And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of shittim wood,.... Like those that were made for the ark, and for the same purpose:
and overlay them with brass; with plates of brass, whereas those for the ark were overlaid with gold.
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Exodus 27:6
6 And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with brass.