Exodus 38:1 — Compare Translations

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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.

English Amplified

BEZALEL MADE the burnt offering altar of acacia wood; its top was five cubits square and it was three cubits high.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

BEZALEL MADE the burnt offering altar of acacia wood; its top was five cubits square and it was three cubits high.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Bezalel constructed the altar of burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, 7½ feet long and 7½ feet wide, and was 4½ feet high.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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 EASY 2024

Bezalel used acacia wood to build the altar for burnt offerings. It was square, 2.2 metres long and 2.2 metres wide. It was 1.3 metres high.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

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.

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.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

For burning offerings, he made an altar out of acacia wood. It was square, 7½ feet long and 7½ feet wide, and it was 4½ feet high.

English God's Word - GW 1995

He made the altar for burnt offerings out of acacia wood 7 1/2 feet square and 4 1/2 feet high.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Bezalel constructed the altar of burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, seven and a half feet long and seven and a half feet wide, and was four and a half feet high.

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

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

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

He made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood. It was five cubits long and five cubits wide. It was square, and it was three cubits high.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - 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.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

The altar of holocausts was made of acacia wood, on a square, five cubits long and five cubits wide; its height was three cubits.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

The workers made the altar for burnt offerings out of acacia wood. It was four feet six inches high and seven feet six inches square.

English NIV

They built the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood, three cubits high; it was square, five cubits long and five cubits wide.

English NKJ 1982

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.

English NLT

The altar for burning animal sacrifices also was constructed of acacia wood. It was 7 1/2 feet square at the top and 4 1/2 feet high.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

He made the altar of burnt offering also of acacia wood; it was five cubits long, and five cubits wide; it was square, and three cubits high.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

He made the altar of burnt offering also of acacia wood; five cubits was its length, and five cubits its breadth; it was square, and three cubits was its height.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

The burnt-offering altar was also constructed of acacia wood; it was 7 1/2 feet square at the top, and 4 1/2 feet high.

English Tyndale 1537

And he made the burnt offering altar of Sethim wood, five cubits long and five cubits broad: even four square, and three cubits high.