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Commentary for Exodus 27:2

וְעָשִׂ֣יתָ קַרְנֹתָ֗יו עַ֚ל אַרְבַּ֣ע פִּנֹּתָ֔יו מִמֶּ֖נּוּ תִּהְיֶ֣יןָ קַרְנֹתָ֑יו וְצִפִּיתָ֥ אֹת֖וֹ נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃

And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof; the horns thereof shall be of one piece with it; and thou shalt overlay it with brass.

Rashi on Exodus

ממנו תהיין קרנתיו ITS HORNS SHALL BE OF THE SAME — i. e. he shall not make them separately and afterwards attach them to it (to the altar).
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Sforno on Exodus

קרנותיו, a feature of all altars, as were the shovels and the basins for the blood as receptacles.
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Rashbam on Exodus

ממנו תהיין קרנותיו, integral parts of the structure, not something superimposed.
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