Exodus 38:1
Modern Translations
New International Version
They built the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood, three cubits high; it was square, five cubits long and five cubits wide.

New Living Translation
Next Bezalel used acacia wood to construct the square altar of burnt offering. It was 7 1 / 2 feet wide, 7 1 / 2 feet long, and 4 1 / 2 feet high.

English Standard Version
He made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood. Five cubits was its length, and five cubits its breadth. It was square, and three cubits was its height.

Berean Study Bible
Bezalel constructed the altar of burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high.

New American Standard Bible
Then he made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood, five cubits long, and five cubits wide, square, and three cubits high.

NASB 1995
Then he made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood, five cubits long, and five cubits wide, square, and three cubits high.

NASB 1977
Then he made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood, five cubits long, and five cubits wide, square, and three cubits high.

Amplified Bible
Then Bezalel made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood; its top was square, five cubits long and five cubits wide, and three cubits high.

Christian Standard Bible
Bezalel constructed the altar of burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, 7 1 /2 feet long and 7 1 /2 feet wide, and was 4 1 /2 feet high.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Bezalel constructed the altar of burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, 7 1/2 feet long and 7 1/2 feet wide, and was 4 1/2 feet high.

Contemporary English Version
Bezalel built an altar of acacia wood for offering sacrifices. It was 2.25 meters square and 1.34 meters high

Good News Translation
For burning offerings, he made an altar out of acacia wood. It was square, 7� feet long and 7� feet wide, and it was 4� feet high.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He made the altar for burnt offerings out of acacia wood 7 1/2 feet square and 4 1/2 feet high.

International Standard Version
Then he made the altar for burnt offerings of acacia wood. It was a square, five cubits long and five cubits wide, and it was three cubits high.

NET Bible
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.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And he made the altar of burnt offering of shittim wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; it was foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof.

New King James Version
He made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood; five cubits was its length and five cubits its width—it was square—and its height was three cubits.

King James 2000 Bible
And he made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood: five cubits was the length of it, and five cubits the breadth of it; it was foursquare; and three cubits the height of it.

New Heart English Bible
He made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood. It was square. Its length was eight feet seven inches, its breadth was eight feet seven inches, and its height was five feet two inches.

World English Bible
He made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood. It was square. Its length was five cubits, its breadth was five cubits, and its height was three cubits.

American King James Version
And he made the altar of burnt offering of shittim wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; it was foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof.

American Standard Version
And he made the altar of burnt-offering of acacia wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof, foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof.

A Faithful Version
And he made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood. Its length was five cubits and its breadth five cubits square, and its height three cubits.

Darby Bible Translation
And he made the altar of burnt-offering of acacia-wood; five cubits the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof, square, and three cubits the height thereof.

English Revised Version
And he made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof, foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he made the altar of burnt-offering of shittim wood: five cubits was the length of it, and five cubits the breadth of it; it was foursquare; and its hight was three cubits.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Also he made the altar of the burnt offering of Shittim wood: fiue cubites was the length therof, and fiue cubites the breadth thereof: it was square and three cubites hie.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And he made the burnt offering aulter of Sittim wood: fiue cubites was the length thereof, and fiue cubites the breadth euen foure square, and three cubites hye.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And the altare of burntoffrynges made he of Fyrre tre, fyue cubytes loge & brode, eauen foure squared, & thre cubites hye.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And he made the burntoffryngealter of sethim wodd, fiue cubettes longe ad .v cubettes brode: euen .iiij. square, and .iij. cubettes hye.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And he makes the altar of burnt-offering of shittim wood; five cubits its length, and five cubits its breadth (square), and three cubits its height;

Young's Literal Translation
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;

Smith's Literal Translation
And he will make the altar of burnt-offering of acacia wood: five cubits its length, and five cubits its breadth; four-square; and three cubits its height.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
He made also the altar of holocaust of setim wood, five cubits square, and three in height:

Catholic Public Domain Version
He also made the altar of holocaust from setim wood: five cubits square, and three in height,

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And he made the altar of burning, from wood of the box tree, five cubits its length, and five cubits its width, square, and three cubits its height.

Lamsa Bible
AND he made the altar of burnt offering of shittim wood; five cubits was its length and five cubits its breadth; it was foursquare; and three cubits were the height thereof.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And he made the altar of burnt-offering of acacia-wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof, four-square, and three cubits the height thereof.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
He made the brazen altar of the brazen censers, which belonged to the men engaged in sedition with the gathering of Core.
















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