Exodus 27

“And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof: his horns shall be of the same: and thou shalt…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basons, and his fleshhooks, and his…” The line’s distinctive content terms include ashes, basons, brass. Its relationship to verses 2 and 4 shows what work it does in this passage.

“And thou shalt make for it a grate of network of brass; and upon the net shalt thou make four brasen rings in the four…” The number four makes the report concrete. Ask whether it measures time, people, distance, repetition, or completeness before deciding what weight it carries.

“And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, that the net may be even to the midst of the altar.” The line’s distinctive content terms include altar, beneath, compass. Its relationship to verses 4 and 6 shows what work it does in this passage.

“And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with brass.” The line’s distinctive content terms include staves, altar, brass. Its relationship to verses 5 and 7 shows what work it does in this passage.

“And the staves shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, to bear it.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Hollow with boards shalt thou make it: as it was shewed thee in the mount, so shall they make it.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And the twenty pillars thereof and their twenty sockets shall be of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And likewise for the north side in length there shall be hangings of an hundred cubits long, and his twenty pillars…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And for the breadth of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits: their pillars ten, and their…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“The hangings of one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And on the other side shall be hangings fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And for the gate of the court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“All the pillars round about the court shall be filleted with silver; their hooks shall be of silver, and their sockets…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“The length of the court shall be an hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty every where, and the height five cubits of…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“All the vessels of the tabernacle in all the service thereof, and all the pins thereof, and all the pins of the court…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the…” Naming Israel keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“In the tabernacle of the congregation without the vail, which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall order…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.