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Overlay the altar with bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/27.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And you shall make horns for it on its four corners; its horns shall be of one piece with it, and you shall overlay it with bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Make a horn on each of its four corners, so that the horns are of one piece, and overlay it with bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You shall make its horns on its four corners; its horns shall be of one piece with it. And you shall overlay it with bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You shall make its horns on its four corners; its horns shall be of one piece with it, and you shall overlay it with bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You shall make its horns on its four corners; its horns shall be of one piece with it, and you shall overlay it with bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And you shall make its horns on its four corners; its horns shall be of one piece with it, and you shall overlay it with bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You shall make its horns on its four corners; its horns shall be of the <i>same piece</i>, and you shall overlay it with bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Make horns (horn-shaped projections) for it on its four corners; the horns shall be of one piece with it, and you shall overlay it with bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Make horns for it on its four corners; the horns are to be of one piece. Overlay it with bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Make horns for it on its four corners; the horns are to be of one piece. Overlay it with bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof; the horns thereof shall be of one piece with it: and thou shalt overlay it with brass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and make each of the four top corners stick up like the horn of a bull. Then cover the whole altar with bronze, including the four horns. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof: the horns thereof shall be of one piece with it: and thou shalt overlay it with brass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Make a horn at each of its four corners. The four horns and the altar must be made out of one piece [of wood] covered with bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Make projections at the top of the four corners. They are to form one piece with the altar, and the whole is to be covered with bronze. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You are to make horns on its four corners. Its corners are to be of one piece with it, and you are to overlay it with bronze. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Make a horn on each of its four corners, so that the horns are of one piece, and overlay it with bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You are to make its four horns on its four corners; its horns will be part of it, and you are to overlay it with bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall make its horns on its four corners; its horns shall be of one piece with it; and you shall overlay it with bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof: its horns shall be of the same: and thou shalt overlay it with brass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You shall make its horns on its four corners. Its horns shall be of one piece with it. You shall overlay it with bronze. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And you have made its horns on its four corners, its horns are of the same, and you have overlaid it [with] bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And thou hast made its horns on its four corners, its horns are of the same, and thou hast overlaid it with brass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And make horns upon its four faces: its horns shall be from it: and spread over it brass.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And there shall be horns at the four corners of the same: and thou shalt cover it with brass. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now there shall be horns at the four corners of it, and you shall cover it with brass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />At the four corners make horns that are of one piece with the altar. You shall then plate it with bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall make horns for it on its four corners; its horns shall be of one piece with it, and you shall overlay it with bronze.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And you shall make the horns of it on the four corners thereof; its horns shall be of the same; and you shall overlay it with brass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And make its horns; its horns will be on the four corners of it, and overlay it with brass.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof; the horns thereof shall be of one piece with it; and thou shalt overlay it with brass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt make the horns on the four corners; the horns shall be of the same piece, and thou shalt overlay them with brass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/27-2.