Other translations
American Standard Version
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.
Darby Bible Translation
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.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
It shall be a cubit in length, and another in breadth, that is, foursquare, and two in height. Horns shall go out of the same.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
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.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
A cubit shall be its length, and a cubit its breadth. It shall be square, and two cubits shall be its height. Its horns shall be of one piece with it.
God's Word
Make it 18 inches square and 36 inches high. The horns and altar must be made out of one piece [of wood].
Holman Christian Standard Bible
It must be square, 18 inches long and 18 inches wide; it must be 36 inches high. Its horns must be of one piece.
International Standard Version
It is to be a square, one cubit long and one cubit wide, and it is to be two cubits high, with its horns of one piece with it.
NET Bible
Its length is to be a foot and a half and its width a foot and a half; it will be square. Its height is to be three feet, with its horns of one piece with it.
New American Standard Bible
"Its length shall be a cubit, and its width a cubit, it shall be square, and its height shall be two cubits; its horns shall be of one piece with it.
New International Version
It is to be square, a cubit long and a cubit wide, and two cubits high --its horns of one piece with it.
New Living Translation
Make it 18 inches square and 36 inches high, with horns at the corners carved from the same piece of wood as the altar itself.
Webster's Bible Translation
A cubit shall be its length, and a cubit its breadth; foursquare shall it be; and two cubits shall be its hight: its horns shall be of the same.
The World English Bible
Its length shall be a cubit, and its breadth a cubit. It shall be square, and its height shall be two cubits. Its horns shall be of one piece with it.
EasyEnglish Bible
The altar must be square. Make it 45 centimetres long, 45 centimetres wide and 90 centimetres high. The altar's horns must be part of it, made from one piece of wood.
Young‘s Literal Translation
a cubit its length, and a cubit its breadth, (it is square), and two cubits its height; its horns [are] of the same.
New Life Version
It will be as long and as wide as a man’s arm and as high as a man’s waist. Its horns will be of one piece with it.
The Voice Bible
in the shape of a square—18 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 36 inches high. Carve the horns and the top of the altar out of one piece of wood.
Living Bible
It is to be eighteen inches square and three feet high, with horns carved from the wood of the altar—they are not to be merely separate parts that are attached.
New Catholic Bible
one cubit long and one cubit wide. It shall be square, and two cubits high; and its horns shall all be one piece with it.
Legacy Standard Bible
Its length shall be a cubit, and its width a cubit; it shall be square. And its height shall be two cubits; its horns shall be of the same piece.
Jubilee Bible 2000
Its length shall be a cubit and its width a cubit; it shall be square and its height two cubits; its horns shall be of the same.
Christian Standard Bible
It must be square, eighteen inches long and eighteen inches wide; it must be thirty-six inches high. Its horns must be of one piece with it.
Amplified Bible © 1954
A cubit shall be its length and a cubit its breadth; its top shall be square and it shall be two cubits high. Its horns shall be of one piece with it.
New Century Version
Make it square—eighteen inches long and eighteen inches wide—and make it thirty-six inches high. The corners that stick out like horns must be one piece with the altar.
The Message
“Make an Altar for burning incense. Construct it from acacia wood, one and one-half feet square and three feet high with its horns of one piece with it. Cover it with a veneer of pure gold, its top, sides, and horns, and make a gold molding around it with two rings of gold beneath the molding. Place the rings on the two opposing sides to serve as holders for poles by which it will be carried. Make the poles of acacia wood and cover them with a veneer of gold.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
It is to be eighteen inches long and eighteen inches wide. It is to be square, and three feet high. Its horns are to be one piece with it.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
It shall be one cubit long, and one cubit wide; it shall be square, and shall be two cubits high; its horns shall be of one piece with it.
Good News Translation®
It is to be square, 18 inches long and 18 inches wide, and it is to be 36 inches high. Its projections at the four corners are to form one piece with it.
Wycliffe Bible
and the altar shall have a cubit of length, and another cubit of breadth, that is four-cornered, and two cubits in height; (and the) corners shall come forth of the altar. (and the altar shall be one cubit in length, and one cubit in breadth, that is, square, and two cubits in height; and horns shall come forth from the altar.)
Contemporary English Version
Make it 45 centimeters square and 90 centimeters high, and make each of its four corners stick up like the horn of a bull.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
A cubit shall be its length, and a cubit its breadth; it shall be square, and two cubits shall be its height; its horns shall be of one piece with it.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
It shall be one cubit long and one cubit wide; it shall be square and shall be two cubits high; its horns shall be of one piece with it.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
It shall be one cubit long, and one cubit wide; it shall be square, and shall be two cubits high; its horns shall be of one piece with it.
Common English Bible © 2011
The altar should be square, eighteen inches long and eighteen inches wide. It should be three feet high. Its horns should be permanently attached.
Amplified Bible © 2015
It shall be a cubit long and a cubit wide. It shall be square and it shall be two cubits high. Its horns of one piece with it.
English Standard Version Anglicised
A cubit shall be its length, and a cubit its breadth. It shall be square, and two cubits shall be its height. Its horns shall be of one piece with it.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
with a square surface, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high, with horns that are of one piece with it.
New American Standard Bible
Its length shall be a cubit, and its width a cubit; it shall be square, and its height shall be two cubits; its horns shall be of one piece with it.
The Expanded Bible
Make it square—·eighteen inches [L a cubit] long and ·eighteen inches [L a cubit] wide—and make it ·thirty-six inches [L two cubits] high. The ·corners that stick out like horns [L horns; 27:2] must be one piece with the altar.
Tree of Life Version
It is to be square—one cubit in length, one cubit wide, and two cubits high. The horns must be of one piece with it.
Revised Standard Version
A cubit shall be its length, and a cubit its breadth; it shall be square, and two cubits shall be its height; its horns shall be of one piece with it.
New International Reader's Version
It must be one and a half feet square and three feet high. Make a horn stick out from each of its upper four corners.
BRG Bible
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.
Complete Jewish Bible
It is to be eighteen inches square and three feet high; its horns are to be of one piece with it.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
It shall be one cubit long, and one cubit wide; it shall be square, and shall be two cubits high; its horns shall be of one piece with it.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the width thereof; ravu’a (foursquare, square) shall it be; and two cubits shall be the height thereof; the karnenot thereof shall be of the same.
Names of God Bible
Make it 18 inches square and 36 inches high. The horns and altar must be made out of one piece of wood.
Modern English Version
It must be a cubit in length, and its width a cubit. It will be square. Its height will be two cubits; the horns shall be of one piece with it.
Easy-to-Read Version
You must make the altar square—1 cubit long and 1 cubit wide. It must be 2 cubits high. There will be horns at the four corners. These horns must be made as one piece with the altar.
International Children’s Bible
Make it square—18 inches long and 18 inches wide. It must be 36 inches high. Make the corners stick out like horns. These must be one piece with the altar.
Lexham English Bible
a cubit its length and a cubit its width—it will be square—and two cubits its height, its horns of one piece with it.
New International Version - UK
It is to be square, a cubit long and a cubit wide, and two cubits high – its horns of one piece with it.