Exodus 27:7

Exodus 27:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the staves shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, to bear it.
• New International Version (NIV)The poles are to be inserted into the rings so they will be on two sides of the altar when it is carried.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the poles shall be put through the rings, so that the poles are on the two sides of the altar when it is carried.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The poles shall be put in the rings, and the poles shall be on the two sides of the altar to bear it.

Context of Exodus 27:7

5And thou shalt put it under the ledge round the altar beneath, that the net may reach halfway up the altar. 6And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with brass. And the staves thereof shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, in bearing it. 8Hollow with planks shalt thou make it: as it hath been showed thee in the mount, so shall they make it. 9And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen a hundred cubits long for one side:

Exodus 27:7 word by word

וְהוּבָ֥א אֶת־בַּדָּ֖יו בַּטַּבָּעֹ֑ת וְהָי֣וּ הַבַּדִּ֗ים עַל־שְׁתֵּ֛י צַלְעֹ֥ת הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ בִּשְׂאֵ֥ת אֹתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• beהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• ringsטַבַּ֫עַתţabba‛ath · ringH2885
• twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• sidesצֵלָעtsêlâ‛ tsal‛âh · sideH6763
• altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• bearingנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: raiseH5375

Cross-references for Exodus 27:7

• Exodus 25:28And thou shalt make the staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.
• Exodus 30:4And two golden rings shalt thou make for it under the crown thereof; upon the two ribs thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make them; and they shall be for places for staves wherewith to bear it.
• Numbers 4:13And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:

Commentaries on Exodus 27:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-8Verses 1-8 (Compare Exodus 38:1-7.) The great altar which stood in the court immediately in front of the tabernacle was commonly called the altar of burnt-offering, because on it were burnt the whole burnt-offerings, and all those parts of the other animal sacrifices which were offered to the Lord. It was also called the brazen altar, because it was covered with bronze, in distinction from the golden altar or altar of incense Exodus 39:38-39; Exodus…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-8The square altar for burnt offerings, like the tabernacle frames, was made of acacia wood covered with metal. Yet, to match the other features outside the sanctuary, they covered it with bronze (27:2–3; see 27:10, 17, 19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-76-7. staves ... rings--Those rings were placed at the side through which the poles were inserted on occasions of removal.Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 27:7

• Altar
• Tabernacle

In the dictionaries

• Altar
• Hollow
• Color; Colors
• Exodus, the Book of
• Four
• Genesis
• Grate; Grating
• Law in the Old Testament
• Leviticus
• Sanctuary

Commentaries on Exodus 27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings