Exodus 38:2

2 They made a horn at each of the four corners, so that the horns and the altar were of one piece, and they overlaid the altar with bronze.

Exodus 38:2 in Other Translations

2 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.

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

2 He made horns for each of its four corners so that the horns and altar were all one piece. He overlaid the altar with bronze.

2 He made horns at each of the four corners. The horns were made of one piece with the Altar and covered with a veneer of bronze.

2 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.

2 He made a horn at each of its four corners. He made the four horns and the altar out of one piece [of wood] covered with bronze.

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

2 They made a horn stick out from each of its four upper corners. They covered the altar with bronze.

Exodus 38:2 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 38:2

See Gill on "Ex 38:1".

Exodus 38:2 In-Context

1 They built the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood, three cubits high; it was square, five cubits long and five cubits wide.

2 They made a horn at each of the four corners, so that the horns and the altar were of one piece, and they overlaid the altar with bronze.

3 They made all its utensils of bronze—its pots, shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks and firepans.

4 They made a grating for the altar, a bronze network, to be under its ledge, halfway up the altar.

5 They cast bronze rings to hold the poles for the four corners of the bronze grating.

Cross References

• 1. 2 Chronicles 1:5