Exodus 25 · Verse 14

Exodus 25:14

And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.
Exodus 25:14, King James Version

Exodus 25:14 in other translations

BSBInsert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, in order to carry it.
WEBYou shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry the ark.
ASVAnd thou shalt put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, wherewith to bear the ark.
YLTand hast brought the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark by them,
DARBYAnd put the staves into the rings upon the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.
BBEAnd put the rods through the rings at the sides of the ark, for lifting it.
WebsterAnd thou shalt put the staffs into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.

What does Exodus 25:14 mean?

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 25:14 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.

וְהֵֽבֵאתָ֤ve.he.ve.Taand you will putH935
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַבַּדִּים֙ha.ba.Dimthe polesH905
בַּטַּבָּעֹ֔תba.ta.ba.'Otin the ringsH2885
עַ֖ל'alonH5921
צַלְעֹ֣תtzal.'Ot[the] sides ofH6763
הָאָרֹ֑ןha.'a.Ronthe arkH727
לָשֵׂ֥אתla.Setto carryH5375
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָאָרֹ֖ןha.'a.Ronthe arkH727
בָּהֶֽם\׃ba.Hemby <the> them

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

Context

  • Exodus 25:13

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

  • Exodus 25:14

    And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.

  • Exodus 25:15

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

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Exodus 25:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y meterás las varas por los anillos á los lados del arca, para llevar el arca con ellas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et tu feras entrer les barres dans les anneaux, aux côtés de l’arche, pour porter l’arche par elles.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und bringe die Stangen in die Ringe an den Seiten der Lade, um die Lade mit denselben zu tragen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Inducesque per circulos qui sunt in arcæ lateribus, ut portetur in eis: