Exodus 38:4 KJV

And he made for the altar a brasen grate of network under the compass thereof beneath unto the midst of it.

Words Then and Now

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Matthew Henry

  • The brazen altar and laverIn all ages of the church there have been some persons more devoted to God, more constant in their attendance upon his ordinances, and more willing to part...

Topics

  • Altar Constructed by Bezaleel
  • Bezalel 1. A divinely-inspired mechanic and master workman who built the tabernacle
  • Grate General scriptures concerning Grate
  • Israel The erection of the tabernacle; the manufacture of the appurtenances including the garments of the priests; and their sanctification
  • Tabernacle The furniture of Tabernacle

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Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And he made וַיַּעַשׂ wayyaʿaś עָשָׂה Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • for the altar לַמִּזְבֵּחַ lammizbēaḥ מִזְבֵּחַ Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the
  • a brasen נְחֹשֶׁת nĕḥōšet נְחֹשֶׁת Noun · feminine singular
  • grate מִכְבָּר mikbār מַכְבֵּר Noun · masculine singular
  • of network מַעֲשֵׂה maʿăśê מַעֲשֶׂה Noun · masculine singular construct רֶשֶׁת rešet רֶשֶׁת Noun · feminine singular construct
  • under the compass תַּחַת taḥat Preposition כַּרְכֻּבּוֹ karkubbô כַּרְכֹּב Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
  • thereof beneath מִלְּמַטָּה millĕmaṭṭâ מַטָּה Adverb · with preposition, preposition
  • unto the midst עַד ʿad Preposition חֶצְיוֹ ḥeṣyô חֵצִי Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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