Exodus 38:2
in Exodus 38He made a horn at each of its four corners, so that the horns and altar were of one piece, and he overlaid the altar with bronze.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he made the horns thereof upon the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of one piece with it: and he overlaid it with brass.
KJV
And he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of the same: and he overlaid it with brass.
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This verse in Exodus 38
Commentary
3 notes on this verseOn this all their sacrifices were offered, and it was this which, being sanctified itself for this purpose by the divine appointment, sanctified the gift that was in faith offered on it. Christ was himself the altar to his own sacrifice of atonement, and so he is to all our sacrifices of acknowledgment.
This site's exposition
Bezalel constructed the altar of burnt offering from acacia wood
on Exodus 38:1-2
The courtyard altar is the one piece of furniture an ordinary Israelite could come near. Its horns are of one piece with the altar, and 29:12 puts the blood of the sin offering on them.
This site's exposition
overlaid the altar with bronze
Exodus 27:2 gave this same order, horns of one piece with the altar and bronze laid over the acacia wood. John Gill sends the reader back to Exodus 27:1-8 for each part of this altar. Matthew Henry notes that every sacrifice was offered on it.
The words behind it
11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּ֣עַשׂ | vaiyaas | and he made | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| קַרְנֹתָ֗יו | karnotav | horns its | H7161 → | 76 times |
| עַ֚ל | ʾal | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| אַרְבַּ֣ע | ʾarba' | [the] four | H702 → | 318 times |
| פִּנֹּתָ֔יו | pinotav | corners its | H6438 → | |
| מִמֶּ֖נּוּ | mimenu | from it | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הָי֣וּ | hayu | they were | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| קַרְנֹתָ֑יו | karnotav | horns its | H7161 → | 76 times |
| וַיְצַ֥ף | vaytzaf | and he overlaid | H6823 → | 47 times |
| אֹת֖וֹ | ʾoto | <obj.> it | H853 → | 10935 times |
| נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ | nechoshet | bronze | H5178 → | 140 times |
וַיַּ֣עַשׂand he made
vaiyaasH6213 →2628 times
קַרְנֹתָ֗יוhorns its
karnotavH7161 →76 times
עַ֚לon
ʾalH5921 →5755 times
אַרְבַּ֣ע[the] four
ʾarba'H702 →318 times
פִּנֹּתָ֔יוcorners its
pinotavH6438 →
מִמֶּ֖נּוּfrom it
mimenuH4480 →1188 times
הָי֣וּthey were
hayuH1961 →3559 times
קַרְנֹתָ֑יוhorns its
karnotavH7161 →76 times
וַיְצַ֥ףand he overlaid
vaytzafH6823 →47 times
אֹת֖וֹ<obj.> it
ʾotoH853 →10935 times
נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃bronze
nechoshetH5178 →140 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
7 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 27:2Make a horn on each of its four corners, so that the horns are of one piece, and overlay it with bronze.
it leads to
- Psalms 118:27
The LORD is God; He has made His light to shine upon us. Bind the festal sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.
- Leviticus 4:7
The priest must then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense that is before the LORD in the Tent of Meeting. And he is to pour out…
- 1 Kings 1:50
But Adonijah, in fear of Solomon, got up and went to take hold of the horns of the altar.
- Exodus 29:12
Take some of the blood of the bull and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger; then pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.
- Hebrews 6:18
Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.
- Psalms 118:27
Through
Job 6:12Is my strength like that of stone, or my flesh made of bronze?
it leads to
Where this verse is studied
About Exodus
This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.