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Exodus 38:1

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.

2 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.

3 And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basons, and the fleshhooks, and the firepans: all the vessels thereof made he of brass.

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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
Bezalel constructed the altar of burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high.
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.
WEB
He made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood. It was square. Its length was five cubits, its width was five cubits, and its height was three cubits.
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.
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.
BLB
And He made the altar of the burnt offering of acacia wood, five cubits its length, and five cubits its width—square—and three cubits its height.
ÅB
Så gjorde han brennoffer-alteret av akasietre, fem alen langt og fem alen bredt, firkantet, og tre alen høyt.
OTB
Brandofferalteret ble laget av akasietre, fem alen langt, fem alen bredt og tre alen høyt, og det dannet en firkant.
B1930
Så gjorde han brennoffer-alteret av akasietre, fem alen langt og fem alen bredt, firkantet, og tre alen høit.

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  • Exodus 27:1–8

    And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall be three cubits.

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  • Ezekiel 43:13–17

    And these are the measures of the altar after the cubits: The cubit is a cubit and an hand breadth; even the bottom shall be a cubit, and the breadth a cubit, and the border thereof by the edge thereof round about shall be a span: and this shall be the higher place of the altar.

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  • 2 Chronicles 4:1

    Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof.

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  • Hebrews 13:10

    We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle.

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  • Exodus 40:6

    And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.

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  • Revelation 21:16

    And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.

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  • Exodus 40:29

    And he put the altar of burnt offering by the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation, and offered upon it the burnt offering and the meat offering; as the LORD commanded Moses.

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  • Hebrews 13:8

    Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.

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