Exodus 27

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

Make an altar of acacia wood. It is to be square and measure five cubits long by five cubits wide by three cubits high.

2 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.

Make horns for each of its corners, all one piece with the altar, and cover the whole altar with bronze.

3 And thou shalt make its pots to take away its ashes, and its shovels, and its basins, and its flesh-hooks, and its fire-pans; all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass.

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

4 And thou shalt make for it a grating of network of brass; and upon the net shalt thou make four brazen rings in the four corners thereof.

Make a bronze mesh grate for it with a bronze ring on each of its corners.

5 And thou shalt put it under the ledge round the altar beneath, that the net may reach halfway up the altar.

Put the grate under the ledge of the altar, so that the mesh comes halfway down the altar.

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

Make poles of acacia wood for the altar and cover them with bronze.

7 And the staves thereof shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, in bearing it.

The poles are to be placed in the rings so that the poles are on either side of the altar when it is carried.

8 Hollow with planks shalt thou make it; as it hath been shown thee in the mount, so shall they make it.

Make the altar hollow, using boards, just as you were shown on the mountain.

9 And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen a hundred cubits long for one side.

Make a courtyard for the Tabernacle. For the south side of the courtyard make curtains of finely-spun linen, a hundred cubits long on one side,

10 And the pillars thereof shall be twenty, and their sockets twenty, of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver.

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

11 And likewise for the north side in length there shall be hangings a hundred cubits long, and the pillars thereof twenty, and their sockets twenty, of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.

Similarly there are to be curtains placed on the north side in an identical arrangement.

12 And for the breadth of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits: their pillars ten, and their sockets ten.

The curtains for the west side of the courtyard are to be fifty cubits wide, with ten posts and ten stands.

13 And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits.

The east side of the courtyard that faces the sunrise is to be fifty cubits wide.

14 The hangings for the one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three.

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

15 And for the other side shall be hangings of fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three.

and the curtains on the other side just the same.

16 And for the gate of the court shall be a screen of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the weaver in colours: their pillars four, and their sockets four.

The entrance to the courtyard is to be twenty cubits wide, with a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and crimson thread, and finely-spun linen, held up by four posts and four stands.

17 All the pillars of the court round about shall be filleted with silver; their hooks of silver, and their sockets of brass.

All the posts around the courtyard are to have silver bands, silver hooks, and bronze stands.

18 The length of the court shall be a hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty every where, and the height five cubits, of fine twined linen, and their sockets of brass.

The whole courtyard is to be a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide, with curtains made of finely-spun linen five cubits high, and with bronze stands.

19 All the instruments of the tabernacle in all the service thereof, and all the pins thereof, and all the pins of the court, shall be of brass.

All the rest of the equipment used in the Tabernacle, including its tent pegs and those for the courtyard, are to be made of bronze.

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

You are to order the Israelites to bring you pure, hand-pressed olive oil for the lamps so they can go on burning, giving light.

21 In the tent of meeting, without the veil which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall set it in order, to burn from evening to morning before the LORD; it shall be a statute for ever throughout their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.

In the Tent of Meeting, outside the veil in front of the Testimony, Aaron and his sons are to keep the lamps burning in the Lord's presence from evening until morning. This requirement is to be observed by the Israelites for all generations.