Focused Passage

Exodus 37:25-29

The Ark, Table, Lampstand, Incense Altar, Anointing Oil, and Incense Are Made

The chapter describes Bezalel making the ark of the covenant, the atonement cover with cherubim, the table for the bread of the Presence, the pure gold lampstand, the altar of incense, the sacred anointing oil, and the fragrant incense, each according to the LORD’s earlier command.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

25 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.

28 And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

29 He also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer.

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Verse 25

Cross-references

Exodus 30 BSB references Exodus 30:1 Classic cross-references Revelation 8:3 Classic cross-references 1 Peter 2:5 Classic cross-references Hebrews 7:25 Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 26:16 Classic cross-references 1 Kings 7:48-50 OliveGrove study links Isaiah 6:6-7 OliveGrove study links Leviticus 10:1-3 OliveGrove study links

Original words

He made וַיַּ֛עַשׂ H6213 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the altar מִזְבַּ֥ח H4196 Noun - masculine singular construct of incense הַקְּטֹ֖רֶת H7004 Article | Noun - feminine singular out of acacia שִׁטִּ֑ים H7848 Noun - feminine plural wood עֲצֵ֣י H6086 Noun - masculine plural construct It was square רָב֗וּעַ H7251 Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular a cubit אַמָּ֣ה H520 Noun - feminine singular long אָרְכּוֹ֩ H753 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular a cubit וְאַמָּ֨ה H520 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular wide רָחְבּ֜וֹ H7341 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular and two cubits וְאַמָּתַ֙יִם֙ H520 Conjunctive waw | Noun - fd high קֹֽמָת֔וֹ H6967 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Its horns קַרְנֹתָֽיו׃ H7161 Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular were הָי֥וּ H1961 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural of one piece מִמֶּ֖נּוּ H4480 Preposition | third person masculine singular

BSB notes

The altar was approximately 1.5 feet in length and width, and 3 feet high (45.7 centimeters in length and width, and 91.4 centimeters high).

Verse 26

Cross-references

1 Kings 7:48-50 OliveGrove study links Isaiah 6:6-7 OliveGrove study links Leviticus 10:1-3 OliveGrove study links

Original words

And he overlaid וַיְצַ֨ף H6823 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular - אֹת֜וֹ H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine singular with pure טָה֗וֹר H2889 Adjective - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker gold זָהָ֣ב H2091 Noun - masculine singular the top גַּגּ֧וֹ H1406 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker all סָבִ֖יב H5439 Adverb the sides קִירֹתָ֛יו H7023 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular and horns קַרְנֹתָ֑יו H7161 Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Then he made וַיַּ֥עַשׂ H6213 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular a molding זֵ֥ר H2213 Noun - masculine singular of gold זָהָ֖ב H2091 Noun - masculine singular around it סָבִֽיב׃ H5439 Adverb

Verse 27

Cross-references

1 Kings 7:48-50 OliveGrove study links Isaiah 6:6-7 OliveGrove study links Leviticus 10:1-3 OliveGrove study links

Original words

He made עָֽשָׂה־ H6213 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular two וּשְׁתֵּי֩ H8147 Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine dual construct gold זָהָ֜ב H2091 Noun - masculine singular rings טַבְּעֹ֨ת H2885 Noun - feminine plural construct below מִתַּ֣חַת H8478 Preposition-m the molding לְזֵר֗וֹ H2213 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular on עַ֚ל H5921 Preposition - שְׁתֵּ֣י H8147 Number - feminine dual construct - צַלְעֹתָ֔יו H6763 Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular - עַ֖ל H5921 Preposition - שְׁנֵ֣י H8147 Number - masculine dual construct opposite sides צִדָּ֑יו H6654 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular to hold לְבָתִּ֣ים H1004 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural the poles לְבַדִּ֔ים H905 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural used to carry לָשֵׂ֥את H5375 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct it אֹת֖וֹ H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine singular

Verse 28

Cross-references

1 Kings 7:48-50 OliveGrove study links Isaiah 6:6-7 OliveGrove study links Leviticus 10:1-3 OliveGrove study links

Original words

And he made וַיַּ֥עַשׂ H6213 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the poles הַבַּדִּ֖ים H905 Article | Noun - masculine plural of acacia שִׁטִּ֑ים H7848 Noun - feminine plural wood עֲצֵ֣י H6086 Noun - masculine plural construct and overlaid וַיְצַ֥ף H6823 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular them אֹתָ֖ם H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine plural with gold זָהָֽב׃ H2091 Noun - masculine singular

Verse 29

Cross-references

Exodus 30:25 Classic cross-references Exodus 30:34 Classic cross-references 1 Chronicles 9:30 Classic cross-references Exodus 31:11 Classic cross-references 1 Kings 7:48-50 OliveGrove study links Isaiah 6:6-7 OliveGrove study links Leviticus 10:1-3 OliveGrove study links

Original words

He also made וַיַּ֜עַשׂ H6213 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the sacred קֹ֔דֶשׁ H6944 Noun - masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker anointing הַמִּשְׁחָה֙ H4888 Article | Noun - feminine singular oil שֶׁ֤מֶן H8081 Noun - masculine singular construct and the pure טָה֑וֹר H2889 Adjective - masculine singular . . . מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה H4639 Noun - masculine singular construct fragrant הַסַּמִּ֖ים H5561 Article | Noun - masculine plural incense קְטֹ֥רֶת H7004 Noun - feminine singular construct [the work] of a perfumer רֹקֵֽחַ׃פ H7543 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular

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