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Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 38:6

and he maketh the staves of shittim wood, and overlayeth them with brass;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

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

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Urijah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Leviticus;   Tabernacle;   Text, Versions, and Languages of Ot;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Shittim;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Altar;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Brass;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
He made the poles of shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass.
King James Version
And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass.
Lexham English Bible
And he made the poles of acacia wood, and he overlaid them with bronze.
New Century Version
Then he made poles of acacia wood and covered them with bronze.
New English Translation
He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze.
Amplified Bible
And he made the carrying poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze.
New American Standard Bible
He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he made the barres of Shittim wood, and couered them with brasse.
Legacy Standard Bible
He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze.
Contemporary English Version
He covered two acacia wood poles with bronze and
Complete Jewish Bible
He made the poles of acacia-wood and overlaid them with bronze.
Darby Translation
And he made the staves of acacia-wood, and overlaid them with copper.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then he used acacia wood to make the poles and covered them with bronze.
English Standard Version
He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze.
George Lamsa Translation
And he made the poles of shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass.
Good News Translation
He made carrying poles of acacia wood, covered them with bronze,
Christian Standard Bible®
He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze.
Literal Translation
And he made the poles of acacia wood; and he overlaid them with bronze.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
which he made of Fyrre tre, and ouerlayed them wt brasse,
American Standard Version
And he made the staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with brass.
Bible in Basic English
The rods he made of hard wood plated with brass.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he made the barres of Sittim wood, and couered them with brasse:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he made the staves of acacia-wood, and overlaid them with brass.
King James Version (1611)
And he made the staues of Shittim wood, and ouerlayed them with brasse.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and the two cherubs of gold;
English Revised Version
And he made the staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with brass.
Berean Standard Bible
And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and he made tho same barris of the trees of Sechym, and hilide with platis of bras.
Update Bible Version
And he made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with bronze.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he made the staffs [of] shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass.
World English Bible
He made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with brass.
New King James Version
And he made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with bronze.
New Living Translation
He made the poles from acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze.
New Life Bible
He made the long pieces of wood out of acacia wood and covered them with brass.
New Revised Standard
he made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with bronze.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he made the staves of acacia wood, - and overlaid them with bronze.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he made the bars of setim wood, and overlaid them with plates of brass:
Revised Standard Version
he made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with bronze.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze.

Contextual Overview

1 And he maketh the altar of burnt-offering of shittim wood, five cubits its length, and five cubits its breadth (square), and three cubits its height; 2 and he maketh its horns on its four corners; its horns have been of the same; and he overlayeth it with brass; 3 and he maketh all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the sprinkling-pans, the forks, and the fire-pans; all its vessels he hath made of brass. 4 And he maketh for the altar a brazen grate of net-work, under its border beneath, unto its midst; 5 and he casteth four rings for the four ends of the brazen grate -- places for bars; 6 and he maketh the staves of shittim wood, and overlayeth them with brass; 7 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. 8 And he maketh the laver of brass, and its base of brass, with the looking-glasses of the women assembling, who have assembled at the opening of the tent of meeting.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Exodus 25:6, Deuteronomy 10:3

Cross-References

Genesis 21:21
and he dwelleth in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother taketh for him a wife from the land of Egypt.
Genesis 24:3
and I cause thee to swear by Jehovah, God of the heavens, and God of the earth, that thou dost not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanite, in the midst of whom I am dwelling;
Matthew 1:3
and Judah begat Pharez and Zarah of Tamar, and Pharez begat Hezron, and Hezron begat Ram,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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