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He made all its utensils of bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/38.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He made all the altar’s utensils of bronze—its pots, shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks, and firepans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/38.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basons, <i>and</i> the fleshhooks, and the firepans: all the vessels thereof made he <i>of</i> brass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/38.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He made all the utensils for the altar: the pans, the shovels, the basins, the forks, and the firepans; all its utensils he made of bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/38.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He also made all the utensils of the altar, the pails, the shovels, the basins, the meat-forks, and the firepans; he made all its utensils of bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/38.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He made all the utensils of the altar, the pails and the shovels and the basins, the flesh hooks and the firepans; he made all its utensils of bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/38.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And he made all the utensils of the altar, the pails and the shovels and the basins, the flesh hooks and the firepans; he made all its utensils of bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/38.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He made all the utensils of the altar, the pots and the shovels and the bowls, the flesh hooks and the firepans; he made all its utensils of bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/38.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He made all the utensils <i>and</i> vessels of the altar [of burnt offering], the pots, shovels, basins [to catch the blood of the sacrificed animal], meat hooks and the firepans [to store live coals]. He made all its utensils of bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/38.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He made all the altar’s utensils: the pots, shovels, basins, meat forks, and firepans; he made all its utensils of bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/38.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He made all the altar&#8217s utensils: the pots, shovels, basins, meat forks, and firepans; he made all its utensils of bronze. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/38.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basins, the flesh-hooks, and the firepans: all the vessels thereof made he of brass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/38.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The equipment for the altar was also made of bronze--the pans for the hot ashes, the shovels, the bowls, the meat forks, and the fire pans. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/38.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basons, the fleshhooks, and the firepans: all the vessels thereof made he of brass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/38.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He made all the utensils out of bronze: pots, shovels, bowls, forks, and incense burners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/38.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He also made all the equipment for the altar: the pans, the shovels, the bowls, the hooks, and the fire pans. All this equipment was made of bronze. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/38.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He made all the utensils for the altar—the pans, the shovels, the bowls, the forks, and the fire-pans—and he made all its utensils of bronze. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/38.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He made all the altar?s utensils of bronze?its pots, shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks, and firepans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/38.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He made all the utensils of the altar--the pots, the shovels, the tossing bowls, the meat hooks, and the fire pans--he made all its utensils of bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/38.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, the shovels, the basins, the forks, and the fire pans. He made all its vessels of bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/38.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basins, and the flesh-hooks, and the fire-pans: all the vessels of it he made of brass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/38.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He made all the vessels of the altar: the pots, the shovels, the basins, the forks, and the fire pans. He made all its vessels of bronze. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/38.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and he makes all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the sprinkling-pans, the forks, and the fire-pans; he has made all its vessels of bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/38.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and he maketh all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the sprinkling-pans, the forks, and the fire-pans; all its vessels he hath made of brass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/38.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will make all the vessels of the altar, the pots and the shovels and the vases and the forks, and the fire pans; all its vessels he made of brass.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/38.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And for the uses thereof, he prepared divers vessels of brass, cauldrons, tongs, fleshhooks, pothooks, and firepans. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/38.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And for its uses, he prepared diverse vessels out of brass: kettles, forceps, little hooks, larger hooks, and receptacles for the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/38.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />All the utensils of the altar, the pots, shovels, basins, forks and fire pans, were likewise made of bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/38.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He made all the utensils of the altar, the pots, the shovels, the basins, the forks, and the firepans: all its utensils he made of bronze.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/38.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, the cauldrons, the hanging pots, the fleshhooks, the shovels, the censers; all its vessels he made of brass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/38.