You shall put it under the ledge around the altar beneath, that the net may reach halfway up the altar.
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You shall put it under the ledge around the altar beneath, that the net may reach halfway up the altar.
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And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, that the net may be even to the midst of the altar.
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And thou shalt put it under the ledge round the altar beneath, that the net may reach halfway up the altar.
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Passages linked to Exodus 27:5 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Exodus 38:4 He made for the altar a grating of a network of bronze, under the ledge around it beneath, reaching halfway up.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Under the compass, i.e. within the square and hollow…
Under the compass, i.e. within the square and hollow space of the altar.
That the net may be even to the midst of the altar, or, and the net shall be at (the Hebrew ad being here used for el, as Hos 14:2; Joe 2:12; Amo 4:6,8), the midst of the altar. And these words seem added to explain the word
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beneath, to show that as it was not to be at the top, so neither at the bottom of the altar, but in the midst of it.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And thou shalt put it under the compass of…
And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath,.... That is, the grate was to be put within the square compass of the altar, in the hollow part of it, for the wood and sacrifice to be laid upon it:
that the net may be even to the midst of the altar; and as the altar was three cubits high, this net or grate was let down by chains to its rings a cubit and a half, and being of such a depth was capable of containing a great deal.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Midst. Hanging down half way. On this, the wood…
Midst. Hanging down half way. On this, the wood designed to consume the victim, was placed. The Septuagint and Vulgate refer which to the rings, and the present Hebrew refers to the grate, or net. But it seems to be inaccurate. The rings were fixed about the middle of the altar’s height, to the same holes, through which the bars intended for its removal were put. The altar stood upon feet, which took up half the height, and let in air below the grate, to fan the fire, and to prevent the brass from melting. All the altars described in the table of Isis, are of this nature. (Calmet) --- The Septuagint do not distinguish the grate from the hearth, or little altar, (arula) as they use the word hearth, escharaboth, (ver. 4. and 5,) and place it about the middle of the altar, or where the feet supported the box or frame of the altar, which was almost a yard high. The hearth may therefore denote the bottom of the frame, where the grate was suspended by four rings.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain put it under the compass of the altar beneath--that…
put it under the compass of the altar beneath--that is, the grating in which they were carried to a clean place (Lev 4:12).
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 5. the ledge] ‘the ledge’ (Exo_38:4†) which such an…
5. the ledge] ‘the ledge’ (Exo_38:4†) which such an altar would naturally have for the priests to stand upon: cf. the frequent use of the phrases to go up to and to come down from an altar in connexion with sacrificing: Exo_20:26, Lev_9:22, 1Ki_12:33, 2Ki_16:12; 2Ki_23:9; Sir_50:11; Sir_50:20.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (5) Under the compass of the altar beneath.—The position…
(5) Under the compass of the altar beneath.—The position of the network depends upon this expression. Was “the compass of the altar” its circumference at the top, or was it a belt or step encircling the altar half-way up? The low height of the altar—four feet six inches—would seem to make a “step” unnecessary; but the altar may undoubtedly have been surrounded by a “belt” for ornament.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Thou shalt put it under the compass. The "compass"…
Thou shalt put it under the compass. The "compass" (karkob) is spoken of as if it were something well-known; yet it had not been previously mentioned. Etymologically the word should mean "a cincture" or "band" round the altar; and thus far critics are generally agreed. But its position, size, and object, are greatly disputed. Some hold that it was a broad bench, or step, on which the officiating priests stood at the time of a sacrifice, and that its position was about the middle of the altar. Others think that it was a mere border round the top, from which the net-work depended, and that the object of both was to catch anything that might fall from the altar. Others again, while placing it mid-way in the altar, regard it as a mere ornament, only projecting slightly, and forming a sort of finish to the net-work. This, which is the view of Knobel, seems to be, on the whole, the most probable one. That the net may be even to the midst of the altar. If the" compass" was at the top, the net must have extended thence to the middle. If it was mid-way in the altar, the net must have covered the lower half. To us this latter seems the more probable view. But the point is uncertain.
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You must put the grate under the ledge of the altar
The grate was placed inside the altar. This can be stated clearly in the translation. AT: "You must put the grate under the rim of the altar, on the inside of the altar" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
grate
This is a frame of crossed bars for holding wood when burning. See how you translated this in Exodus 27:4.
You must make poles for the altar
These poles were used for carrying the altar. This can be stated clearly in the translation. AT: "You must make poles for carrying the altar" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 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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