Exodus 27:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And thou shalt 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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 27:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Exodus 27:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““You shall make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits long, and five cubits wide. The altar shall be square. Its height shall be three cubits.”

Exodus 27:1 — World English Bible

Exodus 27:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And thou shalt make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall be three cubits. ”

Exodus 27:1 — American Standard Version

Exodus 27:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`And thou hast made the altar of shittim wood, five cubits the length, and five cubits the breadth--the altar is square--and three cubits its height.”

Exodus 27:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 27:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And thou shalt make the altar of acacia-wood, five cubits the length, and five cubits the breadth; the altar shall be square; and the height thereof three cubits. ”

Exodus 27:1 — Darby Translation

Exodus 27:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Moreouer thou shalt make the altar of Shittim wood, fiue cubites long and fiue cubites broade (the altar shall be foure square) and the height thereof three cubites.”

Exodus 27:1 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 27:1 in Context — Exodus 27

1 And thou shalt 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.

2 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.

3 And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basons, and his fleshhooks, and his firepans: all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass.

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What Does Exodus 27:1 Mean?

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