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Douay-Rheims Bible

Exodus 37:26

And he overlaid it with the purest gold, with its grate, and the sides, and the horns.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Altar;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Altar of Incense;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Altar;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Leviticus;   Tabernacle;   Text, Versions, and Languages of Ot;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - The Altar of Incense;   Crown;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Handicraft;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Crown;   Horn;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
He overlaid it with pure gold, its top, its sides around it, and its horns. He made a gold molding around it.
King James Version
And he overlaid it with pure gold, both the top of it, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: also he made unto it a crown of gold round about.
Lexham English Bible
And he overlaid it with pure gold—its top and its sides all around and its horns—and he made for it a gold molding all around.
New Century Version
He covered the top and all the sides and the corners with pure gold, and he put gold trim around the altar.
New English Translation
He overlaid it with pure gold—its top, its four walls, and its horns—and he made a surrounding border of gold for it.
Amplified Bible
He overlaid it with pure gold, its top, its sides all around and its horns; he also made a rim of gold around it.
New American Standard Bible
And he overlaid it with pure gold, its top and its sides all around, and its horns; and he made a gold molding for it all around.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he couered it with pure gold, both the top and the sides thereof rounde about, and the hornes of it, and made vnto it a crowne of golde round about.
Legacy Standard Bible
He overlaid it with pure gold, its top and its sides all around, and its horns; and he made a gold molding for it all around.
Contemporary English Version
He covered it with pure gold and put a gold edging around it.
Complete Jewish Bible
He overlaid it with pure gold — its top, all around its sides and its horns; and he put around it a molding of gold.
Darby Translation
And he overlaid it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and made upon it a border of gold round about.
Easy-to-Read Version
He covered the top, all the sides, and the horns with pure gold. Then he put gold trim around the altar.
English Standard Version
He overlaid it with pure gold, its top and around its sides and its horns. And he made a molding of gold around it,
George Lamsa Translation
And he overlaid it with pure gold, both the top of it and its sides round about, and the horns of it; and he made for it a crown of gold round about.
Good News Translation
He covered its top, all four sides, and its projections with pure gold and put a gold border around it.
Christian Standard Bible®
He overlaid it, its top, all around its sides, and its horns with pure gold. Then he made a gold molding all around it.
Literal Translation
And he overlaid it with pure gold, its top and its sides and its horns all around. And he made for it a wreath of gold all around.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and ouerlayed it with fyne golde, the toppe and the sydes of it rounde aboute,
American Standard Version
And he overlaid it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: and he made unto it a crown of gold round about.
Bible in Basic English
The top and the sides and the horns were all plated with the best gold; and he put an edge of gold all round it.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he couered it with pure golde, both the top and the sides therof round about, and the hornes of it: and made vnto it a crowne of golde round about.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he overlaid it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it; and he made unto it a crown of gold round about.
King James Version (1611)
And he ouerlayed it with pure gold, both the top of it and the sides thereof round about, and the hornes of it: also he made vnto it a crowne of gold round about.
English Revised Version
And he overlaid it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: and he made unto it a crown of gold round about.
Berean Standard Bible
And he overlaid with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns. Then he made a molding of gold all around it.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he clothide it with clenneste gold, and the gridele, and wallis, and hornes;
Young's Literal Translation
and he overlayeth it with pure gold, its top and its sides round about, and its horns; and he maketh for it a wreath of gold round about;
Update Bible Version
And he overlaid it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: and he made to it a crown of gold round about.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he overlaid it with pure gold, [both] the top of it, and its sides round about, and its horns: also he made to it a crown of gold round about.
World English Bible
He overlaid it with pure gold, its top, its sides around it, and its horns. He made a gold molding around it.
New King James Version
And he overlaid it with pure gold: its top, its sides all around, and its horns. He also made for it a molding of gold all around it.
New Living Translation
He overlaid the top, sides, and horns of the altar with pure gold, and he ran a gold molding around the entire altar.
New Life Bible
He covered its top, all its sides and its horns with pure gold. And he made a piece of gold to go around it.
New Revised Standard
He overlaid it with pure gold, its top, and its sides all around, and its horns; and he made for it a molding of gold all around,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he overlaid it with pure gold - the top thereof and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof,-and he made thereto a rim of gold, round about.
Revised Standard Version
He overlaid it with pure gold, its top, and its sides round about, and its horns; and he made a molding of gold round about it,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He overlaid it with pure gold, its top and its sides all around, and its horns; and he made a gold molding for it all around.

Contextual Overview

25 He made also the alter of incense of setim wood, being a cubit on every side foursquare, and in height two cubits: from the corners of which went out horns. 26 And he overlaid it with the purest gold, with its grate, and the sides, and the horns. 27 And he made to it a crown of gold round about, and two golden rings under the crown at each side, that the bars might be put into them, and the altar be carried. 28 And the bars themselves he made also of setim wood, and overlaid them with plates of gold. 29 He compounded also the oil for the ointment of sanctification, and incense of the purest spices, according to the work of a perfumer.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: Revelation 8:3 - the golden

Cross-References

Genesis 4:10
And he said to him: What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth to me from the earth.
Genesis 25:32
He answered: Lo I die, what will the first birthright avail me?
Genesis 37:20
Come, let us kill him, and cast him into some old pit: and we will say: Some evil beast hath devoured him: and then it shall appear what his dreams avail him:
Deuteronomy 17:8
If thou perceive that there be among you a hard and doubtful matter in judgment between blood and blood, cause and cause, leprosy and leprosy: and thou see that the words of the judges within thy gates do vary: arise, and go up to the place, which the Lord thy God shall choose.
2 Samuel 1:16
And David said to him: Thy blood be upon thy own head: for thy own mouth hath spoken against thee, saying: I have slain the Lord’s anointed.
Job 16:18
(16-19) O earth, cover not thou my blood, neither let my cry find a hiding place in thee.
Psalms 30:9
(29-10) What profit is there in my blood, whilst I go down to corruption? Shall dust confess to thee, or declare thy truth?
Jeremiah 41:8
But ten men were found among them, that said to Ismahel: Kill us not: for we have stores in the field, of wheat, and barley, and oil, and honey. And he forbore, and slew them not with their brethren.
Ezekiel 24:7
For her blood is in the midst of her, she hath shed it upon the smooth rock: she hath not shed it upon the ground, that it might be covered with dust.
Matthew 16:26
For what doth it profit a man, if he gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his own soul? Or what exchange shall a man give for his soul?

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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