Exodus 27:6
in Exodus 27Additionally, make poles of acacia wood for the altar and overlay them with bronze.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with brass.
KJV
And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with brass.
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This verse in Exodus 27
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Additionally, make poles of acacia wood for the altar
on Exodus 27:6-8
Poles and rings mean the altar travels, and it is made “with boards so that it is hollow”. Exodus 20:24 and 20:25 had commanded an altar of earth or of uncut stone, and this is a frame built to be carried and filled.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of shittim wood,.... Like those that were made for the ark, and for the same purpose: and overlay them with brass; with plates of brass, whereas those for the ark were overlaid with gold.
The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְעָשִׂ֤יתָ | veasita | and you will make | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| בַדִּים֙ | vadim | poles | H905 → | 200 times |
| לַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ | lamizbeach | for the altar | H4196 → | 401 times |
| בַּדֵּ֖י | badei | poles of | H905 → | 200 times |
| עֲצֵ֣י | ʾatzei | wood<s> of | H6086 → | 328 times |
| שִׁטִּ֑ים | shitim | acacia | H7848 → | 28 times |
| וְצִפִּיתָ֥ | vetzipita | and you will overlay | H6823 → | 47 times |
| אֹתָ֖ם | ʾotam | <obj.> them | H853 → | 10935 times |
| נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ | nechoshet | bronze | H5178 → | 140 times |
וְעָשִׂ֤יתָand you will make
veasitaH6213 →2628 times
בַדִּים֙poles
vadimH905 →200 times
לַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַfor the altar
lamizbeachH4196 →401 times
בַּדֵּ֖יpoles of
badeiH905 →200 times
עֲצֵ֣יwood<s> of
ʾatzeiH6086 →328 times
שִׁטִּ֑יםacacia
shitimH7848 →28 times
וְצִפִּיתָ֥and you will overlay
vetzipitaH6823 →47 times
אֹתָ֖ם<obj.> them
ʾotamH853 →10935 times
נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃bronze
nechoshetH5178 →140 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Exodus 30:4And make two gold rings below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles used to carry it.
it leads to
- Exodus 25:27
The rings are to be close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.
- Exodus 25:12
Cast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.
- Exodus 27:7
The poles are to be inserted into the rings so that the poles are on two sides of the altar when it is carried.
- Exodus 25:27
Through
Numbers 4:44The men registered by their clans numbered 3,200.
it leads to
- 1 Corinthians 12:8–12
To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by the same Spirit,
- Deuteronomy 33:25
May the bolts of your gate be iron and bronze, and may your strength match your days.”
- Numbers 3:34
The number of all the males a month old or more was 6,200.
- 2 Corinthians 12:9–10
But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of…
- 1 Corinthians 10:13
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will…
- 1 Corinthians 12:8–12
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Sir Robert Anderson, Types in Hebrews.
