Exodus 38:3

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basins, the flesh-hooks, and the firepans: all the vessels thereof made he of brass.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּ֜עַשׂ אֶֽת־כָּל־כְּלֵ֣י הַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַ אֶת־הַסִּירֹ֤ת וְאֶת־הַיָּעִים֙ וְאֶת־הַמִּזְרָקֹ֔ת אֶת־הַמִּזְלָגֹ֖ת וְאֶת־הַמַּחְתֹּ֑ת כָּל־כֵּלָ֖יו עָשָׂ֥ה נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃

Transliteration

And wayyaʿas [he made] ʾet-kāl-kəlê [all vessels of] hammizbeaḥ [the altar], ʾet-hassirōt [the pots] wəʾet-hayyāʿîm [and the shovels] wəʾet-hammizrāqōt [and the basins] ʾet-hammizlāgōt [the fleshhooks] wəʾet-hammaḥtōt [and the firepans]; kāl-kēlāyw [all its vessels] ʿāśāh [he made] nəḥōšet [of bronze].

Grammar Details

*wayyaʿas*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he made
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*kāl*: construct state - all of
*kəlê*: construct state, masculine plural - vessels/utensils of
*hammizbeaḥ*: definite article + masculine singular noun - the altar
*hassirōt*: definite article + feminine plural noun - the pots
*wəʾet*: waw conjunction + direct object marker - and
*hayyāʿîm*: definite article + masculine plural noun - the shovels
*hammizrāqōt*: definite article + masculine plural noun - the basins
*hammizlāgōt*: definite article + masculine plural noun - the fleshhooks
*hammaḥtōt*: definite article + feminine plural noun - the firepans
*kēlāyw*: masculine plural noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - its vessels
*ʿāśāh*: Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he made
*nəḥōšet*: feminine singular noun - bronze, copper

Word Meanings

*kəlê*: vessels, utensils, instruments
*hassirōt*: pots, cooking pots
*hayyāʿîm*: shovels, ash shovels
*hammizrāqōt*: basins, bowls, vessels for sprinkling
*hammizlāgōt*: fleshhooks, forks
*hammaḥtōt*: firepans, censers, coal-pans

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Referenced Verses

Exod 27:3 : 3 And thou shalt make its pots to take away its ashes, and its shovels, and its basins, and its flesh-hooks, and its firepans: all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass.
1 Sam 2:13 : 13 And the custom of the priests with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was boiling, with a flesh-hook of three teeth in his hand;

