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Exodus 38:1–2

Making the Altar of Burnt Offering

38 He made athe 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. He made its horns on its four corners; the horns were of one piece with it. And he overlaid it with bronze.

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Exodus 38:1–2 — The 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. They made a horn at each of the four corners, so that the horns and the altar were of one piece, and they overlaid the altar with bronze.

Exodus 38:1–2 — 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. He made horns for it on its four corners. Its horns were of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with bronze.

Exodus 38:1–2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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. And he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of the same: and he overlaid it with brass.

Exodus 38:1–2 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Next Bezalel used acacia wood to construct the square altar of burnt offering. It was 7½ feet wide, 7½ feet long, and 4½ feet high. He made horns for each of its four corners so that the horns and altar were all one piece. He overlaid the altar with bronze.

Exodus 38:1–2 — New Century Version (NCV)

Then he built the altar for burnt offerings out of acacia wood. The altar was square—seven and one-half feet long and seven and one-half feet wide—and it was four and one-half feet high. He made each corner stick out like a horn so that the horns and the altar were joined together in one piece. Then he covered the altar with bronze.

Exodus 38:1–2 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And he made the altar of burnt-offering of acacia wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof, foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof. And he made the horns thereof upon the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of one piece with it: and he overlaid it with brass.

Exodus 38:1–2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And he made the altar of burnt-offering of acacia-wood; five cubits the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof, square, and three cubits the height thereof. And he made its horns on the four corners thereof; its horns were of itself; and he overlaid it with copper.

Exodus 38:1–2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

He made the altar for burnt offerings out of acacia wood 7½ feet square and 4½ feet high. He 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. 

Exodus 38:1–2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Bezalel constructed the altar of burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, 7½ feet long and 7½ feet wide, and was 4½ feet high. He made horns for it on its four corners; the horns were of one piece. Then he overlaid it with bronze.

Exodus 38:1–2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

He made the altar of burnt offering also of acacia wood; it was five cubits long, and five cubits wide; it was square, and three cubits high. He made horns for it on its four corners; its horns were of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with bronze.

Exodus 38:1–2 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

And he made the burnt-offering altar of acacia wood; its length was five cubits, and its width was five cubits—it was square—and its height was three cubits. And he made its horns on its four corners; its horns were of one piece with it; and he overlaid it with bronze.

Exodus 38:1–2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

The workers made the altar for burnt offerings out of acacia wood. It was four feet six inches high and seven feet six inches square. They made a horn stick out from each of its four upper corners. They covered the altar with bronze.

Exodus 38:1–2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Then he made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood, five cubits long, and five cubits wide, square, and three cubits high.

He made its horns on its four corners, its horns being of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with bronze.


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