Exodus 38:2

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

He made the horns for it on its four corners; the horns were of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with bronze.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ קַרְנֹתָ֗יו עַ֚ל אַרְבַּ֣ע פִּנֹּתָ֔יו מִמֶּ֖נּוּ הָי֣וּ קַרְנֹתָ֑יו וַיְצַ֥ף אֹת֖וֹ נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃

Transliteration

And wayyaʿas [he made] qarnōtāyw [its horns] ʿal [on] ʾarbaʿ [four] pinnōtāyw [its corners], mimmennû [from it] hāyû [were] qarnōtāyw [its horns]; and wayṣap [he overlaid] ʾōtô [it] nəḥōšet [bronze].

Grammar Details

• *wayyaʿas*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he made
• *qarnōtāyw*: feminine plural noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - its horns
• *ʿal*: preposition - on, upon
• *ʾarbaʿ*: feminine numeral - four
• *pinnōtāyw*: feminine plural noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - its corners
• *mimmennû*: preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - from it
• *hāyû*: Qal perfect 3rd common plural - they were
• *wayṣap*: waw consecutive + Piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he overlaid
• *ʾōtô*: direct object marker + 3rd masculine singular suffix - it
• *nəḥōšet*: feminine singular noun - bronze, copper

Word Meanings

• *qarnōtāyw*: horns, projections at corners of altar
• *pinnōtāyw*: corners, angles
• *nəḥōšet*: bronze, copper, brass

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  He made the horns on its four corners; the horns were of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with bronze.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he made hornes in the.iiij. corners of it procedinge out of it, and ouerlayde it with brasse.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And made foure hornes, which proceaded out of the foure corners therof, and ouerlaied it with brasse.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And hee made vnto it hornes in the foure corners thereof: the hornes thereof were of the same, and he ouerlayd it with brasse.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he made vnto it hornes in the foure corners of it, proceedyng out of it: and he ouerlayde it with brasse.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He made its horns on its four corners. Its horns were of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with brass.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he maketh its horns on its four corners; its horns have been of the same; and he overlayeth it with brass;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he put horns at its four angles made of the same, plating it all with brass;

• World English Bible (2000)

  He made its horns on its four corners. Its horns were of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with brass.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He made its horns on its four corners; its horns were part of it, and he overlaid it with bronze.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 27:2 : 2 You shall make horns for it on its four corners; the horns shall be of one piece with it. You shall overlay it with bronze.
• Job 6:12 : 12 Is my strength the strength of stones? Is my flesh made of bronze?