The Altar of Incense(A)

25 They made the altar of incense(B) out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long and a cubit wide and two cubits high[a]—its horns(C) of one piece with it. 26 They overlaid the top and all the sides and the horns with pure gold, and made a gold molding around it. 27 They made two gold rings(D) below the molding—two on each of the opposite sides—to hold the poles used to carry it. 28 They made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.(E)

29 They also made the sacred anointing oil(F) and the pure, fragrant incense(G)—the work of a perfumer.

The Altar of Burnt Offering(H)

38 They[b] built the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood, three cubits[c] high; it was square, five cubits long and five cubits wide.[d] 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.(I) They made all its utensils(J) 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.

The Basin for Washing

They made the bronze basin(K) and its bronze stand from the mirrors of the women(L) who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 37:25 That is, about 1 1/2 feet long and wide and 3 feet high or about 45 centimeters long and wide and 90 centimeters high
  2. Exodus 38:1 Or He; also in verses 2-9
  3. Exodus 38:1 That is, about 4 1/2 feet or about 1.4 meters
  4. Exodus 38:1 That is, about 7 1/2 feet or about 2.3 meters long and wide

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