King James Version
Exodus 35:12 in the King James Version says “The ark, and the staves thereof, with the mercy seat, and the vail of the covering,” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 35 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The ark, and the staves thereof, with the mercy seat, and the vail of the covering,”
Exodus 35:12 · King James Version
And every wise hearted among you shall come, and make all that the LORD hath commanded;
The tabernacle, his tent, and his covering, his taches, and his boards, his bars, his pillars, and his sockets,
The ark, and the staves thereof, with the mercy seat, and the vail of the covering,
The table, and his staves, and all his vessels, and the shewbread ,
The candlestick also for the light, and his furniture, and his lamps, with the oil for the light,
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properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
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
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“thereof with the mercy seat”
H3727a lid (used only of the cover of the sacred ark)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
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