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It was 7 1 / 2 feet wide, 7 1 / 2 feet long, and 4 1 / 2 feet high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/38.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood. Five cubits was its length, and five cubits its breadth. It was square, and three cubits was its height.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/38.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Bezalel constructed the altar of burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/38.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he made the altar of burnt offering <i>of</i> shittim wood: five cubits <i>was</i> the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; <i>it was</i> foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/38.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood; five cubits <i>was</i> its length and five cubits its width—<i>it was</i> square—and its height <i>was</i> three cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/38.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood, five cubits long, and five cubits wide, square, and three cubits high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/38.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then he made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood, five cubits long, and five cubits wide, square, and three cubits high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/38.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then he made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood, five cubits long, and five cubits wide, square, and three cubits high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/38.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then he made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood, five cubits long, and five cubits wide, square, and three cubits high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/38.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Bezalel made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood; its top was square, five cubits long and five cubits wide, and three cubits high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/38.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Bezalel constructed the altar of burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, 7 1 /2 feet long and 7 1 /2 feet wide, and was 4 1 /2 feet high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/38.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Bezalel constructed the altar of burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, 7 1/2 feet long and 7 1/2 feet wide, and was 4 1/2 feet high. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/38.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/38.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Bezalel built an altar of acacia wood for offering sacrifices. It was 2.25 meters square and 1.34 meters high <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/38.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/38.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He made the altar for burnt offerings out of acacia wood 7 1/2 feet square and 4 1/2 feet high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/38.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />For burning offerings, he made an altar out of acacia wood. It was square, 7� feet long and 7� feet wide, and it was 4� feet high. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/38.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he made the altar for burnt offerings of acacia wood. It was a square, five cubits long and five cubits wide, and it was three cubits high. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/38.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Bezalel constructed the altar of burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/38.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He made the altar for the burnt offering of acacia wood seven feet six inches long and seven feet six inches wide--it was square--and its height was four feet six inches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/38.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood. It was square. Its length was eight feet seven inches, its breadth was eight feet seven inches, and its height was five feet two inches. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/38.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he made the altar of burnt-offering of shittim wood: five cubits was the length of it, and five cubits the breadth of it; it was foursquare; and its hight was three cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/38.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/38.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he makes the altar of burnt-offering of shittim wood; five cubits its length, and five cubits its breadth (square), and three cubits its height;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/38.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And 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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/38.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will make the altar of burnt-offering of acacia wood: five cubits its length, and five cubits its breadth; four-square; and three cubits its height.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/38.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He made also the altar of holocaust of setim wood, five cubits square, and three in height: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/38.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He also made the altar of holocaust from setim wood: five cubits square, and three in height,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/38.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The altar for burnt offerings was made of acacia wood, on a square, five cubits long and five cubits wide; its height was three cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/38.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He made the altar of burnt offering also of acacia wood; it was five cubits long, and five cubits wide; it was square, and three cubits high.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/38.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />AND he made the altar of burnt offering of shittim wood; five cubits was its length and five cubits its breadth; it was foursquare; and three cubits were the height thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/38.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he made the altar of burning, from wood of the box tree, five cubits its length, and five cubits its width, square, and three cubits its height.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/38.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he made the altar of burnt-offering of acacia-wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof, four-square, and three cubits the height thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/38.