Exodus 27:3

Exodus 27:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basons, and his fleshhooks, and his firepans: all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass.
• New International Version (NIV)Make all its utensils of bronze—its pots to remove the ashes, and its shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks and firepans.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Also you shall make its pans to receive its ashes, and its shovels and its basins and its forks and its firepans; you shall make all its utensils of bronze.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Make ash buckets, shovels, basins, meat forks, and firepans, all of bronze.

Context of Exodus 27:3

1"You shall make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits long and five cubits broad. The altar shall be square, and its height shall be three cubits. 2And you shall make horns for it on its four corners; its horns shall be of one piece with it, and you shall overlay it with bronze. You shall make pots for it to receive its ashes, and shovels and basins and forks and fire pans. You shall make all its utensils of bronze. 4You shall also make for it a grating, a network of bronze, and on the net you shall make four bronze rings at its four corners. 5And you shall set it under the ledge of the altar so that the net extends halfway down the altar.

Exodus 27:3 word by word

וְעָשִׂ֤יתָ סִּֽירֹתָיו֙ לְדַשְּׁנ֔וֹ וְיָעָיו֙ וּמִזְרְקֹתָ֔יו וּמִזְלְגֹתָ֖יו וּמַחְתֹּתָ֑יו לְכָל־כֵּלָ֖יו תַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And thou shalt makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• his pansסִירsîyr sîyrâh sirâh · potH5518
• to receive his ashesדָּשֵׁןdâshên · to prosperH1878
• and his shovelsיָעyâ‛ · shovelH3257
• and his basonsמִזְרָקmizrâq · bowlH4219
• and his fleshhooksמִזְלָגָהmazlêg mizlâgâh · forkH4207
• and his firepansמַחְתָּהmachtâh · censerH4289
• all the vesselsכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• brassנְחֹ֫שֶׁתnechôsheth · bronzeH5178

Cross-references for Exodus 27:3

• Leviticus 16:12And he shall take a censer full of coals of fire from the altar before the Lord, and two handfuls of sweet incense beaten small, and he shall bring it inside the veil
• 1 Kings 7:40Hiram also made the pots, the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram finished all the work that he did for King Solomon on the house of the Lord:
• 2 Chronicles 4:11Hiram also made the pots, the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram finished the work that he did for King Solomon on the house of God:
• Jeremiah 52:18And they took away the pots and the shovels and the snuffers and the basins and the dishes for incense and all the vessels of bronze used in the temple service;
• Exodus 24:6And Moses took half of the blood and put it in basins, and half of the blood he threw against the altar.
• Exodus 28:3You shall speak to all the skillful, whom I have filled with a spirit of skill, that they make Aaron's garments to consecrate him for my priesthood.
• Numbers 4:14And they shall put on it all the utensils of the altar, which are used for the service there, the fire pans, the forks, the shovels, and the basins, all the utensils of the altar; and they shall spread on it a covering of goatskin, and shall put in its poles.
• 1 Samuel 2:13The custom of the priests with the people was that when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant would come, while the meat was boiling, with a three-pronged fork in his hand,
• 1 Chronicles 28:17and pure gold for the forks, the basins and the cups; for the golden bowls and the weight of each; for the silver bowls and the weight of each;
• 2 Chronicles 4:16The pots, the shovels, the forks, and all the equipment for these Huram-abi made of burnished bronze for King Solomon for the house of the Lord.
• 1 Kings 7:45Now the pots, the shovels, and the basins, all these vessels in the house of the Lord, which Hiram made for King Solomon, were of burnished bronze.
• 2 Kings 25:15the fire pans also and the bowls. What was of gold the captain of the guard took away as gold, and what was of silver, as silver.
• Jeremiah 52:19also the small bowls and the fire pans and the basins and the pots and the lampstands and the dishes for incense and the bowls for drink offerings. What was of gold the captain of the guard took away as gold, and what was of silver, as silver.

Commentaries on Exodus 27:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Thou shalt make his pans - סירתיו sirothaiv, a sort or large brazen dishes, which stood under the altar to receive the ashes that fell through the grating. His shovels - יעיו yaaiv . Some render this besoms; but as these were brazen instruments, it is more natural to suppose that some kind of fire-shovels are intended, or scuttles, which were used to carry off the ashes that fell through the grating into the large pan or siroth. His basins - מזרקתיו…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-8Verses 1-8 (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…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-8The square altar for burnt offerings, like the tabernacle frames, was made of acacia wood covered with metal. Yet, to match the other features outside the sanctuary, they covered it with bronze (27:2–3; see 27:10, 17, 19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. shovels--fire shovels for scraping together any of the scattered ashes. basons--for receiving the blood of the sacrifice to be sprinkled on the people. fleshhooks--curved, three-pronged forks (1Sa 2:13, 14). fire-pans--A large sort of vessel, wherein the sacred fire which came down from heaven (Le 9:24) was kept burning, while they cleaned the altar and the grate from the coals and ashes, and while the altar was carried from one place to another in the…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 27:3

• Altar
• Basin
• Fleshhook
• Shovel
• Tabernacle

In the dictionaries

• Altar
• Basin
• Firepan
• Fleshhook
• Hollow
• Pan
• Basin; Bason
• Censer
• Color; Colors
• Exodus, the Book of

Commentaries on Exodus 27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings