Exodus 38:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 38:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Exodus 38:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

Exodus 38:1 — World English Bible

Exodus 38:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

Exodus 38:1 — American Standard Version

Exodus 38:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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;”

Exodus 38:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 38:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And he made the altar of burnt-offering of acacia-wood; five cubits the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof, square, and three cubits the height thereof. ”

Exodus 38:1 — Darby Translation

Exodus 38:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Also he made the altar of the burnt offering of Shittim wood: fiue cubites was the length therof, and fiue cubites the breadth thereof: it was square and three cubites hie.”

Exodus 38:1 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 38:1 in Context — Exodus 38

1 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.

2 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.

3 And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basons, and the fleshhooks, and the firepans: all the vessels thereof made he of brass.

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What Does Exodus 38:1 Mean?

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