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=6769" 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/27.htm">The Bronze Altar</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>“You are to build an altar of acacia wood. The altar must be square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">Make</a> <a href="/hebrew/7161.htm" title="7161: qar·nō·ṯāw (N-fpc:: 3ms) -- From qaran; a horn; by implication, a flask, cornet; by resembl. An elephant's tooth, a corner, a peak, a ray; figuratively, power.">a horn</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on each of</a> <a href="/hebrew/702.htm" title="702: ’ar·ba‘ (Number-fsc) -- Four. Masculine oarbaah; from raba'; four.">its four</a> <a href="/hebrew/6438.htm" title="6438: pin·nō·ṯāw (N-fpc:: 3ms) -- A corner. Feminine of pen; an angle; by implication, a pinnacle; figuratively, a chieftain.">corners,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7161.htm" title="7161: qar·nō·ṯāw (N-fpc:: 3ms) -- From qaran; a horn; by implication, a flask, cornet; by resembl. An elephant's tooth, a corner, a peak, a ray; figuratively, power.">so that the horns</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: tih·ye·nā (V-Qal-Imperf-3fp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">are</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nū (Prep:: 3ms) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">of one piece,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6823.htm" title="6823: wə·ṣip·pî·ṯā (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To lay out, lay over. A primitive root; to sheet over.">and overlay</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></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.">it with bronze.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>Make all its utensils of bronze—its pots for removing ashes, its shovels, its sprinkling bowls, its meat forks, and its firepans.…<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/30-3.htm">Exodus 30:3</a></span><br />Overlay with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns, and make a molding of gold around it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/38-2.htm">Exodus 38:2</a></span><br />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="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="/numbers/16-38.htm">Numbers 16:38-39</a></span><br />As for the censers of those who sinned at the cost of their own lives, hammer them into sheets to overlay the altar, for these were presented before the LORD, and so have become holy. They will serve as a sign to the Israelites.” / 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="/leviticus/16-12.htm">Leviticus 16:12</a></span><br />Then he must take a censer full of burning coals from the altar before the LORD, and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense, and take them inside the veil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/16-14.htm">2 Kings 16:14</a></span><br />He also took the bronze altar that stood before the LORD from the front of the temple (between the new altar and the house of the LORD) and he put it on the north side of the new altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/43-13.htm">Ezekiel 43:13-17</a></span><br />These are the measurements of the altar in long cubits (a cubit and a handbreadth): Its gutter shall be a cubit deep and a cubit wide, with a rim of one span around its edge. And this is the height of the altar: / The space from the gutter on the ground to the lower ledge shall be two cubits, and the ledge one cubit wide. The space from the smaller ledge to the larger ledge shall be four cubits, and the ledge one cubit wide. / The altar hearth shall be four cubits high, and four horns shall project upward from the hearth. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-4.htm">Hebrews 9:4</a></span><br />containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.<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="/revelation/9-13.htm">Revelation 9:13</a></span><br />Then the sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar before God<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-1.htm">Revelation 11:1</a></span><br />Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-18.htm">Revelation 14:18</a></span><br />Still another angel, with authority over the fire, came from the altar and called out in a loud voice to the angel with the sharp sickle, “Swing your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of grapes from the vine of the earth, because its grapes are ripe.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-7.htm">Revelation 16:7</a></span><br />And I heard the altar reply: “Yes, Lord God Almighty, true and just are Your judgments.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-6.htm">Isaiah 6:6</a></span><br />Then one of the seraphim flew to me, and in his hand was a glowing coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And you shall make the horns of it on the four corners thereof: his horns shall be of the same: and you shall overlay it with brass.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/29-12.htm">Exodus 29:12</a></b></br> And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put <i>it</i> upon the horns of the altar with thy finger, and pour all the blood beside the bottom of the altar.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/4-7.htm">Leviticus 4:7,18,25</a></b></br> And the priest shall put <i>some</i> of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the LORD, which <i>is</i> in the tabernacle of the congregation; and shall pour all the blood of the bullock at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which <i>is at</i> the door of the tabernacle of the congregation… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/8-15.htm">Leviticus 8:15</a></b></br> And he slew <i>it</i>; and Moses took the blood, and put <i>it</i> upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and purified the altar, and poured the blood at the bottom of the altar, and sanctified it, to make reconciliation upon it.</p><p class="hdg">overlay it was brass</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/16-38.htm">Numbers 16:38,39</a></b></br> The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates <i>for</i> a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the LORD, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/8-64.htm">1 Kings 8:64</a></b></br> The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court that <i>was</i> before the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings: because the brasen altar that <i>was</i> before the LORD <i>was</i> too little to receive the burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/27-1.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/exodus/26-24.htm">Angles</a> <a href="/exodus/26-37.htm">Brass</a> <a href="/exodus/26-37.