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Exodus 27:1-8
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And thou shalt make the altar of acacia-wood, five cubits the length, and five cubits the breadth; the altar shall be square; and the height thereof three cubits.
2
And thou shalt make its horns at the four corners thereof; its horns shall be of itself; and thou shalt overlay it with copper.
3
And thou shalt make its pots to cleanse it of the fat, its shovels, and its bowls, and its forks, and its firepans; for all the utensils thereof thou shalt employ copper.
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And thou shalt make for it a grating of network of copper; and on the net shalt thou make four copper rings at its four corners;
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and thou shalt put it under the ledge of the altar beneath, and the net shall be to the very middle of the altar.
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And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with copper.
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And its staves shall be put into the rings, that the staves may be on both sides of the altar, when it is carried.
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Hollow with boards shalt thou make it: as it hath been shewn thee on the mountain, so shall they make [it].
Exodus 27:1-8 Meaning and Commentary
INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 27
This chapter treats of the altar of burnt offering, and of all things relative to it, Ex 27:1-8, of the court of the tabernacle, its hangings on each side, with pillars, sockets, and hooks for them, Ex 27:9-19 and it is concluded with an order to the Israelites to bring oil olive for the lamp of the sanctuary, Ex 27:20,21.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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Footnotes 1
- [a]. Or 'remove the ashes,' see Lev. 1.16 and 6.10.
The Darby Translation is in the public domain.