Exodus 38:1

Exodus 38:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he made the altar of burnt offering of shittim wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; it was foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof.
• New International Version (NIV)They built the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood, three cubits high; it was square, five cubits long and five cubits wide.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood. Five cubits was its length, and five cubits its breadth. It was square, and three cubits was its height.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood; five cubits was its length and five cubits its width—it was square—and its height was three cubits.

Context of Exodus 38:1

He then made the altar for burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high. 2He also made the horns on the four corners from one piece, and overlaid it with bronze. 3Then he made all the utensils for the altar—the pots and the shovels, the basins, the forks and the fire pans. He made all the utensils from bronze.

Exodus 38:1 word by word

וַיַּ֛עַשׂ אֶת־מִזְבַּ֥ח הָעֹלָ֖ה עֲצֵ֣י שִׁטִּ֑ים חָמֵשׁ֩ אַמּ֨וֹת אָרְכּ֜וֹ וְחָֽמֵשׁ־אַמּ֤וֹת רָחְבּוֹ֙ רָב֔וּעַ וְשָׁלֹ֥שׁ אַמּ֖וֹת קֹמָתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• of burnt offeringעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930
• shittimשִׁטָּהshiţţâh shiţţîym · acaciaH7848
• woodעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
• fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
• the lengthאֹ֫רֶךְ'ôrek · lengthH753
• the breadthרֹ֫חַבrôchab · widthH7341
• foursquareרָבַעrâba‛ · to squareH7251
• and threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• the heightקוֹמָהqômâh · heightH6967

Cross-references for Exodus 38:1

• Exodus 27:1“Make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits long and five cubits wide. The altar will be square and its height is to be three cubits.
• Exodus 40:6“Set the altar of burnt offering before the entrance of the Tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting.
• 2 Chronicles 4:1Moreover, he made a bronze altar 20 cubits long, 20 cubits wide and ten cubits high.
• Ezekiel 43:13“These are the measurements of the altar by cubits (a cubit being a normal cubit plus a handbreadth). Its gutter will be a cubit deep and a cubit wide. Its rim will be one span surrounding the edge. This will be the base of the altar.
• Romans 8:3For what was impossible for the Torah—since it was weakened on account of the flesh—God has done. Sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as a sin offering, He condemned sin in the flesh—
• Romans 12:1I urge you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice—holy, acceptable to God—which is your spiritual service.
• Hebrews 3:1Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, partners in a heavenly calling, take notice of Yeshua—the Emissary and Kohen Gadol we affirm.
• Hebrews 9:14how much more will the blood of Messiah—who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God—cleanse our conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
• Hebrews 13:10We have an altar from which those serving in the tabernacle have no right to eat.
• 1 Peter 2:5you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house—a holy priesthood to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Messiah Yeshua.
• Ezekiel 43:16The hearth will be 12 cubits long by 12 wide, with four sides square.
• John 6:37Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and anyone coming to Me I will never reject.
• Hebrews 13:8Yeshua the Messiah is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
• Revelation 21:16The city is laid out as a square—its length the same as its width. He measured the city with the rod—12,000 stadia. Its length and width and height are equal.

Commentaries on Exodus 38:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1The altar of burnt-offering - See Clarke's note on Exodus 27:1; and for its horns, pots, shovels, basins, etc., see the meaning of the Hebrew terms explained, Exodus 27:3-5; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1For Exodus 38:1-7 and Exodus 38:9-20 see the notes to Exodus 27.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The brazen altar and laver. (1-8) The court. (9-20) The offerings of the people. (21-31) Verses 1-8 In all ages of the church there have been some persons more devoted to God, more constant in their attendance upon his ordinances, and more willing to part even with lawful things, for his sake, than others. Some women, devoted to God and zealous for the tabernacle worship, expressed zeal by parting with their mirrors, which were polished plates of brass…Read the comment
• 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 38:1

• Altar
• Bezalel
• Shittim
• Tabernacle

In the dictionaries

• Burnt offering
• Cunning
• Fillet
• Occupy
• Overlaying
• Altar
• Atonement, Day of
• Color; Colors
• Exodus, the Book of
• Foursquare

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