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He overlaid the altar with bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/38.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He made horns for it on its four corners. Its horns were of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/38.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<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 horns thereof on the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of the same: and he overlaid it with brass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/38.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He made its horns on its four corners; the horns were <i>of one piece</i> with it. And he overlaid it with bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/38.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he made its horns on its four corners, its horns being <i>of one piece</i> with it, and he overlaid it with bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/38.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He made its horns on its four corners, its horns being of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/38.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And he made its horns on its four corners, its horns being <i>of one piece</i> with it, and he overlaid it with bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/38.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He made its horns on its four corners, its horns being <i>of one piece</i> with it, and he overlaid it with bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/38.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And he made its horns (horn-shaped projections) on the four corners of it; the horns were <i>of one piece</i> with it, and he overlaid it with bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/38.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He made horns for it on its four corners; the horns were of one piece with it. Then he overlaid it with bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/38.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He made horns for it on its four corners; the horns were of one piece. Then he overlaid it with bronze. <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 horns thereof upon the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of one piece with it: and he overlaid it with brass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/38.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />with each of its four corners sticking up like the horn of a bull, and it was completely covered with bronze. <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 horns thereof upon the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of one piece with it: and he overlaid it with brass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/38.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He made a horn at each of its four corners. He made the four horns and the altar out of one piece [of wood] covered with bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/38.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He made the projections at the top of the four corners, so that they formed one piece with the altar. He covered it all with bronze. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/38.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He made horns on its four corners. Its horns were of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with bronze. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/38.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/38.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He made its horns on its four corners; its horns were part of it, and he overlaid it with bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/38.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He made its horns on its four corners. Its horns were of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with bronze.<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 its horns on the four corners of it; its horns were of the same: and he overlaid it with brass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/38.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He made its horns on its four corners. Its horns were of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with bronze. <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 its horns on its four corners; its horns have been of the same; and he overlays it with bronze;<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 its horns on its four corners; its horns have been of the same; and he overlayeth it with brass;<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 its horns upon its four faces; from out of it were its horns: and he will spread it over with brass.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/38.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The horns whereof went out from the corners, and he overlaid it with plates of brass. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/38.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />the horns of which proceeded from the corners. And he covered it with layers of brass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/38.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />At the four corners horns were made that sprang directly from the altar. It was then plated with bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/38.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He made horns for it on its four corners; its horns were of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with bronze.<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 its horns on the four corners of it; its horns were of the same; and he overlaid it with brass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/38.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />They made its horns on the four corners; its horns were of it and its horns were brass.<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 horns thereof upon the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of one piece with it; and he overlaid it with brass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/38-2.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=9961" 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>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="reftext">2</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.">He made</a> <a href="/hebrew/7161.htm" title="7161: qar·nō·ṯāw (N-fpc:: 3ms) -- From qaran; a horn; by implication, a flask, cornet; by resembl. An elephant's tooth, a corner, a peak, a ray; figuratively, power.">a horn</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">at each of</a> <a href="/hebrew/702.htm" title="702: ’ar·ba‘ (Number-fsc) -- Four. Masculine oarbaah; from raba'; four.">its four</a> <a href="/hebrew/6438.htm" title="6438: pin·nō·ṯāw (N-fpc:: 3ms) -- A corner. Feminine of pen; an angle; by implication, a pinnacle; figuratively, a chieftain.">corners,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7161.htm" title="7161: qar·nō·ṯāw (N-fpc:: 3ms) -- From qaran; a horn; by implication, a flask, cornet; by resembl. An elephant's tooth, a corner, a peak, a ray; figuratively, power.">so that the horns and altar</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">were</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nū (Prep:: 3ms) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">of one piece,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6823.htm" title="6823: way·ṣap̄ (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To lay out, lay over. A primitive root; to sheet over.">and he overlaid</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5178.htm" title="5178: nə·ḥō·šeṯ (N-fs) -- Copper, bronze. For nchuwshah; copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. Coin, a fetter; figuratively, base.">the altar with bronze.