Exodus 27:5

5 And you shall set it under the ledge of the altar so that the net shall extend halfway down the altar.

Exodus 27:5 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 27:5

And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath,
&c.] 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.

Exodus 27:5 In-Context

3 You shall make pots for it to receive its ashes, and shovels and basins and forks and firepans; all its utensils you shall make of bronze.

4 You shall also make for it a grating, a network of bronze; and upon the net you shall make four bronze rings at its four corners.

5 And you shall set it under the ledge of the altar so that the net shall extend halfway down the altar.

6 And you shall make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with bronze;

7 and the poles shall be put through the rings, so that the poles shall be upon the two sides of the altar, when it is carried.