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Exodus 37:5

3 And he cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.

4 Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it.

6 He constructed a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

7 He made two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it.
KJV
And he put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.
WEB
He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.
ASV
And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.
DARBY
And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, to carry the ark.
BLB
And he brought the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to carry the ark.
ÅB
og han stakk stengene inn i ringene på sidene av arken, så arken kunne bæres.
OTB
Han satte stengene inn i ringene på sidene av arken for å bære den.
B1930
og han stakk stengene inn i ringene på sidene av arken, så arken kunde bæres.

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  • Numbers 1:50

    Instead, you are to appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the Testimony, all its furnishings, and everything in it. They shall carry the tabernacle and all its articles, care for it, and camp around it.

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  • Numbers 4:15

    When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all their equipment, as soon as the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites shall come and do the carrying. But they must not touch the holy objects, or they will die. These are the transportation duties of the Kohathites regarding the Tent of Meeting.

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  • 2 Samuel 6:3–7

    They set the ark of God on a new cart and brought it from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill. Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, were guiding the new cart,

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