Exodus 27:1

'And thou hast made the altar of shittim wood, five cubits the length, and five cubits the breadth — the altar is square — and three cubits its height.

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2And thou hast made its horns on its four corners, its horns are of the same, and thou hast overlaid it [with] brass.

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Cross References

Exodus 17:15and Moses buildeth an altar, and calleth its name Jehovah-Nissi,

Exodus 24:4And Moses writeth all the words of Jehovah, and riseth early in the morning, and buildeth an altar under the hill, and twelve standing pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel;

Exodus 38:1And he maketh the altar of burnt-offering of shittim wood, five cubits its length, and five cubits its breadth (square), and three cubits its height;

Exodus 40:6and hast put the altar of the burnt-offering before the opening of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting,

Exodus 40:29and the altar of the burnt-offering he hath set at the opening of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, and causeth the burnt-offering to go up upon it, and the present, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.

2 Samuel 24:18And Gad cometh in unto David on that day, and saith to him, 'Go up, raise to Jehovah an altar in the threshing-floor of Araunah the Jebusite;'

Matthew Henry on Exodus 27:1

In this chapter directions are given, I. Concerning the brazen altar for burnt-offerings, ver. 1-8 . II. Concerning the court of the tabernacle, with the hangings of it, ver. 9-19 . III. Concerning oil for the lamp, ver. 20, 21 . Read the whole commentary →

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