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Exodus 27

Ex. 27:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And thou shalt make
`asah (Hebrew #6213)
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)
KJV usage: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.
Pronounce: aw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
thea horns
qeren (Hebrew #7161)
a horn (as projecting); by implication, a flask, cornet; by resembl. an elephant's tooth (i.e. ivory), a corner (of the altar), a peak (of a mountain), a ray (of light); figuratively, power
KJV usage: X hill, horn.
Pronounce: keh'-ren
Origin: from 7160
of it upon the four
'arba` (Hebrew #702)
from 7251; four
KJV usage: four.
Pronounce: ar-bah'
Origin: masculine oarbaah {ar-baw-aw'}
corners
pinnah (Hebrew #6438)
an angle; by implication, a pinnacle; figuratively, a chieftain
KJV usage: bulwark, chief, corner, stay, tower.
Pronounce: pin-naw'
Origin: feminine of 6434
thereof: his horns
qeren (Hebrew #7161)
a horn (as projecting); by implication, a flask, cornet; by resembl. an elephant's tooth (i.e. ivory), a corner (of the altar), a peak (of a mountain), a ray (of light); figuratively, power
KJV usage: X hill, horn.
Pronounce: keh'-ren
Origin: from 7160
shall be of the same: and thou shalt overlay
tsaphah (Hebrew #6823)
to sheet over (especially with metal)
KJV usage: cover, overlay.
Pronounce: tsaw-faw'
Origin: a primitive root (probably identical with 6822 through the idea of expansion in outlook, transferring to action)
it with brass
nchosheth (Hebrew #5178)
copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)
KJV usage: brasen, brass, chain, copper, fetter (of brass), filthiness, steel.
Pronounce: nekh-o'-sheth
Origin: for 5154
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Ex. 29:12• 12And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger, and pour all the blood beside the bottom of the altar. (Ex. 29:12)
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Lev. 4:7,18• 7And the priest shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the Lord, which is 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 is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
 18And he shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar which is before the Lord, that is in the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall pour out all the blood at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. (Lev. 4:7,18)
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Lev. 16:18• 18And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the Lord, and make an atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about. (Lev. 16:18)
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1 Kings 1:50• 50And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar. (1 Kings 1:50)
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1 Kings 2:28• 28Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the Lord, and caught hold on the horns of the altar. (1 Kings 2:28)
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Psa. 118:27• 27God is the Lord, which hath showed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar. (Psa. 118:27)
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Heb. 6:18• 18That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us: (Heb. 6:18)

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horns of it upon the four corners thereof.The horns might have been designed not only for ornament, but to prevent the sacrifices from falling off, and to tie the victim to, previous to its being sacrificed.
Ex. 29:12• 12And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger, and pour all the blood beside the bottom of the altar. (Ex. 29:12)
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Lev. 4:7,18,25• 7And the priest shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the Lord, which is 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 is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
 18And he shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar which is before the Lord, that is in the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall pour out all the blood at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
 25And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out his blood at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering. (Lev. 4:7,18,25)
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Lev. 8:15• 15And he slew it; and Moses took the blood, and put it 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. (Lev. 8:15)
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Lev. 16:18• 18And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the Lord, and make an atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about. (Lev. 16:18)
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1 Kings 1:50• 50And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar. (1 Kings 1:50)
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1 Kings 2:28• 28Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the Lord, and caught hold on the horns of the altar. (1 Kings 2:28)
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Psa. 118:27• 27God is the Lord, which hath showed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar. (Psa. 118:27)
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Heb. 6:18• 18That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us: (Heb. 6:18)
overlay it with brass.
Num. 16:38‑39• 38The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates for 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.
 39And Eleazar the priest took the brazen censers, wherewith they that were burnt had offered; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar: (Num. 16:38‑39)
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1 Kings 8:64• 64The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court that was before the house of the Lord: for there he offered burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings: because the brazen altar that was before the Lord was too little to receive the burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings. (1 Kings 8:64)

J. N. Darby Translation

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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.