Exodus 38 · Verse 5

Exodus 38:5

And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grate of brass, to be places for the staves.
Exodus 38:5, King James Version

Exodus 38:5 in other translations

BSBAt the four corners of the bronze grate he cast four rings as holders for the poles.
WEBHe cast four rings for the four corners of bronze grating, to be places for the poles.
ASVAnd he cast four rings for the four ends of the grating of brass, to be places for the staves.
YLTand he casteth four rings for the four ends of the brazen grate--places for bars;
DARBYAnd he cast four rings for the four corners of the grating of copper, as receptacles for the staves.
BBEAnd four rings for the four angles of this network, to take the rods.
WebsterAnd he cast four rings for the four ends of the grate of brass, to be places for the staffs.

What does Exodus 38:5 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 38:1-8

In all ages of the church there have been some persons more devoted to God, more constant in their attendance upon his ordinances, and more willing to part even with lawful things, for his sake, than others. Some women, devoted to God and zealous for the tabernacle worship, expressed zeal by parting with their mirrors, which were polished plates of brass. Before the invention of looking-glasses, these served the…

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Exodus 38:5 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּצֹ֞קvai.yi.Tzokand he castH3332
אַרְבַּ֧ע'ar.Ba'fourH702
טַבָּעֹ֛תta.ba.'OtringsH2885
בְּאַרְבַּ֥עbe.'ar.Ba'on [the] fourH702
הַקְּצָוֹ֖תha.ke.tza.Votthe endsH7117
לְמִכְבַּ֣רle.mikh.Barfor [the] grating ofH4345
הַנְּחֹ֑שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shet<the> bronzeH5178
בָּתִּ֖יםba.TimholdersH1004
לַבַּדִּֽים\׃la.ba.Dimfor the polesH905

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

Cross references for Exodus 38:5

  • 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.

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Context

  • Exodus 38:4

    And he made for the altar a brasen grate of network under the compass thereof beneath unto the midst of it.

  • Exodus 38:5

    And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grate of brass, to be places for the staves.

  • Exodus 38:6

    And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass.

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Exodus 38:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Hizo también cuatro anillos de fundición á los cuatro cabos del enrejado de metal, para meter las varas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et il fondit quatre anneaux pour les quatre bouts de la grille d’airain, pour recevoir les barres.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er goß vier Ringe an die vier Ecken des ehernen Gitters als Behälter für die Stangen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
fusis quatuor annulis per totidem retiaculi summitates, ad immittendos vectes ad portandum: