Discovery BoxExodus 25:14 
Context25:14 and put the poles into the rings at the sides of the ark in order to carry the ark with them.
Exodus 27:7
Context27:7 The poles are to be put 1 into the rings so that the poles will be on two sides of the altar when carrying it. 2
Exodus 38:7
Context38:7 He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to carry it. He made the altar 3 hollow, out of boards.
1 tn The verb is a Hophal perfect with vav consecutive: וְהוּבָא (vÿhuva’, “and it will be brought”). The particle אֶת (’et) here introduces the subject of the passive verb (see a similar use in 21:28, “and its flesh will not be eaten”).
2 tn The construction is the infinitive construct with bet (ב) preposition: “in carrying it.” Here the meaning must be that the poles are not left in the rings, but only put into the rings when they carried it.
3 tn Heb “it”; the referent (the altar) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
