Exodus 38 · Verse 6

Exodus 38:6

And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass.
Exodus 38:6, King James Version

Exodus 38:6 in other translations

BSBAnd he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze.
WEBHe made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with bronze.
ASVAnd he made the staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with brass.
YLTand he maketh the staves of shittim wood, and overlayeth them with brass;
DARBYAnd he made the staves of acacia-wood, and overlaid them with copper.
BBEThe rods he made of hard wood plated with brass.
WebsterAnd he made the staffs of shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass.

What does Exodus 38:6 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 38:6 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.

וַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he madeH6213
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַבַּדִּ֖יםha.ba.Dimthe polesH905
עֲצֵ֣י'a.Tzeiwood<s> ofH6086
שִׁטִּ֑יםshi.TimacaciaH7848
וַיְצַ֥ףvay.Tzafand he overlaidH6823
אֹתָ֖ם'o.Tam<obj.> themH853
נְחֹֽשֶׁת\׃ne.Cho.shetbronzeH5178

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

Cross references for Exodus 38:6

  • Deuteronomy 10:3

    And I made an ark of shittim wood, and hewed two tables of stone like unto the first, and went up into the mount, having the two tables in mine hand.

  • Exodus 25:6

    Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense,

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25:6; De 10:3

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Context

  • Exodus 38:5

    And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grate of brass, to be places for the staves.

  • Exodus 38:6

    And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass.

  • Exodus 38:7

    And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it withal; he made the altar hollow with boards.

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Exodus 38:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
E hizo las varas de madera de Sittim, y cubriólas de metal.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il fit les barres de bois de sittim, et les plaqua d’airain;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er machte die Stangen von Akazienholz und überzog sie mit Erz.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
quos et ipsos fecit de lignis setim, et operuit laminis æneis: