Exodus 27:7

JPS Old Testament

And the staves thereof shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, in bearing it.

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
Its poles shall be put into the rings, and the poles shall be on the two sides of the altar, when carrying it.

King James Version
And the staves shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, to bear it.

Lexham English Bible
And the poles will be put into the rings, and the poles will be on the two sides of the altar when carrying it.

New Century Version
Put the poles through the rings on both sides of the altar to carry it.

New English Translation
The poles are to be put into the rings so that the poles will be on two sides of the altar when carrying it.

Amplified Bible
"The poles shall be inserted through the rings on the two sides of the altar so that it may be carried.

New American Standard Bible
"Its poles shall be inserted into the rings, so that the poles will be on the two sides of the altar when it is carried.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And the barres thereof shalbe put in the rings, the which barres shalbe vpon the two sides of the altar to beare it.

Legacy Standard Bible
Its poles shall be inserted into the rings, so that the poles shall be on the two sides of the altar when it is carried.

Complete Jewish Bible
Its poles are to be put into the rings; the poles are to be on both sides of the altar for carrying it.

Darby Translation
And its staves shall be put into the rings, that the staves may be on both sides of the altar, when it is carried.

Easy-to-Read Version
Put the poles through the rings on both sides of the altar. Use these poles for carrying the altar.

English Standard Version
And the poles shall be put through the rings, so that the poles are on the two sides of the altar when it is carried.

George Lamsa Translation
And the poles shall be put into the rings, and they shall be on both sides of the altar, when they carry it.

Good News Translation
and put them in the rings on each side of the altar when it is carried.

Christian Standard Bible®
The poles are to be inserted into the rings so that the poles are on two sides of the altar when it is carried.

Literal Translation
And its poles shall be brought into the rings. And the poles shall be on the two sides of the altar, for carrying it.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and shalt put the staues in the rynges, that the staues maye be on both the sydes of ye altare, to beare it withall.

American Standard Version
And the staves thereof shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, in bearing it.

Bible in Basic English
And put the rods through the rings at the two opposite sides of the altar, for lifting it.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And let them be put in the ringes along by the sides of the aulter, to beare it with all.

King James Version (1611)
And the staues shalbe put into the rings, and the staues shall be vpon the two sides of the Altar, to beare it.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And thou shalt put the staves into the rings; and let the staves be on the sides of the altar to carry it.

English Revised Version
And the staves thereof shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, in bearing it.

Berean Standard Bible
The poles are to be inserted into the rings so that the poles are on two sides of the altar when it is carried.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and thou schalt lede yn `the barris bi the cerclis, and tho schulen be on euer eithir side of the auter, to bere.

Young's Literal Translation
And the staves have been brought into the rings, and the staves have been on the two sides of the altar in bearing it.

Update Bible Version
And the poles thereof shall be put into the rings, and the poles shall be on the two sides of the altar, in bearing it.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the staffs shall be put into the rings, and the staffs shall be upon the two sides of the altar, to bear it.

World English Bible
Its poles shall be put into the rings, and the poles shall be on the two sides of the altar, when carrying it.

New King James Version
The poles shall be put in the rings, and the poles shall be on the two sides of the altar to bear it.

New Living Translation
Insert the poles through the rings on the two sides of the altar.

New Life Bible
Put the long pieces of wood through the rings on each side of the altar when it is carried.

New Revised Standard
the poles shall be put through the rings, so that the poles shall be on the two sides of the altar when it is carried.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the staves shall be brought into the rings, - so shall the staves be on the two sides of the altar in lifting it:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou shalt draw them through rings, and they shall be on both sides of the altar to carry it.

Revised Standard Version
and the poles shall be put through the rings, so that the poles shall be upon the two sides of the altar, when it is carried.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Its poles shall be inserted into the rings, so that the poles shall be on the two sides of the altar when it is carried.

