Exodus 27:1-8

The Bronze Altar

1 "And you shall make ¹the altar of acacia wood, five cubits long and five cubits wide; the altar shall be square, and its height shall be three cubits.

2 "You shall make ²its horns on its four corners; its horns shall be of one piece with it, and you shall overlay it with bronze.

3 "You shall make its pails for removing its ashes, and its shovels and its basins and its forks and its firepans; you shall make all its utensils of bronze.

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

5 "You shall put it beneath, under the ledge of the altar, so that the net will reach halfway up the altar.

6 "You shall make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with bronze.

7 "Its poles shall be inserted into the rings, so that the poles shall be on the two sides of the altar ³when it is carried.

8 "You shall make it hollow with planks; ⁴as it was shown to you in the mountain, so they shall 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.

Cross References

• 1. Exodus 38:1-7
• 2. Psalms 118:27
• 3. Numbers 4:15
• 4. Exodus 25:40; Exodus 26:30; Acts 7:44; Hebrews 8:5

Footnotes

• [a] I.e. One cubit equals approx 18 in.
• [b] Or "copper," and so for "bronze" throughout the ch
• [c] Lit "on"