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The Altar for Burnt Offerings(A)

38 He made the altar for burnt offerings out of acacia wood 7½ feet square and 4½ feet high. He made a horn at each of its four corners. He made the four horns and the altar out of one piece of wood covered with bronze.

He made all the utensils out of bronze: pots, shovels, bowls, forks, and incense burners.

He made a grate for the altar out of bronze mesh, and put it under the ledge, halfway up the altar. He cast four rings to hold the poles (one for each of the four corners of the bronze grate). He made the poles out of acacia wood and covered them with bronze. He put the poles through the rings on the sides of the altar to carry it. He made the altar out of boards so that it was hollow inside.

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The Altar of Burnt Offering(A)

38 They[a] built the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood, three cubits[b] high; it was square, five cubits long and five cubits wide.[c] They made a horn at each of the four corners, so that the horns and the altar were of one piece, and they overlaid the altar with bronze.(B) They made all its utensils(C) of bronze—its pots, shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks and firepans. They made a grating for the altar, a bronze network, to be under its ledge, halfway up the altar. They cast bronze rings to hold the poles for the four corners of the bronze grating. They made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze. They inserted the poles into the rings so they would be on the sides of the altar for carrying it. They made it hollow, out of boards.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 38:1 Or He; also in verses 2-9
  2. Exodus 38:1 That is, about 4 1/2 feet or about 1.4 meters
  3. Exodus 38:1 That is, about 7 1/2 feet or about 2.3 meters long and wide