Exodus 30:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Exodus 30:2

The Altar of Incense

1 “You shall make ^aan altar to burn incense on; you shall make it of acacia wood.

2 A cubit shall be its length and a cubit its width—it shall be square—and two cubits shall be its height. Its horns shall be of one piece with it.

3 And you shall overlay its top, its sides all around, and its horns with pure gold; and you shall make for it a¹ molding of gold all around.

4 Two gold rings you shall make for it, under the molding on both its sides. You shall place them on its two sides, and they will be holders for the poles with which to bear it.

5 You shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.

6 And you shall put it before the ^aveil that is before the ark of the Testimony, before the ^bmercy seat that is over the Testimony, where I will meet with you.

Verse Comparison: Exodus 30:2

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American Standard Version
A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be; and two cubits shall be the height thereof: the horns thereof shall be of one piece with it.

Amplified® Bible
A cubit shall be its length and a cubit its breadth; its top shall be square and it shall be two cubits high. Its horns shall be of one piece with it.

Contemporary English Version
Make it eighteen inches square and thirty-six inches high, and make each of its four corners stick up like the horn of a bull.

Darby English Version
a cubit the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof -- square shall it be; and two cubits its height; of itself shall be its horns.

Good News Bible
It is to be square, 18 inches long and 18 inches wide, and it is to be 36 inches high. Its projections at the four corners are to form one piece with it.

King James Version
A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be: and two cubits shall be the height thereof: the horns thereof shall be of the same.

New American Standard Bible
"Its length {shall be} a cubit, and its width a cubit, it shall be square, and its height {shall be} two cubits; its horns {shall be} of one piece with it.

New International Version
It is to be square, a cubit long and a cubit wide, and two cubits high —its horns of one piece with it.

New King James Version
A cubit shall be its length and a cubit its width—it shall be square—and two cubits shall be its height. Its horns shall be of one piece with it.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Its length shall measure a cubit, and its width a cubit, you shall make it square, and its height shall measure two cubits; its horns shall consist of one piece with it.

Revised Standard Version
A cubit shall be its length, and a cubit its breadth; it shall be square, and two cubits shall be its height; its horns shall be of one piece with it.

Young's Literal Translation
a cubit its length, and a cubit its breadth, (it is square), and two cubits its height; its horns `are' of the same.

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