Exodus 25:28
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Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, so that the table may be carried with them.
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Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, in order to carry it.
The rings are to be close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.
Then the tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites set out, transporting it.
“Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.