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Exodus 27:6

What does Exodus 27:6 mean?

A plain-English look at Exodus 27:6 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with brass.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with brass.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with brass.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And make rods for the altar, of hard wood, plated with brass.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

`And thou hast made staves for the altar, staves of shittim wood, and hast overlaid them <FI>with<Fi> brass.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Thou shalt make also two bars for the altar, of setim wood, which thou shalt cover with plates of brass:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with copper.

Context

v.5And thou shalt put it under the ledge round the altar beneath, that the net may reach halfway up the altar.

v.6This passage

v.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.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Numbers 4:44

    even those that were numbered of them by their families, were three thousand and two hundred.

  • Exodus 30:4

    And 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.

  • Exodus 35:13

    the table, and its staves, and all its vessels, and the showbread;

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