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|And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall be three cubits.  
 
|And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall be three cubits.  
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|And you shall make an altar of shittim wood, in the shape of a square five cubits long and five cubits wide; the altar shall be three cubits high.  
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|Make an altar of acacia wood, five cubits long and five cubits wide. The altar must be square and three cubits high.
 
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|And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof: his horns shall be of the same: and thou shalt overlay it with brass.  
 
|And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof: his horns shall be of the same: and thou shalt overlay it with brass.  
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|And you shall make horns for it to be located at the corners, each of them identical and overlaid in brass.  
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|Make horns for it, to be set at the corners, each of them identical. Overlay the whole construct with [[bronze]].  
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|Bronze is the metal of judgment. This altar has everything to do with judgment.
 
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|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.  
 
|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.  
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|And you shall make all of its accessories in brass as well: the ash pans, the shovels, the basins, the flesh hooks, and the fire pans.  
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|Make all its accessories in bronze: the ash pans, the shovels, the sprinkling bowls, the flesh hooks, and the fire pans.  
 
|More concise expression, describing  the accessories for an altar where burnt offerings were made.
 
|More concise expression, describing  the accessories for an altar where burnt offerings were made.
 
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|And thou shalt make for it a grate of network of brass; and upon the net shalt thou make four brasen rings in the four corners thereof.  
 
|And thou shalt make for it a grate of network of brass; and upon the net shalt thou make four brasen rings in the four corners thereof.  
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|And you shall make a grate of brass for it; and upon this lattice you shall attach four brass rings at the corners.  
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|Make a grate of bronze mesh for it; and attach four bronze rings to this lattice at the corners.  
 
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|And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, that the net may be even to the midst of the altar.  
 
|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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|And you shall locate it under the compass of the altar, so that it is centered beneath it.  
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|Set it beneath the altar's top edge, so that it is centered beneath it.  
 
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|And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with brass.  
 
|And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with brass.  
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|And you shall make staffs for the altar, formed from shittim wood, and overlaid with brass.  
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|Make poles for the altar, formed from acacia wood, and overlay them with bronze.  
 
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|And the staves shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, to bear it.  
 
|And the staves shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, to bear it.  
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|And the staffs shall be inserted into the rings, and located on both sides of the altar, to support it.  
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|Insert the poles into the rings, and set them on both sides of the altar, to carry it.  
 
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|Hollow with boards shalt thou make it: as it was shewed thee in the mount, so shall they make it.  
 
|Hollow with boards shalt thou make it: as it was shewed thee in the mount, so shall they make it.  
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|Hollow with boards shall you make it: as it was shown to you on the mountain, so shall they construct it.  
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|Make the altar with hollow boards. They are to build it exactly as I showed you on the mountain.
 
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