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Exodus 37:13

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He cast four gold rings for the table and fastened them to the four corners at its four legs.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 13

Bezaleel and his workmen are still busy, making I. The ark with the mercy-seat and the cherubim (Exo 37:1-9). II. The table with its vessels (Exo 37:10-16). III. The candlestick with its appurtenances (Exo 37:17-24). IV. The golden altar for incense (Exo 37:25-28). V. The holy oil and incense (Exo 37:29). The particular appointment concerning each of which we had before the Exo 25:1 and Exo 30:1 chapters.

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Strong's Concordancev. 13

יָצַק (yâtsaq, H3332) — properly, to pour out (transitive or intransitive); by implication, to melt or cast as… אַרְבַּע (ʼarbaʻ, H702) — four טַבַּעַת (ṭabbaʻath, H2885) — properly, a seal (as sunk into the wax), i.e. signet (for sealing); hence (generally) a… זָהָב (zâhâb, H2091) — gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky נָתַן (nâthan, H5414) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) פֵּאָה (pêʼâh, H6285) — properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremity רֶגֶל (regel, H7272) — a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda

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