Exodus 38:2
And he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of the same: and he overlaid it with brass.
Exodus 38:2 in other translations
| BSB | He 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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| WEB | He made its horns on its four corners. Its horns were of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with bronze. |
| ASV | And he made the horns thereof upon the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of one piece with it: and he overlaid it with brass. |
| YLT | and he maketh its horns on its four corners; its horns have been of the same; and he overlayeth it with brass; |
| DARBY | And he made its horns on the four corners thereof; its horns were of itself; and he overlaid it with copper. |
| BBE | And he put horns at its four angles made of the same, plating it all with brass; |
| Webster | And he made its horns on the four corners of it; its horns were of the same: and he overlaid it with brass. |
What does Exodus 38:2 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 38:1-8
In all ages of the church there have been some persons more devoted to God, more constant in their attendance upon his ordinances, and more willing to part even with lawful things, for his sake, than others. Some women, devoted to God and zealous for the tabernacle worship, expressed zeal by parting with their mirrors, which were polished plates of brass. Before the invention of looking-glasses, these served the…
Exodus 38:2 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Exodus 38:2
- Job 6:12
Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass?
- Exodus 27:2
And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof: his horns shall be of the same: and thou shalt overlay it with brass.
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Context
- Exodus 38:1
And he made the altar of burnt offering of shittim wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; it was foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof.
- Exodus 38:2
And he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of the same: and he overlaid it with brass.
- Exodus 38:3
And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basons, and the fleshhooks, and the firepans: all the vessels thereof made he of brass.
Exodus 38:2 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | E hízole sus cuernos á sus cuatro esquinas, los cuales eran de la misma pieza, y cubriólo de metal. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il fit ses cornes à ses quatre coins; ses cornes étaient tirées de lui; et il le plaqua d’airain. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und er machte seine Hörner an seine vier Ecken; aus ihm waren seine Hörner; und er überzog ihn mit Erz. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | cujus cornua de angulis procedebant, operuitque illum laminis æneis. |