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 of brass.
You must make all the altar's tools out of bronze: pans to collect the ashes, shovels, bowls, meat forks, and fire pans. Make all these items from bronze.
God is giving Moses detailed instructions for making bronze tools and equipment needed for the sacrificial altar.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of God's detailed instructions to Moses for constructing the bronze altar in the Tabernacle, which was the portable sanctuary used by the Israelites during their wilderness wanderings after escaping Egypt. The items listed, such as pans for ashes, shovels, basins, fleshhooks, and firepans, were essential tools for the priests to handle sacrifices, maintain ritual purity, and facilitate worship in a culture where offerings symbolized atonement and devotion to God. All these vessels were specified to be made of brass to emphasize durability and the solemnity of approaching the divine.
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