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>He made all the altar’s utensils of bronze—its pots, shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks, and firepans.…<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 27:1-2</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/30-18.htm">Exodus 30:18-21</a></span><br />“You are to make a bronze basin with a bronze stand for washing. Set it between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it, / with which Aaron and his sons are to wash their hands and feet. / Whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister by presenting a food offering to the LORD, they must wash with water so that they will not die. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-27.htm">1 Kings 7:27-39</a></span><br />In addition, he made ten movable stands of bronze, each four cubits long, four cubits wide, and three cubits high. / This was the design of the stands: They had side panels attached to uprights, / and on the panels between the uprights were lions, oxen, and cherubim. On the uprights was a pedestal above, and below the lions and oxen were wreaths of beveled work. ...<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="/leviticus/8-11.htm">Leviticus 8:11</a></span><br />He sprinkled some of the oil on the altar seven times, anointing the altar and all its utensils, and the basin with its stand, to consecrate them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/4-14.htm">Numbers 4:14</a></span><br />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_kings/16-14.htm">2 Kings 16:14</a></span><br />He also took the bronze altar that stood before the LORD from the front of the temple (between the new altar and the house of the LORD) and he put it on the north side of the new altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/1-5.htm">2 Chronicles 1:5</a></span><br />But the bronze altar made by Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, was in Gibeon before the tabernacle of the LORD. So Solomon and the assembly inquired of Him there.<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="/revelation/11-1.htm">Revelation 11:1</a></span><br />Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-64.htm">1 Kings 8:64</a></span><br />On that same day the king consecrated the middle of the courtyard in front of the house of the LORD, and there he offered the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, since the bronze altar before the LORD was too small to contain all these offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-7.htm">2 Chronicles 7:7</a></span><br />Then Solomon consecrated the middle of the courtyard in front of the house of the LORD, and there he offered the burnt offerings and the fat of the peace offerings, since the bronze altar he had made could not hold all these offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/43-13.htm">Ezekiel 43:13-17</a></span><br />These are the measurements of the altar in long cubits (a cubit and a handbreadth): Its gutter shall be a cubit deep and a cubit wide, with a rim of one span around its edge. And this is the height of the altar: / The space from the gutter on the ground to the lower ledge shall be two cubits, and the ledge one cubit wide. The space from the smaller ledge to the larger ledge shall be four cubits, and the ledge one cubit wide. / The altar hearth shall be four cubits high, and four horns shall project upward from the hearth. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-19.htm">Matthew 23:19</a></span><br />You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/11-15.htm">Mark 11:15-17</a></span><br />When they arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. / And He would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. / Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”</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 horns thereof on the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of the same: and he overlaid it with brass.</p><p class="hdg">he made</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/27-2.htm">Exodus 27:2</a></b></br> And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof: his horns shall be of the same: and thou shalt overlay it with brass.</p><p class="hdg">brass</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/6-12.htm">Job 6:12</a></b></br> <i>Is</i> my strength the strength of stones? or <i>is</i> my flesh of brass?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/38-1.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/exodus/37-13.htm">Angles</a> <a href="/exodus/36-38.htm">Brass</a> <a href="/exodus/36-38.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/exodus/36-38.htm">Copper</a> <a href="/exodus/37-27.htm">Corners</a> <a href="/exodus/37-20.htm">Four</a> <a href="/exodus/27-2.htm">Horn</a> <a href="/exodus/37-26.htm">Horns</a> <a href="/exodus/37-25.htm">Itself</a> <a href="/exodus/38-1.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/exodus/37-28.htm">Overlaid</a> <a href="/exodus/37-28.htm">Overlayeth</a> <a href="/exodus/37-25.htm">Piece</a> <a href="/exodus/37-28.htm">Plating</a> <a href="/exodus/38-1.htm">Thereof</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/38-3.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/exodus/38-5.htm">Angles</a> <a href="/exodus/38-3.htm">Brass</a> <a href="/exodus/38-3.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/exodus/38-3.htm">Copper</a> <a href="/exodus/38-5.htm">Corners</a> <a href="/exodus/38-5.htm">Four</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-3.htm">Horn</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-7.htm">Horns</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-9.htm">Itself</a> <a href="/exodus/38-3.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/exodus/38-6.htm">Overlaid</a> <a href="/exodus/38-6.htm">Overlayeth</a> <a href="/exodus/39-5.htm">Piece</a> <a href="/numbers/16-38.htm">Plating</a> <a href="/exodus/38-3.htm">Thereof</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/38.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/38.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>He made a horn at each of its four corners</b><br>The horns on the altar are significant in biblical symbolism, often representing strength and power. In ancient Near Eastern culture, horns were associated with authority and might. The four corners suggest completeness and universality, indicating that the altar's influence and purpose extend in all directions. The horns were also used for ritual purposes, such as the application of blood during sacrifices, symbolizing atonement and purification (<a href="/leviticus/4-7.htm">Leviticus 4:7</a>).