The Meaning of Exodus 30:2 Explained

Exodus 30:2

KJV: 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.

YLT: a cubit its length, and a cubit its breadth, (it is square), and two cubits its height; its horns are of the same.

Darby: a cubit the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof square shall it be; and two cubits its height; of itself shall be its horns.

ASV: 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 one piece with it.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Exodus 30:2 Mean?

Context Summary

Exodus 30:1-10 - The Altar Of Incense
It seems late in the story of the Tabernacle that the incense-altar should be only mentioned now; but it is not unsuitable, because intercessory prayer, which it represents, is the crown and climax of the religious life. When our Lord had finished His sacrificial death, He passed into the heavens to make intercession for us. In Revelation 8:3-4, r.v., the veil is lifted, and we are allowed to behold Him, standing by the golden altar in heaven, and adding much incense to the prayers of all saints. What a wealth of prayer is ever passing through those gracious hands and that loving heart! John 17:1-26 is the Golden Altar of Scripture; let us often worship there. But, alas, these earthly altars soon get defiled, even by our prayers, and need the blood that speaketh peace. All our prayer requires the blood of at-one-ment. [source]

Chapter Summary: Exodus 30

1  The altar of incense
11  The ransom of souls
17  The bronze basin
22  The holy anointing oil
34  The composition of the incense

What do the individual words in Exodus 30:2 mean?

A cubit [shall be] its length and a cubit its width Square it shall be and two cubits [shall be] its height Its horns [shall be] of one piece with it
אַמָּ֨ה אָרְכּ֜וֹ וְאַמָּ֤ה רָחְבּוֹ֙ רָב֣וּעַ יִהְיֶ֔ה וְאַמָּתַ֖יִם קֹמָת֑וֹ מִמֶּ֖נּוּ קַרְנֹתָֽיו

אַמָּ֨ה  A  cubit 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: אַמָּה 
Sense: cubit—a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 8 in (.
אָרְכּ֜וֹ  [shall  be]  its  length 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אֹרֶךְ  
Sense: length.
וְאַמָּ֤ה  and  a  cubit 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אַמָּה 
Sense: cubit—a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 8 in (.
רָחְבּוֹ֙  its  width 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: רֹחַב  
Sense: breadth, width, expanse.
רָב֣וּעַ  Square 
Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine singular
Root: רָבַע  
Sense: to square, be squared.
יִהְיֶ֔ה  it  shall  be 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
וְאַמָּתַ֖יִם  and  two  cubits 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, fd
Root: אַמָּה 
Sense: cubit—a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 8 in (.
קֹמָת֑וֹ  [shall  be]  its  height 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: קֹומָה  
Sense: height.
מִמֶּ֖נּוּ  Its  horns 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: מִן 
Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than.
קַרְנֹתָֽיו  [shall  be]  of  one  piece  with  it 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: קֶרֶן 
Sense: horn.

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