Exodus 27:7

Exodus 27:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the staves shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, to bear it.
• New International Version (NIV)The poles are to be inserted into the rings so they will be on two sides of the altar when it is carried.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the poles shall be put through the rings, so that the poles are on the two sides of the altar when it is carried.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Insert the poles through the rings on the two sides of the altar.

Context of Exodus 27:7

5You shall put it under the rim of the altar beneath, that the network may be midway up the altar. 6And you shall make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with bronze. The poles shall be put in the rings, and the poles shall be on the two sides of the altar to bear it. 8You shall make it hollow with boards; as it was shown you on the mountain, so shall they make it. 9“You shall also make the court of the tabernacle. For the south side there shall be hangings for the court made of fine woven linen, one hundred cubits long for one side.

Exodus 27:7 word by word

וְהוּבָ֥א אֶת־בַּדָּ֖יו בַּטַּבָּעֹ֑ת וְהָי֣וּ הַבַּדִּ֗ים עַל־שְׁתֵּ֛י צַלְעֹ֥ת הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ בִּשְׂאֵ֥ת אֹתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the stavesבַּדbad · alone: poleH905
• shall be putבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• into the ringsטַבַּ֫עַתţabba‛ath · ringH2885
• shall be upon the twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• sidesצֵלָעtsêlâ‛ tsal‛âh · sideH6763
• of the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• to bearנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearH5375

Cross-references for Exodus 27:7

• Exodus 25:28And you shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be carried with them.
• Exodus 30:4Two 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.
• Numbers 4:13Also they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth over it.

Commentaries on Exodus 27:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-8Verses 1-8 (Compare Exodus 38:1-7.) The great altar which stood in the court immediately in front of the tabernacle was commonly called the altar of burnt-offering, because on it were burnt the whole burnt-offerings, and all those parts of the other animal sacrifices which were offered to the Lord. It was also called the brazen altar, because it was covered with bronze, in distinction from the golden altar or altar of incense Exodus 39:38-39; Exodus…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-8The square altar for burnt offerings, like the tabernacle frames, was made of acacia wood covered with metal. Yet, to match the other features outside the sanctuary, they covered it with bronze (27:2–3; see 27:10, 17, 19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-76-7. staves ... rings--Those rings were placed at the side through which the poles were inserted on occasions of removal.Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 27:7

• Altar
• Tabernacle

In the dictionaries

• Altar
• Hollow
• Color; Colors
• Exodus, the Book of
• Four
• Genesis
• Grate; Grating
• Law in the Old Testament
• Leviticus
• Sanctuary

Commentaries on Exodus 27

• 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