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />They made all of the implements of the altar: the pots and cauldrons and large hanging pots and fire pans and forks and censers; and all its implements he made of brass.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/38.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basins, the flesh-hooks, and the fire-pans; all the vessels thereof made he of brass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/38.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He made all the vessels of the altar and its grate, and its base, and its bowls, and the brazen flesh-hooks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/38-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=9971" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/38.htm">The Altar of Burnt Offering</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>He made a horn at each of its four corners, so that the horns and altar were of one piece, and he overlaid the altar with bronze. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: way·ya·‘aś (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">He made</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: ham·miz·bê·aḥ (Art:: N-ms) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">the altar’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3627.htm" title="3627: kə·lê (N-mpc) -- An article, utensil, vessel. From kalah; something prepared, i.e. Any apparatus.">utensils</a> <a href="/hebrew/5178.htm" title="5178: nə·ḥō·šeṯ (N-fs) -- Copper, bronze. For nchuwshah; copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. Coin, a fetter; figuratively, base.">of bronze—</a> <a href="/hebrew/5518.htm" title="5518: has·sî·rōṯ (Art:: N-cp) -- Or ciyrah; or cirah; from a primitive root meaning to boil up; a pot; also a thorn; by implication, a hook.">its pots,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3257.htm" title="3257: hay·yā·‘îm (Art:: N-mp) -- A shovel. From ya'ah; a shovel.">shovels,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4219.htm" title="4219: ham·miz·rā·qōṯ (Art:: N-mp) -- Bowl, basin. From zaraq; a bowl.">sprinkling bowls,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4207.htm" title="4207: ham·miz·lā·ḡōṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- A utensil used in offering sacrifices. Or mizlagah; from an unused root meaning to draw up; a fork.">meat forks,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4289.htm" title="4289: ham·maḥ·tōṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- A fireholder, cense. The same as mchittah in the sense of removal; a pan for live coals.">and firepans.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3627.htm" title="3627: kê·lāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- An article, utensil, vessel. From kalah; something prepared, i.e. Any apparatus."></a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>He made a grate of bronze mesh for the altar under its ledge, halfway up from the bottom.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/27-3.htm">Exodus 27:3</a></span><br />Make all its utensils of bronze—its pots for removing ashes, its shovels, its sprinkling bowls, its meat forks, and its firepans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/6-12.htm">Leviticus 6:12-13</a></span><br />The fire on the altar shall be kept burning; it must not be extinguished. Every morning the priest is to add wood to the fire, arrange the burnt offering on it, and burn the fat portions of the peace offerings on it. / The fire shall be kept burning on the altar continually; it must not be extinguished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/4-14.htm">Numbers 4:14</a></span><br />and place on it all the vessels used to serve there: the firepans, meat forks, shovels, and sprinkling bowls—all the equipment of the altar. They are to spread over it a covering of fine leather and insert the poles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-45.htm">1 Kings 7:45</a></span><br />and the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. All the articles that Huram made for King Solomon in the house of the LORD were made of burnished bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-16.htm">2 Chronicles 4:16</a></span><br />and the pots, shovels, meat forks, and all the other articles. All these objects that Huram-abi made for King Solomon for the house of the LORD were of polished bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/46-20.htm">Ezekiel 46:20</a></span><br />and said to me, “This is the place where the priests shall boil the guilt offering and the sin offering, and where they shall bake the grain offering, so that they do not bring them into the outer court and transmit holiness to the people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-21.htm">Hebrews 9:21</a></span><br />In the same way, he sprinkled with blood the tabernacle and all the vessels used in worship.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/2-20.htm">2 Timothy 2:20-21</a></span><br />A large house contains not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay. Some indeed are for honorable use, but others are for common use. / So if anyone cleanses himself of what is unfit, he will be a vessel for honor: sanctified, useful to the Master, and prepared for every good work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/9-13.htm">1 Corinthians 9:13</a></span><br />Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/8-3.htm">Revelation 8:3-5</a></span><br />Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne. / And the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, rose up before God from the hand of the angel. / Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; and there were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/1-9.htm">Leviticus 1:9</a></span><br />The entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall burn all of it on the altar as a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/16-39.htm">Numbers 16:39</a></span><br />So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers brought by those who had been burned up, and he had them hammered out to overlay the altar,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-13.htm">1 Samuel 2:13-14</a></span><br />or for the custom of the priests with the people. When any man offered a sacrifice, the servant of the priest would come with a three-pronged meat fork while the meat was boiling / and plunge it into the pan or kettle or cauldron or cooking pot. And the priest would claim for himself whatever the meat fork brought up. This is how they treated all the Israelites who came to Shiloh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-14.htm">2 Kings 25:14</a></span><br />They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, dishes, and all the articles of bronze used in the temple service.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/52-18.htm">Jeremiah 52:18</a></span><br />They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, dishes, and all the articles of bronze used in the temple service.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basins, and the meat hooks, and the fire pans: all the vessels thereof made he of brass.</p><p class="hdg">he made</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/27-3.htm">Exodus 27:3</a></b></br> 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 <i>of</i> brass.</p><p class="hdg">flesh-hooks</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/2-13.htm">1 Samuel 2:13</a></b></br> And the priests' custom with the people <i>was, that</i>, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/38-2.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/exodus/37-16.htm">Basins</a> <a href="/exodus/27-3.htm">Baskets</a> <a href="/exodus/37-20.htm">Bowls</a> <a href="/exodus/38-2.htm">Brass</a> <a href="/exodus/38-2.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/exodus/38-2.htm">Copper</a> <a href="/exodus/35-3.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/exodus/27-3.htm">Firepans</a> <a href="/exodus/27-3.htm">Fire-Pans</a> <a href="/exodus/27-3.htm">Fire-Trays</a> <a href="/exodus/30-32.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/exodus/27-3.htm">Fleshhooks</a> <a href="/exodus/27-3.htm">Flesh-Hooks</a> <a href="/exodus/27-3.htm">Forks</a> <a href="/exodus/36-38.htm">Hooks</a> <a href="/exodus/38-2.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/exodus/30-9.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/exodus/27-3.htm">Meat-Hooks</a> <a href="/exodus/27-3.htm">Pails</a> <a href="/exodus/37-16.htm">Pans</a> <a href="/exodus/27-3.htm">Pots</a> <a href="/exodus/27-3.htm">Shovels</a> <a href="/exodus/27-3.htm">Spades</a> <a href="/exodus/27-3.htm">Sprinkling</a> <a href="/exodus/38-2.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/exodus/37-27.htm">Used</a> <a href="/exodus/37-24.htm">Utensils</a> <a href="/exodus/37-24.htm">Vessels</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/38-4.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/numbers/4-7.htm">Basins</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-7.htm">Baskets</a> <a href="/numbers/4-7.htm">Bowls</a> <a href="/exodus/38-4.htm">Brass</a> <a href="/exodus/38-4.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/exodus/38-5.htm">Copper</a> <a href="/exodus/40-38.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-1.htm">Firepans</a> <a href="/numbers/4-14.htm">Fire-Pans</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-15.htm">Fire-Trays</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-11.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/numbers/4-14.htm">Fleshhooks</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-17.htm">Flesh-Hooks</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-21.htm">Forks</a> <a href="/exodus/38-10.htm">Hooks</a> <a href="/exodus/38-6.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/exodus/40-29.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-17.htm">Meat-Hooks</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-45.htm">Pails</a> <a href="/numbers/4-7.htm">Pans</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-35.htm">Pots</a> <a href="/numbers/4-14.htm">Shovels</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-40.htm">Spades</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-15.htm">Sprinkling</a> <a href="/exodus/38-4.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/exodus/38-20.htm">Used</a> <a href="/exodus/38-30.htm">Utensils</a> <a href="/exodus/38-30.htm">Vessels</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 38</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/38-1.htm">The altar of burnt offering</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/38-8.htm">The laver of brass</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/38-9.htm">The court, and its hangings</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/38-21.htm">The sum of what the people offered, and the use to which it was applied</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Bronze, an alloy of copper and tin, was a common material in ancient craftsmanship, known for its strength and ability to withstand high temperatures. In the context of the tabernacle, bronze symbolizes judgment and endurance, as seen in the bronze altar where sacrifices for sin were made. This reflects the need for a strong and enduring medium to handle the sacrificial offerings, which were a central aspect of Israelite worship. The use of bronze can also be seen in other parts of the tabernacle, such as the bronze basin (<a href="/exodus/30-18.htm">Exodus 30:18</a>), emphasizing its importance in the purification and sacrificial processes.<p><b>its pots, shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks, and firepans.</b><br>Each of these utensils had a specific function in the sacrificial system. The pots were likely used to hold the ashes or to boil the meat of the sacrifices (<a href="/1_samuel/2-13.htm">1 Samuel 2:13-14</a>). Shovels were used to remove ashes from the altar, ensuring that the space remained clean and ready for further sacrifices. Sprinkling bowls were used for the ritual sprinkling of blood, a critical part of the atonement process (<a href="/leviticus/16-14.htm">Leviticus 16:14-15</a>). Meat forks were used to handle the sacrificial meat, as seen in the practices of the priests (<a href="/1_samuel/2-13.htm">1 Samuel 2:13-14</a>). Firepans, or censers, were used to carry coals from the altar of burnt offering to the altar of incense, symbolizing the prayers of the people ascending to God (<a href="/revelation/8-3.htm">Revelation 8:3-4</a>). Each utensil played a role in maintaining the order and sanctity of the sacrificial system, which pointed to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who fulfilled the law and the prophets (<a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17</a>). The detailed description of these utensils underscores the meticulous care and reverence required in worship, reflecting the holiness of God and the seriousness of sin.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/b/bezalel.htm">Bezalel</a></b><br>The chief artisan appointed by God to construct the Tabernacle and its furnishings. He was filled with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, understanding, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship (<a href="/exodus/31.htm">Exodus 31:1-5</a>).<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a></b><br>The portable dwelling place for the presence of God among the Israelites during their journey through the wilderness. It was a central place of worship and sacrifice.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/altar_of_burnt_offering.htm">Altar of Burnt Offering</a></b><br>A key component of the Tabernacle, where sacrifices were made to God. It was made of acacia wood and overlaid with bronze, symbolizing strength and endurance.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/bronze.htm">Bronze</a></b><br>A metal alloy used extensively in the Tabernacle's construction, particularly for items associated with judgment and sacrifice, symbolizing durability and resilience.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God, who were delivered from slavery in Egypt and were journeying to the Promised Land. They were commanded to build the Tabernacle according to God's specific instructions.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_instructions.htm">Obedience to God's Instructions</a></b><br>The detailed construction of the Tabernacle and its furnishings underscores the importance of obedience to God's commands. Just as Bezalel followed God's instructions precisely, we are called to live according to His Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_bronze.htm">Symbolism of Bronze</a></b><br>Bronze, used for the altar and its utensils, symbolizes judgment and endurance. This reminds us of the seriousness of sin and the need for atonement, ultimately fulfilled in Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_worship_in_community.htm">Role of Worship in Community</a></b><br>The Tabernacle served as a communal place of worship, illustrating the importance of gathering together as believers to worship God and support one another in faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_for_worship.htm">God's Provision for Worship</a></b><br>God provided the skills and materials necessary for the construction of the Tabernacle, demonstrating His provision for our needs, including our spiritual needs for worship and fellowship.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_38.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 38</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_the_burnt_altar_important.htm">Why is the altar of burnt offering significant?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_mirrors_fit_ancient_tech_practices.htm">Exodus 38:8 describes the use of women's mirrors in creating the bronze basin; how does this detail align with known technological practices of that era?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_israelites_transport_the_altar.htm">Exodus 27:1-8: How could the Israelites feasibly construct and transport such a large bronze-covered acacia wood altar during prolonged desert wanderings?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible_on_mutual_consent_in_marriage.htm">What was the laver's purpose in the tabernacle?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/38.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">The pots.</span>--Exodus 27 has "his pans"; but the word used in the original is the same. It designates probably the scuttles in which the ashes were placed for removal from the sanctuary. (See Note 1 on <a href="/exodus/27-3.htm" title="And you shall make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basins, and his meat hooks, and his fire pans: all the vessels thereof you shall make of brass.">Exodus 27:3</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/38.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The pots</span>. This translation is better than that of <a href="/exodus/27-3.htm">Exodus 27:3</a>, which is "pans." Buckets or scuttles to convey the ashes from the altar to the ash-heap (<a href="/leviticus/1-16.htm">Leviticus 1:16</a>) are intended. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/38-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He made</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּ֜עַשׂ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘aś)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the altar’s</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַ</span> <span class="translit">(ham·miz·bê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> </span><span class="str2">An altar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">utensils</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּלֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kə·lê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3627.htm">Strong's 3627: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something prepared, any apparatus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of bronze—</span><br /><span class="heb">נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃</span> <span class="translit">(nə·ḥō·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5178.htm">Strong's 5178: </a> </span><span class="str2">Copper, something made of that metal, coin, a fetter, base</span><br /><br /><span class="word">its pots,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַסִּירֹ֤ת</span> <span class="translit">(has·sî·rōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5518.htm">Strong's 5518: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pot, a thorn, a hook</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shovels,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיָּעִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yā·‘îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3257.htm">Strong's 3257: </a> </span><span class="str2">A shovel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">basins,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּזְרָקֹ֔ת</span> <span class="translit">(ham·miz·rā·qōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4219.htm">Strong's 4219: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bowl, basin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">meat forks,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּזְלָגֹ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(ham·miz·lā·ḡōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4207.htm">Strong's 4207: </a> </span><span class="str2">A utensil used in offering sacrifices</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and firepans.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמַּחְתֹּ֑ת</span> <span class="translit">(ham·maḥ·tōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4289.htm">Strong's 4289: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fireholder, censer, snuff dish</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/38-3.htm">Exodus 38:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/38-3.htm">Exodus 38:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/38-3.htm">Exodus 38:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/38-3.htm">Exodus 38:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/38-3.htm">Exodus 38:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/38-3.htm">Exodus 38:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/38-3.htm">Exodus 38:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/38-3.htm">Exodus 38:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/38-3.htm">Exodus 38:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/38-3.htm">Exodus 38:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/38-3.htm">OT Law: Exodus 38:3 He made all the vessels (Exo. 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