Making the Altar of Burnt Offering

38 (A)He made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood. Five cubits[a] was its length, and five cubits its breadth. It was square, and three cubits was its height. He made horns for it on its four corners. Its horns were of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with bronze. And he made all the utensils of the altar, the pots, the shovels, the basins, the forks, and the fire pans. He made all its utensils of bronze. And he made for the altar a grating, a network of bronze, under its ledge, extending halfway down. He cast four rings on the four corners of the bronze grating as holders for the poles. He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze. And he put the poles through the rings on the sides of the altar to carry it with them. He made it hollow, with boards.

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Notas al pie

  1. Exodus 38:1 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters

The Making of the Altar for the Burnt Offering

38 Bezalel[a] made the altar for the burnt offering of acacia wood 7½ feet long and 7½ feet wide—it was square—and its height was 4½ feet. He made its horns on its four corners; its horns were part of it,[b] and he overlaid it with bronze. He made all the utensils of the altar—the pots, the shovels, the tossing bowls, the meat hooks, and the fire pans—he made all its utensils of bronze. He made a grating for the altar, a network of bronze under its ledge, halfway up from the bottom. He cast four rings for the four corners of the bronze grating, to provide places for the poles. He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze. He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to carry it. He made the altar[c] hollow, out of boards.

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Notas al pie

  1. Exodus 38:1 tn Heb “he”; the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. Exodus 38:2 tn Heb “its horns were from it,” meaning from the same piece.
  3. Exodus 38:7 tn Heb “it”; the referent (the altar) has been specified in the translation for clarity.