Exodus Chapter 27 verse 2 Holy Bible
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.
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Put horns at the four angles of it, made of the same, plating it all with brass.
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And thou shalt make its horns at the four corners thereof; its horns shall be of itself; and thou shalt overlay it with copper.
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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.
read chapter 27 in KJV
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.
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You shall make its horns on its four corners; its horns shall be of one piece with it; and you shall overlay it with brass.
read chapter 27 in WEB
And thou hast made its horns on its four corners, its horns are of the same, and thou hast overlaid it `with' brass.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 2. - The horns of it. 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 (1 Kings 1:50; 1 Kings 2:28); and the blood of sin-offerings was smeared upon them (Exodus 29:12; Leviticus 8:15; Leviticus 9:9; Leviticus 16:18, etc.). Victims also were sometimes, when about to be sacrificed, bound to them (Psalm 118:27). According to Kalisch, "The horns were symbolical of power, of protection and help; and at the same time of glory and salvation." His horns shall be of the same. Part and parcel of the altar, that is, not extraneous additions. Thou shalt overlay it with brass. A solid plating of bronze is no doubt intended, such as would protect the shittim wood and prevent it from being burnt.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(2) The horns of it.--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 (Psalm 118:27); criminals clung to them (1Kings 1:50; 1Kings 2:28); and the blood of sin offerings was smeared upon them for purposes of expiation (Exodus 29:12; Leviticus 8:15; Leviticus 9:9, &c.). . . .
