Exodus 27

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

1Build an altar out of acacia wood. It must be square, seven and a half feet long and seven and a half feet wide, and it should be four and a half feet high.

2And 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.

2Make a horn on each of the four corners so that the horns and the altar are all one piece, and cover the whole thing with bronze.

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

3Make all its tools out of bronze: the pots to remove the ashes, the shovels, the sprinkling bowls, the meat forks, and the fire pans.

4And 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.

4Make a bronze grate for the altar, and attach a bronze ring to each of its four corners.

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

5Place the grate under the ledge of the altar so that it sits halfway up from the bottom.

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

6Make poles of acacia wood for the altar and cover them with bronze.

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

7Slide the poles through the rings on two sides of the altar so it can be carried.

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

8The altar must be hollow, made out of planks. Build it exactly like the model you were shown on the mountain.

9And 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:

9Make a courtyard for the Tabernacle. On the south side, there should be curtains made of finely woven linen, one hundred fifty feet long.

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

10The curtains will be held up by twenty posts set in twenty bronze bases, with silver hooks and silver bands on the posts.

11And 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.

11The north side will also have curtains one hundred fifty feet long, held up by twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, with silver hooks and silver bands.

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

12The west end of the courtyard will be seventy-five feet wide, with curtains, ten posts, and ten bases.

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

13The east end of the courtyard, toward the sunrise, will also be seventy-five feet wide.

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

14On one side of the entrance, the curtains will be twenty-two and a half feet long, with three posts and three bases.

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

15On the other side of the entrance, the curtains will also be twenty-two and a half feet long, with three posts and three bases.

16And 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 embroiderer; their pillars four, and their sockets four.

16For the entrance to the courtyard, make a screen thirty feet wide. It should be made of finely woven linen and embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet thread, supported by four posts and four bases.

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

17All the posts around the courtyard must have silver bands, silver hooks, and bronze bases.

18The 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.

18The courtyard will be one hundred fifty feet long and seventy-five feet wide. The linen curtains will be seven and a half feet high, and the bases for the posts must be bronze.

19All 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.

19All the items used for the service of the Tabernacle, including all the tent pegs for the Tabernacle and the courtyard, must be made of bronze.

20And 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.

20Command the Israelites to bring you pure oil from crushed olives for the light, so that the lamps can be kept burning continually.

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

21In the Tent of Meeting, outside the curtain that hangs in front of the Tablet of the Covenant, Aaron and his sons must keep the lamps burning before the LORD from evening until morning. This is a permanent law for the Israelites to follow for all generations.