Bible Strands

Exodus 27:5

Set the grate beneath the ledge of the altar, so that the mesh comes halfway up the altar.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God instructs Moses during the tabernacle blueprint phase to install the bronze grate below the altar's ledge.

The words — תַּחַת (Ta.chat) means "under," and הָרֶשֶת (ha.Re.shet) means "the net," specifying the grate's exact placement and material composition.

The thread — The identical measurement and placement directive reappears in Exodus 38:4 as a narrative record of its execution.

Why it lands — The text commands precise physical compliance with divine architectural specifications, requiring exact replication rather than symbolic adaptation.

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The Hebrew words

וְנָתַתָּ֣הve./na.ta.Tahand/ you will putאֹתָ֗הּ'o.Ta/h<obj.>/ itתַּ֛חַתTa.chatunderכַּרְכֹּ֥בkar.Ko[the] ledge ofהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha./miz.Be.achthe/ altarמִלְּמָ֑טָּהmi./le./Ma.tahfrom/ to/ downwardsוְהָיְתָ֣הve./ha.ye.Tahand/ it will beהָרֶ֔שֶׁתha./Re.shetthe/ netעַ֖ד'adtoחֲצִ֥יcha.Tzi[the] middle ofהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha./miz.Be.achthe/ altar

King James Version

And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, that the net may be even to the midst of the altar.

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