King James Version
Exodus 37:14 in the King James Version says “Over against the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear the table.” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 37 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Over against the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear the table.”
Exodus 37:14 · KJV
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.
And he made the vessels which were upon the table, his dishes, and his spoons, and his bowls, and his covers to cover withal, of pure gold. to cover: or, to pour out withal
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“Over against”
H5980conjunction, i.e., society; mostly adverb or preposition (with prepositional prefix), near, beside, along with
“the border”
H4526something enclosing, i.e., a margin (of a region, of a panel); concretely, a stronghold
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“were the rings”
H2885properly, a seal (as sunk into the wax), i.e., signet (for sealing); hence (generally) a ring of any kind
“the places”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
“for 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
“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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