<p><b>so that the horns and altar were of one piece</b><br>The unity of the horns and the altar signifies the integral nature of the sacrificial system in Israelite worship. This construction method emphasizes the inseparability of the altar's function and its symbolic elements. The altar, being of one piece, reflects the wholeness and perfection required in offerings to God, pointing to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who is both the altar and the sacrifice (<a href="/hebrews/13-10.htm">Hebrews 13:10</a>).<p><b>and he overlaid the altar with bronze</b><br>Bronze, a durable and resilient metal, was commonly used in the construction of the tabernacle's furnishings. Its use here indicates the altar's strength and ability to withstand the intense heat of the sacrifices. Bronze is also associated with judgment in the Bible, as seen in the bronze serpent (<a href="/numbers/21-9.htm">Numbers 21:9</a>) and the bronze feet of Christ in <a href="/revelation/1-15.htm">Revelation 1:15</a>. The overlaying of the altar with bronze underscores the seriousness of sin and the necessity of atonement, foreshadowing the judgment borne by Christ on behalf of humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/b/bezalel.htm">Bezalel</a></b><br>The chief artisan appointed by God to construct the Tabernacle and its furnishings, including the altar mentioned in this verse.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_altar_of_burnt_offering.htm">The Altar of Burnt Offering</a></b><br>A key component of the Tabernacle, used for sacrifices and offerings to God. It symbolizes atonement and reconciliation with God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The portable dwelling place for the divine presence among the Israelites during their journey through the wilderness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who were delivered from Egypt and were given the Law and instructions for worship.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a></b><br>The setting where the Israelites wandered for 40 years and where the Tabernacle was constructed and used.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_altar.htm">Symbolism of the Altar</a></b><br>The altar represents the need for atonement and the seriousness of sin. It points to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who fulfilled the sacrificial system.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_worship.htm">Unity in Worship</a></b><br>The altar being of one piece with its horns signifies the unity and completeness required in our worship and dedication to God. Our lives should be wholly devoted to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_obedience.htm">The Role of Obedience</a></b><br>Bezalel's adherence to God's specific instructions for the altar teaches us the importance of obedience in our walk with God. We are called to follow His commands precisely.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_sacrifice.htm">The Significance of Sacrifice</a></b><br>The bronze overlay signifies strength and endurance, reminding us that our sacrifices to God should be sincere and enduring, not superficial or temporary.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_among_his_people.htm">God's Presence Among His People</a></b><br>The construction of the altar within the Tabernacle underscores God's desire to dwell among His people, a theme fulfilled in the New Testament through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.<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_is_the_burnt_altar_important.htm">Why is the altar of burnt offering significant?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_horns_of_the_altar's_role.htm">What are the Horns of the Altar's significance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_israelites_get_and_move_metals.htm">How could the Israelites realistically acquire and transport the vast amounts of gold, silver, and bronze mentioned in Exodus 38:24-31 while wandering in the desert?</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><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/38-2.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">He made</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּ֣עַשׂ</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">a horn</span><br /><span class="heb">קַרְנֹתָ֗יו</span> <span class="translit">(qar·nō·ṯāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7161.htm">Strong's 7161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A horn, a flask, cornet, an elephant's tooth, a corner, a peak, a ray, power</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at each of</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֚ל</span> <span class="translit">(‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">its four</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְבַּ֣ע</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·ba‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_702.htm">Strong's 702: </a> </span><span class="str2">Four</span><br /><br /><span class="word">corners,</span><br /><span class="heb">פִּנֹּתָ֔יו</span> <span class="translit">(pin·nō·ṯāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6438.htm">Strong's 6438: </a> </span><span class="str2">An angle, a pinnacle, a chieftain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so that the horns [and altar]</span><br /><span class="heb">קַרְנֹתָ֑יו</span> <span class="translit">(qar·nō·ṯāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7161.htm">Strong's 7161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A horn, a flask, cornet, an elephant's tooth, a corner, a peak, a ray, power</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were</span><br /><span class="heb">הָי֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of one piece,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמֶּ֖נּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(mim·men·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and he overlaid</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְצַ֥ף</span> <span class="translit">(way·ṣap̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6823.htm">Strong's 6823: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay out, lay over</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[the altar] with bronze.</span><br /><span class="heb">נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃</span> <span class="translit">(nə·ḥō·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5178.htm">Strong's 5178: </a> </span><span class="str2">Copper, something made of that metal, coin, a fetter, base</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/38-2.htm">Exodus 38:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/38-2.htm">Exodus 38:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/38-2.htm">Exodus 38:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/38-2.htm">Exodus 38:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/38-2.htm">Exodus 38:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/38-2.htm">Exodus 38:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/38-2.htm">Exodus 38:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/38-2.htm">Exodus 38:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/38-2.htm">Exodus 38:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/38-2.htm">Exodus 38:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/38-2.htm">OT Law: Exodus 38:2 He made its horns on its four (Exo. 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