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Exodus 27:6

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And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with brass.
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  1. Exodus 30:4Rank 1 from verse 6
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    4And two golden rings shalt thou make to it under the crown of it, by the two corners thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make it; and they shall be for places for the staves to bear it withal.

  2. Exodus 35:13–15Rank 2 from verse 6
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    13The table, and his staves, and all his vessels, and the shewbread,

    14The candlestick also for the light, and his furniture, and his lamps, with the oil for the light,

    15And the incense altar, and his staves, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the door at the entering in of the tabernacle,

  3. Numbers 4:44Rank 3 from verse 6
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    44Even those that were numbered of them after their families, were three thousand and two hundred.

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Exodus 27:6

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

make

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To form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

staves

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Plural of staff: long rods, poles, or clubs, including poles used for carrying and staffs used for walking or shepherding.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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overlay

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To cover or spread over the surface of something, often with another material.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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5And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, that the net may be even to the midst of the altar.

6And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with brass.

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7And the staves shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, to bear it.

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