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

23He made the seven lamps, the tongs, and the incense burners out of pure gold. 24The lamp stand and all the utensils were made out of 75 pounds of pure gold. He made an altar out of acacia wood for burning incense. It was 18 inches square and 36 inches high. The horns and altar were made out of one piece ⌞of wood⌟. 26He covered all of it with pure gold—the top, the sides, and the horns—and he put a gold molding around it. 27He made two gold rings and put them below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles for carrying 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• the incenseקְטֹ֫רֶתqeţôreth · incenseH7004
• altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• shittimשִׁטָּהshiţţâh shiţţîym · acaciaH7848
• woodעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
• the lengthאֹ֫רֶךְ'ôrek · lengthH753
• a cubitאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
• and the breadthרֹ֫חַבrôchab · widthH7341
• foursquareרָבַעrâba‛ · to squareH7251
• the heightקוֹמָהqômâh · heightH6967
• of it; the hornsקֶ֫רֶןqeren · hornH7161

Cross-references for Exodus 37:25

• Exodus 30:1⌞The Lord continued,⌟ “Build an altar out of acacia wood for burning incense.
• Exodus 40:5Put the gold altar for incense in front of the ark. Put up the screen at the entrance to the tent.
• 2 Chronicles 26:16But when he became powerful, his pride destroyed him. He was unfaithful to the Lord his God. He went into the Lord’s temple to burn incense on the incense altar.
• Matthew 23:19You blind men! What is more important, the gift or the altar that makes the gift holy?
• Luke 1:9he was chosen by priestly custom to go into the Lord’s temple to burn incense.
• Hebrews 7:25That is why he is always able to save those who come to God through him. He can do this because he always lives and intercedes for them.
• Hebrews 13:10Those who serve at the tent have no right to eat what is sacrificed at our altar.
• 1 Peter 2:5You come to him as living stones, a spiritual house that is being built into a holy priesthood. So offer spiritual sacrifices that God accepts through Jesus Christ.
• Revelation 8:3Another angel came with a gold incense burner and stood at the altar. He was given a lot of incense to offer on the gold altar in front of the throne. He offered it with the prayers of all of God’s people.

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