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He made the brazen altar of the brazen censers, which belonged to the men engaged in sedition with the gathering of Core.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/38-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=9951" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/38.htm">The Altar of Burnt Offering</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: way·ya·‘aś (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">Bezalel constructed</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: miz·baḥ (N-msc) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">the altar</a> <a href="/hebrew/5930.htm" title="5930: hā·‘ō·lāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Whole burnt offering. Or mowlah; feminine active participle of alah; a step or; usually a holocaust.">of burnt offering</a> <a href="/hebrew/7848.htm" title="7848: šiṭ·ṭîm (N-fp) -- Acacia (a tree and a wood). Feminine of a derivative from the same as shotet; the acacia.">from acacia</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: ‘ă·ṣê (N-mpc) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">wood.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7251.htm" title="7251: rā·ḇū·a‘ (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- To square. ">It was square,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568: ḥā·mêš (Number-fs) -- Five. Masculine chamishshah; a primitive numeral; five.">five</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ’am·mō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">cubits</a> <a href="/hebrew/753.htm" title="753: ’ā·rə·kōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Length. From 'arak; length.">long,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568: wə·ḥā·mêš- (Conj-w:: Number-fs) -- Five. Masculine chamishshah; a primitive numeral; five.">five</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ’am·mō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">cubits</a> <a href="/hebrew/7341.htm" title="7341: rā·ḥə·bōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Breadth, width. From rachab; width.">wide,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: wə·šā·lōš (Conj-w:: Number-fs) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">and three</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ’am·mō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">cubits</a> <a href="/hebrew/6967.htm" title="6967: qō·mā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Height. From quwm; height.">high.</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>He made a horn at each of its four corners, so that the horns and altar were of one piece, and he overlaid the altar with bronze.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/27-1.htm">Exodus 27:1-8</a></span><br />“You are to build an altar of acacia wood. The altar must be square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high. / Make a horn on each of its four corners, so that the horns are of one piece, and overlay it with bronze. / Make all its utensils of bronze—its pots for removing ashes, its shovels, its sprinkling bowls, its meat forks, and its firepans. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/31-9.htm">Exodus 31:9</a></span><br />the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin with its stand—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/35-16.htm">Exodus 35:16</a></span><br />the altar of burnt offering with its bronze grate, its poles, and all its utensils; the basin with its stand;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/40-6.htm">Exodus 40:6</a></span><br />Place the altar of burnt offering in front of the entrance to the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/40-29.htm">Exodus 40:29</a></span><br />He placed the altar of burnt offering near the entrance to the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, and offered on it the burnt offering and the grain offering, just as the LORD had commanded him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/4-7.htm">Leviticus 4:7</a></span><br />The priest must then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense that is before the LORD in the Tent of Meeting. And he is to pour out the rest of the bull’s blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/4-18.htm">Leviticus 4:18</a></span><br />He is also to put some of the blood on the horns of the altar that is before the LORD in the Tent of Meeting, and he must pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/4-25.htm">Leviticus 4:25</a></span><br />Then the priest is to take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/4-30.htm">Leviticus 4:30</a></span><br />Then the priest is to take some of its blood with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/4-34.htm">Leviticus 4:34</a></span><br />Then the priest is to take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour out the rest of its blood at the base of the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/4-13.htm">Numbers 4:13-14</a></span><br />Then they shall remove the ashes from the bronze altar, spread a purple cloth over it, / and place on it all the vessels used to serve there: the firepans, meat forks, shovels, and sprinkling bowls—all the equipment of the altar. They are to spread over it a covering of fine leather and insert the poles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-1.htm">2 Chronicles 4:1</a></span><br />He made a bronze altar twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and ten cubits high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-2.htm">Hebrews 9:2-5</a></span><br />A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place. / Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place, / containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-11.htm">Hebrews 9:11-14</a></span><br />But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation. / He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption. / For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-10.htm">Hebrews 13:10</a></span><br />We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">the altar.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/27-1.htm">Exodus 27:1-8</a></b></br> And thou shalt make an altar <i>of</i> shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof <i>shall be</i> three cubits… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/40-6.htm">Exodus 40:6,29</a></b></br> And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/4-1.htm">2 Chronicles 4:1</a></b></br> Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/43-16.htm">Ezekiel 43:16</a></b></br> And the altar <i>shall be</i> twelve <i>cubits</i> long, twelve broad, square in the four squares thereof.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/6-37.htm">John 6:37</a></b></br> All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/13-8.htm">Hebrews 13:8</a></b></br> Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/37-28.htm">Acacia</a> <a href="/exodus/37-28.htm">Acacia-Wood</a> <a href="/exodus/37-25.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/exodus/37-25.htm">Breadth</a> <a href="/exodus/35-16.