You shall make its pots to take away its ashes; and its shovels, its basins, its meat hooks, and its fire pans. You shall make all its vessels of bronze. You shall make a grating for it of network of bronze. On the net you shall make four bronze rings in its four corners. You shall put it under the ledge around the altar beneath, that the net may reach halfway up the altar. You shall make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with bronze. Its poles shall be put into the rings, and the poles shall be on the two sides of the altar when carrying it.
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“You shall make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits long, and five cubits wide. The altar shall be square. Its height shall be three cubits. You shall make its horns on its four corners. Its horns shall be of one piece with it. You shall overlay it with bronze. You shall make its pots to take away its ashes; and its shovels, its basins, its meat hooks, and its fire pans. You shall make all its vessels of bronze. You shall make a grating for it of network of bronze. On the net you shall make four bronze rings in its four corners. You shall put it under the ledge around the altar beneath, that the net may reach halfway up the altar. You shall make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with bronze. Its poles shall be put into the rings, and the poles shall be on the two sides of the altar when carrying it. You shall make it hollow with planks. They shall make it as it has been shown you on the mountain.
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You shall make its pots to take away its ashes; and its shovels, its basins, its meat hooks, and its fire pans. You shall make all its vessels of bronze.
You shall make a grating for it of network of bronze. On the net you shall make four bronze rings in its four corners.
You shall put it under the ledge around the altar beneath, that the net may reach halfway up the altar.
You shall make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with bronze.
Its poles shall be put into the rings, and the poles shall be on the two sides of the altar when carrying it.
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And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basons, and his fleshhooks, and his firepans: all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass.
And thou shalt make for it a grate of network of brass; and upon the net shalt thou make four brasen rings in the four corners thereof.
And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, that the net may be even to the midst of the altar.
And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with brass.
And the staves shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, to bear it.
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And thou shalt make its pots to take away its ashes, and its shovels, and its basins, and its flesh-hooks, and its fire-pans; all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass.
And thou shalt make for it a grating of network of brass; and upon the net shalt thou make four brazen rings in the four corners thereof.
And thou shalt put it under the ledge round the altar beneath, that the net may reach halfway up the altar.
And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with brass.
And the staves thereof shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, in bearing it.
Cross-references (22)
- 1 Kings 7:45 (v3) the pots; the shovels; and the basins: even all these vessels, which Hiram made for king Solomon, in Yahweh’s house, were of burnished…
- Exodus 30:4 (vv6–7) You shall make two golden rings for it under its molding; on its two ribs, on its two sides you shall make them; and they shall be for…
- Exodus 24:6 (v3) Moses took half of the blood and put it in basins, and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.
- Exodus 25:12 (v4) You shall cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in its four feet. Two rings shall be on the one side of it, and two rings on the…
- Exodus 25:28 (v7) You shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be carried with them.
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- Exodus 35:13-15 (v6) the table with its poles and all its vessels, and the show bread; the lamp stand also for the light, with its vessels, its lamps, and the…
- Exodus 35:16 (v4) the altar of burnt offering, with its grating of bronze, its poles, and all its vessels, the basin and its base;
- Exodus 38:3 (v3) He made all the vessels of the altar: the pots, the shovels, the basins, the forks, and the fire pans. He made all its vessels of bronze.
- Exodus 38:4 (v5) He made for the altar a grating of a network of bronze, under the ledge around it beneath, reaching halfway up.
- Exodus 38:4-5 (v4) He made for the altar a grating of a network of bronze, under the ledge around it beneath, reaching halfway up. He cast four rings for the…
- Leviticus 16:12 (v3) He shall take a censer full of coals of fire from off the altar before Yahweh, and two handfuls of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it…
- Numbers 4:13-14 (v7) “They shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth on it. They shall put on it all its vessels with which they…
- Numbers 4:14 (v3) They shall put on it all its vessels with which they minister about it, the fire pans, the meat hooks, the shovels, and the basins—all the…
- Numbers 4:44 (v6) even those who were counted of them by their families, were three thousand two hundred.
- 1 Samuel 2:13-14 (v3) The custom of the priests with the people was that when anyone offered a sacrifice, the priest’s servant came while the meat was boiling,…
- 1 Kings 7:40 (v3) Hiram made the pots, the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram finished doing all the work that he worked for king Solomon in Yahweh’s house:
- 2 Kings 25:15 (v3) The captain of the guard took away the fire pans, the basins, that which was of gold, in gold, and that which was of silver, in silver.
- 1 Chronicles 28:17 (v3) and the forks, the basins, and the cups, of pure gold; and for the golden bowls by weight for every bowl; and for the silver bowls by…
- 2 Chronicles 4:11 (v3) Huram made the pots, the shovels, and the basins. So Huram finished doing the work that he did for king Solomon in God’s house:
- 2 Chronicles 4:16 (v3) Huram his father also made the pots, the shovels, the forks, and all its vessels for king Solomon, for Yahweh’s house, of bright bronze.
- Jeremiah 52:18-20 (v3) They also took away the pots, the shovels, the snuffers, the basins, the spoons, and all the vessels of bronze with which they ministered.…
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv3–4 Or, fire pans.
Or, fire pans.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv3, 4, 7 Exo 27:3 And thou shalt make his pans to…
Exo 27:3 And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basons, and his fleshhooks, and his firepans: all the vessels thereof thou shalt make [of] brass.
Ver. 3. His shovels, and his basons.] These several instruments figured the ministry of the word, say some; the sundry callings that Christ hath in his Church, say others, for her edification.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv3, 4, 5, 7 Basons, to receive the blood of the sacrifices, which…
Basons, to receive the blood of the sacrifices, which they were to sprinkle.
Flesh-hooks, wherewith they took flesh out of the pot in which it was seethed, as 1Sa 2:14. But this seems not proper here, because the flesh was never boiled upon the altar, but in other places appointed for that use. And the Hebrew word is general, and may signify either tongs or fire-forks.
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Firepans, in which they carried live coals from this altar to that of incense, as occasion required.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv3–7 And thou shall make his pans to receive his…
And thou shall make his pans to receive his ashes,.... Not to receive them in as they fell, but to gather them up in, and carry them away; and this was done every morning about cockcrowing, not much sooner nor later (c):
and his shovels; to throw up the ashes together to be put into the pans; Jarchi describes this vessel to be like the cover of a brass pot, with a handle to it; the same we call a fire shovel:
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and his basins: to receive the blood of the sacrifice, and out of which it was sprinkled, as the word signifies, and may be rendered sprinkling basins:
and his flesh hooks; not such as were used to take flesh out of the pot, Sa1 2:13 for there could be no use for such at the altar of burnt offering; but were, as Jarchi says, like hooks recurved, with which they struck into the flesh, and turned it upon the coals to hasten the burning of it; and with which very probably they kept the fire and the parts of the sacrifices in good order, until they were consumed:
and his fire pans; which were a kind of censers in which coals of fire were taken off from the altar of burnt offering, and carried to the altar of incense, as Jarchi and Ben Gersom observe, see Lev 16:12 but as censers did not belong to the altar of burnt offering, but to the altar of incense, Fortunatus Scacchus (d) is of opinion, that these were a larger sort of vessels, wherein the fire which came down from heaven was kept burning while the altar and grate were cleansed from the coals and ashes, and when the altar was had from place to place:
all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass; as being fittest for the use of this altar.
(c) Misn. Yoma, c. 1. sect. 8. & Maimon, in ib. (d) Sacr. Elaeochrism. Myrothec. l. 2. c. 73. p. 676, 677.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On v4 The grate was set into the hollow of the…
The grate was set into the hollow of the altar, about the middle of it, in which the fire was kept, and the sacrifice burnt; it was made of net-work like a sieve, and hung hollow, that the fire might burn the better, and that the ashes might fall through. Now, this brazen altar was a type of Christ dying to make atonement for our sins. Christ sanctified himself for his church as their altar, John xvii, 19, and by his mediation sanctifies the daily services of his people. To the horns of this altar poor sinners fly for refuge, and are safe in virtue of the sacrifice there offered.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv3–4 Verse 3. Thou shalt make his pans] סירתיו sirothaiv,…
Verse 3. Thou shalt make his pans] סירתיו sirothaiv, a sort or large brazen dishes, which stood under the altar to receive the ashes that fell through the grating.
