King James Version
Exodus 38:6 in the King James Version says “And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass.” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 38 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass.”
Exodus 38:6 · KJV
And he made for the altar a brasen grate of network under the compass thereof beneath unto the midst of it.
And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grate of brass, to be places for the staves.
And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass.
And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it withal; he made the altar hollow with boards.
And he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the lookingglasses of the women assembling, which assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. lookingglasses: or, brasen glasses assembling: Heb. assembling by troops
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“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)
“them with brass”
H5178copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e., coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)
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