An altar most holy. — Heb., an altar, holiness of holinesses.
Whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy. — Rather, must be holy; nothing which is not holy must touch it. The future has the force of an imperative, as in the Ten Commandments.
Related Commentaries of Exodus 29:37
Exodus 29:37
37 Seven days thou shalt make an atonement for the altar, and sanctify it; and it shall be an altar most holy: whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy.