King James Version
Exodus 38:7 in the King James Version says “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.” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 38 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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.”
Exodus 38:7 · KJV
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
And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits:
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
“into the 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
“on the 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)
“with boards”
H3871probably meaning to glisten; a tablet (as polished), of stone, wood or metal
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
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