Exodus 38:2
Strong's Lexicon
He made
וַיַּ֣עַשׂ (way·ya·‘aś)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6213: 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to do, work, make, produce 1a1a) to do 1a1b) to work 1a1c) to deal (with) 1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect 1a2) to make 1a2a) to make 1a2b) to produce 1a2c) to prepare 1a2d) to make (an offering) 1a2e) to attend to, put in order 1a2f) to observe, celebrate 1a2g) to acquire (property) 1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute 1a2i) to bring about 1a2j) to use 1a2k) to spend, pass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be done 1b2) to be made 1b3) to be produced 1b4) to be offered 1b5) to be observed 1b6) to be used 1c) (Pual) to be made 2) (Piel) to press, squeeze

a horn
קַרְנֹתָ֗יו (qar·nō·ṯāw)
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7161: n f 1) horn 1a) horn 1b) of strength (fig) 1c) flask (container for oil) 1d) horn (as musical instrument) 1e) horn (of horn-like projections on the altar) 1f) of rays of light 1g) hill n pr loc 2) (BDB) a place conquered by Israel probably in Bashan

at each of
עַ֚ל (‘al)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

its four
אַרְבַּ֣ע (’ar·ba‘)
Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 702: 1) four

corners,
פִּנֹּתָ֔יו (pin·nō·ṯāw)
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6438: 1) corner 1a) corner (of square objects) 1b) corner (of ruler or chief-fig.)

so that the horns [and altar]
קַרְנֹתָ֑יו (qar·nō·ṯāw)
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7161: n f 1) horn 1a) horn 1b) of strength (fig) 1c) flask (container for oil) 1d) horn (as musical instrument) 1e) horn (of horn-like projections on the altar) 1f) of rays of light 1g) hill n pr loc 2) (BDB) a place conquered by Israel probably in Bashan

were
הָי֣וּ (hā·yū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 1961: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) ----- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone

of one piece,
מִמֶּ֖נּוּ (mim·men·nū)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4480: prep 1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than 1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of 1b) out of 1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling) 1b2) (of material from which something is made) 1b3) (of source or origin) 1c) out of, some of, from (partitively) 1d) from, since, after (of time) 1e) than, more than (in comparison) 1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or 1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons) 1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive) conj 2) that

and he overlaid
וַיְצַ֥ף (way·ṣap̄)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6823: 1) to lay out, lay over, overlay, cover 1a) (Piel) to overlay, plate, stud 1b) (Pual) to be laid over

אֹת֖וֹ (’ō·ṯōw)
Direct object marker | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

[the altar] with bronze.
נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ (nə·ḥō·šeṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5178: 1) copper, bronze 1a) copper (ore), bronze (as copper alloy) 1b) fetters (of copper or bronze) 1c) copper (as value) 2) lust, harlotry 2a) meaning dubious

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
He made a horn at each of its four corners, so that the horns and altar were of one piece, and he overlaid the altar with bronze.

Young's Literal Translation
and he maketh its horns on its four corners; its horns have been of the same; and he overlayeth it with brass;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He made horns for it on its four corners; the horns were of one piece. Then he overlaid it with bronze.

New American Standard Bible
He made its horns on its four corners, its horns being [of one piece] with it, and he overlaid it with bronze.

King James Bible
And he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of the same: and he overlaid it with brass.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
They made a horn at each of the four corners, so that the horns and the altar were of one piece, and they overlaid the altar with bronze.

New Living Translation
He made horns for each of its four corners so that the horns and altar were all one piece. He overlaid the altar with bronze.

English Standard Version
He made horns for it on its four corners. Its horns were of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with bronze.

New American Standard Bible
He made its horns on its four corners, its horns being of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with bronze.

King James Bible
And he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of the same: and he overlaid it with brass.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He made horns for it on its four corners; the horns were of one piece. Then he overlaid it with bronze.

International Standard Version
He made horns on its four corners. Its horns were of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with bronze.

NET Bible
He made its horns on its four corners; its horns were part of it, and he overlaid it with bronze.

American Standard Version
And he made the horns thereof upon the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of one piece with it: and he overlaid it with brass.

English Revised Version
And he made the horns thereof upon the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of one piece with it: and he overlaid it with brass.

Young's Literal Translation
and he maketh its horns on its four corners; its horns have been of the same; and he overlayeth it with brass;
















Cross References
Exodus 38:1
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.

Exodus 38:3
And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basons, and the fleshhooks, and the firepans: all the vessels thereof made he of brass.

Exodus 1:1
Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.

Exodus 37:29
And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.

Exodus 37:28
And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.

Exodus 38:4
And he made for the altar a brasen grate of network under the compass thereof beneath unto the midst of it.

Exodus 38:5
And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grate of brass, to be places for the staves.
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