Exodus 27

1 And thou shalt make the altar of acacia-wood, five cubits the length, and five cubits the breadth; the altar shall be square; and the height thereof three cubits.

“You are to build an altar of acacia wood. The altar must be square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high.

2 And thou shalt make its horns at the four corners thereof; its horns shall be of itself; and thou shalt overlay it with copper.

Make a horn on each of its four corners, so that the horns are of one piece, and overlay it with bronze.

3 And thou shalt make its pots to cleanse it of the fat, its shovels, and its bowls, and its forks, and its firepans; for all the utensils thereof thou shalt employ copper.

Make all its utensils of bronze—its pots for removing ashes, its shovels, its sprinkling bowls, its meat forks, and its firepans.

4 And thou shalt make for it a grating of network of copper; and on the net shalt thou make four copper rings at its four corners;

Construct for it a grate of bronze mesh, and make a bronze ring at each of the four corners of the mesh.

5 and thou shalt put it under the ledge of the altar beneath, and the net shall be to the very middle of the altar.

Set the grate beneath the ledge of the altar, so that the mesh comes halfway up the altar.

6 And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with copper.

Additionally, make poles of acacia wood for the altar and overlay them with bronze.

7 And its staves shall be put into the rings, that the staves may be on both sides of the altar, when it is carried.

The poles are to be inserted into the rings so that the poles are on two sides of the altar when it is carried.

8 Hollow with boards shalt thou make it: as it hath been shewn thee on the mountain, so shall they make [it].

Construct the altar with boards so that it is hollow. It is to be made just as you were shown on the mountain.

9 And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle. On the south side, southward, hangings for the court of twined byssus; a hundred cubits the length for the one side,

You are also to make a courtyard for the tabernacle. On the south side of the courtyard make curtains of finely spun linen, a hundred cubits long on one side,

10 and the twenty pillars thereof, and their twenty bases of copper, the hooks of the pillars and their connecting-rods of silver.

with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and silver hooks and bands on the posts.

11 And likewise on the north side in length, hangings a hundred [cubits] long, and its twenty pillars, and their twenty bases of copper; the hooks of the pillars and their connecting-rods of silver.

Likewise there are to be curtains on the north side, a hundred cubits long, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and with silver hooks and bands on the posts.

12 — And the breadth of the court on the west side, hangings of fifty cubits; their pillars ten, and their bases ten.

The curtains on the west side of the courtyard shall be fifty cubits wide, with ten posts and ten bases.

13 — And the breadth of the court on the east side, eastward, fifty cubits;

The east side of the courtyard, toward the sunrise, is to be fifty cubits wide.

14 the hangings on the one wing, of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their bases three.

Make the curtains on one side fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases,

15 And on the other wing hangings of fifteen [cubits]; their pillars three, and their bases three.

and the curtains on the other side fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases.

16 — And for the gate of the court a curtain of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined byssus, embroidered with needlework; their pillars four, and their bases four.

The gate of the courtyard shall be twenty cubits long, with a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. It shall have four posts and four bases.

17 All the pillars of the court round about shall be fastened together with [rods of] silver; their hooks of silver, and their bases of copper.

All the posts around the courtyard shall have silver bands, silver hooks, and bronze bases.

18 The length of the court shall be a hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty everywhere, and the height five cubits of twined byssus; and their bases of copper.

The entire courtyard shall be a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide, with curtains of finely spun linen five cubits high, and with bronze bases.

19 All the utensils of the tabernacle for the service thereof and all the pegs thereof, and all the pegs of the court shall be of copper.

All the utensils of the tabernacle for every use, including all its tent pegs and the tent pegs of the courtyard, shall be made of bronze.

20 And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee olive oil, pure, beaten, for the light, to light the lamp continually.

And you are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.

21 In the tent of meeting outside the veil, which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall dress them from evening to morning before Jehovah: [it is] an everlasting statute, for their generations, on the part of the children of Israel.

In the Tent of Meeting, outside the veil that is in front of the Testimony, Aaron and his sons are to tend the lamps before the LORD from evening until morning. This is to be a permanent statute for the Israelites for the generations to come.