Exodus 37:25

Exodus 37:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he made the incense altar of shittim wood: the length of it was a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; it was foursquare; and two cubits was the height of it; the horns thereof were of the same.
• New International Version (NIV)They made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long and a cubit wide and two cubits high—its horns of one piece with it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He made the altar of incense of acacia wood. Its length was a cubit, and its breadth was a cubit. It was square, and two cubits was its height. Its horns were of one piece with it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He made the incense altar of acacia wood. Its length was a cubit and its width a cubit—it was square—and two cubits was its height. Its horns were of one piece with it.

Context of Exodus 37:25

23And he made the seven lamps thereof, and the snuffers thereof, and the snuff-trays thereof, of pure gold. 24Of a talent of pure gold he made it, and all its utensils. And he made the altar of incense of acacia-wood; a cubit the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, square, and two cubits the height thereof: its horns were of itself. 26And he overlaid it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and made upon it a border of gold round about. 27And he made two rings of gold for it under its border, by its two corners, on the two sides thereof, as receptacles for the staves with which to carry it.

Exodus 37:25 word by word

וַיַּ֛עַשׂ אֶת־מִזְבַּ֥ח הַקְּטֹ֖רֶת עֲצֵ֣י שִׁטִּ֑ים אַמָּ֣ה אָרְכּוֹ֩ וְאַמָּ֨ה רָחְבּ֜וֹ רָב֗וּעַ וְאַמָּתַ֙יִם֙ קֹֽמָת֔וֹ מִמֶּ֖נּוּ הָי֥וּ קַרְנֹתָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

• madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• incenseקְטֹ֫רֶתqeţôreth · incenseH7004
• cubitאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
• lengthאֹ֫רֶךְ'ôrek · lengthH753
• breadthרֹ֫חַבrôchab · widthH7341
• squareרָבַעrâba‛ · to squareH7251
• heightקוֹמָהqômâh · heightH6967
• hornsקֶ֫רֶןqeren · hornH7161
• wereהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961

Cross-references for Exodus 37:25

• Exodus 30:1And thou shalt make an altar for the burning of incense: of acacia-wood shalt thou make it;
• Exodus 40:5And thou shalt set the golden altar for the incense before the ark of the testimony; and hang up the curtain of the entrance to the tabernacle.
• 2 Chronicles 26:16But when he became strong his heart was lifted up to [his] downfall; and he transgressed against Jehovah his God, and went into the temple of Jehovah to burn incense upon the altar of incense.
• Matthew 23:19[Fools and] blind ones, for which is greater, the gift, or the altar which sanctifies the gift?
• Luke 1:9it fell to him by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter into the temple of the Lord to burn incense.
• Hebrews 7:25Whence also he is able to save completely those who approach by him to God, always living to intercede for them.
• Hebrews 13:10We have an altar of which they have no right to eat who serve the tabernacle;
• 1 Peter 2:5yourselves also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
• Revelation 8:3And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and much incense was given to him, that he might give [efficacy] to the prayers of all saints at the golden altar which [was] before the throne.

Commentaries on Exodus 37:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25He made the incense altar - See this described Exodus 30:1; (note).Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-29It says that Bezalel made the ark of the covenant and all the furnishings, as well as the courtyard and its furnishings (37:1, 10, 17, 25; 38:1, 8, 9, 18). But this probably means he was in charge and guided the other craftsmen and seamstresses.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-291. Bezaleel made the ark--The description here given of the things within the sacred edifice is almost word for word the same as that contained in Ex 25:1-40. It is not on that account to be regarded as a useless repetition of minute particulars; for by the enumeration of these details, it can be seen how exactly everything was fashioned according to the "pattern shown on the mount" [Ex 25:40]; and the knowledge of this exact correspondence between the…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 37:25

• Altar

In the dictionaries

• Altar
• Holy place
• Atonement, Day of
• Exodus, the Book of
• Foursquare
• Genesis
• Horn
• Horns of the Altar
• Leviticus
• Pentateuch

Commentaries on Exodus 37

• 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