And thou shall make staves of shittim wood Of the same, wood the ark was made of, see ( Exodus 25:5Exodus 25:10 ) and overlay them with gold; cover them with plates of gold, so that they appeared to be all of gold, the wood being not to be seen.
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. Cover it with a veneer of pure gold inside and out and make a molding of gold all around it.
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Cast four gold rings and attach them to its four feet, two rings on one side and two rings on the other.
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Make poles from acacia wood and cover them with a veneer of gold
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and insert them into the rings on the sides of the Chest for carrying the Chest.
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The poles are to stay in the rings; they must not be removed.
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