Exodus 38 · Verse 3

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 38:3, King James Version

Exodus 38:3 in other translations

BSBHe made all the altar’s utensils of bronze—its pots, shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks, and firepans.
WEBHe made all the vessels of the altar: the pots, the shovels, the basins, the forks, and the fire pans. He made all its vessels of bronze.
ASVAnd he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basins, the flesh-hooks, and the firepans: all the vessels thereof made he of brass.
YLTand he maketh all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the sprinkling-pans, the forks, and the fire-pans; all its vessels he hath made of brass.
DARBYAnd he made all the utensils of the altar: the pots, and the shovels, and the bowls, the forks, and the firepans; all its utensils made he of copper.
BBEAnd brass was used for all the vessels of the altar, the baskets and the spades, the basins and the meat-hooks and the fire-trays; all the vessels he made of brass
WebsterAnd he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basins, and the flesh-hooks, and the fire-pans: all the vessels of it he made of brass.

What does Exodus 38:3 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…

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Exodus 38:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּ֜עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he madeH6213
אֶֽת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
כְּלֵ֣יke.Lei[the] articles ofH3627
הַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַha.miz.Be.achthe altarH4196
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַסִּירֹ֤תha.si.Rotthe potsH5518
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
הַיָּעִים֙hai.ya.'Imthe shovelsH3257
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
הַמִּזְרָקֹ֔תha.miz.ra.Kotthe bowlsH4219
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַמִּזְלָגֹ֖תha.miz.la.Gotthe forksH4207
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
הַמַּחְתֹּ֑תha.mach.Totthe fire-pansH4289
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
כֵּלָ֖יוke.Lavarticles itsH3627
עָשָׂ֥ה'a.Sahhe madeH6213
נְחֹֽשֶׁת\׃ne.Cho.shetbronzeH5178

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Exodus 38:3

  • Exodus 27:3

    And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basons, and his fleshhooks, and his firepans: all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass.

  • 1 Samuel 2:13

    And the priests’ custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest’s servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand;

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he made.
27:3
flesh-hooks.
1Sa 2:13

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Context

  • 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 38:4

    And he made for the altar a brasen grate of network under the compass thereof beneath unto the midst of it.

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Exodus 38:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Hizo asimismo todos los vasos del altar: calderas, y tenazas, y tazones, y garfios, y palas: todos sus vasos hizo de metal.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il fit tous les ustensiles de l’autel: les vases, et les pelles, et les bassins, les fourchettes, et les brasiers; il fit tous ses ustensiles d’airain.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er machte alle die Geräte des Altars: die Töpfe und die Schaufeln und die Sprengschalen, die Gabeln und die Kohlenpfannen; alle seine Geräte machte er von Erz.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et in usus ejus paravit ex ære vasa diversa, lebetes, forcipes, fuscinulas, uncinos, et ignium receptacula.