The Meaning of Exodus 38:4 Explained

Exodus 38:4

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

YLT: And he maketh for the altar a brazen grate of net-work, under its border beneath, unto its midst;

Darby: And he made for the altar a grating of network of copper under its ledge from beneath, to the very middle of it.

ASV: And he made for the altar a grating of network of brass, under the ledge round it beneath, reaching halfway up.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Exodus 38:4 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Exodus 38

1  The altar of burnt offering
8  The laver of brass
9  The court, and its hangings
21  The sum of what the people offered, and the use to which it was applied

What do the individual words in Exodus 38:4 mean?

And he made for the altar a grate work of net bronze under its rim from the bottom to midway
וַיַּ֤עַשׂ לַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ מִכְבָּ֔ר מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה רֶ֣שֶׁת נְחֹ֑שֶׁת תַּ֧חַת כַּרְכֻּבּ֛וֹ מִלְּמַ֖טָּה עַד־ חֶצְיֽוֹ

וַיַּ֤עַשׂ  And  he  made 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
לַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙  for  the  altar 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִזְבֵּחַ  
Sense: altar.
מִכְבָּ֔ר  a  grate 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִכְבָּר  
Sense: grating, lattice-work.
מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה  work 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מַעֲשֶׂה  
Sense: deed, work.
רֶ֣שֶׁת  of  net 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: רֶשֶׁת  
Sense: net.
נְחֹ֑שֶׁת  bronze 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: נְחֹשֶׁת 
Sense: copper, bronze.
תַּ֧חַת  under 
Parse: Preposition
Root: מִתְחָה 
Sense: the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas.
כַּרְכֻּבּ֛וֹ  its  rim 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: כַּרְכֹּב  
Sense: edge, rim.
מִלְּמַ֖טָּה  from  the  bottom 
Parse: Preposition-m, Preposition-l, Adverb
Root: מַטָּה  
Sense: downwards, below.
חֶצְיֽוֹ  midway 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: חֲצִי 
Sense: half.

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