Exodus 27:5

5 Slide the mesh underneath the bottom edge of the altar and then extend the mesh halfway up to the middle of 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 Make pails for removing its ashes and its shovels, bowls, meat forks, and trays. Make all its equipment out of copper.

4 Make for the altar a grate made of copper mesh. Make four copper rings for each of the four corners of the mesh.

5 Slide the mesh underneath the bottom edge of the altar and then extend the mesh halfway up to the middle of the altar.

6 Make acacia-wood poles for the altar and cover them with copper.

7 Put the poles through the rings so that the poles will be on the two sides of the altar when it is carried.