinctively reached out to steady the ark while they were moving it (see 2 Samuel 6:6–7).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. rings--staples for the poles, with which it was to be carried from place to place.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Exodus 25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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