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Making the Altar of Burnt Offering

38 He made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood; it was five cubits long and five cubits wide; it was square and was three cubits high.(A) He made horns for it on its four corners; its horns were of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with bronze. He made all the utensils of the altar: the pots, the shovels, the basins, the forks, and the firepans; all its utensils he made of bronze. 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 to hold 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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The Altar for Burnt Offerings

38 Then he made the altar for burnt offerings of acacia wood. It was a square, five cubits[a] long and five cubits[b] wide, and it was three cubits[c] high. He made horns[d] on its four corners. Its horns were of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with bronze. He made all the utensils for the altar—the pans, the shovels, the bowls, the forks, and the fire-pans—and he made all its utensils of bronze. He made a lattice, a netting of bronze, for the altar. It was under its ledge, extending halfway up. He cast four rings on the four ends of the bronze lattice as holders for the poles. He made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze. And he put the poles through rings on the sides of the altar to carry it.[e] He made it hollow, out of boards.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 38:1 I.e. about seven and a half feet
  2. Exodus 38:1 I.e. about seven and a half feet
  3. Exodus 38:1 Ie. About four and a half feet
  4. Exodus 38:2 Lit. its horns
  5. Exodus 38:7 Lit. by which to carry it