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Parallel EXO 38:1

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BI Exo 38:1 ©

Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal(All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV)Then Bezalel made the altar for burning offerings from acacia wood. It was square—2.5m on each side—and 1.5m tall.

OET-LVand_he/it_made DOM the_altar_of the_burnt_offering wood(s)_of acacia was_five cubits long_of_its and_five cubits wide_of_its square and_three cubits high_of_its.

UHBוַ⁠יַּ֛עַשׂ אֶת־מִזְבַּ֥ח הָ⁠עֹלָ֖ה עֲצֵ֣י שִׁטִּ֑ים חָמֵשׁ֩ אַמּ֨וֹת אָרְכּ֜⁠וֹ וְ⁠חָֽמֵשׁ־אַמּ֤וֹת רָחְבּ⁠וֹ֙ רָב֔וּעַ וְ⁠שָׁלֹ֥שׁ אַמּ֖וֹת קֹמָתֽ⁠וֹ׃
   (va⁠yyaˊas ʼet-mizbaḩ hā⁠ˊolāh ˊₐʦēy shiţţim ḩāmēsh ʼammōt ʼārəkk⁠ō və⁠ḩāmēsh-ʼammōt rāḩəb⁠ō rāⱱūˊa və⁠shālosh ʼammōt qomāt⁠ō.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXXΚαὶ ἐποίησε Βεσελεὴλ τὴν κιβωτόν,
   (Kai epoiaʸse Beseleaʸl taʸn kibōton, )

BrTrAnd Beseleel made the ark,

ULTAnd he made the altar of the burnt offering of wood of acacias. Its length was five cubits and its breadth was five cubits—a square—and its height was three cubits.

USTBezalel made the altar for burning sacrifices from acacia wood. It was square, two and a half meters long on each side, and one and a half meters tall.

BSB[Bezalel] constructed[fn] the altar of burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high.[fn]


38:1 Literally He constructed

38:1 The altar was approximately 7.5 feet in length and width, and 4.5 feet high (2.3 meters in length and width, and 1.4 meters high).

MSB (Same as above including footnotes)


OEBNo OEB EXO book available

WEBBEHe made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood. It was square. Its length was five cubits,[fn] its width was five cubits, and its height was three cubits.


38:1 A cubit is the length from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow on a man’s arm, or about 18 inches or 46 centimetres.

WMBB (Same as above including footnotes)

NETHe made the altar for the burnt offering of acacia wood seven feet six inches long and seven feet six inches wide – it was square – and its height was four feet six inches.

LSVAnd he makes the altar of burnt-offering of shittim wood; five cubits its length, and five cubits its breadth (square), and three cubits its height;

FBVBezalel made the altar burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square and measured five cubits long by five cubits wide by three cubits high.

T4TSeveral men helped Bezalel to make the altar for burning sacrifices. They made it from acacia wood. It was square, 7-1/2 feet/2.2 meters► on each side, and it was 4-1/2 feet/1.3 meters► high.

LEBNo LEB EXO book available

BBEThe altar of burned offerings he made of hard wood; a square altar, five cubits long, five cubits wide and three cubits high,

MoffNo Moff EXO book available

JPSAnd he made the altar of burnt-offering of acacia-wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof, four-square, and three cubits the height thereof.

ASVAnd he made the altar of burnt-offering of acacia wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof, foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof.

DRAHe made also the altar of holocaust of setim wood, five cubits square, and three in height:

YLTAnd he maketh the altar of burnt-offering of shittim wood, five cubits its length, and five cubits its breadth (square), and three cubits its height;

DrbyAnd he made the altar of burnt-offering of acacia-wood; five cubits the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof, square, and three cubits the height thereof.

RVAnd he made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof, foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof.
   (And he made the altar of burnt-offering of acacia wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof, foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof. )

SLTAnd he will make the altar of burnt-offering of acacia wood: five cubits its length, and five cubits its breadth; four-square; and three cubits its height.

WbstrAnd he made the altar of burnt-offering of shittim wood: five cubits was the length of it, and five cubits the breadth of it; it was foursquare; and its hight was three cubits.

KJB-1769And he made the altar of burnt offering of shittim wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; it was foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof.
   (And he made the altar of burnt-offering of shittim wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; it was foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof. )

KJB-1611¶ And he made the Altar of burnt offring of Shittim wood: fiue cubits was the length thereof, and fiue cubits the breadth thereof: it was foure square, and three cubits the height thereof.
   (¶ And he made the Altar of burnt offering of Shittim wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof: it was foursquare, and three cubits the height thereof.)

BshpsNo Bshps EXO book available

GnvaAlso he made the altar of the burnt offering of Shittim wood: fiue cubites was the length therof, and fiue cubites the breadth thereof: it was square and three cubites hie.
   (Also he made the altar of the burnt-offering of Shittim wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof: it was square and three cubits hie. )

CvdlNo Cvdl EXO book available

WyclNo Wycl EXO book available

LuthNo Luth EXO book available

ClVgFecit et altare holocausti de lignis setim, quinque cubitorum per quadrum, et trium in altitudine:
   (Fecit and the_altar burnt_offering from/about wood setim, five cubits through square, and trium in/into/on height: )

RP-GNTNo RP-GNT EXO book available


HAPHebrew accents and phrasing: See Allan Johnson's Hebrew accents and phrasing analysis.

TSNTyndale Study Notes:

38:1-20 This section reports on building the courtyard (38:9-20) and its equipment, including the altar of burnt offering (38:1-7) and the washbasin (38:8).


UTNuW Translation Notes:

This verse is very similar to [Exodus 27:1](../27/01.md).

BI Exo 38:1 ©