Contextual Overview

¹ And thou shalt make the altar of acacia-wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be four-square; and the height thereof shall be three cubits. ² And 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. ³ And thou shalt make its pots to take away its ashes, and its shovels, and its basins, and its flesh-hooks, and its fire-pans; all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass. ⁴ 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. ⁵ And thou shalt put it under the ledge round the altar beneath, that the net may reach halfway up the altar. ⁶ And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with brass. ⁷ And the staves thereof shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, in bearing it. ⁸ Hollow with planks shalt thou make it; as it hath been shown thee in the mount, so shall they make it.

Bible Verse Review
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bear it: Exodus 25:28, Exodus 30:4, Numbers 4:13, Numbers 4:14

Reciprocal: Exodus 25:12 - General

Cross-References

Deuteronomy 33:1
And this is the blessing wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.

Joshua 6:26
And Joshua charged the people with an oath at that time, saying: 'Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city, even Jericho; with the loss of his first-born shall he lay the foundation thereof, and with the loss of his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.'

1 Samuel 24:19
For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore the LORD reward thee good for that which thou hast done unto me this day.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the staves shall be put into the rings,.... Not into the rings of the grate, as Jarchi and others: though Dr. Lightfoot f thinks these came out of each corner through the altar frame, and hung out of the frame, and in these the staves being put, made the frame and the grate sure together, and so they were also carried together; but it seems rather, that as the grate had rings peculiar to that, to let it down and take it up, and with which it was carried, with a purple cloth covered over it, Numbers 4:13 so the altar had rings peculiar to that on the sides of it, into which these staves were put:

and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, to bear it; and which shows that the rings into which these were put were not the rings of the grate, for they were at the four corners of it, which hung upon the four horns of it; whereas the staves were on the two sides of it, in order to bear it from place to place, which was done by the Levites; and was typical of the ministers of the Gospel bearing the name of Christ, and spreading the doctrine of his sacrifice and satisfaction, in the world, which is the main and fundamental doctrine of the Gospel.

f Works, vol. 1. p. 722.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

(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 the sin-offering was smeared Exodus 29:12; Leviticus 4:7; Leviticus 8:15; Leviticus 9:9; Leviticus 16:18. To take hold of them appears to have been regarded as an emphatic mode of laying claim to the supposed right of sanctuary (Exodus 21:14 note; 1 Kings 1:50).

Exodus 27:3

Pans - Rather pots as in Exodus 38:3; 1 Kings 7:45. On the use to which these pots were put in disposing of the ashes of the altar, see Leviticus 1:16.

Basons - Vessels used for receiving the blood of the victims and casting it upon the altar (see Exodus 24:6; Leviticus 1:5; etc.).

Fleshhooks - These were for adjusting the pieces of the victims upon the altar (compare 1 Samuel 2:13).

Firepans - The same word is rendered snuffdishes, Exodus 25:38; Exodus 37:23 : censers, Leviticus 10:1; Leviticus 16:12; Numbers 4:14; Numbers 16:6, etc. These utensils appear to have been shallow metal vessels which were employed merely to carry burning embers from the brazen altar to the altar of incense.

Exodus 27:5

The compass of the altar - A shelf or projecting ledge, of convenient width, carried round the altar half way between the top and the base. It was supported all round its outer edge by a vertical net-like grating of bronze that rested on the ground.

Exodus 27:8

Hollow with boards - Slabs, or planks, rather than boards. The word is that which is used for the stone tables of the law Exodus 24:12; Exodus 31:18, not that applied to the boards of the tabernacle Exodus 26:15.

The brazen altar was a hollow casing, formed of stout acacia planks covered with plates of bronze, seven feet six in length and width and four feet six in height. Jewish as well as Christian authorities have supposed that, when it was fixed for use, it was filled up with earth or rough stones. If we connect this suggestion with the old rule regarding the altar of earth and the altar of stone given in Exodus 20:24-25, the woodwork might in fact be regarded merely as the case of the altar on which the victims were actually burned. The shelf round the sides Exodus 27:5 was required as a stage for the priests to enable them to carry on their work conveniently on the top of the altar. Hence, it is said of Aaron that he came down from the altar Leviticus 9:22. According to rabbinical tradition, there was a slope of earth at the south side banked up for the priest to ascend to the stage (compare Exodus 20:26).