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Exodus 27:6
Additionally, make poles of acacia wood for the altar and overlay them with bronze.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God commands Moses during the tabernacle construction instructions to build the carrying apparatus for the bronze altar.
The words — בַדִּים (badim) designates the transport poles, עֲצֵי שִׁטִּים (atzei shittim) identifies acacia wood, and צִפּוּי (tzipui) commands a bronze overlay.
The thread — The poles resurface in Exodus 30:4 with their mounting rings, Exodus 35:13 as part of the table of showbread, and Numbers 4:44 within the Levitical transport roster.
Why it lands — The text explicitly requires wooden poles covered in bronze for altar transport, establishing that sacred furniture must be engineered for mobility and physical handling rather than fixed placement.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with brass.
Cross-references
- Exodus 30:4 And make two gold rings below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles used to carry it.
- Exodus 35:13 the table with its poles, all its utensils, and the Bread of the Presence;
- Numbers 4:44 The men registered by their clans numbered 3,200.