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/exodus/35-16.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/exodus/35-16.htm">Burnt-Offering</a> <a href="/exodus/37-25.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/exodus/36-38.htm">Five</a> <a href="/exodus/37-25.htm">Foursquare</a> <a href="/exodus/37-25.htm">Four-Square</a> <a href="/exodus/37-28.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/exodus/37-25.htm">Height</a> <a href="/exodus/37-25.htm">High</a> <a href="/exodus/37-25.htm">Hight</a> <a href="/exodus/37-25.htm">Length</a> <a href="/exodus/37-29.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/exodus/36-6.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/exodus/37-16.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/exodus/37-28.htm">Shittim</a> <a href="/exodus/37-25.htm">Square</a> <a href="/exodus/37-27.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/exodus/37-19.htm">Three</a> <a href="/exodus/37-25.htm">Wide</a> <a href="/exodus/37-28.htm">Wood</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/38-6.htm">Acacia</a> <a href="/exodus/38-6.htm">Acacia-Wood</a> <a href="/exodus/38-2.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/exodus/38-18.htm">Breadth</a> <a href="/exodus/40-6.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/exodus/40-6.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/exodus/40-6.htm">Burnt-Offering</a> <a href="/exodus/38-9.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/exodus/38-18.htm">Five</a> <a href="/exodus/39-9.htm">Foursquare</a> <a href="/exodus/39-9.htm">Four-Square</a> <a href="/exodus/38-6.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/exodus/38-18.htm">Height</a> <a href="/exodus/39-31.htm">High</a> <a href="/exodus/38-18.htm">Hight</a> <a href="/exodus/39-9.htm">Length</a> <a href="/exodus/38-2.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/exodus/38-24.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/exodus/40-6.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/exodus/38-6.htm">Shittim</a> <a href="/exodus/39-9.htm">Square</a> <a href="/exodus/38-2.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/exodus/38-14.htm">Three</a> <a href="/exodus/38-12.htm">Wide</a> <a href="/exodus/38-6.htm">Wood</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 38</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/38-1.htm">The altar of burnt offering</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/38-8.htm">The laver of brass</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/38-9.htm">The court, and its hangings</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/38-21.htm">The sum of what the people offered, and the use to which it was applied</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The altar of burnt offering was central to Israelite worship, symbolizing atonement and reconciliation with God. Acacia wood, known for its durability and resistance to decay, was commonly used in the construction of sacred objects, signifying the enduring nature of the covenant between God and His people. This altar prefigures Christ, who offered Himself as the ultimate sacrifice for sin (<a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">Hebrews 10:10</a>).<p><b>It was square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high.</b><br>The altar's square shape, measuring approximately 7.5 feet on each side and 4.5 feet high, reflects the order and perfection associated with God's instructions. The number five often symbolizes grace in biblical numerology, suggesting the grace extended through the sacrificial system. The altar's dimensions ensured it was large enough to accommodate the sacrifices required by the Law, yet portable enough to be moved with the Israelites during their wilderness journey. This design underscores the balance between divine order and practical function in worship.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/b/bezalel.htm">Bezalel</a></b><br>A skilled craftsman chosen by God to oversee the construction of the Tabernacle and its furnishings. He was filled with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, understanding, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/altar_of_burnt_offering.htm">Altar of Burnt Offering</a></b><br>A central piece of the Tabernacle, used for sacrifices. It symbolizes atonement and reconciliation with God. Made of acacia wood and overlaid with bronze, it was a place where offerings were made to God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/acacia_wood.htm">Acacia Wood</a></b><br>A durable and resistant wood used in the construction of the Tabernacle's furnishings. It symbolizes incorruptibility and endurance.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a></b><br>The portable dwelling place for the presence of God among the Israelites. It was a place of worship and sacrifice during their journey through the wilderness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who were delivered from slavery in Egypt and were on their journey to the Promised Land. They were given the Law and instructions for worship, including the construction of the Tabernacle.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_instructions.htm">Obedience to God's Instructions</a></b><br>Bezalel's work on the altar demonstrates the importance of following God's specific instructions. In our lives, we should seek to understand and obey God's will as revealed in Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_sacrifice.htm">Symbolism of Sacrifice</a></b><br>The altar of burnt offering symbolizes the need for atonement and reconciliation with God. It points to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, reminding us of the cost of sin and the grace of salvation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_of_skills_and_talents.htm">God's Provision of Skills and Talents</a></b><br>Bezalel was equipped by God with the skills needed for his task. We should recognize and use our God-given talents for His glory and the edification of the church.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_presence_of_god.htm">The Presence of God</a></b><br>The Tabernacle was a physical representation of God's presence among His people. Today, believers are the temple of the Holy Spirit, and we should live in a way that honors His presence within us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_38.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 38</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_aren't_other_sources_consistent_on_exodus.htm">If Moses received precise instructions for the Tabernacle in Exodus 38:1–7, why aren’t there consistent records in other ancient sources acknowledging this event?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_evidence_for_exodus_38_structure.htm">Why do we find no clear archaeological evidence for such a massive sacred structure, as described throughout Exodus 38?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_the_damascus_altar_conflict_with_exodus.htm">Does the altar design brought from Damascus (2 Kings 16:10–11) conflict with earlier temple instructions in Exodus and Leviticus? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_artifacts_of_tabernacle_items.htm">Exodus 37:1-29: Why are there no surviving artifacts or corroborating references to these Tabernacle furnishings, if they were so meticulously crafted and revered?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/38.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>XXXVIII.</span><p>(1) <span class= "bld">He made the altar</span>.--From the furniture of the sanctuary, the transition is natural to the furniture of the court in which it stood. This is now is now described. It consisted of the brazen altar, or altar of burnt-offering, and the great brazen laver. The construction of the former is related in <a href="/context/exodus/38-1.htm" title="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.">Exodus 38:1-7</a>; that of the latter in <a href="/exodus/38-8.htm" title="And he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the mirrors of the women assembling, which assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.">Exodus 38:8</a>.<p>(1-9) This passage corresponds to <a href="/context/exodus/38-1.htm" title="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.">Exodus 38:1-8</a> of Exodus 27 in all main particulars, but is somewhat differently worded. The order of the clauses in <a href="/context/exodus/38-4.htm" title="And he made for the altar a brazen grate of network under the compass thereof beneath to the middle of it.">Exodus 38:4-5</a> is changed, and a distinct statement is made, which was not contained in the instructims, that the rings were "for places for the staves."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/38.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 1-8.</span> - THE FURTHER PROGRESS OF THE WORK - THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FURNITURE FOR THE COURT. - Vers. 9-20. - AND OF THE COURT ITSELF. On the completion of the tabernacle, Bezaleel and his assistants turned their attention to the court and its furniture; and constructed, first, the altar of burnt offering (vers. 1-7); secondly, the bronze laver (ver. 8); and thirdly, the hangings, pillars, connecting-rods, hooks and pins for the circuit of the court (vers. 9-20). Vers. 1-7 correspond to vers. 1-8 of ch. 27; ver. 8 corresponds to ver. 18 of ch. 30; and vers. 9-20 correspond to vers. 9-19 of ch. 27. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/38-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Bezalel constructed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּ֛עַשׂ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘aś)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the altar</span><br /><span class="heb">מִזְבַּ֥ח</span> <span class="translit">(miz·baḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> </span><span class="str2">An altar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of burnt offering</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעֹלָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ō·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5930.htm">Strong's 5930: </a> </span><span class="str2">Whole burnt offering</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from acacia</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁטִּ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(šiṭ·ṭîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7848.htm">Strong's 7848: </a> </span><span class="str2">Acacia (a tree and a wood)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wood.</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲצֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tree, trees, wood</span><br /><br /><span class="word">It was square,</span><br /><span class="heb">רָב֔וּעַ</span> <span class="translit">(rā·ḇū·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7251.htm">Strong's 7251: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be quadrate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">five</span><br /><span class="heb">חָמֵשׁ֩</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·mêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2568.htm">Strong's 2568: </a> </span><span class="str2">Five</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cubits</span><br /><span class="heb">אַמּ֨וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(’am·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, a cubit, a door-base</span><br /><br /><span class="word">long,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָרְכּ֜וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·rə·kōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_753.htm">Strong's 753: </a> </span><span class="str2">Length</span><br /><br /><span class="word">five</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחָֽמֵשׁ־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥā·mêš-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2568.htm">Strong's 2568: </a> </span><span class="str2">Five</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cubits</span><br /><span class="heb">אַמּ֤וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(’am·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, a cubit, a door-base</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wide,</span><br /><span class="heb">רָחְבּוֹ֙</span> <span class="translit">(rā·ḥə·bōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7341.htm">Strong's 7341: </a> </span><span class="str2">Breadth, width</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and three</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשָׁלֹ֥שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šā·lōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> </span><span class="str2">Three, third, thrice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cubits</span><br /><span class="heb">אַמּ֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(’am·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, a cubit, a door-base</span><br /><br /><span class="word">high.</span><br /><span class="heb">קֹמָתֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(qō·mā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6967.htm">Strong's 6967: </a> </span><span class="str2">Height</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/38-1.htm">Exodus 38:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/38-1.htm">Exodus 38:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/38-1.htm">Exodus 38:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/38-1.htm">Exodus 38:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/38-1.htm">Exodus 38:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/38-1.htm">Exodus 38:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/38-1.htm">Exodus 38:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/38-1.htm">Exodus 38:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/38-1.htm">Exodus 38:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/38-1.htm">Exodus 38:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/38-1.htm">OT Law: Exodus 38:1 He made the altar of burnt offering (Exo. 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