Exodus 38:7

“And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it withal; he made the altar hollow with boards.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Exodus 38:7

And hee put the staues into the rings on the sides of the Altar, to beare it withall; hee made the Altar hollow with boards.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to carry it. He made it hollow with planks.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, wherewith to bear it; he made it hollow with planks.
- American Standard Version (1901)

He put the rods through the rings at the opposite sides of the altar for lifting it; he made the altar hollow, boarded in with wood.
- Basic English Bible

And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to carry it. Hollow with boards did he make it.
- Darby Bible

And he put the staffs into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it with; he made the altar hollow with boards.
- Webster's Bible

He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to carry it. He made it hollow with planks.
- World English Bible

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.
- Youngs Literal Bible

And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, wherewith to bear it; he made it hollow with planks.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Bible Commentary for Exodus 38:7

Wesley's Notes for Exodus 38:7


38:8 This laver signified the provision that is made in the gospel for cleansing our souls from the pollution of sin by the merit of Christ, that we may be fit to serve the holy God in holy duties. This is here said to be made of the looking - glasses of the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle. It should seem these women were eminent for devotion, attending more constantly at the place of public worship than others, and notice is here taken of it to their honour. These looking - glasses were of the finest brass, burnished for that purpose. In the laver, either they were artfully joined together, or else molten down and cast anew; but it is probable the laver was so brightly burnished that the sides of it still served for looking - glasses, that the priests when they came to wash might there see their faces, and so discover the spots to wash them clean.

38:9 And he made the court - The walls of the court, were like the rest, curtains, or hangings. This represented the state of the Old Testament church, it was a garden enclosed; the worshippers were then confined to a little compass. But the inclosure being of curtains only, intimated that that confinement of the church to one particular nation was not to be perpetual. The dispensation itself was a tabernacle - dispensation, moveable and mutable, and in due time to be taken down and folded up, when the place of the tent should be enlarged, and its cords lengthened, to make room for the Gentile world.


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