His shovels] יעיו yaaiv. Some render this besoms; but as these were brazen instruments, it is more natural to suppose that some kind of fire-shovels are intended, or scuttles, which were used to carry off the ashes that fell through the grating into the large pan or siroth.
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His basins] מזרקתיו mizrekothaiv, from זרק zarak, to sprinkle or disperse; bowls or basins to receive the blood of the sacrifices, in order that it might be sprinkled on the people before the altar, c.
His flesh-hooks] מזלגתיו mizlegothaiu. That this word is rightly translated flesh-hooks is fully evident from 1Sa 2:13, where the same word is used in such a connection as demonstrates its meaning: And the priest's custom with the people was, that when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was in the seething, with a FLESH-HOOK (מזלג mazleg) of three teeth (prongs) in his hand, and he struck it into the pan, c. all that the FLESH-HOOK (מזלג mazleg) brought up, the priest took for himself. It was probably a kind of trident, or fork with three prongs, and these bent to a right angle at the middle, as the ideal meaning of the Hebrew seems to imply crookedness or curvature in general.
His fire-pans] מחתתיו machtothaiu. Bishop Patrick and others suppose that "this was a larger sort of vessel, wherein, probably, the sacred fire which came down from heaven (Le 9:24) was kept burning, whilst they cleansed the altar and the grate from the coals and the ashes and while the altar was carried from one place to another, as it often was in the wilderness.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On v4 Exo 27:4. Thou shalt make for it a grate…
Exo 27:4. Thou shalt make for it a grate of net-work — This was the principal part of the altar. It was let into the hollow about the middle of it, and here the fire was kept, and the sacrifice burned. It was a broad plate of brass full of holes, like a net or sieve, and partly hollow that the fire might burn the better, and the ashes might fall through to the bottom of the altar, where there was a door on the east side to open and take out the ashes.
Now this brazen altar was a type of Christ dying to make atonement for our sins. Christ sanctified himself for his church as their altar, (Joh 17:19,) and by his mediation sanctifies the daily services of his people. To the horns of this altar poor sinners flee for refuge, and are safe in virtue of the sacrifice there offered.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv3, 5 Pans, &c. The Septuagint have, "a crown or border,…
Pans, &c. The Septuagint have, "a crown or border, for the altar, and its covering, and its cups, and flesh-hooks, and fire-place, or pan." Hebrew also has five terms; which Calmet renders: 1. a small kettle to receive the ashes under the grate; 2. fire-shovels; 3. bowls to receive blood (mozrokoth, which term the Vulgate does not perhaps notice); 4. flesh-hooks; 5. chafing-dishes. The Protestant version has also the basins or broad cups, phialas, of the Septuagint (Haydock)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On vv3–6 shovels--fire shovels for scraping together any of the scattered…
shovels--fire shovels for scraping together any of the scattered ashes.
basons--for receiving the blood of the sacrifice to be sprinkled on the people.
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fleshhooks--curved, three-pronged forks (Sa1 2:13-14).
fire-pans--A large sort of vessel, wherein the sacred fire which came down from heaven (Lev 9:24) was kept burning, while they cleaned the altar and the grate from the coals and ashes, and while the altar was carried from one place to another in the wilderness [PATRICK, SPENCER, LE CLERC].
