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It shall be square, and two cubits shall be its height. Its horns shall be of one piece with it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />It is to be square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns must be of one piece.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/30.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />A cubit <i>shall be</i> the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be: and two cubits <i>shall be</i> the height thereof: the horns thereof <i>shall be</i> of the same.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/30.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />A cubit <i>shall be</i> its length and a cubit its width—it shall be square—and two cubits <i>shall be</i> its height. Its horns <i>shall be</i> of one piece with it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Its length <i>shall be</i> a cubit, and its width a cubit; it shall be square, and its height <i>shall be</i> two cubits; its horns <i>shall be</i> of one piece with it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Its length shall be a cubit, and its width a cubit, it shall be square, and its height shall be two cubits; its horns shall be of one piece with it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Its length <i>shall be</i> a cubit, and its width a cubit, it shall be square, and its height <i>shall be</i> two cubits; its horns <i>shall be</i> of one piece with it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Its length <i>shall be</i> a cubit, and its width a cubit; it shall be square. And its height <i>shall be</i> two cubits; its horns <i>shall be</i> of the same piece.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />It shall be a cubit long and a cubit wide. It shall be square and it shall be two cubits high. Its horns of one piece with it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />It must be square, eighteen inches long and eighteen inches wide; it must be thirty-six inches high. Its horns must be of one piece with it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />It must be square, 18 inches long and 18 inches wide; it must be 36 inches high. Its horns must be of one piece.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be; and two cubits shall be the height thereof: the horns thereof shall be of one piece with it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Make it 45 centimeters square and 90 centimeters high, and make each of its four corners stick up like the horn of a bull. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be: and two cubits shall be the height thereof: the horns thereof shall be of one piece with it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Make it 18 inches square and 36 inches high. The horns and altar must be made out of one piece [of wood].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/30.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />It is to be square, 18 inches long and 18 inches wide, and it is to be 36 inches high. Its projections at the four corners are to form one piece with it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/30.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />It is to be a square, one cubit long and one cubit wide, and it is to be two cubits high, with its horns of one piece with it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />It is to be square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns must be of one piece.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/30.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Its length is to be a foot and a half and its width a foot and a half; it will be square. Its height is to be three feet, with its horns of one piece with it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Its length shall be a twenty-one inches, and its breadth twenty-one inches. It shall be square, and its height shall be three feet five inches. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />A cubit shall be its length, and a cubit its breadth; foursquare shall it be; and two cubits shall be its hight: its horns shall be of the same.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Its length shall be a cubit, and its width a cubit. It shall be square, and its height shall be two cubits. Its horns shall be of one piece with it. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />a cubit its length and a cubit its breadth (it is square), and two cubits its height; its horns [are] of the same.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> a cubit its length, and a cubit its breadth, (it is square), and two cubits its height; its horns are of the same.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />A cubit its length, a cubit its breadth; it shall be four-square; and two cubits its height: its horns out of it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />It shall be a cubit in length, and another in breadth, that is, foursquare, and two in height. Horns shall go out of the same. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />having one cubit in length, and another in width, that is, four equal sides, and two cubits in height. Horns shall proceed from the same.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/30.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />with a square surface, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high, with horns that are of one piece with it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />It shall be one cubit long, and one cubit wide; it shall be square, and shall be two cubits high; its horns shall be of one piece with it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />A cubit long, and a cubit wide; foursquare shall it be; and its height shall be two cubits; the horns thereof shall be of one piece of the same material.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />A cubit its length, a cubit its width; it shall be square, and its height two cubits; its horns shall be part of it.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be; and two cubits shall be the height thereof; the horns thereof shall be of one piece with it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt make it a cubit in length, and a cubit in breadth: it shall be square; and the height of it shall be of two cubits, its horns shall be of the same piece.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/30-2.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=7759" 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/30.htm">The Altar of Incense</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>“You are also to make an altar of acacia wood for the burning of incense. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">It is to be</a> <a href="/hebrew/7251.htm" title="7251: rā·ḇū·a‘ (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- To square. ">square,</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ’am·māh (N-fs) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">a cubit</a> <a href="/hebrew/753.htm" title="753: ’ā·rə·kōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Length. From 'arak; length.">long,</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: wə·’am·māh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">a cubit</a> <a href="/hebrew/7341.htm" title="7341: rā·ḥə·bōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Breadth, width. From rachab; width.">wide,</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: wə·’am·mā·ṯa·yim (Conj-w:: N-fd) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">and two cubits</a> <a href="/hebrew/6967.htm" title="6967: qō·mā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Height. From quwm; height.">high.