Exodus 30:5
in Exodus 30Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.
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ASV
And thou shalt make the staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.
KJV
And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.
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This verse in Exodus 30
Commentary
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You are also to make an altar of acacia wood for the burning of incense
on Exodus 30:1-5
The gold altar is described here, after the priests are consecrated in chapter 29, and away from the table and lampstand. It has horns like the bronze altar of 27:2 and poles like the ark of 25:13, so the altar of prayer travels with the camp.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
The measure of the altar of incense in Ezekiel's temple is double to what it is here ( Ezek. xli. 22 ), and it is there called an altar of wood, and there is no mention of gold, to signify that the incense, in gospel times, should be spiritual, the worship plain, and the service of God enlarged, for in every place incense should be offered, Mal. i.
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And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood,.... Of the same wood the altar itself was made: and overlay them with gold; as that was; these rings and staves may be an emblem of the precious ordinances of Christ, in which he grants his presence; and where he is held forth in different ages and places as the interceding high priest of his people, their advocate with the Father, pleading continually his propitiatory sacrifice in their favour.
The words behind it
8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ | veasita | and you will make | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַבַּדִּ֖ים | habadim | the poles | 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 |
| זָהָֽב׃ | zahav | gold | H2091 → | 389 times |
וְעָשִׂ֥יתָand you will make
veasitaH6213 →2628 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַבַּדִּ֖יםthe poles
habadimH905 →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
זָהָֽב׃gold
zahavH2091 →389 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
6 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 25:13And make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.
it leads to
- Exodus 25:28
Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, so that the table may be carried with them.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Numbers 4:6
They are to place over this a covering of fine leather, spread a solid blue cloth over it, and insert its poles.
- Exodus 27:6
Additionally, make poles of acacia wood for the altar and overlay them with bronze.
- Numbers 4:14
and place on it all the vessels used to serve there: the firepans, meat forks, shovels, and sprinkling bowls—all the equipment of the altar. They are to spread over it a covering of fine…
- Numbers 4:8
And they shall spread a scarlet cloth over them, cover them with fine leather, and insert the poles.
- Exodus 25:28
Through
Exodus 25:27The rings are to be close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.
it leads to
- Exodus 25:14
Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, in order to carry it.
- Exodus 25:14
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Sir Robert Anderson, Types in Hebrews.