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Exodus 27:8 Explained in Context
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Verse 8. 8Hollow with boards shalt thou make it: as it was shewed thee in the mount, so shall they make it.
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Quick Meaning
At this point in “The Bronze Altar Receives Sacrifice,” 27:8 states “Hollow with boards shalt thou make it: as it was shewed thee in the mount, so shall they make it” as a specific cause, response, command, detail, or result.
Read It With
- Exodus 27:1–8
Read Exodus 27:8 with 27:1–8. At this point in “The Bronze Altar Receives Sacrifice,” 27:8 states “Hollow with boards shalt thou make it: as it was shewed thee in the mount, so shall they make it” as a specific cause, response, command, detail, or result. The whole unit shows: A square horned altar of acacia and bronze, utensils, grate, poles, and hollow construction is specified from the shown pattern.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Exodus 26:31–37 establishes the preceding movement: A cherubim veil divides holy from most holy around the ark, while an entrance screen marks the tent's outer threshold. This unit continues that movement: A square horned altar of acacia and bronze, utensils, grate, poles, and hollow construction is specified from the shown pattern. At 27:8, the wording “Hollow with boards shalt thou make it: as it was shewed thee in the mount, so shall they make it” makes this verse's contribution precise. At this point in “The Bronze Altar Receives Sacrifice,” 27:8 states “Hollow with boards shalt thou make it: as it was shewed thee in the mount, so shall they make it” as a specific cause, response, command, detail, or result.
What Remains True
Because Exodus 27:8 contributes “Hollow with boards shalt thou make it: as it was shewed thee in the mount, so shall they make it” to “The Bronze Altar Receives Sacrifice,” its proportionate enduring truth is: Materials, design, skilled labor, boundaries, and willing gifts are ordered toward the stated purpose of divine presence among the people.
How It Can Shape Life
- At Exodus 27:8, the line “Hollow with boards shalt thou make it: as it was shewed thee in the mount, so shall they make it” serves this contextual meaning: A square horned altar of acacia and bronze, utensils, grate, poles, and hollow construction is specified from the shown pattern. The bounded action is: A proportionate application of “The Bronze Altar Receives Sacrifice” is this: For any sacred or public project, trace the purpose through budget, sourcing, labor credit, accessibility, craftsmanship, maintenance, and limits on leaders' benefit.
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Supports: Exact KJV wording, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage for this thought unit.
Exact location: Exodus 27:1–8, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Exodus
Open Scriptures
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NET Bible: Exodus with translators' notes
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Exact location: NET Bible Exodus PDF, complete 127-page PDF, translation and verse-attached translator notes for 27:1–8
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