King James Version

Exodus 38:5

And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grate of brass, to be places for the staves.

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וַיִּצֹ֞קvayitsoqand castיָצַקconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and cast”, the next action in the storyH3332properly, to pour out (transitive or intransitive); by implication, to melt or cast as metal; by extension, to place firmly, to stiffen or grow hardcast, cleave fast, be (as) firm, grow, be hard, lay out, molten, overflow, pour (out), run out, set down, stedfast.אַרְבַּ֧עarbafourאַרְבַּעadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “four”, the ordinary formH702fourfour.טַבָּעֹ֛תtabaotringטַבַּעַתnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “ring”, the ordinary formH2885properly, a seal (as sunk into the wax), i.e. signet (for sealing); hence (generally) a ring of any kindring.בְּאַרְבַּ֥עbearbain fourאַרְבַּעpreposition, adjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “in four”, the ordinary formH702fourfour.הַקְּצָוֺ֖תhaqtsaotthe partקְצָתdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “the part”, the ordinary formH7117a termination (literally or figuratively); also (by implication) a portion; adverbially (with prepositional prefix) afterend, part, [idiom] some.לְמִכְבַּ֣רlemikhbarto grateמַכְבֵּרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to grate”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4345a grategrate.הַנְּחֹ֑שֶׁתhanchoshetthe copperנְחֹשֶׁתdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the copper”, the ordinary formH5178copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)brasen, brass, chain, copper, fetter (of brass), filthiness, steel.בָּתִּ֖יםbatimfamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “family”, the ordinary formH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…לַבַּדִּֽיםlabadimto apartבַּדpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “to apart”, the ordinary formH905properly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of atree, bar forcarrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as an adverb, apart, only, besidesalone, apart, bar, besides, branch, by self, of each alike, except, only, part, staff, strength.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grating of brass, to be holders for the staves.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grating of brass, to be places for the staves.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he casteth four rings for the four ends of the brazen grate — places for bars;

World English Bible

He cast four rings for the four corners of bronze grating, to be places for the poles.

Darby Translation

And he cast four rings for the four corners of the grating of copper, as receptacles for the staves.

Douay-Rheims

Casting four rings at the four ends of the net at the top, to put in bars to carry it.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grating of brass, to be holders for the staves.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he made the propitiatory over the ark of pure gold,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐποίησε τὸ ἱλαστήριον ἐπάνωθεν τῆς κιβωτοῦ ἐκ χρυσίου καθαροῦ,