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

25He 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.

26And he overlaid with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns. Then he made a molding of gold around it.

27He made two gold rings below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles used to carry it.

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

29He 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 30BSB references Exodus 30:1Classic cross-references Revelation 8:3Classic cross-references 1 Peter 2:5Classic cross-references Hebrews 7:25Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 26:16Classic cross-references 1 Kings 7:48-50OliveGrove study links Isaiah 6:6-7OliveGrove study links Leviticus 10:1-3OliveGrove study links

Original words

He madeוַיַּ֛עַשׂH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe altarמִזְבַּ֥חH4196Noun - masculine singular constructof incenseהַקְּטֹ֖רֶתH7004Article | Noun - feminine singularout of acaciaשִׁטִּ֑יםH7848Noun - feminine pluralwoodעֲצֵ֣יH6086Noun - masculine plural constructIt was squareרָב֗וּעַH7251Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singulara cubitאַמָּ֣הH520Noun - feminine singularlongאָרְכּוֹ֩H753Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singulara cubitוְאַמָּ֨הH520Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularwideרָחְבּ֜וֹH7341Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularand two cubitsוְאַמָּתַ֙יִם֙H520Conjunctive waw | Noun - fdhighקֹֽמָת֔וֹH6967Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularIts hornsקַרְנֹתָֽיו׃H7161Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singularwereהָי֥וּH1961Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralof one pieceמִמֶּ֖נּוּH4480Preposition | 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 7:48-50OliveGrove study links Isaiah 6:6-7OliveGrove study links Leviticus 10:1-3OliveGrove study links

Original words

And he overlaidוַיְצַ֨ףH6823Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular-אֹת֜וֹH853Direct object marker | third person masculine singularwith pureטָה֗וֹרH2889Adjective - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markergoldזָהָ֣בH2091Noun - masculine singularthe topגַּגּ֧וֹH1406Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerandוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerallסָבִ֖יבH5439Adverbthe sidesקִירֹתָ֛יוH7023Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularand hornsקַרְנֹתָ֑יוH7161Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singularThen he madeוַיַּ֥עַשׂH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulara moldingזֵ֥רH2213Noun - masculine singularof goldזָהָ֖בH2091Noun - masculine singulararound itסָבִֽיב׃H5439Adverb

Verse 27

Cross-references

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

Original words

He madeעָֽשָׂה־H6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singulartwoוּשְׁתֵּי֩H8147Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine dual constructgoldזָהָ֜בH2091Noun - masculine singularringsטַבְּעֹ֨תH2885Noun - feminine plural constructbelowמִתַּ֣חַתH8478Preposition-mthe moldingלְזֵר֗וֹH2213Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularonעַ֚לH5921Preposition-שְׁתֵּ֣יH8147Number - feminine dual construct-צַלְעֹתָ֔יוH6763Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular-עַ֖לH5921Preposition-שְׁנֵ֣יH8147Number - masculine dual constructopposite sidesצִדָּ֑יוH6654Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularto holdלְבָתִּ֣יםH1004Preposition-l | Noun - masculine pluralthe polesלְבַדִּ֔יםH905Preposition-l | Noun - masculine pluralused to carryלָשֵׂ֥אתH5375Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructitאֹת֖וֹH853Direct object marker | third person masculine singular

Verse 28

Cross-references

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

Original words

And he madeוַיַּ֥עַשׂH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe polesהַבַּדִּ֖יםH905Article | Noun - masculine pluralof acaciaשִׁטִּ֑יםH7848Noun - feminine pluralwoodעֲצֵ֣יH6086Noun - masculine plural constructand overlaidוַיְצַ֥ףH6823Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularthemאֹתָ֖םH853Direct object marker | third person masculine pluralwith goldזָהָֽב׃H2091Noun - masculine singular

Verse 29

Cross-references

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

Original words

He also madeוַיַּ֜עַשׂH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe sacredקֹ֔דֶשׁH6944Noun - masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markeranointingהַמִּשְׁחָה֙H4888Article | Noun - feminine singularoilשֶׁ֤מֶןH8081Noun - masculine singular constructand the pureטָה֑וֹרH2889Adjective - masculine singular. . .מַעֲשֵׂ֖הH4639Noun - masculine singular constructfragrantהַסַּמִּ֖יםH5561Article | Noun - masculine pluralincenseקְטֹ֥רֶתH7004Noun - feminine singular construct[the work] of a perfumerרֹקֵֽחַ׃פH7543Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular

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