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. 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 four corners of bronze grating, to be places for the poles. He made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with bronze. He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to carry it. He made it hollow with planks.
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He made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood. It was square. Its length was five cubits, its width was five cubits, and its height was three cubits. He made its horns on its four corners. Its horns were of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with bronze. 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. 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 four corners of bronze grating, to be places for the poles. He made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with bronze. He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to carry it. He made it hollow with planks.
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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.
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 four corners of bronze grating, to be places for the poles.
He made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with bronze.
He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to carry it. He made it hollow with planks.
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And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basons, and the fleshhooks, and the firepans: all the vessels thereof made he of brass.
And he made for the altar a brasen grate of network under the compass thereof beneath unto the midst of it.
And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grate of brass, to be places for the staves.
And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass.
And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it withal; he made the altar hollow with boards.
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And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basins, the flesh-hooks, and the fire-pans; all the vessels thereof made he of brass.
And he made for the altar a grating of network of brass, under the ledge round it beneath, reaching halfway up.
And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grating of brass, to be holders for the staves.
And he made the staves of acacia-wood, and overlaid them with brass.
And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, wherewith to bear it; he made it hollow with planks.
Cross-references (8)
- Exodus 27:3 (v3) 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…
- Exodus 27:4 (v5) You shall make a grating for it of network of bronze. On the net you shall make four bronze rings in its four corners.
- Deuteronomy 10:3 (v6) So I made an ark of acacia wood, and cut two stone tablets like the first, and went up onto the mountain, having the two tablets in my hand.
- 1 Samuel 2:13 (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,…
- Acts 9:15 (v7) But the Lord said to him, “Go your way, for he is my chosen vessel to bear my name before the nations and kings, and the children of Israel.
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- 1 Corinthians 1:24 (v7) but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God;
- 1 Corinthians 2:2 (v7) For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.
- Exodus 25:6 (v6) oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense,
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv3–4 Or, fire pans.
Or, fire pans.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On v3 (3) The pots.—Exodus 27 has “his pans”; but the…
(3) The pots.—Exodus 27 has “his pans”; but the word used in the original is the same. It designates probably the scuttles in which the ashes were placed for removal from the sanctuary. (See Note 1 on Exo_27:3.)
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On v3 The pots. This translation is better than that of…
The pots. This translation is better than that of Exo_27:3, which is "pans." Buckets or scuttles to convey the ashes from the altar to the ash-heap (Lev_1:16) are intended.
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv4, 6 General Information:
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Bezalel's work crew continues to build the tabernacle and furniture.
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He made ... for the poles
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to be placed under the ledge
This can be stated in active form. AT: "which they placed under the ledge" (See: Active or Passive)
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altar
bronze
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