God’s Word Translation
Exodus 38:4
4He made a grate for the altar out of bronze mesh, ⌞and put it⌟ under the ledge, halfway up the altar.
Exodus 38:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he made for the altar a brasen grate of network under the compass thereof beneath unto the midst of it.
- New International Version (NIV)They made a grating for the altar, a bronze network, to be under its ledge, halfway up the altar.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he made for the altar a grating, a network of bronze, under its ledge, extending halfway down.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And he made a grate of bronze network for the altar, under its rim, midway from the bottom.
Context of Exodus 38:4
2He made a horn at each of its four corners. He made the four horns and the altar out of one piece ⌞of wood⌟ covered with bronze. 3He made all the utensils out of bronze: pots, shovels, bowls, forks, and incense burners. He made a grate for the altar out of bronze mesh, ⌞and put it⌟ under the ledge, halfway up the altar. 5He cast four rings to hold the poles (one for each of the four corners of the bronze grate). 6He made the poles out of acacia wood and covered them with bronze.
Read all of Exodus 38Exodus 38:4 word by word
וַיַּ֤עַשׂ לַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ מִכְבָּ֔ר מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה רֶ֣שֶׁת נְחֹ֑שֶׁת תַּ֧חַת כַּרְכֻּבּ֛וֹ מִלְּמַ֖טָּה עַד־חֶצְיֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And he madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
- for the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
- a brasenנְחֹ֫שֶׁתnechôsheth · bronzeH5178
- grateמִכְבָּרmakbêr · grateH4345
- of networkמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
- of networkרֶ֫שֶׁתresheth · netH7568
- under the compassכַּרְכֹּבkarkôb · ledgeH3749
- thereof beneathמַ֫טָּהmaţţâh · beneathH4295
- unto the midstחֲצִיchêtsîy · halfH2677
Commentaries on Exodus 38:4
- 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
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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
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