Bible Strands
Exodus 37:5
He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrative records the artisan’s final assembly step for the ark, positioning its transport mechanism immediately after crafting the poles and before constructing the mercy seat. The words — לָ/שֵׂ֖את (la./Set) literally means "to/ carry" and specifies the functional purpose of the inserted poles. The thread — The pole-carriage mechanism reappears in Numbers 1:50 and Numbers 4:15 regarding Levite duties, and surfaces in 2 Samuel 6:3 when the ark is transported on a cart. Why it lands — It establishes that sacred objects require designated handling protocols, directing the reader to recognize that proximity to holiness demands strict operational compliance.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.
Cross-references
- Numbers 1:50 Instead, you are to appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the Testimony, all its furnishings, and everything in it. They shall carry the tabernacle and all its articles, care for it, and camp around it.
- Numbers 4:15 When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all their equipment, as soon as the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites shall come and do the carrying. But they must not touch the holy objects, or they will die. These are the transportation duties of the Kohathites regarding the Tent of Meeting.
- 2 Samuel 6:3 They set the ark of God on a new cart and brought it from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill. Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, were guiding the new cart,