</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.">Its horns</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.">must be of one piece.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>Overlay with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns, and make a molding of gold around it.…<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="/hebrews/9-4.htm">Hebrews 9:4</a></span><br />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/8-3.htm">Revelation 8:3-4</a></span><br />Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne. / And the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, rose up before God from the hand of the angel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/25-10.htm">Exodus 25:10-11</a></span><br />And they are to construct an ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. / Overlay it with pure gold both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-20.htm">1 Kings 6:20</a></span><br />The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold, and he also overlaid the altar of cedar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-19.htm">2 Chronicles 4:19</a></span><br />Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of God: the golden altar; the tables on which was placed the Bread of the Presence;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/16-12.htm">Leviticus 16:12-13</a></span><br />Then he must take a censer full of burning coals from the altar before the LORD, and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense, and take them inside the veil. / He is to put the incense on the fire before the LORD, and the cloud of incense will cover the mercy seat above the Testimony, so that he will not die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/4-11.htm">Numbers 4:11</a></span><br />Over the gold altar they are to spread a blue cloth, cover it with fine leather, and insert the poles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-48.htm">1 Kings 7:48</a></span><br />Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of the LORD: the golden altar; the golden table on which was placed the Bread of the Presence;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/12-13.htm">2 Kings 12:13</a></span><br />However, the money brought into the house of the LORD was not used for making silver basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, trumpets, or any articles of gold or silver for the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/26-16.htm">2 Chronicles 26:16-19</a></span><br />But when Uzziah became powerful, his arrogance led to his own destruction. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense. / Then Azariah the priest, along with eighty brave priests of the LORD, went in after him. / They took their stand against King Uzziah and said, “Uzziah, you have no right to offer incense to the LORD. Only the priests, the descendants of Aaron, are consecrated to burn incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have acted unfaithfully; you will not receive honor from the LORD God.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/141-2.htm">Psalm 141:2</a></span><br />May my prayer be set before You like incense; my uplifted hands, like the evening offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-9.htm">Luke 1:9-11</a></span><br />he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. / And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside. / Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/5-8.htm">Revelation 5:8</a></span><br />When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/37-25.htm">Exodus 37:25-26</a></span><br />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. / And he overlaid with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns. Then he made a molding of gold around it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/28-18.htm">1 Chronicles 28:18</a></span><br />the weight of the refined gold for the altar of incense; and the plans for the chariot of the gold cherubim that spread their wings and overshadowed the ark of the covenant of the LORD.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be: and two cubits shall be the height thereof: the horns thereof shall be of the same.</p><p class="hdg">the horns</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><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/30-1.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/exodus/28-16.htm">Breadth</a> <a href="/exodus/27-9.htm">Cubit</a> <a href="/exodus/27-18.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/exodus/28-16.htm">Foursquare</a> <a href="/exodus/27-18.htm">Height</a> <a href="/exodus/29-27.htm">High</a> <a href="/exodus/27-18.htm">Hight</a> <a href="/exodus/29-12.htm">Horns</a> <a href="/exodus/28-16.htm">Length</a> <a href="/exodus/28-8.htm">Piece</a> <a href="/exodus/28-16.htm">Square</a> <a href="/exodus/29-41.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/exodus/28-16.htm">Wide</a> <a href="/exodus/28-16.htm">Width</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/30-4.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/exodus/36-9.htm">Breadth</a> <a href="/exodus/36-15.htm">Cubit</a> <a href="/exodus/36-9.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/exodus/37-25.htm">Foursquare</a> <a href="/exodus/37-1.htm">Height</a> <a href="/exodus/37-1.htm">High</a> <a href="/exodus/37-1.htm">Hight</a> <a href="/exodus/30-3.htm">Horns</a> <a href="/exodus/36-9.htm">Length</a> <a href="/exodus/37-7.htm">Piece</a> <a href="/exodus/37-25.htm">Square</a> <a href="/exodus/30-3.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/exodus/34-24.htm">Wide</a> <a href="/exodus/36-9.htm">Width</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 30</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/30-1.htm">The altar of incense</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/30-11.htm">The ransom of souls</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/30-17.htm">The bronze basin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/30-22.htm">The holy anointing oil</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/30-34.htm">The composition of the incense</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/30.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/30.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>It is to be square</b><br>The altar's square shape signifies stability and balance, reflecting God's order and perfection. In biblical symbolism, the square often represents the earth and the four corners of the world, indicating the universality of God's presence and the comprehensive nature of His covenant with Israel. The square design also ensures uniformity and symmetry, which are important in the construction of sacred objects.<p><b>a cubit long, a cubit wide</b><br>A cubit is an ancient measurement roughly equivalent to 18 inches or 45 centimeters. The altar's dimensions, being a cubit in both length and width, emphasize its compactness and portability, suitable for the tabernacle's mobile nature during Israel's wilderness journey. These dimensions also reflect the altar's specific purpose for burning incense, distinct from larger altars used for sacrifices.<p><b>and two cubits high</b><br>The height of two cubits, approximately 3 feet or 90 centimeters, elevates the altar, signifying the importance of the incense offering as it ascends to God. This elevation can symbolize the lifting of prayers to heaven, as incense is often associated with prayer in Scripture (<a href="/psalms/141-2.htm">Psalm 141:2</a>, <a href="/revelation/8-3.htm">Revelation 8:3-4</a>). The height also ensures the altar's prominence within the Holy Place, drawing attention to its sacred function.