Exodus 38:2

Exodus 38:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of the same: and he overlaid it with brass.
• New International Version (NIV)They made a horn at each of the four corners, so that the horns and the altar were of one piece, and they overlaid the altar with bronze.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He made horns for it on its four corners. Its horns were of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with bronze.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He made its horns on its four corners; the horns were of one piece with it. And he overlaid it with bronze.

Context of Exodus 38:2

1Bezalel used acacia wood to build the altar for burnt offerings. It was square, 2.2 metres long and 2.2 metres wide. It was 1.3 metres high. He made four horns, one at each corner of the altar. The horns and the altar itself were one piece of work. He covered the whole altar with bronze. 3He made all the tools for the altar with bronze. He made pots to remove the ashes, and also spades and bowls. He made forks for the meat and dishes to carry the fire. 4He used bronze to make a square net for the altar. He fixed it inside the altar, in the middle between the top and the ground.

Exodus 38:2 word by word

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ קַרְנֹתָ֗יו עַ֚ל אַרְבַּ֣ע פִּנֹּתָ֔יו מִמֶּ֖נּוּ הָי֣וּ קַרְנֹתָ֑יו וַיְצַ֥ף אֹת֖וֹ נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• the hornsקֶ֫רֶןqeren · hornH7161
• thereof on the fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• cornersפִּנָּהpinnâh · cornerH6438
• thereof were of the same: and he overlaidצָפָהtsâphâh · to overlayH6823
• it with brassנְחֹ֫שֶׁתnechôsheth · bronzeH5178

Cross-references for Exodus 38:2

• Exodus 27:2Make four horns, one at each corner of the altar. The horns and the altar itself must be one piece of work. Then cover the whole altar with bronze.
• Job 6:12I am not as strong as stones. My body is not strong like bronze.

Commentaries on Exodus 38:2

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-20This section reports on building the courtyard (38:9–20) and its equipment, including the altar of burnt offering and the bronze basin (38:1–7; 38:8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-311. the altar of burnt offering--The repetitions are continued, in which may be traced the exact conformity of the execution to the order.Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 38:2

• Altar
• Bezalel
• Tabernacle

In the dictionaries

• Cunning
• Fillet
• Occupy
• Overlaying
• Altar
• Atonement, Day of
• Color; Colors
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Horn

Commentaries on Exodus 38

• 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