Exodus - 38:4

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4 He made for the altar a grating of a network of brass, under the ledge around it beneath, reaching halfway up.

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Explanation and meaning of Exodus 38:4.

Differing Translations

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And he made for the altar a brasen grate of network under the compass thereof beneath unto the midst of it.
And he made the grate thereof of brass, in manner of a net, and under it in the midst of the altar a hearth,
And he made for the altar a grating of network of copper under its ledge from beneath, to the very middle of it.
And he made for the altar a brazen grate of net-work under the compass of it beneath to the midst of it.
And he maketh for the altar a brazen grate of net-work, under its border beneath, unto its midst;
And he made for the altar a brazen grate of network under the compass thereof beneath to the middle of it.
And he made a network of brass for the altar, under the frame round it, stretching half-way up;
He made for the altar a grating of a network of bronze, under the ledge around it beneath, reaching halfway up.
And he made its grating of brass, in the manner of a net, and under it, in the midst of the altar, its base,
Fecit praeterea altari cribrum opere reticulato aeneum sub ambitu ejus inferne usque ad medium ejus.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And he made for the altar a brasen grate of network under the compass thereof beneath unto the (a) midst of it.
(a) So that the gridiron or grate was half as high as the altar and stood within it.

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