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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. (KJV)

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וַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he made

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to make

Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Exodus 38:2 word 1

קַרְנֹתָ֗יוkar.no.Tavhorns its

Lemma: קֶ֫רֶן (qe.ren) · Strong's: H7161A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: horn

Used 75 times. Also: Genesis 22:13, Exodus 27:2, Exodus 29:12, Exodus 30:2, Exodus 30:3, Exodus 30:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7161A; TAHOT Exodus 38:2 word 2

עַ֚ל'alon

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Exodus 38:2 word 3

אַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'[the] four

Lemma: אַרְבַּע (ar.ba) · Strong's: H0702

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HAcbsc)

Meaning: four

Used 315 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Genesis 11:13, Genesis 11:15, Genesis 11:16, Genesis 11:17, Genesis 14:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0702; TAHOT Exodus 38:2 word 4

פִּנֹּתָ֔יוpi.no.Tavcorners its

Lemma: פִּנָּה (pin.nah) · Strong's: H6438H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: corner

Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 27:2, Judges 20:2, 1 Samuel 14:38, 1 Kings 7:34, 2 Chronicles 26:15, 2 Chronicles 28:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6438H; TAHOT Exodus 38:2 word 5

מִמֶּ֖נּוּmi.Me.nufrom it

Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: from

Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Exodus 38:2 word 6

הָי֣וּha.Yuthey were

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Exodus 38:2 word 7

קַרְנֹתָ֑יוkar.no.Tavhorns its

Lemma: קֶ֫רֶן (qe.ren) · Strong's: H7161A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: horn

Used 75 times. Also: Genesis 22:13, Exodus 27:2, Exodus 29:12, Exodus 30:2, Exodus 30:3, Exodus 30:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7161A; TAHOT Exodus 38:2 word 8

וַיְצַ֥ףvay.Tzafand he overlaid

Lemma: צָפָה (tsa.phah) · Strong's: H6823

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)

Meaning: to overlay

Used 47 times. Also: Exodus 25:11, Exodus 25:13, Exodus 25:24, Exodus 25:28, Exodus 26:29, Exodus 26:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6823; TAHOT Exodus 38:2 word 9

אֹת֖וֹ'o.To<obj.> it

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 38:2 word 10

נְחֹֽשֶׁת\׃ne.Cho.shetbronze

Lemma: נְחֹ֫שֶׁת (ne.cho.shet) · Strong's: H5178A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: bronze

Used 139 times. Also: Genesis 4:22, Exodus 25:3, Exodus 26:11, Exodus 26:37, Exodus 27:2, Exodus 27:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5178A; TAHOT Exodus 38:2 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

He made	→	עָשָׂה H6213H to make
a horn	→	קֶ֫רֶן H7161A horn
at each of	→	עַל H5921A upon
its four	→	אַרְבַּע H0702 four
corners	→	פִּנָּה H6438H corner
so that the horns [and altar]	→	קֶ֫רֶן H7161A horn
were	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
of one piece	→	מִן־ H4480A from
and he overlaid	→	צָפָה H6823 to overlay
[the altar] with bronze	→	נְחֹ֫שֶׁת H5178A bronze

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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