Exodus 38:6

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And he made the staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with brass.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ אֶת־הַבַּדִּ֖ים עֲצֵ֣י שִׁטִּ֑ים וַיְצַ֥ף אֹתָ֖ם נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃

Transliteration

And wayyaʿas [he made] ʾet-habbaddîm [the poles] ʿăṣê [wood of] šiṭṭîm [acacia]; and wayṣap [he overlaid] ʾōtām [them] nəḥōšet [bronze].

Grammar Details

*wayyaʿas*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he made
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*habbaddîm*: definite article + masculine plural noun - the poles
*ʿăṣê*: construct state, masculine plural - wood of
*šiṭṭîm*: masculine plural noun - acacia
*wayṣap*: waw consecutive + Piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he overlaid
*ʾōtām*: direct object marker + 3rd masculine plural suffix - them
*nəḥōšet*: feminine singular noun - bronze, copper

Word Meanings

*habbaddîm*: poles, staves, carrying-poles
*ʿăṣê*: wood, timber, trees
*šiṭṭîm*: acacia wood, shittim wood
*wayṣap*: he overlaid, he covered

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Referenced Verses

Exod 25:6 : 6 oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense,
Deut 10:3 : 3 So I made an ark of acacia wood, and hewed two tables of stone like unto the first, and went up into the mount, having the two tables in my 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 27:6-7
2 verses
91%
6And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with brass.
7And the staves thereof shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, in bearing it.
Exod 37:26-28
3 verses
89%
26And he overlaid it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: and he made unto it a crown of gold round about.
27And he made for it two golden rings under the crown thereof, upon the two ribs thereof, upon the two sides of it, for places for staves wherewith to bear it.
28And he made the staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.
Exod 38:1-5
5 verses
89%
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.
3And 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.
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.
Exod 37:2-5
4 verses
88%
2And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about.
3And he cast for it four rings of gold, in the four feet thereof; even two rings on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.
4And he made staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.
5And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.
Exod 38:7
87%
7And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, wherewith to bear it; he made it hollow with planks.
Exod 37:13-15
3 verses
86%
13And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that were on the four feet thereof.
14Close by the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear the table.
15And he made the staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table.
Exod 30:4-5
2 verses
85%
4And two golden rings shalt thou make for it under the crown thereof; upon the two ribs thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make them; and they shall be for places for staves wherewith to bear it.
5And thou shalt make the staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.
Exod 25:12-14
3 verses
84%
12And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four feet thereof; and two rings shall be on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.
13And thou shalt make staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.
14And thou shalt put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, wherewith to bear the ark.
Exod 38:29-30
2 verses
82%
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,
Exod 25:28
82%
28And thou shalt make the staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.
Exod 36:36
80%
36And he made thereunto four pillars of acacia, and overlaid them with gold: their hooks were of gold: and he cast for them four sockets of silver.
Exod 36:31
80%
31And he made bars of acacia wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,
Exod 27:2-4
3 verses
78%
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 38:19-20
2 verses
78%
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 36:34
78%
34And he overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold for places for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold.
Exod 39:39
78%
39the brazen altar, and its grating of brass, its staves, and all its vessels, the laver and its base;
Exod 35:16
77%
16the altar of burnt-offering, with its grating of brass, it staves, and all its vessels, the laver and its base;
Exod 36:38
77%
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.
Exod 36:20
76%
20And he made the boards for the tabernacle, of acacia wood, standing up.
Exod 26:26
76%
26And thou shalt make bars of acacia wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,
Num 4:8
75%
8and they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in the staves thereof.
Exod 26:37
75%
37And thou shalt make for the screen five pillars of acacia, and overlay them with gold; their hooks shall be of gold: and thou shalt cast five sockets of brass for them.
Exod 37:11
75%
11And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereto a crown of gold round about.
Num 4:6
75%
6and shall put thereon a covering of sealskin, and shall spread over it a cloth all of blue, and shall put in the staves thereof.
Exod 26:29
75%
29And thou shalt overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings of gold for places for the bars: and thou shalt overlay the bars with gold.
2 Chr 4:9
75%
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.
Exod 26:32
75%
32and thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold; their hooks [shall be] of gold, upon four sockets of silver.
Num 4:10-11
2 verses
75%
10and they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of sealskin, and shall put it upon the frame.
11And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in the staves thereof:
Exod 37:17
74%
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 26:15
74%
15And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing up.