Exodus 27:3

27:3 You are to make its pots for the ashes, ¹  its shovels, its tossing bowls, ²  its meat hooks, and its fire pans – you are to make all ³  its utensils of bronze.

Exodus 27:19

27:19 All ⁴  the utensils of the tabernacle used ⁵  in all its service, all its tent pegs, and all the tent pegs of the courtyard are to be made of bronze. ⁶ 

Exodus 38:30

38:30 With it he made the bases for the door of the tent of meeting, the bronze altar, the bronze grating for it, and all the utensils of the altar,

Exodus 40:10

40:10 Then you are to anoint the altar for the burnt offering with ⁷  all its utensils; you are to sanctify the altar, and it will be the most holy altar.

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¹ sn The word is literally “its fat,” but sometimes it describes “fatty ashes” (TEV “the greasy ashes”). The fat would run down and mix with the ashes, and this had to be collected and removed.

² sn This was the larger bowl used in tossing the blood at the side of the altar.

³ tn The text has “to all its vessels.” This is the lamed (ל) of inclusion according to Gesenius, meaning “all its utensils” (GKC 458 §143.e).

⁴ tn Heb “to all”; for use of the preposition lamed (ל) to show inclusion (all belonging to) see GKC 458 §143.e.

⁵ tn Here “used” has been supplied.

⁶ sn The tabernacle is an important aspect of OT theology. The writer’s pattern so far has been: ark, table, lamp, and then their container (the tabernacle); then the altar and its container (the courtyard). The courtyard is the place of worship where the people could gather – they entered God’s courts. Though the courtyard may not seem of much interest to current readers, it did interest the Israelites. Here the sacrifices were made, the choirs sang, the believers offered their praises, they had their sins forgiven, they came to pray, they appeared on the holy days, and they heard from God. It was sacred because God met them there; they left the “world” (figuratively speaking) and came into the very presence of God.

⁷ tn Heb “and.”