King James Version
Exodus 37:13 in the King James Version says “And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings upon the four corners that were in the four feet thereof.” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 37 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings upon the four corners that were in the four feet thereof.”
Exodus 37:13 · KJV
And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereunto a crown of gold round about.
Also he made thereunto a border of an handbreadth round about; and made a crown of gold for the border thereof round about.
And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings upon the four corners that were in the four feet thereof.
Over against the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear the table.
And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table.
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“And he cast”
H3332properly, to pour out (transitive or intransitive); by implication, to melt or cast as metal; by extension, to place firmly, to stiffen or grow hard
“rings”
H2885properly, a seal (as sunk into the wax), i.e., signet (for sealing); hence (generally) a ring of any kind
“of gold”
H2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e., yellow), as oil, a clear sky
“and put”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“rings”
H2885properly, a seal (as sunk into the wax), i.e., signet (for sealing); hence (generally) a ring of any kind
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“corners”
H6285properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e., direction, region, extremity
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“feet”
H7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
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