Exodus 31:9
in Exodus 31the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin with its stand—
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and the altar of burnt-offering with all its vessels, and the laver and its base,
KJV
And the altar of burnt offering with all his furniture, and the laver and his foot,
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This verse in Exodus 31
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Moreover, I have selected Oholiab son of Ahisamach
on Exodus 31:6-11
Oholiab of Dan is set beside Bezalel of Judah, and God adds I have also given skill to all the craftsmen. The list then gathers chapters 25 to 30 into one paragraph, closing on according to all that I have commanded you.
This site's exposition
the basin with its stand
These two pieces stood in the courtyard, outside the tent. The altar of burnt offering is set out at 27:1, acacia wood overlaid with bronze. John Gill notes that the basin of 30:18 held water for the priests to wash their hands and feet.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And the altar of burnt offering with all his furniture,.... Which was made of shittim wood covered with brass; its furniture were its pans, shovels, basins, &c. Exo 27:1. and the laver and his foot; for the priests to wash their hands and feet at, Exo 30:18.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
The altar of burnt-offering - See Clarke’s note on Exo 27:1. The laver and his foot - The pedestal on which it stood.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
AND THE GARMENTS OF ‘HA’SROD.’ 214 Rashi explains it as “the garments of net-work” [with which the sacred vessels were covered during the journeyings]. Ramban will differ with this interpretation.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 3 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מִזְבַּ֥ח | mizbach | [the] altar of | H4196 → | 401 times |
| הָעֹלָ֖ה | haolah | the burnt offering | H5930 → | 287 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| כֵּלָ֑יו | kelav | articles its | H3627 → | 325 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַכִּיּ֖וֹר | hakiyor | the laver | H3595 → | 23 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כַּנּֽוֹ׃ | kano | base its | H3653 → | 17 times |
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
מִזְבַּ֥ח[the] altar of
mizbachH4196 →401 times
הָעֹלָ֖הthe burnt offering
haolahH5930 →287 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
כֵּלָ֑יוarticles its
kelavH3627 →325 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
הַכִּיּ֖וֹרthe laver
hakiyorH3595 →23 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
כַּנּֽוֹ׃base its
kanoH3653 →17 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
Where this verse is studied
About Exodus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.