Exodus
Exodus 30:2–3
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).
Word by word
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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 30:2 Exodus 27:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.