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The NET Bible®

Exodus 38:7

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.

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.
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.
Easy-to-Read Version
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.
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 He made the altar for the burnt offering of acacia wood seven feet six inches long and seven feet six inches wide—it was square—and its height was four feet six inches. 2 He made its horns on its four corners; its horns were part of it, and he overlaid it with bronze. 3 He made all the utensils of the altar—the pots, the shovels, the tossing bowls, the meat hooks, and the fire pans—he made all its utensils of bronze. 4 He made a grating for the altar, a network of bronze under its ledge, halfway up from the bottom. 5 He cast four rings for the four corners of the bronze grating, to provide places for the poles. 6 He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze. 7 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. 8 He made the large basin of bronze and its pedestal of bronze from the mirrors of the women who served at the entrance of the tent of meeting.

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 found favor in the sight of the Lord .
Genesis 13:13
(Now the people of Sodom were extremely wicked rebels against the Lord .)
Genesis 19:13
because we are about to destroy it. The outcry against this place is so great before the Lord that he has sent us to destroy it."
Genesis 46:12
The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
Numbers 26:19
The descendants of Judah were Er and Onan, but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
1 Chronicles 2:3
The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bathshua, a Canaanite woman. Er, Judah's firstborn, displeased the Lord , so the Lord killed him.
2 Chronicles 33:6
He passed his sons through the fire in the Valley of Ben Hinnom and practiced divination, omen reading, and sorcery. He set up a ritual pit to conjure up underworld spirits and appointed magicians to supervise it. He did a great amount of evil in the sight of the Lord and angered him.
Psalms 55:23
But you, O God, will bring them down to the deep Pit. Violent and deceitful people will not live even half a normal lifespan. But as for me, I trust in you.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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