Exodus 38:1

And he made the altar for the ascending-sacrifice of acacia wood,—five cubits, the length thereof and, five cubits, the breadth thereof foursquare, and, three cubits, the height thereof.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2And he made the horns thereof, upon the four corners thereof, of the same, were the horns thereof,—and he overlaid it with bronze.

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Cross References

Exodus 30:17Then spake Yahweh unto Moses, saying—

Exodus 40:29and, the altar of ascending-sacrifice, put he at the entrance of the habitation of the tent of meeting,—and he caused to ascend thereupon the ascending-sacrifice, and the meal-offering,—As Yahweh commanded Moses.

2 Chronicles 4:1And he made an altar of bronze, twenty cubits, the length thereof, and, twenty cubits, the breadth thereof,—and, ten cubits, the height thereof.

Ezekiel 43:16And the hearth shall be twelve cubits in length, by twelve in breadth—square in the four sides thereof.

Romans 8:3For, what was impossible by the law in that it was weak through the flesh, God, by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and concerning sin, condemned sin in the flesh,

Hebrews 3:1Whence, holy brethren, partners, in a heavenly calling, attentively consider the Apostle and High—priest of our confession—Jesus

Matthew Henry on Exodus 38:1

Here is an account, I. Of the making of the brazen altar ( ver. 1-7 ), and the laver, ver. 8 . II. The preparing of the hangings for the enclosing of the court in which the tabernacle was to stand, ver. 9-20 . III. A summary of the gold, silver, and brass, that was contributed to, and used in, the preparing of the tabernacle, ver. 21 , &c. Read the whole commentary →

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