Exodus 38:1-7

The Voice

38 Bezalel made the altar for burnt offerings out of acacia wood. He made it square—seven and a half feet long by seven and a half feet wide—and four and a half feet high. ² He constructed it with horns on each of the four corners so that the top formed one piece and overlaid it with bronze. ³ He fashioned all the tools and accessories needed for the altar out of bronze—the buckets and shovels for the ashes, basins, forks, and fire pans. ⁴ He made a grate out of bronze and attached it beneath the ledge of the altar, halfway up from the base. ⁵ He cast four bronze rings and attached them at the four corners of the bronze grating in order to hold the poles. ⁶ He made poles out of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze. ⁷ He then slid the poles through the rings on both sides of the altar so that it could be carried. He made the altar out of wooden planks and made it hollow so that it would be easier to move.