Exodus 27:1-8

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The Altar for the Burnt Offerings

27 “Make an altar of acacia wood, ·four and one-half feet [^Lthree cubits] high. It should be square—·seven and one-half feet [^Lfive cubits] long and ·seven and one-half feet [^Lfive cubits] wide. ² Make each of the four corners of the altar stick out like a horn [^Csignificance uncertain, but refers to rounded projections on each corner of top; 29:10–12; Lev. 4:18–21; 1 Kin. 2:28–34], in such a way that the corners with their horns are all one piece. Then ·cover [overlay] the whole altar with bronze.

³ “Use bronze to make all ·the tools and dishes that will be used on the altar [^Lits utensils]: the pots to remove the ashes, the shovels, the ·bowls for sprinkling blood [^Lbasins], the meat forks, and the ·pans for carrying the burning wood [firepans].

⁴ “Make a large bronze screen to hold the burning wood, and put a bronze ring at each of the four corners of it. ⁵ Put the screen inside the altar, under its ·rim [ledge], halfway up from the bottom [^Lof the altar].

⁶ “Make poles of acacia wood for the altar, and ·cover [overlay] them with bronze. ⁷ Put the poles through the rings on both sides of the altar to carry it. ⁸ Make the altar out of boards and leave the inside hollow. Make it as you were shown on the mountain [25:9].