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and they shall put it and all the vessels of it within a covering of sealskin, and shall put it on the frame.
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Handling the Holy
Commentators explain that the 'frame' or 'bar' was a specific piece of equipment, possibly a pole or a type of litter, designed for carrying the lampstand and its vessels. This ensured these sacred items were transported with reverence and were not touched directly by human hands, underscoring their special status.
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19th Century
Anglican
Upon a bar. —Better, upon a pole, or frame made for bearing. (Compare Numbers 13:23, where the same word mot is …
Baptist
There were means for handling these vessels without touching them. I mean, the ark had staves, and the vessels were placed on a bar for carrying th…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And they shall put it, and all the vessels thereof, within a covering of badgers' skins
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Presbyterian
The Kohathites were to carry the holy things of the tabernacle. All the holy things were to be covered; not only for security and respect, but to k…
