Exodus 38:7 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it withal; he made the altar hollow with boards.”

Exodus 38:7

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And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grate of brass, {to be} places for the staves.

And he made the staves {of} shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass.

And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it withal; he made the altar hollow with boards.

And he made the laver {of} brass, and the foot of it {of} brass, of the lookingglasses of {the women} assembling, which assembled {at} the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. {lookingglasses: or, brasen glasses} {assembling: Heb. assembling by troops}

And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court {were of} fine twined linen, an hundred cubits:

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Exodus 38:1

"And he made the altar of burnt offering {of} shittim wood: five cubits {was} the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; {it was} foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof."

Exodus 38:2

"And he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of the same: and he overlaid it with brass."

Exodus 38:3

"And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basons, {and} the fleshhooks, and the firepans: all the vessels thereof made he {of} brass."

Exodus 38:4

"And he made for the altar a brasen grate of network under the compass thereof beneath unto the midst of it."

Exodus 38:5

"And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grate of brass, {to be} places for the staves."

Exodus 38:6

"And he made the staves {of} shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass."

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