Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The altar was four cubits high, and from the altar upward stood four horns,

New American Standard Bible

The altar hearth shall be four cubits; and from the altar hearth shall extend upwards four horns.

King James Version

So the altar shall be four cubits; and from the altar and upward shall be four horns.

Holman Bible

The altar hearth is seven feet high, and four horns project upward from the hearth.

International Standard Version

The hearth is to be four cubits high, and four horns are to extend upwards from the hearth.

A Conservative Version

And the upper altar shall be four cubits. And from the altar hearth and upward there shall be four horns.

American Standard Version

And the upper altar shall be four cubits; and from the altar hearth and upward there shall be four horns.

Amplified

The altar hearth shall be four cubits high, and from the altar hearth shall extend upwards four horns [one from each corner, each one cubit high].

Bible in Basic English

And the fireplace is four cubits high: and coming up from the fireplace are the horns, a cubit high.

Darby Translation

And the upper altar was four cubits; and from the hearth of God and upward were four horns.

Julia Smith Translation

And the mountain of God, four cubits; and from the lion of God and upwards, four horns.

King James 2000

So the altar hearth shall be four cubits; and from the altar hearth and extending upward shall be four horns.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And the altar hearth [was] four cubits, and from the altar hearth and {upwards} [were] the four horns [of the altar].

Modern King James verseion

And the altar hearth shall be four cubits, and from the altar hearth and upward shall be four horns.

NET Bible

and the altar hearth, 7 feet, and from the altar hearth four horns projecting upward.

New Heart English Bible

The upper altar shall be four cubits; and from the altar hearth and upward there shall be four horns.

The Emphasized Bible

And the hearth, shall, be four cubits, - and from the hearth and upward, the horns shall be four.

Webster

So the altar shall be four cubits; and from the altar and upward shall be four horns.

World English Bible

The upper altar shall be four cubits; and from the altar hearth and upward there shall be four horns.

Youngs Literal Translation

And the altar is four cubits, and from the altar and upward are four horns.

Topics

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
So the altar
אראיל 
'ari'eyl 
Usage: 2

shall be four
ארבּעה ארבּע 
'arba` 
ארבּעה ארבּע 
'arba` 
Usage: 318
Usage: 318

אמּה 
'ammah 
Usage: 245

and from the altar
אראיל 
'ari'eyl 
Usage: 2

and upward
מעל 
Ma`al 
Usage: 140

References

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Easton

Fausets

Context Readings

Return Of The Lord's Glory And Description Of Sacrifices And Worship

14 from the ground to the lower steps the length is two cubits, and the breadth one cubit; and from the lower steps to the higher are four cubits, and the breadth but one cubit. 15 The altar was four cubits high, and from the altar upward stood four horns, 16 and it was twelve cubits long and twelve cubits broad, upon the four corners.

Cross References

Exodus 27:2

And make it horns proceeding out in the four corners of it, and cover it with brass.

Leviticus 9:9

And the sons of Aaron brought the blood unto him, and he dipped his finger in the blood and put it upon the horns of the altar, and poured the blood unto the bottom of the altar.

Psalm 118:27

God is the LORD, and hath showed us light; O garnish the solemn feast with green branches, even unto the horns of the altar.

1 Kings 2:28

Then tidings came to Joab - for Joab had turned after Adonijah, but not after Absalom - whereupon he fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD and caught handfast on the horns of the altar.

Isaiah 29:1-2

Woe be unto thee O Ariel, thou city that David won. Take ye yet some years, and let some feasts yet pass over:

Isaiah 29:7

And the multitude of all nations that fight against Ariel shall be as a dream seen by night; even so shall all they be that make war against it, and strongholds to overcome it.

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