Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageThe poles extended far enough that their tips were visible from the Holy Place just in front of the inner sanctuary, yet could not be seen from outside. They are still there to this day.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GThe poles were long enough that the ends of the poles could be seen from the Holy Place, facing the inner sanctuary — though they could not be seen from outside. And they remain there to this day.
KJV
King James VersionAnd they drew out the staves of the ark, that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without. And there it is unto this day.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleThe poles of the ark extended far enough that their ends were visible from in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are there to this day.
Footnotes
The visible poles — hinting at the hidden Ark without fully revealing it — embody the whole grammar of sacred space: divine presence is real and near, but veiled. The Ark is accessible yet concealed, the poles like a beckoning hand from behind the curtain. The phrase 'to this day' (עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה) is a standard historiographical marker in Hebrew narrative, anchoring the account in lived memory and an ongoing tradition at the time of writing.
