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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• 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.

Context of Exodus 27:3

1⌞The Lord continued,⌟ “Make an altar out of acacia wood. It should be 7½ feet square, and 4½ feet high. 2Make a horn at each of its four corners. The four horns and the altar must be made out of one piece ⌞of wood⌟ covered with bronze. “Make all the utensils for it out of bronze: pots for taking away the altar’s ashes, also shovels, bowls, forks, and incense burners. 4“Make a grate for it out of bronze mesh, and make a bronze ring for ⌞each of⌟ the four corners of the grate. 5Put the grate under the ledge of the altar so that it comes halfway up 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 16:12He will take an incense burner full of burning coals from the altar, which is in the Lord’s presence, and two handfuls of finely ground, sweet-smelling incense. He will bring them up to the canopy.
• 1 Kings 7:40Hiram also made pots, shovels, and bowls. So Hiram finished all the work for King Solomon on the Lord’s temple:
• 2 Chronicles 4:11Huram also made the pots, shovels, and bowls. So Huram finished the work for King Solomon in God’s temple:
• Jeremiah 52:18They took the pots, shovels, snuffers, bowls, dishes, and all the bronze utensils used in the temple service.
• Exodus 24:6Moses took half of the blood and put it into bowls, and he threw the other half against the altar.
• Exodus 28:3“Tell all those who have the skill—those to whom I have given this ability—to make Aaron’s clothes. These clothes will set him apart as holy when he serves me as priest.
• Numbers 4:14Next, they will put all the accessories used at the altar on it. These are the trays, forks, shovels, and bowls—all the altar’s accessories. They will spread a covering of fine leather over all this. Then they will put the poles in place.
• 1 Samuel 2:13Now, this was how the priests dealt with the people who were offering sacrifices: While the meat was boiling, the priest’s servant would come with a three-pronged fork in his hand.
• 1 Chronicles 28:17the pure gold for the forks, bowls, and pitchers, the weight of each gold bowl, the weight of each silver bowl,
• 2 Chronicles 4:16pots, shovels, and three-pronged forks. Huram made all of them out of polished bronze for the Lord’s temple at King Solomon’s request.
• 1 Kings 7:45pots, shovels, and bowls. Hiram made all these utensils out of polished bronze for the Lord’s temple at King Solomon’s request.
• 2 Kings 25:15The captain of the guard took all of the incense burners and bowls that were made of gold or silver.
• Jeremiah 52:19The captain of the guard also took pans, incense burners, bowls, pots, lamp stands, dishes, and the bowls used for wine offerings. The captain of the guard took all of the trays and bowls that were made of gold or 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