Exodus 25 · Verse 12

Exodus 25:12

And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four corners thereof; and two rings shall be in the one side of it, and two rings in the other side of it.
Exodus 25:12, King James Version

Exodus 25:12 in other translations

BSBCast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.
WEBYou shall cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in its four feet. Two rings shall be on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.
ASVAnd thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four feet thereof; and two rings shall be on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.
YLT‘And thou hast cast for it four rings of gold, and hast put them on its four feet, even two rings on its one side, and two rings on its second side;
DARBYAnd cast four rings of gold for it, and put them at the four corners thereof, that two rings may be upon the one side thereof and two rings upon the other side thereof.
BBEAnd make four rings of gold for it, to be fixed on its four feet, two rings on one side of it and two on the other.
WebsterAnd thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in its four corners; and two rings shall be in the one side of it, and two rings in the other side of it.

What does Exodus 25:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
12. rings--staples for the poles, with which it was to be carried from place to place.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 25:10-22

The ark was a chest, overlaid with gold, in which the two tables of the law were to be kept. These tables are called the testimony; God in them testified his will. This law was a testimony to the Israelites, to direct them in their duty, and would be a testimony against them, if they transgressed. This ark was placed in the holy of holies; the blood of the sacrifices was sprinkled, and the incense burned, before it…

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Exodus 25:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְיָצַ֣קְתָּve.ya.Tzak.taand you will castH3332
לּ֗וֹlofor <the> it
אַרְבַּע֙'ar.Ba'fourH702
טַבְּעֹ֣תta.be.'Otrings ofH2885
זָהָ֔בza.HavgoldH2091
וְנָ֣תַתָּ֔הve.Na.ta.Tahand you will put [them]H5414
עַ֖ל'alonH5921
אַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'[the] fourH702
פַּעֲמֹתָ֑יוpa.'a.mo.Tavfeet itsH6471
וּשְׁתֵּ֣יu.she.Teiand twoH8147
טַבָּעֹ֗תta.ba.'OtringsH2885
עַל\־'al-[will be] onH5921
צַלְעוֹ֙tzal.'Oside itsH6763
הָֽאֶחָ֔תha.'e.Chat<the> oneH259
וּשְׁתֵּי֙u.she.Teiand twoH8147
טַבָּעֹ֔תta.ba.'OtringsH2885
עַל\־'al-[will be] onH5921
צַלְע֖וֹtzal.'Oside itsH6763
הַשֵּׁנִֽית\׃ha.she.Nit<the> secondH8145

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Exodus 25:12

  • Exodus 25:15

    The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it.

  • Exodus 37:5

    And he put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.

  • Exodus 26:29

    And thou shalt overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings of gold for places for the bars: and thou shalt overlay the bars with gold.

  • Exodus 25:26

    And thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that are on the four feet thereof.

  • Exodus 27:7

    And the staves shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, to bear it.

  • Exodus 38:7

    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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
15,26; 26:29; 27:7; 37:5; 38:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Exodus 25:11

    And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about.

  • Exodus 25:12

    And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four corners thereof; and two rings shall be in the one side of it, and two rings in the other side of it.

  • Exodus 25:13

    And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.

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Exodus 25:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y para ella harás de fundición cuatro anillos de oro, que pondrás á sus cuatro esquinas; dos anillos al un lado de ella, y dos anillos al otro lado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et tu fondras pour elle quatre anneaux d’or, et tu les mettras à ses quatre coins, deux anneaux à l’un de ses côtés, et deux anneaux à l’autre de ses côtés.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und gieße für dieselbe vier Ringe von Gold und setze sie an ihre vier Ecken, und zwar zwei Ringe an ihrer einen Seite und zwei Ringe an ihrer anderen Seite.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et quatuor circulos aureos, quos pones per quatuor arcæ angulos: duo circuli sint in latere uno, et duo in altero.