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Making the Altar of Burnt Offering

38 (A)Then he made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood, five [a]cubits [b]long, and five cubits [c]wide, square, and three cubits [d]high. He made its horns on its four corners, its horns [e]being of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with [f]bronze.

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  1. Exodus 38:1 A cubit was approx. 18 in. or 45 cm
  2. Exodus 38:1 Lit its length
  3. Exodus 38:1 Lit its width
  4. Exodus 38:1 Lit its height
  5. Exodus 38:2 Lit were
  6. Exodus 38:2 Or copper, so in ch

The Altar of Burnt Offering(A)

38 They[a] built the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood, three cubits[b] high; it was square, five cubits long and five cubits wide.[c] They made a horn at each of the four corners, so that the horns and the altar were of one piece, and they overlaid the altar with bronze.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 38:1 Or He; also in verses 2-9
  2. Exodus 38:1 That is, about 4 1/2 feet or about 1.4 meters
  3. Exodus 38:1 That is, about 7 1/2 feet or about 2.3 meters long and wide