Exodus

Exodus 30:1–3

¹“You are also to make an altar of acacia wood for the burning of incense. ²It is to be square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high.^a Its horns must be of one piece. ³Overlay with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns, and make a molding of gold around it.

Footnotes

a 30:2 The altar was approximately 1.5 feet in length and width, and 3 feet high (45.7 centimeters in length and width, and 91.4 centimeters high).

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Exodus 30:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You are also to make	וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ	wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
an altar	מִזְבֵּ֖חַ	miz·bê·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H4196 altar
of acacia	שִׁטִּ֖ים	šiṭ·ṭîm	Noun - feminine plural	H7848 acacia
wood	עֲצֵ֥י	‘ă·ṣê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6086 tree, trees, wood
for the burning	מִקְטַ֣ר	miq·ṭar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4729 place of sacrificial smoke
of incense	קְטֹ֑רֶת	qə·ṭō·reṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H7004 smoke, odour of (burning) sacrifice, incense

Exodus 30:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
It is to be	יִהְיֶ֔ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
square	רָב֣וּעַ	rā·ḇū·a‘	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H7251 squared, square
a cubit	אַמָּ֨ה	’am·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H520 ell, cubit
long	אָרְכּ֜וֹ	’ā·rə·kōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H753 length
a cubit	וְאַמָּ֤ה	wə·’am·māh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H520 ell, cubit
wide	רָחְבּוֹ֙	rā·ḥə·bōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7341 breadth, width
and two cubits	וְאַמָּתַ֖יִם	wə·’am·mā·ṯa·yim	Conjunctive waw; Noun - fd	H520 ell, cubit
high	קֹמָת֑וֹ	qō·mā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6967 height
Its horns	קַרְנֹתָֽיו׃	qar·nō·ṯāw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H7161 horn
must 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

Exodus 30:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Overlay	וְצִפִּיתָ֨	wə·ṣip·pî·ṯā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H6823 lay out, lay over
with pure	טָה֗וֹר	ṭā·hō·wr	Adjective - masculine singular	H2889 clean, pure
gold	זָהָ֣ב	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
the top	גַּגּ֧וֹ	gag·gōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1406 roof, top
and all	סָבִ֖יב	sā·ḇîḇ	Adverb	H5439 circuit, round about
the sides	קִירֹתָ֛יו	qî·rō·ṯāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H7023 wall
and horns	קַרְנֹתָ֑יו	qar·nō·ṯāw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H7161 horn
and make	וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ	wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
a molding	זֵ֥ר	zêr	Noun - masculine singular	H2213 circlet, border
of gold	זָהָ֖ב	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
around it	סָבִֽיב׃	sā·ḇîḇ	Adverb	H5439 circuit, round about

Cross-references

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Exodus 30:1 Revelation 8:3 · Exodus 37:25–28 · Leviticus 4:7 · Exodus 40:5

Exodus 30:2 Exodus 27:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.