The Meaning of Exodus 25:15 Explained

Exodus 25:15

KJV: The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it.

YLT: in the rings of the ark are the staves, they are not turned aside from it;

Darby: The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not come out from it.

ASV: The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The staves  shall be  in the rings  of the ark:  they shall not be taken  from it. 

What does Exodus 25:15 Mean?

Context Summary

Exodus 25:10-22 - The Ark And The Mercy-Seat
The Tabernacle was full of symbolical teaching of which the full meaning is unfolded in the Epistle to the Hebrews, where we are distinctly told that the Holy Spirit inspired the plan of the various parts. See Hebrews 9:8. Well would it be for us, if we built our lives as Moses the Tabernacle, only on the divine plan. Note Exodus 25:9; Exodus 25:40; Exodus 26:30; Exodus 27:8; Hebrews 8:5. The Ark was the symbol of the Covenant between Jehovah and His people.
The golden slab, known as the mercy-seat, supplied the meeting-place between God and man. It was there that the high priest sprinkled the blood of atonement once a year. It is alluded to by the apostles, Paul and John, as the "propitiation." We might insert Mercy-Seat in each passage. See Romans 3:25; 1 John 2:2. Angel forms bent on either side, with their faces downward. See 1 Peter 1:12. The tables of the Law lay written beneath, because the divine righteousness underlies all God's dealings with men. [source]

Chapter Summary: Exodus 25

1  What the Israelites were to offer for the building of the tabernacle
10  The dimensions of the ark
17  The mercy seat, with the cherubim
23  The table of show bread, with the furniture thereof
31  The golden candlestick, with the instruments thereof

What do the individual words in Exodus 25:15 mean?

In the rings of the ark shall be the poles not they shall be taken from it
בְּטַבְּעֹת֙ הָאָרֹ֔ן יִהְי֖וּ הַבַּדִּ֑ים לֹ֥א יָסֻ֖רוּ מִמֶּֽנּוּ

בְּטַבְּעֹת֙  In  the  rings 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: טַבַּעַת  
Sense: ring, signet, signet ring.
הָאָרֹ֔ן  of  the  ark 
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular
Root: אֲרֹון  
Sense: chest, ark.
יִהְי֖וּ  shall  be 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
הַבַּדִּ֑ים  the  poles 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: בַּד 
Sense: alone, by itself, besides, a part, separation, being alone.
יָסֻ֖רוּ  they  shall  be  taken 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: סוּר 
Sense: to turn aside, depart.
מִמֶּֽנּוּ  from  it 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: מִן 
Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than.

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