Exodus 37:25

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And he made the incense altar of shittim wood: the length of it was a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; it was foursquare; and two cubits was the height of it; the horns thereof were of the same.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּ֛עַשׂ אֶת־מִזְבַּ֥ח הַקְּטֹ֖רֶת עֲצֵ֣י שִׁטִּ֑ים אַמָּ֣ה אָרְכּוֹ֩ וְאַמָּ֨ה רָחְבּ֜וֹ רָב֗וּעַ וְאַמָּתַ֙יִם֙ קֹֽמָת֔וֹ מִמֶּ֖נּוּ הָי֥וּ קַרְנֹתָֽיו׃

Transliteration

And wayyaʿaś ʾet-altar mizbaḥ the incense haqqəṭōret ʿăṣê šiṭṭîm ʾammâ its ʾārkô and ʾammâ its rāḥbô rābûaʿ and two cubits ʾammâtayim its qōmātô from it mimmennû were hāyû its horns qarnōtāyw

Grammar Details

*wayyaʿaś*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he made
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*mizbaḥ*: common noun, masculine singular construct - altar of
*haqqəṭōret*: article + common noun, feminine singular - the incense
*ʿăṣê*: common noun, masculine plural construct - woods of
*šiṭṭîm*: common noun, masculine plural - acacia
*ʾammâ*: common noun, feminine singular - cubit
*ʾārkô*: common noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - its length
*rāḥbô*: common noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - its width
*rābûaʿ*: adjective, masculine singular - square
*ʾammâtayim*: common noun, feminine dual - two cubits
*qōmātô*: common noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - its height
*mimmennû*: preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - from it
*hāyû*: Qal perfect 3rd common plural - they were
*qarnōtāyw*: common noun, feminine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - its horns

Word Meanings

*wayyaʿaś*: made/constructed/fashioned
*mizbaḥ*: altar/place of sacrifice
*haqqəṭōret*: the incense/perfume/sweet smoke
*ʿăṣê*: woods/timber/trees
*šiṭṭîm*: acacia wood/specific type of wood
*ʾammâ*: cubit (measurement of length)
*rābûaʿ*: square/four-sided
*qarnōtāyw*: its horns/projections/corners

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Referenced Verses

Exod 30:1-5 : 1 And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of shittim wood shalt thou make it. 2 A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be: and two cubits shall be the height thereof: the horns thereof shall be of the same. 3 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about. 4 And two golden rings shalt thou make to it under the crown of it, by the two corners thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make it; and they shall be for places for the staves to bear it withal. 5 And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.
Exod 40:5 : 5 And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle.
Exod 40:26-27 : 26 And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the vail: 27 And he burnt sweet incense thereon; as the LORD commanded Moses.
2 Chr 26:16 : 16 But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense.
Matt 23:19 : 19 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
Luke 1:9-9 : 9 According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord. 10 And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.
Heb 7:25 : 25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
Heb 13:10 : 10 We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle.
1 Pet 2:5 : 5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
Rev 8:3-4 : 3 And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. 4 And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's 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 30:1-3
3 verses
88%
1And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of shittim wood shalt thou make it.
2A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be: and two cubits shall be the height thereof: the horns thereof shall be of the same.
3And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about.
Exod 38:1-2
2 verses
88%
1And 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.
2And he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of the same: and he overlaid it with brass.
Exod 27:1-2
2 verses
85%
1And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall be three cubits.
2And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof: his horns shall be of the same: and thou shalt overlay it with brass.
Exod 37:10-11
2 verses
82%
10And he made the table of shittim wood: two cubits was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof:
11And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereunto a crown of gold round about.
2 Chr 4:1
81%
1Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof.
Exod 37:1-2
2 verses
80%
1And Bezaleel made the ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it:
2And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about.
Exod 37:26
79%
26And he overlaid it with pure gold, both the top of it, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: also he made unto it a crown of gold round about.
Exod 25:23-24
2 verses
79%
23Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.
24And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.
Exod 37:24
78%
24Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof.
Ezek 43:13-16
4 verses
78%
13And these are the measures of the altar after the cubits: The cubit is a cubit and an hand breadth; even the bottom shall be a cubit, and the breadth a cubit, and the border thereof by the edge thereof round about shall be a span: and this shall be the higher place of the altar.
14And from the bottom upon the ground even to the lower settle shall be two cubits, and the breadth one cubit; and from the lesser settle even to the greater settle shall be four cubits, and the breadth one cubit.
15So the altar shall be four cubits; and from the altar and upward shall be four horns.
16And the altar shall be twelve cubits long, twelve broad, square in the four squares thereof.
Exod 25:10
77%
10And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.
Ezek 41:22
77%
22The altar of wood was three cubits high, and the length thereof two cubits; and the corners thereof, and the length thereof, and the walls thereof, were of wood: and he said unto me, This is the table that is before the LORD.
Exod 35:15-16
2 verses
77%
15And the incense altar, and his staves, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the door at the entering in of the tabernacle,
16The altar of burnt offering, with his brasen grate, his staves, and all his vessels, the laver and his foot,
Exod 37:6
77%
6And he made the mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof.
Exod 39:38
76%
38And the golden altar, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the tabernacle door,
Exod 37:28-29
2 verses
76%
28And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
29And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.
Exod 30:27
76%
27And the table and all his vessels, and the candlestick and his vessels, and the altar of incense,
Exod 25:17
75%
17And thou shalt make a mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.
Exod 40:26-27
2 verses
75%
26And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the vail:
27And he burnt sweet incense thereon; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Exod 31:8
75%
8And the table and his furniture, and the pure candlestick with all his furniture, and the altar of incense,
1 Kgs 6:20
74%
20And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar.
Exod 38:6-7
2 verses
74%
6And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass.
7And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it withal; he made the altar hollow with boards.
Exod 27:6
73%
6And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with brass.
Ezek 40:47
73%
47So he measured the court, an hundred cubits long, and an hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar that was before the house.
2 Chr 1:5
73%
5Moreover the brasen altar, that Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the LORD: and Solomon and the congregation sought unto it.
1 Chr 28:18
73%
18And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubims, that spread out their wings, and covered the ark of the covenant of the LORD.
Exod 38:30
72%
30And therewith he made the sockets to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the brasen altar, and the brasen grate for it, and all the vessels of the altar,
Exod 36:20-21
2 verses
72%
20And he made boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood, standing up.
21The length of a board was ten cubits, and the breadth of a board one cubit and a half.
Exod 27:8
72%
8Hollow with boards shalt thou make it: as it was shewed thee in the mount, so shall they make it.
1 Kgs 6:23
72%
23And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high.
Exod 40:5
72%
5And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle.
Exod 36:36
72%
36And he made thereunto four pillars of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold: their hooks were of gold; and he cast for them four sockets of silver.
Exod 37:4
71%
4And he made staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
Exod 30:35
71%
35And thou shalt make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary, tempered together, pure and holy:
Exod 37:17
71%
17And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same: