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Exodus 38:4–5

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And he made for the altar a brasen grate of network under the compass thereof beneath unto the midst of it.
And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grate of brass, to be places for the staves.
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    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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Exodus 38:4

COMBINED MEANING

made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

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

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

compass

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1. To go around, surround, enclose, or encircle. 2. A circuit, circumference, boundary, or roundabout route. 3. An instrument used to mark or draw a circle.

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

COMBINED MEANING

midst

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The middle, centre, interior, or intervening part of a place, body, company, or condition; among, within, surrounded by, or in the presence of persons or things.

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

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Exodus 38:5

COMBINED MEANING

cast

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1. To throw, send, put, lay, or direct a person or thing into, upon, around, toward, or away from a place, or into a stated condition. 2. To put away, reject, expel, remove, overthrow, or bring down. 3. To put forth or use a lot for choosing, dividing, or assigning. 4. To form an object by pouring molten material into a mould. 5. To shed, drop, or bring forth young, fruit, leaves, or flowers. 6. To raise, form, or prepare a bank, mount, trench, or way. 7. In "cast ... in his teeth," to reproach or charge something against him. 8. As a noun, the distance something may be thrown.

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

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

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

ends

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Sense 1: Extremities, boundaries, conclusions, purposes, or results. Sense 2: Ceases or brings to a close.

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

places

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1. Physical locations or rooms. 2. Positions or offices. 3. Occasions, circumstances, or passages.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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staves

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Plural of staff: long rods, poles, or clubs, including poles used for carrying and staffs used for walking or shepherding.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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3And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basons, and the fleshhooks, and the firepans: all the vessels thereof made he of brass.

4And he made for the altar a brasen grate of network under the compass thereof beneath unto the midst of it.

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

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6And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass.

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