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Exodus 30:1 KJV
Exodus · chapter 30 · verse 1
And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of shittim wood shalt thou make it.Exodus 30:1 · King James Version
Exodus 30:1 in context
1And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of shittim wood shalt thou make it.
2A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be: and two cubits shall be the height thereof: the horns thereof shall be of the same.
3And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- incenseqᵉṭôretha fumigationH7004 →
- shittimshiṭṭâhthe acaciaH7848 →
- altarmizbêachan altarH4196 →
- makeʻâsâhto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationH6213 →
- burnmiqṭârsomething to fume onH4729 →
- woodʻêtsa treeH6086 →
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I. The orders given concerning the altar of incense are, 1. That it was to be made of wood, and covered with gold, pure gold, about a yard high and half a yard square, with horns at the corners, a golden cornice round it, with rings and staves of gold, for the convenience of carrying it, Exo 30:1-5.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-10