King James Version
Exodus 27:7 in the King James Version says “And the staves shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, to bear it.” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 27 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the staves shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, to bear it.”
Exodus 27:7 · KJV
And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, that the net may be even to the midst of the altar.
And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with brass.
And the staves shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, to bear it.
Hollow with boards shalt thou make it: as it was shewed thee in the mount, so shall they make it. it was: Heb. he shewed
And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen of an hundred cubits long for one side:
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“And the staves”
H905properly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of a tree, bar for carrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with preposit
“into the rings”
H2885properly, a seal (as sunk into the wax), i.e., signet (for sealing); hence (generally) a ring of any kind
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“And the staves”
H905properly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of a tree, bar for carrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with preposit
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“sides”
H6763a rib (as curved), literally (of the body) or figuratively (of a door, i.e., leaf); hence, a side, literally (of a person) or figuratively (of an obje
“to bear”
H5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
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