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Exod 27:2-4
3 verses
89%
2And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof; the horns thereof shall be of one piece with it: and thou shalt overlay it with brass.
3And thou shalt make its pots to take away its ashes, and its shovels, and its basins, and its flesh-hooks, and its firepans: all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass.
4And thou shalt make for it a grating of network of brass; and upon the net shalt thou make four brazen rings in the four corners thereof.
Exod 38:28-31
4 verses
87%
28And of the thousand seven hundred seventy and five [shekels] he made hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their capitals, and made fillets for them.
29And the brass of the offering was seventy talents, and two thousand and four hundred shekels.
30And therewith he made the sockets to the door of the tent of meeting, and the brazen altar, and the brazen grating for it, and all the vessels of the altar,
31and the sockets of the court round about, and the sockets of the gate of the court, and all the pins of the tabernacle, and all the pins of the court round about.
Exod 38:1-2
2 verses
86%
1And 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.
2And 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.
Exod 38:4-8
5 verses
84%
4And he made for the altar a grating of network of brass, under the ledge round it beneath, reaching halfway up.
5And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grating of brass, to be places for the staves.
6And he made the staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with brass.
7And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, wherewith to bear it; he made it hollow with planks.
8And he made the laver of brass, and the base thereof of brass, of the mirrors of the ministering women that ministered at the door of the tent of meeting.
Exod 39:39
84%
39the brazen altar, and its grating of brass, its staves, and all its vessels, the laver and its base;
Exod 38:19-20
2 verses
81%
19And their pillars were four, and their sockets four, of brass; their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their capitals, and their fillets, of silver.
20And all the pins of the tabernacle, and of the court round about, were of brass.
Exod 35:16
80%
16the altar of burnt-offering, with its grating of brass, it staves, and all its vessels, the laver and its base;
Exod 37:23-24
2 verses
80%
23And he made the lamps thereof, seven, and the snuffers thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, of pure gold.
24Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof.
1 Kgs 7:45
80%
45and the pots, and the shovels, and the basins: even all these vessels, which Hiram made for king Solomon, in the house of Jehovah, were of burnished brass.
2 Chr 4:16
80%
16The pots also, and the shovels, and the flesh-hooks, and all the vessels thereof, did Huram his father make for king Solomon for the house of Jehovah of bright brass.
Exod 37:16-17
2 verses
80%
16And he made the vessels which were upon the table, the dishes thereof, and the spoons thereof, and the bowls thereof, and the flagons thereof, wherewith to pour out, of pure gold.
17And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick, even its base, and its shaft; its cups, it knops, and its flowers, were of one piece with it.
Exod 27:19
79%
19All the instruments of the tabernacle in all the service thereof, and all the pins thereof, and all the pins of the court, shall be of brass.
Exod 25:38-39
2 verses
79%
38And the snuffers thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold.
39Of a talent of pure gold shall it be made, with all these vessels.
Jer 52:18
77%
18The pots also, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the basins, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.
2 Kgs 25:14
77%
14And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.
2 Chr 4:18-19
2 verses
77%
18Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the weight of the brass could not be found out.
19And Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon was the showbread;
2 Chr 4:9
76%
9Furthermore he made the court of the priests, and the great court, and doors for the court, and overlaid the doors of them with brass.
1 Chr 28:17
76%
17and the flesh-hooks, and the basins, and the cups, of pure gold; and for the golden bowls by weight for every bowl; and for the silver bowls by weight for every bowl;
Exod 30:27-28
2 verses
76%
27and the table and all the vessels thereof, and the candlestick and the vessels thereof, and the altar of incense,
28and the altar of burnt-offering with all the vessels thereof, and the laver and the base thereof.
Exod 27:6
76%
6And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with brass.
1 Kgs 7:38
76%
38And he made ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths; and every laver was four cubits; and upon very one of the ten bases one laver.
Exod 31:9
75%
9and the altar of burnt-offering with all its vessels, and the laver and its base,
2 Chr 4:1
75%
1Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof.
Num 16:38-39
2 verses
75%
38even the censers of these sinners against their own lives; and let them be made beaten plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before Jehovah; therefore they are holy; and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel.
39And Eleazar the priest took the brazen censers, which they that were burnt had offered; and they beat them out for a covering of the altar,
Exod 30:18
75%
18Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and the base thereof of brass, whereat to wash. And thou shalt put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein.
Exod 38:17
75%
17And the sockets for the pillars were of brass; the hooks of the pillars, and their fillets, of silver; and the overlaying of their capitals, of silver; and all the pillars of the court were filleted with silver.
Num 4:14
75%
14and they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, the firepans, the flesh-hooks, and the shovels, and the basins, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of sealskin, and put in the staves thereof.
Exod 25:29
75%
29And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and the spoons thereof, and the flagons thereof, and the bowls thereof, wherewith to pour out: of pure gold shalt thou make them.
1 Kgs 7:27
74%
27And he made the ten bases of brass; four cubits was the length of one base, and four cubits the breadth thereof, and three cubits the height of it.
Exod 36:38
74%
38and the five pillars of it with their hooks: and he overlaid their capitals and their fillets with gold; and their five sockets were of brass.
1 Kgs 7:40
74%
40And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he wrought for king Solomon in the house of Jehovah:
2 Chr 4:14
74%
14He made also the bases, and the lavers made he upon the bases;
2 Chr 4:11
73%
11And Huram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basins. So Huram made an end of doing the work that he wrought for king Solomon in the house of God: