Exodus 38:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 38:1 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיַּ֛עַשׂ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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מִזְבַּ֥ח
mizbêach
H4196
altar
הָעֹלָ֖ה
ʻôlâh
H5930
burnt offering
עֲצֵ֣י
ʻêts
H6086
tree
שִׁטִּ֑ים
shiṭṭâh
H7848
acacia tree
חָמֵשׁ֩
châmêsh
H2568
five
אַמּ֨וֹת
ʼammâh
H520
cubit
אָרְכּ֜וֹ
ʼôrek
H753
length
וְחָֽמֵשׁ
châmêsh
H2568
five
אַמּ֤וֹת
ʼammâh
H520
cubit
רָחְבּוֹ֙
rôchab
H7341
breadth
רָב֔וּעַ
râbaʻ
H7251
to square
וְשָׁלֹ֥שׁ
shâlôwsh
H7969
three
אַמּ֖וֹת
ʼammâh
H520
cubit
קֹמָתֽוֹ
qôwmâh
H6967
height
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World English Bible Public Domain
He made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood. It was square. Its length was five cubits, its breadth was five cubits, and its height was three cubits.
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King James Version Public Domain
And 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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he made the altar of the burnt offering of wood of acacias. Its length five cubits and its breadth five cubits—a square—and its height three cubits.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).