Exodus 38:2

“And he made its horns on its four corners; its horns were of one piece with it; and he overlaid it with bronze.”

Exodus 38:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 38:2, word by word

And he madeיַּעַשׂyaas

make

To build or create something.

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its hornsקַרְנֹתָיkarnotay

altar horn

The horns of the altar.

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on its fourאַרְבַּעarba

four

Four.

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cornersפִּנֹּתָיpinotay

corner

The angle of a building; the main stone holding it.

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wereהָיוּhayu

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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and he overlaidיְצַףyetsaf

overlay

Overlay, cover with a sheet of metal.

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with bronzeנְחֹשֶׁתnechoshet

bronze

Bronze, or things made of bronze.

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The context

1And he made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood; five cubits was its length, and five cubits its width, square, and three cubits its height.

2 · This verse (above)

3And he made all the utensils of the altar, the pots and the shovels and the bowls, the forks and the firepans; all its utensils he made of bronze.

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