Exodus

Exodus 27:1–2

¹“You are to build an altar of acacia wood. The altar must be square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high.^a ²Make a horn on each of its four corners, so that the horns are of one piece, and overlay it with bronze.

Footnotes

a 27:1 The altar was approximately 7.5 feet in length and width, and 4.5 feet high (2.3 meters in length and width, and 1.4 meters high).

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Exodus 27:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You are to build	וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ	wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
an altar	הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ	ham·miz·bê·aḥ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4196 altar
of acacia	שִׁטִּ֑ים	šiṭ·ṭîm	Noun - feminine plural	H7848 acacia
wood	עֲצֵ֣י	‘ă·ṣê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6086 tree, trees, wood
The altar	הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ	ham·miz·bê·aḥ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4196 altar
must be	יִהְיֶה֙	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
square	רָב֤וּעַ	rā·ḇū·a‘	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H7251 squared, square
five	חָמֵשׁ֩	ḥā·mêš	Number - feminine singular	H2568 five
cubits	אַמּ֨וֹת	’am·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H520 ell, cubit
long	אֹ֜רֶךְ	’ō·reḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H753 length
five	וְחָמֵ֧שׁ	wə·ḥā·mêš	Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular	H2568 five
cubits	אַמּ֣וֹת	’am·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H520 ell, cubit
wide	רֹ֗חַב	rō·ḥaḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H7341 breadth, width
and three	וְשָׁלֹ֥שׁ	wə·šā·lōš	Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular	H7969 a three, triad
cubits	אַמּ֖וֹת	’am·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H520 ell, cubit
high	קֹמָתֽוֹ׃	qō·mā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6967 height

Exodus 27:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Make	וְעָשִׂ֣יתָ	wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
a horn	קַרְנֹתָ֗יו	qar·nō·ṯāw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H7161 horn
on each of	עַ֚ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
its four	אַרְבַּ֣ע	’ar·ba‘	Number - feminine singular construct	H702 four
corners	פִּנֹּתָ֔יו	pin·nō·ṯāw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6438 corner
so that the horns	קַרְנֹתָ֑יו	qar·nō·ṯāw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H7161 horn
are	תִּהְיֶ֣יןָ	tih·ye·nā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
of one piece	מִמֶּ֖נּוּ	mim·men·nū	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
and overlay	וְצִפִּיתָ֥	wə·ṣip·pî·ṯā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H6823 lay out, lay over
it with bronze	נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃	nə·ḥō·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H5178 copper, bronze

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Exodus 27:1 Exodus 38:1–7

Exodus 27:2 Psalm 118:27 · 1 Kings 1:50 · Leviticus 4:7 · Exodus 29:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.