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Exodus 27:5

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Exodus 27:5 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And thou shalt put it under the ledge round the altar beneath, that the net may reach halfway up the altar.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And thou shalt put it under the ledge round the altar beneath, that the net may reach halfway up the altar.
Exodus 27:5 — American Standard Version

Context — Exodus 27

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
2And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof; the horns thereof shall be of one piece with it: and thou shalt overlay it with brass.
3And thou shalt make its pots to take away its ashes, and its shovels, and its basins, and its flesh-hooks, and its firepans: all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass.
4And 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.
5And thou shalt put it under the ledge round the altar beneath, that the net may reach halfway up the altar.
6And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with brass.
7And the staves thereof shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, in bearing it.
8Hollow with planks shalt thou make it: as it hath been showed thee in the mount, so shall they make it.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, etc.] That is, the grate was to be put within the square compass of the altar, in the hollow part of it, for the wood and sacrifice to be laid upon it: that the net may be even to the midst of the altar; and as the altar was three cubits high, this net or grate was let down by chains to its rings a cubit and a half, and being of such a depth was capable of containing a great deal.”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“put it under the compass of the altar beneath--that is, the grating in which they were carried to a clean place (Lev 4:12).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“(Compare Exodus 38:1-7.) The great altar which stood in the court immediately in front of the tabernacle was commonly called the altar of burnt-offering, because on it were burnt the whole burnt-offerings, and all those parts of the other animal sacrifices which were offered to the Lord. It was also called the brazen altar, because it was covered with bronze, in distinction from the golden altar or altar of incense Exodus 39:38-39; Exodus 40:5-6. Exodus 27:2 His horns shall be of the same - These horns were projections pointing upward in the form either of a small obelisk, or of the horn of an ox. They were to be actually parts of the altar, not merely superadded to it. On them the blood of…”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“27:5 The altar was evidently a hollow square (27:1, 8), with the grating placed inside it to allow ashes to fall to the ground underneath.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“compass of the altar: Exo 38:4 Exodus 27:6”
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