Exodus 27:5
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.
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.
And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, that the net may be even to the midst of the altar.
6 And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with brass.
7 And the staves shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, to bear it.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Set the grate beneath the ledge of the altar, so that the mesh comes halfway up the altar.
- KJV
- And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, that the net may be even to the midst of the altar.
- WEB
- You shall put it under the ledge around the altar beneath, that the net may reach halfway up the altar.
- ASV
- And thou shalt put it under the ledge round the altar beneath, that the net may reach halfway up the altar.
- DARBY
- and thou shalt put it under the ledge of the altar beneath, and the net shall be to the very middle of the altar.
- BLB
- And you shall put it under the ledge of the altar from below, and the net shall be up to the middle of the altar.
- ÅB
- Og du skal sette det under alterets avsats nedentil, så det rekker til midt på alteret.
- OTB
- Plasser det under kanten av alteret slik at nettverket når halvveis opp på alteret.
- B1930
- Og du skal sette det under alterets avsats nedentil, så det rekker til midt på alteret.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Exodus 38:4
And he made for the altar a brasen grate of network under the compass thereof beneath unto the midst of it.
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