Exodus 27:4

Verse

Construct for it a grate of bronze mesh, and make a bronze ring at each of the four corners of the mesh.

American Standard Version (1901)

And thou shalt make for it a grating of network of brass: and upon the net shalt thou make four brazen rings in the four corners thereof.

Bible in Basic English

And make a network of brass, with four brass rings at its four angles.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And a grate of brass in manner of a net: at the four corners of which shall be four rings of brass,

Free Bible Version

Make a bronze mesh grate for it with a bronze ring on each of its corners.

Geneva Bible 1599

And thou shalt make vnto it a grate like networke of brasse: also vpon that grate shalt thou make foure brasen rings vpon the foure corners thereof.

King James (Authorized) Version

And thou shalt make for it a grate of network of brass; and upon the net shalt thou make four brasen rings in the four corners thereof.

One Unity Resource Bible

You shall make a grating for it of network of bronze: and on the net you shall make four bronze rings in its four corners.

Translation for Translators

Also tell them to make a bronze grating to hold the wood and burning coals. They must fasten to each of the corners of the altar a bronze ring for carrying the altar.

Unlocked Literal Bible

You must make a grate for the altar, a network of bronze. Make a bronze ring for each of the grate's four corners.

Noah Webster Bible

And thou shalt make for it a grate of net-work of brass; and upon the net shalt thou make four brazen rings in its four corners.

World English Bible

You shall make a grating for it of network of bronze. On the net you shall make four bronze rings in its four corners.

Young's Literal Translation

'And thou hast made for it a grate of net-work of brass, and hast made on the net four rings of brass on its four extremities,

Context

The Bronze Altar

³Make all its utensils of bronze—its pots for removing ashes, its shovels, its sprinkling bowls, its meat forks, and its firepans.⁴Construct for it a grate of bronze mesh, and make a bronze ring at each of the four corners of the mesh.⁵Set the grate beneath the ledge of the altar, so that the mesh comes halfway up the altar.

Summary

This verse describes the altar of burnt offering that was to be made of acacia wood and covered with bronze. The altar was to be hollow, constructed with planks, and equipped with a bronze grating and poles for carrying. The significance of this altar lies in its role as a place of sacrifice and worship, where offerings were presented to God as a symbol of atonement and dedication. The materials used, such as acacia wood and bronze, were chosen for their durability and symbolic value, reflecting the reverence and solemnity of the sacrificial system in the Old Testament.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Keil-Delitzsch
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Thou shalt make for it a grate - Calmet supposes this altar to have been a sort of box, covered with brass plates, on the top of which was a grating to supply the fire with air, and permit the ashes to fall through into the siroth or pan that was placed below. At the four corners of the grating were four rings and four chains, by which it was attached to the four horns; and at the sides were rings for the poles of shittim wood with which it was carried. Even on this there is a great variety of opinions.

Exodus 27:4

The Bronze Altar

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Berean Standard Bible

Construct for it a grate of bronze mesh, and make a bronze ring at each of the four corners of the mesh.

American Standard Version (1901)

And thou shalt make for it a grating of network of brass: and upon the net shalt thou make four brazen rings in the four corners thereof.

Bible in Basic English

And make a network of brass, with four brass rings at its four angles.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And a grate of brass in manner of a net: at the four corners of which shall be four rings of brass,

Free Bible Version

Make a bronze mesh grate for it with a bronze ring on each of its corners.

Geneva Bible 1599

And thou shalt make vnto it a grate like networke of brasse: also vpon that grate shalt thou make foure brasen rings vpon the foure corners thereof.

King James (Authorized) Version

And thou shalt make for it a grate of network of brass; and upon the net shalt thou make four brasen rings in the four corners thereof.

One Unity Resource Bible

You shall make a grating for it of network of bronze: and on the net you shall make four bronze rings in its four corners.

Translation for Translators

Also tell them to make a bronze grating to hold the wood and burning coals. They must fasten to each of the corners of the altar a bronze ring for carrying the altar.

Unlocked Literal Bible

You must make a grate for the altar, a network of bronze. Make a bronze ring for each of the grate's four corners.

Noah Webster Bible

And thou shalt make for it a grate of net-work of brass; and upon the net shalt thou make four brazen rings in its four corners.

World English Bible

You shall make a grating for it of network of bronze. On the net you shall make four bronze rings in its four corners.

Young's Literal Translation

'And thou hast made for it a grate of net-work of brass, and hast made on the net four rings of brass on its four extremities,

Adam Clarke
Keil-Delitzsch
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Exodus 27:4

Verse

Context

The Bronze Altar

Summary

Commentary

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Exodus 27:4

The Bronze Altar

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary