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Saturday, July 12th, 2025
the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14
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Exodus 38:7

He put the poles through the rings on the sides of the altar to carry it. He used boards to make the sides of the altar. It was hollow, like an empty box.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Altar;   Bezalel;   Tabernacle;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Altar of Burnt-Offering, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Urijah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Leviticus;   Tabernacle;   Table, Tablet;   Text, Versions, and Languages of Ot;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Altar;   Board;   Hollow;   Plank;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Brass;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to carry it. He made it hollow with planks.
King James Version
And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it withal; he made the altar hollow with boards.
Lexham English Bible
And he put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar to carry it with them. He made it hollow with boards.
New Century Version
He put the poles through the rings on both sides of the altar, to carry it. He made the altar of boards and left the inside hollow.
New English Translation
He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to carry it. He made the altar hollow, out of boards.
Amplified Bible
He put the poles through the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to carry it; he made it hollow with planks.
New American Standard Bible
Then he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to carry it. He made it hollow with planks.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The which barres he put into the rings on the sides of the altar to beare it withall, & made it hollow within the boardes.
Legacy Standard Bible
He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to carry it. He made it hollow with planks.
Contemporary English Version
put them through the rings for carrying the altar, which was shaped like an open box.
Complete Jewish Bible
He put the carrying-poles into the rings on the sides of the altar; he made it of planks and hollow inside.
Darby Translation
And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to carry it. Hollow with boards did he make it.
English Standard Version
And he put the poles through the rings on the sides of the altar to carry it with them. He made it hollow, with boards.
George Lamsa Translation
And put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar to carry it with them; he made the altar hollow with boards.
Good News Translation
and put them in the rings on each side of the altar. The altar was made of boards and was hollow.
Christian Standard Bible®
Then he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar in order to carry it with them. He constructed the altar with boards so that it was hollow.
Literal Translation
And he put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, to lift it with them. He made it hollow with planks.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and put them in the rynges by the sydes of the altare, to beare it withall, and made it holowe with bordes.
American Standard Version
And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, wherewith to bear it; he made it hollow with planks.
Bible in Basic English
He put the rods through the rings at the opposite sides of the altar for lifting it; he made the altar hollow, boarded in with wood.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And put the barres into the ringes in the foure corners of the aulter to beare it with all, and made the aulter holowe within the boordes.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, wherewith to bear it; he made it hollow with planks.
King James Version (1611)
And hee put the staues into the rings on the sides of the Altar, to beare it withall; hee made the Altar hollow with boards.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
one cherub on the one end of the propitiatory, and another cherub on the other end of the propitiatory,
English Revised Version
And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it withal; he made it hollow with planks.
Berean Standard Bible
Then he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar for carrying it. He made the altar with boards so that it was hollow.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And ledde in to the serclis that stonden forth in the sidis of the auter. Forsothe thilke auter was not sad, but holowe of the bildyngis of tablis, and voide with ynne.
Young's Literal Translation
and he bringeth in the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it with them; hollow [with] boards he made it.
Update Bible Version
And he put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to bear it; he made it hollow with planks.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he put the staffs into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it with; he made the altar hollow with boards.
World English Bible
He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to carry it. He made it hollow with planks.
New King James Version
Then he put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to bear it. He made the altar hollow with boards.
New Living Translation
He inserted the poles through the rings on the sides of the altar. The altar was hollow and was made from planks.
New Life Bible
He put the long pieces of wood through the rings on each side of the altar for carrying it. He made the altar with pieces of wood so it was empty inside.
New Revised Standard
And he put the poles through the rings on the sides of the altar, to carry it with them; he made it hollow, with boards.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he brought the staves into the rings, upon the sides of the altar, to lift it therewith, - hollow with boards, did he make it.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he drew them through the rings that stood out in the sides of the altar. And the altar itself was not solid, but hollow, of boards, and empty within.
Revised Standard Version
And he put the poles through the rings on the sides of the altar, to carry it with them; he made it hollow, with boards.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to carry it. He made it hollow with planks.

Contextual Overview

1 Then Bezalel used acacia wood to build the altar. This was the altar used for burning offerings. The altar was square. It was 5 cubits long, 5 cubits wide, and 3 cubits high. 2 He made a horn for each of the four corners of the altar. He joined each horn to its corner so that everything was one piece. He covered the altar with bronze. 3 Then he used bronze to make all the tools to be used on the altar. He made the pots, shovels, bowls, forks, and pans. 4 Then he made a bronze grating for the altar. This grating was shaped like a net. The grating was put under the ledge at the bottom of the altar. It went halfway up into the altar from below. 5 Then he made bronze rings to hold the poles for carrying the altar. He put the rings at the four corners of the grating. 6 Then he used acacia wood to make the poles and covered them with bronze. 7 He put the poles through the rings on the sides of the altar to carry it. He used boards to make the sides of the altar. It was hollow, like an empty box. 8 He made the bowl and its base with bronze. He used the bronze mirrors that the women gave. These were the women who served at the entrance to the Meeting Tent.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

to bear it withal: Acts 9:15, 1 Corinthians 1:24, 1 Corinthians 2:2

Reciprocal: Exodus 25:12 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 6:8
But Noah pleased the Lord .
Genesis 13:13
The Lord knew that the people of Sodom were very evil sinners.
Genesis 19:13
We are going to destroy this city. The Lord heard how evil this city is, so he sent us to destroy it."
Genesis 46:12
Judah's sons were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah. (Er and Onan died while still in Canaan.) Perez's sons were Hezron and Hamul.
Numbers 26:19
These are the family groups from the tribe of Judah: Shelah—the Shelanite family group; Perez—the Perezite family group; Zerah—the Zerahite family group. (Two of Judah's sons, Er and Onan, died in Canaan.)
1 Chronicles 2:3
Judah's sons were Er, Onan, and Shelah. Bathshua from Canaan was their mother. The Lord killed Er, the first son, because he saw that he was evil.
2 Chronicles 33:6
He also burned his own children for a sacrifice in the Valley of Ben Hinnom. He also used magic by doing soothsaying, divination, and sorcery. He talked with mediums and wizards. He did many things that the Lord said were evil and made him angry.
Psalms 55:23
But, God, you will send those liars and murderers to the grave. They will die before their life is half finished! As for me, I will put my trust in you.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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