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/exodus/26-37.htm">Copper</a> <a href="/exodus/26-24.htm">Corners</a> <a href="/exodus/26-32.htm">Four</a> <a href="/exodus/21-29.htm">Horn</a> <a href="/genesis/22-13.htm">Horns</a> <a href="/exodus/25-34.htm">Itself</a> <a href="/exodus/26-37.htm">Overlay</a> <a href="/exodus/25-36.htm">Piece</a> <a href="/exodus/25-13.htm">Plating</a> <a href="/exodus/27-1.htm">Thereof</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/27-5.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/exodus/36-28.htm">Angles</a> <a href="/exodus/27-3.htm">Brass</a> <a href="/exodus/27-4.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/exodus/27-3.htm">Copper</a> <a href="/exodus/27-4.htm">Corners</a> <a href="/exodus/27-4.htm">Four</a> <a href="/exodus/38-2.htm">Horn</a> <a href="/exodus/29-12.htm">Horns</a> <a href="/exodus/29-5.htm">Itself</a> <a href="/exodus/27-6.htm">Overlay</a> <a href="/exodus/28-8.htm">Piece</a> <a href="/exodus/30-5.htm">Plating</a> <a href="/exodus/27-3.htm">Thereof</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 27</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/27-1.htm">The altar of burnt offering, with the vessels thereof</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/27-9.htm">The court of the tabernacle enclosed with hangings and pillars</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/27-18.htm">The measure of the court, and the furniture of brass</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/27-20.htm">The oil for the lamp</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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The horns on each corner symbolize strength and power, often associated with God's protection and refuge (<a href="/psalms/18-2.htm">Psalm 18:2</a>). In ancient Near Eastern culture, horns were emblematic of authority and might. The four corners may represent the universality of the altar's purpose, extending to all directions and peoples.<p><b>so that the horns are of one piece</b><br>The instruction for the horns to be of one piece with the altar emphasizes the unity and integrity of the structure. This design signifies the completeness and perfection required in worship and sacrifice. It reflects the idea that the altar, as a place of atonement, must be whole and undivided, symbolizing the undivided nature of God's covenant with His people.<p><b>and overlay it with bronze</b><br>Bronze, a durable and resilient metal, is used extensively in the Tabernacle's construction, particularly for items associated with judgment and sacrifice. The use of bronze here signifies the altar's role in enduring the fire of sacrifices and the judgment of sin. Bronze's association with judgment is seen in other scriptures, such as the bronze serpent in <a href="/numbers/21-9.htm">Numbers 21:9</a>, which prefigures Christ's crucifixion (<a href="/john/3-14.htm">John 3:14-15</a>). The overlaying of the altar with bronze also points to the need for purification and the enduring nature of God's provision for atonement.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, who received the instructions for the Tabernacle from God on Mount Sinai.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_altar_of_burnt_offering.htm">The Altar of Burnt Offering</a></b><br>A key component of the Tabernacle, where sacrifices were made to God. It symbolizes atonement and reconciliation with God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who were given the Law and instructions for worship through Moses.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The place where God delivered the Law and the instructions for the Tabernacle to Moses.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The portable dwelling place for the presence of God among the Israelites during their journey in the wilderness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_horns.htm">Symbolism of the Horns</a></b><br>The horns on the altar represent strength and power. In biblical symbolism, horns often denote authority and might. The integration of the horns with the altar signifies the completeness and unity of God's provision for atonement.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/significance_of_bronze.htm">Significance of Bronze</a></b><br>Bronze, used to overlay the altar, symbolizes judgment and endurance. It reminds believers of the seriousness of sin and the enduring nature of God's justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_worship.htm">Unity in Worship</a></b><br>The instruction that the horns be of one piece with the altar underscores the importance of unity in worship. Our approach to God should be holistic, integrating all aspects of our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/atonement_and_reconciliation.htm">Atonement and Reconciliation</a></b><br>The altar's primary function was for sacrifices, pointing to the need for atonement and reconciliation with God. This foreshadows the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who reconciles us to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_consecration.htm">Holiness and Consecration</a></b><br>The detailed instructions for the altar remind us of the holiness required in approaching God. Our lives should be consecrated, set apart for His purposes.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 27</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/what's_the_horns_of_the_altar's_role.htm">What are the Horns of the Altar's significance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_archaeology_support_numbers_29.htm">Is there any archaeological record corroborating the elaborate sacrificial system described in Numbers 29?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_horn_of_salvation.htm">What is the horn of salvation?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/27.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">The horns of it.