Exodus 27:6

6 Make acacia wood poles for the Altar and cover them with a veneer of bronze.

Exodus 27:6 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 27:6

And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of shittim
wood
Like those that were made for the ark, and for the same purpose:

and overlay them with brass;
with plates of brass, whereas those for the ark were overlaid with gold.

Exodus 27:6 In-Context

4 Make a grate of bronze mesh and attach bronze rings at each of the four corners.
5 Put the grate under the ledge of the Altar at the halfway point of the Altar.
6 Make acacia wood poles for the Altar and cover them with a veneer of bronze.
7 Insert the poles through the rings on the two sides of the Altar for carrying.
8 Use boards to make the Altar, keeping the interior hollow. The Courtyard
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