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Exodus 37:5 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark. "
Exodus 37:5
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3 He cast four rings of gold for it in its four feet—two rings on its one side, and two rings on its other side.
4 He made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
5 He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.
6 He made a mercy seat of pure gold. Its length was two and a half cubits, and a cubit and a half its width.
7 He made two cherubim of gold. He made them of beaten work, at the two ends of the mercy seat:
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Exodus 37:1
"Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood. Its length was two and a half cubits, and its width a cubit and a half, and a cubit and a half its height."
Exodus 37:2
"He overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a molding of gold for it around it."
Exodus 37:3
"He cast four rings of gold for it in its four feet—two rings on its one side, and two rings on its other side."
Exodus 37:4
"He made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold."
Exodus 37:6
"He made a mercy seat of pure gold. Its length was two and a half cubits, and a cubit and a half its width."
Exodus 37:7
"He made two cherubim of gold. He made them of beaten work, at the two ends of the mercy seat:"
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