Exodus 30:2

It is to be square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns must be of one piece.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — God instructs Moses at Sinai on the precise dimensions of the incense altar during the tabernacle construction.

The words — רָב֣וּעַ (ra.Vu.a') defines the altar's square footprint, and קֹמָת֑/וֹ (ko.ma.T/o) establishes its two-cubit height.

The thread — The requirement for horns made of one piece runs parallel to Exodus 27:2, which gives identical structural instructions for the bronze altar.

Why it lands — The text commands exact adherence to specified measurements and unified construction before any theological inference about worship or holiness.

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The Hebrew words

אַמָּ֨ה'a.Mah[will be] a cubit אָרְכּ֜וֹ'a.re.K/olength/ its וְאַמָּ֤הve./'a.Mahand/ [will be] a cubit רָחְבּוֹ֙ra.che.B/obreadth/ its רָב֣וּעַra.Vu.a'square יִהְיֶ֔הyih.Yehit will be וְאַמָּתַ֖יִםve./'a.ma.Ta.yimand/ [will be] two cubits קֹמָת֑וֹko.ma.T/oheight/ its מִמֶּ֖נּוּmi.Me./nu[will be] from/ it קַרְנֹתָֽיו׃kar.no.Ta/vhorns/ its

King James Version

A 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.

Cross-references

Exodus 27:2 Make a horn on each of its four corners, so that the horns are of one piece, and overlay it with bronze.