Exodus 38:2

Hebrew	וַיַּ֣עַשׂ קַרְנֹתָ֗יו עַ֚ל אַרְבַּ֣ע פִּנֹּתָ֔יו מִמֶּ֖נּוּ הָי֣וּplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה hebrew The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament. This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence. * It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2 קַרְנֹתָ֑יו וַיְצַ֥ף אֹת֖וֹplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת hebrew The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence. For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים ( נְחֹֽשֶׁת
ESV	He made horns for it on its four corners. Its horns were of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with bronze.
NIV	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.
NLT	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.
LXX	καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” κατεχρύσωσεν αὐτὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) χρυσίῳ καθαρῷ ἔσωθεν καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” ἔξωθεν
KJV	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.

^{Exodus 38:1 ← Exodus 38:2 → Exodus 38:3}

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