<p><b>Its horns must be of one piece</b><br>The horns, integral to the altar's structure, symbolize strength and power. In biblical times, horns were often associated with authority and protection. The requirement for the horns to be of one piece with the altar underscores the unity and completeness of God's design. The horns also serve a practical purpose, as they were used in the ritual application of blood during certain offerings, signifying atonement and purification (<a href="/leviticus/4-7.htm">Leviticus 4:7</a>). The unity of the altar and its horns can be seen as a type of Christ, who is both the sacrifice and the altar, embodying the complete and perfect means of atonement.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who received the instructions for the construction of the Tabernacle, including the altar of incense, from God on Mount Sinai.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a></b><br>The portable dwelling place for the divine presence among the Israelites, where the altar of incense was to be placed.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/altar_of_incense.htm">Altar of Incense</a></b><br>A sacred object within the Tabernacle, used for burning incense as a symbol of prayer and worship ascending to God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/bezalel_and_oholiab.htm">Bezalel and Oholiab</a></b><br>Skilled artisans appointed by God to oversee the construction of the Tabernacle and its furnishings, including the altar of incense.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who were to follow the laws and instructions given through Moses, including the use of the altar of incense in their worship practices.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_incense.htm">Symbolism of Incense</a></b><br>The altar of incense represents the prayers of the people rising to God. Just as the incense was a pleasing aroma, our prayers should be sincere and pleasing to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_reverence.htm">Holiness and Reverence</a></b><br>The specific dimensions and design of the altar highlight the importance of approaching God with reverence and following His instructions carefully.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_worship.htm">Unity in Worship</a></b><br>The altar's horns being of one piece with it signifies the unity and completeness required in our worship and dedication to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consistency_in_prayer.htm">Consistency in Prayer</a></b><br>Just as the incense was to be burned regularly, our prayer life should be consistent and persistent, reflecting a continual relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/craftsmanship_and_obedience.htm">Craftsmanship and Obedience</a></b><br>The detailed construction of the altar underscores the value of using our skills and talents in obedience to God's commands and for His glory.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_30.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 30</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/biblical_weights_and_measures.htm">What are the Biblical weights and measures?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/purpose_of_altar_of_incense.htm">What is the purpose of the Altar of Incense?</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/why_is_the_bread_table_unrecorded_later.htm">Exodus 25:23 - Why do later biblical accounts give no clear record of the table for the Bread of the Presence, suggesting a potential inconsistency or loss in Israel's history?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/30.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">Foursquare shall it be.</span>--<span class= "bld">Of </span>the same shape with "the brazen altar" (<a href="/exodus/27-1.htm" title="And you shall 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.">Exodus 27:1</a>), but much smaller--two cubits high instead of three cubits, and a cubit square at top instead of five cubits. This small space was ample for the burning of so precious a material, which could only be offered in small quantities.<p><span class= "bld">The horns thereof.</span>--Comp. <a href="/exodus/27-2.htm" title="And you shall make the horns of it on the four corners thereof: his horns shall be of the same: and you shall overlay it with brass.">Exodus 27:2</a>, and Note 1, <span class= "ital">ad loc.</span><p><span class= "bld">Shall be of the same</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>of one piece with the altar, not made separately, and then attached to it.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Four square shall it be</span>. Like the altar of burnt-offering. See the comment on Exodus 27:1. <span class="cmt_word">Two cubits shall be the height thereof</span>. Altars of this small size are often represented on ancient vases and other remains. (See Dr. Smith's <span class="accented">Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities</span>, pp. 117 and 1174.) <span class="cmt_word">The</span> <span class="cmt_word">horns thereof.</span> It seems to be assumed that an altar must have horns. Those of the altar of incense were to have the blood of certain sin-offerings smeared upon them (<a href="/leviticus/4-7.htm">Leviticus 4:7, 18</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Shall be of the same</span> - <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "shall be of one piece with the top of the table" - not projections added to it. Compare <a href="/exodus/27-2.htm">Exodus 27:2</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/30-2.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">It is to be</span><br /><span class="heb">יִהְיֶ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(yih·yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<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">square,</span><br /><span class="heb">רָב֣וּעַ</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">a cubit</span><br /><span class="heb">אַמָּ֨ה</span> <span class="translit">(’am·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<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">a cubit</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַמָּ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’am·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<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 two cubits</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַמָּתַ֖יִם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’am·mā·ṯa·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - fd<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">קֹמָת֑וֹ</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 /><br /><span class="word">Its horns</span><br /><span class="heb">קַרְנֹתָֽיו׃</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">must be 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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/30-2.htm">Exodus 30:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/30-2.htm">Exodus 30:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/30-2.htm">Exodus 30:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/30-2.htm">Exodus 30:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/30-2.htm">Exodus 30:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/30-2.htm">Exodus 30:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/30-2.htm">Exodus 30:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/30-2.htm">Exodus 30:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/30-2.htm">Exodus 30:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/30-2.htm">Exodus 30:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/30-2.htm">OT Law: Exodus 30:2 Its length shall be a cubit (Exo. 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