New International Version
Exodus 37:25
25They 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.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Then Bezalel made the incense altar of acacia wood. It was 18 inches square and 36 inches high, with horns at the corners carved from the same piece of wood as the altar itself.
Context of Exodus 37:25
23They made its seven lamps, as well as its wick trimmers and trays, of pure gold. 24They made the lampstand and all its accessories from one talent of pure gold. 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. 26They overlaid the top and all the sides and the horns with pure gold, and made a gold molding around it. 27They made two gold rings below the molding—two on each of the opposite sides—to hold the poles used to carry it.
Read all of Exodus 37Exodus 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“Make an altar of acacia wood for burning incense.
- Exodus 40:5Place the gold altar of incense in front of the ark of the covenant law and put the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.
- 2 Chronicles 26:16But after Uzziah became powerful, his pride led to his downfall. He was unfaithful to the Lord his God, and entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense.
- Matthew 23:19You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred?
- Luke 1:9he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to go into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
- Hebrews 7:25Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
- Hebrews 13:10We have an altar from which those who minister at the tabernacle have no right to eat.
- 1 Peter 2:5you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
- Revelation 8:3Another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, with the prayers of all God’s people, on the golden altar in front of 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
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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
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