< Exodus 27 >
1 “And you have made the altar of shittim wood, five cubits the length, and five cubits the breadth—the altar is square—and three cubits [is] its height.
And thou shalt make the altar of shittim wood: five cubits long, and five cubits broad, a foursquare shall the altar be, and three cubits shall be its height.
2 And you have made its horns on its four corners, its horns are of the same, and you have overlaid it [with] bronze.
And thou shalt make its horns on its four corners, from itself shall its horns be; and thou shalt overlay it with copper.
3 And you have made its pots to remove its ashes, and its shovels, and its bowls, and its forks, and its fire-pans, even all its vessels you make of bronze.
And thou shalt make its pots to receive its ashes, and its shovels, and its basins, and its forks, and its fire-pans; all its vessels thou shalt make of copper.
4 And you have made a grate of network of bronze for it, and have made four rings of bronze on the net on its four extremities,
And thou shalt make for it a grating, of a network of copper; and thou shalt make upon the net four rings of copper, on its four corners.
5 and have put it under the rim of the altar beneath, and the net has been up to the middle of the altar.
And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, and the net shall reach even to the half of the altar.
6 And you have made poles for the altar, poles of shittim wood, and have overlaid them [with] bronze.
And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with copper.
7 And the poles have been brought into the rings, and the poles have been on the two sides of the altar in carrying it.
And the staves shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, when they bear it.
8 You make it hollow [with] boards; as it has been showed [to] you on the mountain, so do they make [it].
Hollow, of boards, shalt thou make it; as it was shown to thee on the mount, so shall they make it.
9 And you have made the court of the Dwelling Place: for the south side southward, hangings for the court of twined linen, the length of the first side [is] one hundred by the cubit,
And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side, on the right, the hangings for the court, of twisted linen, shall be a hundred cubits in length, for the one side.
10 and its twenty pillars and their twenty sockets [are] of bronze, the pegs of the pillars and their fillets [are] of silver;
And its pillars shall be twenty, with their twenty sockets of copper; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver.
11 and so for the north side in length, hangings of one hundred [cubits] in length, and its twenty pillars and their twenty sockets [are] of bronze, the pegs of the pillars and their fillets [are] of silver.
And likewise for the north side in the length there shall be hangings one hundred cubits in length, and its pillars twenty with their twenty sockets of copper; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver.
12 And [for] the breadth of the court at the west side [are] hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and their sockets ten.
And [for] the breadth of the court on the west side shall be fifty cubits of hangings; their pillars shall be ten, and their sockets ten.
13 And the breadth of the court at the east side, eastward, [is] fifty cubits.
And the breadth of the court on the front side, eastward, shall be fifty cubits.
14 And the hangings at the side [are] fifteen cubits, their pillars three, and their sockets three.
And fifteen cubits of hangings shall be on the one wing; their pillars shall be three and their sockets three.
15 And at the second side [are] hangings of fifteen [cubits], their pillars three, and their sockets three.
And on the other wing shall be fifteen cubits of hangings; their pillars shall be three, and their sockets three.
16 And for the gate of the court [is] a covering of twenty cubits of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen, the work of an embroiderer; their pillars four, their sockets four.
And for the gate of the court shall be a hanging of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet yarn, and twisted linen, the work of the embroiderer; with four pillars for the same, and their four sockets.
17 All the pillars of the court all around [are] filleted [with] silver, their pegs [are] silver, and their sockets bronze.
All the pillars round about the court shall be filleted with silver; their hooks shall be of silver and their sockets of copper.
18 The length of the court [is] one hundred by the cubit, and the breadth fifty by fifty, and the height five cubits, of twined linen, and their sockets [are] bronze;
The length of the court shall be one hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty by fifty, and the height five cubits, of twisted linen, and the sockets for the same of copper.
19 for all the vessels of the Dwelling Place, in all its service, and all its pins, and all the pins of the court, [are] bronze.
All the vessels of the tabernacle in all the service thereof, and all its pins, and all the pins of the court, shall be of copper.
20 And you command the sons of Israel, and they bring pure oil of beaten olive to you for the light, to cause the lamp to go up continually.
And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee pure olive oil, beaten out, for the lighting, to cause a light to burn always.
21 In the Tent of Meeting, at the outside of the veil, which [is] over the Testimony, Aaron—his sons also—arrange it from evening until morning before YHWH. [It is] a continuous statute for their generations, from the sons of Israel.”
In the tabernacle of the congregation, without the vail, which is before the testimony, shall Aaron with his sons arrange it [for] from the evening to the morning, before the Lord; as a statute for ever unto their generations, on behalf of the children of Israel.