Exodus
Exodus 30:2
2It is to be square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high.a Its horns must be of one piece.
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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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.