“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.”
Make all its utensils of bronze — its pots to remove the ashes, and its shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks and firepans. The bronze utensils for the altar — pots, shovels, bowls, forks, firepans — are the practical equipment for the daily operation of the burnt offering service. Every piece is bronze: the outer altar's metal is bronze throughout, consistent with the courtyard's material gradation. The pots remove ashes; the shovels transfer coals; the bowls catch sprinkled blood; the forks handle the meat; the firepans carry coals. The complete toolkit for sacrifice is specified. The thoroughness of the list reflects the comprehensiveness of the sacrificial system: every aspect of the offering, from the burning to the blood to the ash removal, has its designated tool.
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