Exodus 37:25
23 He also made its seven lamps, its wick trimmers, and trays of pure gold.
24 He made the lampstand and all its utensils from a talent of pure gold.
He made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns were of one piece.
26 And he overlaid with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns. Then he made a molding of gold around it.
27 He made two gold rings below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles used to carry it.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- He made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns were of one piece.
- 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.
- WEB
- He made the altar of incense of acacia wood. It was square: its length was a cubit, and its width a cubit. Its height was two cubits. Its horns were of one piece with it.
- ASV
- And he made the altar of incense of acacia wood: a cubit was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, foursquare; and two cubits was the height thereof; the horns thereof were of one piece with it.
- DARBY
- And he made the altar of incense of acacia-wood; a cubit the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, square, and two cubits the height thereof: its horns were of itself.
- BLB
- And He made the altar of the incense of acacia wood, a cubit its length, and a cubit its width—square—and two cubits its height. Its horns were from it.
- ÅB
- Så gjorde han røykoffer-alteret av akasietre, en alen langt og en alen bredt, firkantet, og to alen høyt; hornene på alteret var i ett med det.
- OTB
- Han laget røkelsesalteret av akasietre, en alen langt og en alen bredt, firkantet, og to alen høyt; dets horn var av ett stykke med det.
- B1930
- Så gjorde han røkoffer-alteret av akasietre, en alen langt og en alen bredt, firkantet, og to alen høit; hornene på alteret var i ett med det.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Exodus 30:1–5
“You are also to make an altar of acacia wood for the burning of incense.
Read in contextRevelation 8:3–4
Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne.
Read in contextHebrews 7:25
Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.
Read in context1 Peter 2:5
you 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.
Read in contextExodus 40:26–27
Moses placed the gold altar in the Tent of Meeting, in front of the veil,
Read in contextLuke 1:9–10
he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
Read in contextExodus 40:5
Place the gold altar of incense in front of the ark of the Testimony, and hang the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.
Read in contextHebrews 13:10
We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat.
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