Exodus 38:2

What does Exodus 38:2 mean?

A plain-English look at Exodus 38:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

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.

ASV

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

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

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

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

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

The horns whereof went out from the corners, and he overlaid it with plates of brass.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And he made its horns on the four corners thereof; its horns were of itself; and he overlaid it with copper.

Context

v.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.

v.2This passage

v.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.

Cross references

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

  • Job 6:12

    Is my strength the strength of stones? Or is my flesh of brass?

  • Exodus 27:2

    And 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.

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