Exodus Chapter 27 verse 4 Holy Bible
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.
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And make a network of brass, with four brass rings at its four angles.
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And thou shalt make for it a grating of network of copper; and on the net shalt thou make four copper rings at its four corners;
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And thou shalt make for it a grate of network of brass; and upon the net shalt thou make four brazen rings in the four corners thereof.
read chapter 27 in KJV
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.
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You shall make a grating for it of network of brass: and on the net you shall make four brazen rings in its four corners.
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`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,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 4. - Thou shalt make for it a grate. Rather, "a grating." This was probably a protection for the lower part of the altar, and prevented it from being touched by the feet of the ministrant priests. It was outside the altar, and had the rings attached to it, by which the altar was carried when the Israelites journeyed.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(4) A grate of network.--Rather, a grating of network. The position of the grating is doubtful. According to one view, it reached from the middle of the altar to its base, and protected the sides of the altar from the feet of the ministering priests. According to another, it surrounded the upper part of the altar, and was intended to catch any portions of the victims that accidentally fell off. There are no sufficient data to enable us to determine between these views.Upon the net shalt thou make four brasen rings.--The brazen altar, like the ark and the table of shewbread, was to be carried by the priests when the Israelites changed their camping-ground. It therefore required "rings," like them (Exodus 25:12; Exodus 25:26). These were, in the case of the altar, to be attached to the network, which must have been of a very solid and substantial character.
