Exodus 30:4

Exodus 30:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And two golden rings shalt thou make to it under the crown of it, by the two corners thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make it; and they shall be for places for the staves to bear it withal.
• New International Version (NIV)Make two gold rings for the altar below the molding—two on each of the opposite sides—to hold the poles used to carry it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And you shall make two golden rings for it. Under its molding on two opposite sides of it you shall make them, and they shall be holders for poles with which to carry it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Two gold rings you shall make for it, under the molding on both its sides. You shall place them on its two sides, and they will be holders for the poles with which to bear it.

Context of Exodus 30:4

2The altar must be square. Make it 45 centimetres long, 45 centimetres wide and 90 centimetres high. The altar's horns must be part of it, made from one piece of wood. 3Cover all the altar with gold: its top, its sides and the horns. Build up an edge of gold around the four sides. Make two gold rings for the altar. Fix them below the gold edge on two opposite sides. They will hold the poles for you to carry the altar. 5Use acacia wood to make the poles. Cover them with gold. 6Put the altar for incense in the Holy Place in the tabernacle. Put it in front of the curtain that hides the Covenant Box. It will be near the special lid that covers the Covenant Box. That is the place where I will meet with you.

Exodus 30:4 word by word

וּשְׁתֵּי֩ טַבְּעֹ֨ת זָהָ֜ב תַּֽעֲשֶׂה־לּ֣וֹ׀ מִתַּ֣חַת לְזֵר֗וֹ עַ֚ל שְׁתֵּ֣י צַלְעֹתָ֔יו תַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה עַל־שְׁנֵ֣י צִדָּ֑יו וְהָיָה֙ לְבָתִּ֣ים לְבַדִּ֔ים לָשֵׂ֥את אֹת֖וֹ בָּהֵֽמָּה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• goldenזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• ringsטַבַּ֫עַתţabba‛ath · ringH2885
• shalt thou makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• to it under the crownזֵרzêr · borderH2213
• cornersצֵלָעtsêlâ‛ tsal‛âh · sideH6763
• sidesצַדtsad · sideH6654
• and they shall be for placesבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: containerH1004
• for the stavesבַּדbad · alone: poleH905
• to bearנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearH5375
• it withalהֵ֫מָּהhêm hêmmâh · they(masc.)H1992

Cross-references for Exodus 30:4

• Exodus 25:12Make four gold rings and fix them to the four feet of the box. Fix two rings on one side and two rings on the other side.
• Exodus 26:29Use gold to cover the boards and to make rings for the boards. These rings will hold the bars in place across the boards. Also cover the wooden bars with gold.
• Exodus 27:4Use bronze to make a square net and rings at each corner.

Commentaries on Exodus 30:4

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-10Verses 1-10 Exodus 37:25-28; Exodus 40:26-27. The altar of incense was to be a casing of boards of shittim wood Exodus 25:5, Exodus 25:18 inches square and three feet in height (taking the cubit as 18 inches), entirely covered with plates of gold. Four “horns” were to project upward at the corners like those of the altar of burnt-offering Exodus 27:2. A crown or moulding of gold was to run round the top. On each of two opposite sides there was to be a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-10The plans for the altar made of acacia wood are described here instead of with the other items of the holy place (25:23–40). This might be because of the reference to the priest's use of it in 30:7–10.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-42-4. foursquare--the meaning of which is not that it was to be entirely of a cubical form, but that upon its upper and under surface, it showed four equal sides. It was twice as high as it was broad, being twenty-one inches broad and three feet six inches high. It had "horns"; its top or flat surface was surmounted by an ornamental ledge or rim, called a crown, and it was furnished at the sides with rings for carriage. Its only accompanying piece of…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 30:4

• Altar
• Incense

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Exodus 30

• 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