</span>--It is not true to say, as Kalisch does, that "the altars of almost all ancient nations were frequently provided with horns." On the contrary, horns were, so far as is known, peculiar to Israelite altars. Originally, they would seem to have been mere ornaments at the four upper corners, but ultimately they came to be regarded as essential to an altar, and the virtue of the altar was thought to lie especially in them. The victims were bound to them (<a href="/psalms/118-27.htm" title="God is the LORD, which has showed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even to the horns of the altar.">Psalm 118:27</a>); criminals clung to them (<a href="/1_kings/1-50.htm" title="And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.">1Kings 1:50</a>; <a href="/1_kings/2-28.htm" title="Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled to the tabernacle of the LORD, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.">1Kings 2:28</a>); and the blood of sin offerings was smeared upon them for purposes of expiation (<a href="/exodus/29-12.htm" title="And you shall take of the blood of the bullock, and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger, and pour all the blood beside the bottom of the altar.">Exodus 29:12</a>; <a href="/leviticus/8-15.htm" title="And he slew it; and Moses took the blood, and put it on the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and purified the altar, and poured the blood at the bottom of the altar, and sanctified it, to make reconciliation on it.">Leviticus 8:15</a>; <a href="/leviticus/9-9.htm" title="And the sons of Aaron brought the blood to him: and he dipped his finger in the blood, and put it on the horns of the altar, and poured out the blood at the bottom of the altar:">Leviticus 9:9</a>, &c.). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The horns of it</span>. Literally, "its horns." Horns were not usual adjuncts of altars; indeed they seem to have been peculiar to those of the Israelites. They were projections at the four top comers, probably not unlike the horns of bulls, whence their name. Criminals clung to them when they took sanctuary (<a href="/1_kings/1-50.htm">1 Kings 1:50</a>; <a href="/1_kings/2-28.htm">1 Kings 2:28</a>); and the blood of sin-offerings was smeared upon them (<a href="/exodus/29-12.htm">Exodus 29:12</a>; <a href="/leviticus/8-15.htm">Leviticus 8:15</a>; <a href="/leviticus/9-9.htm">Leviticus 9:9</a>; <a href="/leviticus/16-18.htm">Leviticus 16:18</a>, etc.). Victims also were sometimes, when about to be sacrificed, bound to them (<a href="/psalms/118-27.htm">Psalm 118:27</a>). According to Kalisch, "The horns were symbolical of power, of protection and help; and at the same time of glory and salvation." <span class="cmt_word">His horns shall be of the same</span>. Part and parcel of the altar, that is, not extraneous additions. <span class="cmt_word">Thou shalt overlay it with brass</span>. A solid plating of bronze is no doubt intended, such as would protect the shittim wood and prevent it from being burnt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/27-2.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">Make</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָשִׂ֣יתָ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second 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">a horn</span><br /><span class="heb">קַרְנֹתָ֗יו</span> <span class="translit">(qar·nō·ṯāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7161.htm">Strong's 7161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A horn, a flask, cornet, an elephant's tooth, a corner, a peak, a ray, power</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on each of</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֚ל</span> <span class="translit">(‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">its four</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְבַּ֣ע</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·ba‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_702.htm">Strong's 702: </a> </span><span class="str2">Four</span><br /><br /><span class="word">corners,</span><br /><span class="heb">פִּנֹּתָ֔יו</span> <span class="translit">(pin·nō·ṯāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6438.htm">Strong's 6438: </a> </span><span class="str2">An angle, a pinnacle, a chieftain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so that the horns</span><br /><span class="heb">קַרְנֹתָ֑יו</span> <span class="translit">(qar·nō·ṯāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7161.htm">Strong's 7161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A horn, a flask, cornet, an elephant's tooth, a corner, a peak, a ray, power</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּהְיֶ֣יןָ</span> <span class="translit">(tih·ye·nā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of one piece,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמֶּ֖נּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(mim·men·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and overlay</span><br /><span class="heb">וְצִפִּיתָ֥</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṣip·pî·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6823.htm">Strong's 6823: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay out, lay over</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it with 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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/27-2.htm">Exodus 27:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/27-2.htm">Exodus 27:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/27-2.htm">Exodus 27:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/27-2.htm">Exodus 27:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/27-2.htm">Exodus 27:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/27-2.htm">Exodus 27:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/27-2.htm">Exodus 27:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/27-2.htm">Exodus 27:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/27-2.htm">Exodus 27:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/27-2.htm">Exodus 27:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/27-2.htm">OT Law: Exodus 27:2 You shall make its horns on its (Exo. 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