Exodus 30 · Verse 4

Exodus 30:4

And two golden rings shalt thou make to it under the crown of it, by the two corners thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make it; and they shall be for places for the staves to bear it withal.
Exodus 30:4, King James Version

Exodus 30:4 in other translations

BSBAnd make two gold rings below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles used to carry it.
WEBYou shall make two golden rings for it under its molding; on its two ribs, on its two sides you shall make them; and they shall be for places for poles with which to bear it.
ASVAnd two golden rings shalt thou make for it under the crown thereof; upon the two ribs thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make them; and they shall be for places for staves wherewith to bear it.
YLTand two rings of gold thou dost make to it under its crown; on its two ribs thou dost make them, on its two sides, and they have become places for staves, to bear it with them.
DARBYAnd two rings of gold shalt thou make for it under its border; by its two corners shalt thou make them, on the two sides thereof; and they shall be for receptacles for the staves, with which to carry it.
BBEUnder the edge on the two opposite sides, you are to make two gold rings, to take the rods for lifting it.
WebsterAnd two golden rings shalt thou make to it under the crown of it, by its two corners, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make it; and they shall be for places for the staffs to bear it with.

What does Exodus 30:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 30:2-4

2-4. foursquare--the meaning of which is not that it was to be entirely of a cubical form, but that upon its upper and under surface, it showed four equal sides. It was twice as high as it was broad, being twenty-one inches broad and three feet six inches high. It had "horns"; its top or flat surface was surmounted by an ornamental ledge or rim, called a crown, and it was furnished at the sides with rings for…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 30:1-10

The altar of incense represented the Son of God in his human nature, and the incense burned thereon typified his pleading for his people. The continual intercession of Christ was represented by the daily burning of incense thereon, morning and evening. Once every year the blood of the atonement was to be applied to it, denoting that the intercession of Christ has all its virtue from his sufferings on earth, and that…

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Exodus 30:4 in the original Hebrew

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וּשְׁתֵּי֩u.she.Teiand twoH8147
טַבְּעֹ֨תta.be.'Otrings ofH2885
זָהָ֜בza.HavgoldH2091
תַּֽעֲשֶׂה\־ta.'a.seh-you will makeH6213
לּ֣וֹ\׀lofor <the> it
מִתַּ֣חַתmi.Ta.chatfrom underH8478
לְזֵר֗וֹle.ze.Roto molding itsH2213
עַ֚ל'alonH5921
שְׁתֵּ֣יshe.Tei[the] twoH8147
צַלְעֹתָ֔יוtzal.'o.Tavsides itsH6763
תַּעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.Sehyou will make [them]H6213
עַל\־'al-onH5921
שְׁנֵ֣יshe.Nei[the] twoH8147
צִדָּ֑יוtzi.Davsides itsH6654
וְהָיָה֙ve.ha.Yahand it will becomeH1961
לְבָתִּ֣יםle.va.Tim<into> holdersH1004
לְבַדִּ֔יםle.va.Dimfor polesH905
לָשֵׂ֥אתla.Setto carryH5375
אֹת֖וֹ'o.To<obj.> itH853
בָּהֵֽמָּה\׃ba.He.mahby them

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Cross references for Exodus 30:4

  • Exodus 25:27

    Over against the border shall the rings be for places of the staves to bear the table.

  • 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 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 27:4

    And thou shalt make for it a grate of network of brass; and upon the net shalt thou make four brasen rings in the four corners thereof.

  • 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 25:12

    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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
rings.
25:12,14,27; 26:29; 27:4,7
two corners. Heb. ribs.

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Context

  • Exodus 30:3

    And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about.

  • Exodus 30:4

    And two golden rings shalt thou make to it under the crown of it, by the two corners thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make it; and they shall be for places for the staves to bear it withal.

  • Exodus 30:5

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

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Exodus 30:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Le harás también dos anillos de oro debajo de su corona á sus dos esquinas en ambos lados suyos, para meter los varales con que será llevado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et tu lui feras deux anneaux d’or au-dessous de son couronnement, sur ses deux côtés; tu les feras à ses deux coins, et ils serviront à recevoir les barres, pour le porter par elles;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und mache ihm zwei Ringe von Gold unter seine Leiste: an seine beiden Seiten sollst du sie machen, an seine beiden Wände; und sie sollen zu Behältern sein für die Stangen, um ihn mit denselben zu tragen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et duos annulos aureos sub corona per singula latera, ut mittantur in eos vectes, et altare portetur.