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Exodus 38

Ex. 38:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

And he made theq 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.

Ex. 27:1• ¹{i}And thou shalt make the altar of acacia-wood, five cubits the length, and five cubits the breadth; the altar shall be square; and the height thereof three cubits.{/i} (Ex. 27:1)

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Altar,

Burnt Offering or Sacrifice,

Foursquare,

Offering; Offering Up,

Shittim Wood; Shittah Tree,

Three

Cross References

1-7: The altar of burnt offering.

8: The laver of brass.

9-20: The court, and its hangings.

21-31: The sum of what the people offered, and the use to which it was applied.

the altar.This altar consisted of four boards of {shittim} (acacia) wood, covered with brass, and hollow in the middle; but it is supposed to have been filled up with earth when used, for it is expressly said (ch. 20:24) that the altar is to be of earth.

As it was five cubits long and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, if the cubit be reckoned at 21 inches, it must have been eight feet nine inches square, and about five feet three inches in height.

Ex. 27:1‑8• ¹{i}And thou shalt make the altar of acacia-wood, five cubits the length, and five cubits the breadth; the altar shall be square; and the height thereof three cubits.{/i}
²{i}And thou shalt make its horns at the four corners thereof; its horns shall be of itself; and thou shalt overlay it with copper.{/i}
³{i}And thou shalt make its pots to cleanse it of the fat, its shovels, and its bowls, and its forks, and its firepans; for all the utensils thereof thou shalt employ copper.{/i}
⁴{i}And thou shalt make for it a grating of network of copper; and on the net shalt thou make four copper rings at its four corners;{/i}
⁵{i}and thou shalt put it under the ledge of the altar beneath, and the net shall be to the very middle of the altar.{/i}
⁶{i}And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with copper.{/i}
⁷{i}And its staves shall be put into the rings, that the staves may be on both sides of the altar, when it is carried.{/i}
⁸{i}Hollow with boards shalt thou make it: as it hath been shown thee on the mountain, so shall they make it.{/i} (Ex. 27:1‑8)

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Ex. 40:6,29• ⁶{i}And thou shalt set the altar of burnt-offering before the entrance of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.{/i}
²⁹{i}And he put the altar of burnt-offering at the entrance to the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, and offered on it the burnt-offering and the oblation; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.{/i} (Ex. 40:6,29)

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2 Chron. 4:1• ¹{i}And he made a brazen altar: its length was twenty cubits, and its breadth twenty cubits, and its height ten cubits.{/i} (2 Chron. 4:1)

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Ezek. 43:13‑17• ¹³And these [are] the measure of the altar in cubits: The cubit [is] a cubit and a handbreadth, and the bottom a cubit, and the breadth a cubit, and its border on its edge round about a span: this [shall be] the outside of the altar.
¹⁴And from the bottom [on] the ground to the lower projection two cubits, and the breadth one cubit; and from the lesser projection to the greater projection four cubits, and the breadth a cubit,
¹⁵and the hearth four cubits; and from the hearth and upwards four horns;
¹⁶and the hearth twelve [cubits] long, twelve broad, square on its four sides;
¹⁷and the projection fourteen [cubits] long, and fourteen broad, on its four sides; and the border round about it half a cubit, and its bottom a cubit round about. And its steps shall look toward the east. (Ezek. 43:13‑17)

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Rom. 8:3‑4• ³For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God, having sent his own Son in likeness of flesh of sin and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh,
⁴that the requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us that walk not according to flesh but according to Spirit. (Rom. 8:3‑4)

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Rom. 12:1• ¹I exhort you then, brethren, by the mercies of God to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, your intelligent service; (Rom. 12:1)

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Heb. 3:1• ¹Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Jesus, (Heb. 3:1)

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Heb. 9:14• ¹⁴by how much rather shall the blood of the Christ, who by [the] eternal Spirit offered himself spotless to God, purify your conscience from dead works to serve a living God? (Heb. 9:14)

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Heb. 13:10• ¹⁰We have an altar of which they have no right to eat that serve the tabernacle. (Heb. 13:10)

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1 Peter 2:5• ⁵yourselves also as living stones are being builded up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. (1 Peter 2:5)

foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof.

Ezek. 43:16• ¹⁶and the hearth twelve [cubits] long, twelve broad, square on its four sides; (Ezek. 43:16)

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John 6:37• ³⁷All that the Father giveth me shall come unto me; and him that cometh unto me I will in no wise cast out. (John 6:37)

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Heb. 13:8• ⁸Jesus Christ [is] the same yesterday and today, and unto the ages. (Heb. 13:8)

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Rev. 21:16• ¹⁶And the city lieth quadrangular, and the length of it {i}is{/i} as much as the breadth; and he measured the city with the reed (twelve thousand stadia: the length and the breadth and the height of it are equal. (Rev. 21:16)

J. N. Darby Translation

And he made the altar of burnt-offering of acacia-wood; five cubits the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof, square, and three cubits the height thereof.

W. Kelly Translation

And he made the altar of burnt-offering of acacia-wood; five cubits the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof, square, and three cubits the height thereof.

WK Verse Note

(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)