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 must make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits long and five cubits wide. The altar must be square 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.

You must make extensions of its four corners shaped like ox horns. The horns will be made as one piece with the altar, and you must cover them 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.

You must make equipment for the altar: pots for ashes, and also shovels, basins, meat forks, and firepans. You must make all these utensils with bronze.

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;

You must make a grate for the altar, a network of bronze. Make a bronze ring for each of the grate's four corners.

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.

You must put the grate under the ledge of the altar, halfway down to the bottom.

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

You must make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and you must cover 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 must be put into the rings, and the poles must be on the two sides of the altar, to carry it.

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

You must make the altar hollow, out of planks. You must make it in the way 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 must make a courtyard for the tabernacle. There must be hangings on the south side of the courtyard, hangings of fine twined linen one hundred cubits long.

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

The hangings must have twenty posts, with twenty bronze bases. There must also be hooks attached to the posts, as well as silver rods.

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 along the north side, there must be hangings one hundred cubits long with twenty posts, twenty bronze bases, hooks attached to the posts, and silver rods.

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

Along the courtyard on the west side there must be a curtain fifty cubits long. There must be ten posts and ten bases.

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

The courtyard must also be fifty cubits long on the east side.

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

The hangings for one side of the entrance must be fifteen cubits long. They must have three posts with three bases.

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

The other side must also have hangings fifteen cubits long. They must have their 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 courtyard gate must be a curtain twenty cubits long. The curtain must be made of blue, purple, and scarlet material and fine twined linen, the work of an embroiderer. It must have four posts with 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 courtyard posts must have silver rods, 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 length of the courtyard must be one hundred cubits, the width fifty cubits, and the height five cubits with fine twined linen hangings all along, and bases of bronze.

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 equipment to be used in the tabernacle, and all the tent pegs for the tabernacle and courtyard must 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.

You must command the people of Israel to bring olive oil, pure and pressed, for the lamps so they may burn 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 curtain that is in front of the tabernacle that contains the ark of testimony, Aaron and his sons must keep the lamps burning before Yahweh, from evening to morning. This requirement will be a lasting ordinance throughout the generations of the people of Israel.