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv3–4 3. Pans… shovels… basins… fleshhooks… firepans — These several…
3. Pans… shovels… basins… fleshhooks… firepans — These several vessels were all requisite in the service of the altar, for taking up and removing ashes, receiving the blood of victims, adjusting the pieces of flesh, and carrying coals of fire.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv3–7 3. The vessels of the altar, for use in…
3. The vessels of the altar, for use in connexion with the sacrifices.
its pots … and its shovels] cf., in the Temple, 1Ki_7:45, 2Ki_25:14.
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its ashes] lit. its fat, i.e. the fat, which, when a sacrifice was burnt, ran down and mixed with the ashes: cf. Num_4:13, Lev_1:16; Lev_4:12; Lev_6:10 f. Not used of ordinary ashes. The shovels would be for collecting and sweeping away (cf. the same root, Isa_28:17) the ashes.
basons] lit. tossing-vessels,—large bowls, used for tossing the blood in a volume against the sides of the altar: see on Exo_24:6, and Exo_29:16. Cf. Zec_9:15; Zec_14:20 (‘bowls’).
fleshhooks] Exo_38:3, Num_4:14, 1Ch_28:17, 2Ch_4:16†.
firepans] 1Ki_7:50. Cf. the note on ‘snuffdishes,’ Exo_25:38.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv3–6 (3) His pans to receive his ashes.—Scuttles, in which…
(3) His pans to receive his ashes.—Scuttles, in which the ashes were placed for removal from the sanctuary, are intended. The word translated “to receive his ashes” is a rare one, and implies a mixture with the ashes of unburnt fat.
His shovels.—A right rendering. The “shovels” would be used in clearing away the ashes from off the altar.
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His basons.—Basins were needed to receive the blood of the victims (Exo_24:6), which was cast from basins upon the foot of the altar.
His fleshhooks.—Implements with three prongs, used for arranging the pieces of the victim upon the altar. The priests’ servants sometimes applied them to a different purpose (1Sa_2:13).
His firepans.—The word here used is elsewhere translated either “snuffdishes,” or “censers.” Probably vessels employed in carrying embers from the brazen altar to the altar of incense (Lev_16:12) are intended.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv3–6 His pans to receive his ashes. Literally, "to cleanse…
His pans to receive his ashes. Literally, "to cleanse it from fati.e. , to receive what remained after burning the victims, which would be ashes mixed with a good deal of fat. His shovels. Those would be used in removing the ashes from the altar, and depositing them in the pans. His basins. Vessels for receiving the blood of the victims and from which it was poured on the altar. Compare Exo_24:6. His flesh hooks. So the Septuagint, and our translators again in 1Sa_2:13. They would seem by the latter passage to have been three-pronged forks, the proper use of which was, no doubt, to arrange the various pieces, into which the victim was cut, upon the altar. His fire-pans. The word used is generally translated "censers" (Lev_10:1; Lev_16:12; Num_4:14; Num_16:6, Num_16:17, etc.) but sometimes "snuff-dishes". (Exo_25:38 Exo_37:23) It here perhaps designates the vessels used for carrying burning embers from the altar of burnt-offering, to the altar of incense on certain occasions. (Lev_16:12) Etymologically, it means simply "a receptacle." All the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass. Rather, "of bronze." Bronze was the usual material of utensils and implements in Egypt (Birch, Guide to British Museum, pp. 13-21; 28, 29; 35-41; etc.). Copper was scarcely used without the alloy of tin which converts it into bronze; and brass was wholly unknown. A trace of iron is sometimes found in Egyptian bronze
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C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain On v6 i.e. acacia.
shittim
i.e. acacia.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv3, 5, 7 General Information:
General Information:
Yahweh continues to tell Moses what the people must do.
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basins
bowls
firepans
These were pans that held hot coals from the altar.
utensils
These were any instrument, vessel, or tool that served a useful purpose.
You must make a grate for the altar, a network of bronze
"You must make a bronze grate for the altar"
grate
a frame of crossed bars for holding wood when burning
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altar
bronze
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v5 27:5 The altar was evidently a hollow square (27:1,…
27:5 The altar was evidently a hollow square (27:1, 8), with the grating placed inside it to allow ashes to fall to the ground underneath.
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