Exodus 38 · Verse 7

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.
Exodus 38:7, King James Version

Exodus 38:7 in other translations

BSBThen he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar for carrying it. He made the altar with boards so that it was hollow.
WEBHe put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to carry it. He made it hollow with planks.
ASVAnd he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, wherewith to bear it; he made it hollow with planks.
YLTand he bringeth in the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it with them; hollow with boards he made it.
DARBYAnd he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to carry it. Hollow with boards did he make it.
BBEHe put the rods through the rings at the opposite sides of the altar for lifting it; he made the altar hollow, boarded in with wood.
WebsterAnd he put the staffs into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it with; he made the altar hollow with boards.

What does Exodus 38:7 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 38:7 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.

וַיָּבֵ֨אvai.ya.Ve'and he putH935
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַבַּדִּ֜יםha.ba.Dimthe polesH905
בַּטַּבָּעֹ֗תba.ta.ba.'Otin the ringsH2885
עַ֚ל'alonH5921
צַלְעֹ֣תtzal.'Ot[the] sides ofH6763
הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achthe altarH4196
לָשֵׂ֥אתla.Setto carryH5375
אֹת֖וֹ'o.To<obj.> itH853
בָּהֶ֑םba.Hemby <the> them
נְב֥וּבne.Vuvhollow ofH5014
לֻחֹ֖תlu.ChotboardsH3871
עָשָׂ֥ה'a.Sahhe madeH6213
אֹתֽוֹ\׃\ \ס'o.To<obj.> itH853

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

Cross references for Exodus 38:7

  • 1 Corinthians 2:2

    For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

  • 1 Corinthians 1:24

    But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

  • Acts 9:15

    But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:

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to bear it withal.
Ac 9:15; 1Co 1:24; 2:2

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Context

  • 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.

  • Exodus 38:8

    And he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the lookingglasses of the women assembling, which assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

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Exodus 38:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y metió las varas por los anillos á los lados del altar, para llevarlo con ellas: hueco lo hizo, de tablas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et il fit entrer les barres dans les anneaux, sur les côtés de l’autel, pour le porter par elles; il le fit creux, avec des planches.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er brachte die Stangen in die Ringe, an die Seiten des Altars, um ihn mit denselben zu tragen; hohl, von Brettern machte er ihn.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
induxitque in circulos, qui in lateribus altaris eminebant. Ipsum autem altare non erat solidum, sed cavum ex tabulis, et intus vacuum.