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Exodus 27:4

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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.
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  1. Exodus 25:12Rank 1 from verse 4
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    12And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four corners thereof; and two rings shall be in the one side of it, and two rings in the other side of it.

  2. Exodus 35:16Rank 2 from verse 4
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    16The altar of burnt offering, with his brasen grate, his staves, and all his vessels, the laver and his foot,

  3. Exodus 38:4–5Rank 3 from verse 4
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    4And he made for the altar a brasen grate of network under the compass thereof beneath unto the midst of it.

    5And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grate of brass, to be places for the staves.

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Exodus 27:4

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

make

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To form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

grate

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A framework of bars, especially the brass network belonging to the altar.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

network

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A complication of threads, twine or cords united at certain distances, forming meshes, interstices or open space between the knots or intersections; reticulated or decussated work.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

net

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Sense 1: An interlaced meshwork used as a grate or for catching. Sense 2: A device or snare by which one is caught or restrained.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

rings

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Sense 1: Circular bands or ornaments. Sense 2: Circular spaces or companies.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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27:1AND 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.

27:2And 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.

27:3And 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.

27:4And 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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27:5And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, that the net may be even to the midst of the altar.

27:6And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with brass.

27:7And the staves shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, to bear it.

27:8Hollow with boards shalt thou make it: as it was shewed thee in the mount, so shall they make it.

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