KJV King James Version
And thou shalt make the staves [of] shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.
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Exodus 25:28
And thou shalt make the staves [of] shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, so that the table may be carried with them.
WEB World English Bible
You shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be carried with them.
ASV American Standard Version
And thou shalt make the staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and thou hast made the staves of shittim wood, and hast overlaid them with gold, and the table hath been borne with them;
Surrounding context — Exodus 25
25 And thou shalt make unto it a border of an hand breadth round about, and thou shalt make a golden crown to the border thereof round about.
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.
27 Over against the border shall the rings be for places of the staves to bear the table.
28 And thou shalt make the staves [of] shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.
29 And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and spoons thereof, and covers thereof, and bowls thereof, to cover withal: [of] pure gold shalt thou make them.
30 And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me alway.
31 And thou shalt make a candlestick [of] pure gold: [of] beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.
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וְעָשִׂ֤יתָH6213 · a.sahto make: doאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַבַּדִּים֙H905 · badalone: poleעֲצֵ֣יH6086 · etstree: woodשִׁטִּ֔יםH7848 · shit.tahacaciaוְצִפִּיתָ֥H6823 · tsa.phahto overlayאֹתָ֖םH853 · et[Obj.]זָהָ֑בH2091 · za.havgoldוְנִשָּׂא־H5375 · na.sato lift: raiseבָ֖םH9038 · hemthemאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַשֻּׁלְחָֽן׃H7979 · shul.chantable
Cross-references
Numbers 10:17And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle.Acts 9:15But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:Exodus 25:14And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.Exodus 25:27Over against the border shall the rings be for places of the staves to bear the table.
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