Exodus

Exodus 37:4–5

⁴Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. ⁵He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then he made	וַיַּ֥עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
poles	בַּדֵּ֖י	bad·dê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H905 separation
of acacia	שִׁטִּ֑ים	šiṭ·ṭîm	Noun - feminine plural	H7848 acacia
wood	עֲצֵ֣י	‘ă·ṣê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6086 tree, trees, wood
and overlaid	וַיְצַ֥ף	way·ṣap̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6823 lay out, lay over
them	אֹתָ֖ם	’ō·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
with gold	זָהָֽב׃	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He inserted	וַיָּבֵ֤א	way·yā·ḇê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the poles	הַבַּדִּים֙	hab·bad·dîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H905 separation
into the rings	בַּטַּבָּעֹ֔ת	baṭ·ṭab·bā·‘ōṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H2885 signet, signet-ring, ring
on	עַ֖ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
the sides	צַלְעֹ֣ת	ṣal·‘ōṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H6763 rib, side
of the ark	הָאָרֹ֑ן	hā·’ā·rōn	Article; Noun - common singular	H727 chest, ark
in order to carry	לָשֵׂ֖את	lā·śêṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5375 lift, take, carry

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.