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Atomic Bible
Exodus 37:5
He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it.
from Constructing the Ark, Exodus 37:1-5
What it says

He inserts the poles into the rings on the ark’s sides for carrying it. The ark is now ready to move as intended.

What it is doing

It completes the ark’s construction by making it transportable.

In context

1Bezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. 2He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it. 3And he cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other. 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.