Exodus
Exodus 38:2
2He made a horn at each of its four corners, so that the horns and altar were of one piece, and he overlaid the altar with bronze.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He made | וַיַּ֣עַשׂ | way·ya·‘aś | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| a horn | קַרְנֹתָ֗יו | qar·nō·ṯāw | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H7161 horn |
| at 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 |
| were | הָי֣וּ | hā·yū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common 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 he overlaid | וַיְצַ֥ף | way·ṣap̄ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6823 lay out, lay over |
| with bronze | נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ | nə·ḥō·šeṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H5178 copper, bronze |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.