Exodus 27:5 — Meaning and Application

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“And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, that the net may be even to the midst of the altar.”

Exodus 27:5

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And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basons, and his fleshhooks, and his firepans: all the vessels thereof thou shalt make {of} brass.

And thou shalt make for it a grate of network {of} brass; and upon the net shalt thou make four brasen rings in the four corners thereof.

And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, that the net may be even to the midst of the altar.

And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves {of} shittim wood, and overlay them with brass.

And the staves shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, to bear it.

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Exodus 27:1

"And thou shalt make an altar {of} shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof {shall be} three cubits."

Exodus 27:2

"And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof: his horns shall be of the same: and thou shalt overlay it with brass."

Exodus 27:3

"And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basons, and his fleshhooks, and his firepans: all the vessels thereof thou shalt make {of} brass."

Exodus 27:4

"And thou shalt make for it a grate of network {of} brass; and upon the net shalt thou make four brasen rings in the four corners thereof."

Exodus 27:6

"And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves {of} shittim wood, and overlay them with brass."

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