The Meaning of Exodus 38:6 Explained

Exodus 38:6

KJV: And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass.

YLT: and he maketh the staves of shittim wood, and overlayeth them with brass;

Darby: And he made the staves of acacia-wood, and overlaid them with copper.

ASV: And he made the staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with brass.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he made  the staves  [of] shittim  wood,  and overlaid  them with brass. 

What does Exodus 38:6 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Exodus 38

1  The altar of burnt offering
8  The laver of brass
9  The court, and its hangings
21  The sum of what the people offered, and the use to which it was applied

What do the individual words in Exodus 38:6 mean?

And he made - the poles of wood acacia and overlaid with them bronze
וַיַּ֥עַשׂ אֶת־ הַבַּדִּ֖ים עֲצֵ֣י שִׁטִּ֑ים וַיְצַ֥ף אֹתָ֖ם נְחֹֽשֶׁת

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ  And  he  made 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הַבַּדִּ֖ים  the  poles 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: בַּד 
Sense: alone, by itself, besides, a part, separation, being alone.
עֲצֵ֣י  of  wood 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: עֵץ  
Sense: tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows.
שִׁטִּ֑ים  acacia 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: שִׁטָּה  
Sense: acacia tree, acacia wood.
וַיְצַ֥ף  and  overlaid  with 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: צָפָה  
Sense: to lay out, lay over, overlay, cover.
נְחֹֽשֶׁת  bronze 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: נְחֹשֶׁת 
Sense: copper, bronze.

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