Exodus 27

1 “You are to make the altar of acacia wood. It is to be five cubits ^{a27:1 i.e. about seven and a half feet} long and five cubits ^{b27:1 i.e. about seven and a half feet} wide; the altar is to be a square, and it is to be three cubits ^{c27:1 i.e. about four and a half feet} high.ISV — Exodus 27:1

2 You are to make horns ^{d27:2 Lit. its horns} on its four corners. Its corners are to be of one piece with it, and you are to overlay it with bronze.ISV — Exodus 27:2

3 You are to make pans for removing its ashes, shovels, bowls, forks, and fire-pans for it, and you are to make all its utensils of bronze.ISV — Exodus 27:3

4 You are to make a lattice, a netting of bronze for it, and you are to make four bronze rings on the netting at its four corners.ISV — Exodus 27:4

5 You are to put it under the ledge of the altar, so that the netting extends halfway up the altar.ISV — Exodus 27:5

6 You are to make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and you are to overlay them with bronze.ISV — Exodus 27:6

7 The poles for it are to be put through the rings, so the poles are on the two sides of the altar when it’s carried.ISV — Exodus 27:7

8 You are to make it hollow out of boards—just as it was shown you on the mountain, that’s how they are to make it.”ISV — Exodus 27:8

9 “You are to make the court of the tent. On the south ^{e27:9 Lit. toward the Negev, southward} side there is to be hangings of fine woven linen for the court, 100 cubits ^{f27:9 i.e. about 150 feet} long on one side.ISV — Exodus 27:9

10 It is to have 20 pillars, with 20 bronze sockets, and the hooks of the pillars and their bands ^{g27:10 Perhaps a kind of connecting rod joining the pillars together} are to be made of silver.ISV — Exodus 27:10

11 Likewise for the length of the north side there are to be hangings 100 cubits ^{h27:11 Lit. a hundred; i.e. about 150 feet; the Heb. lacks cubits} long, and it is to have 20 pillars with 20 bronze sockets, and the hooks of the pillars and their bands ^{i27:11 Perhaps a kind of connecting rod joining the pillars together} are to be made of silver.ISV — Exodus 27:11

12 “The width of the court on the west side is to have hangings 50 cubits ^{j27:12 i.e. about 75 feet} long with ten pillars and ten sockets.ISV — Exodus 27:12

13 The width of the court on the east side ^{k27:13 Lit. on the east side toward the rising (of the sun)} is to be 50 cubits. ^{l27:13 i.e. about 75 feet}ISV — Exodus 27:13

14 The hangings for the one section ^{m27:14 Lit. the shoulder} are to be fifteen cubits long, ^{n27:14 i.e. about 22 and a half feet} with their three pillars and three sockets.ISV — Exodus 27:14

15 “For the second section there are to be hangings of fifteen cubits, ^{o27:15 i.e. about 22 and a half feet} with their three pillars and three sockets.ISV — Exodus 27:15

16 There is to be a screen of 20 cubits ^{p27:16 i.e. about 30 feet} of blue, purple, and scarlet material and fine woven linen, the work of an embroiderer, for the gate of the court, and it is to have four pillars and four sockets.ISV — Exodus 27:16

17 All the pillars around the court are to be banded with silver. Their hooks are to be made of silver and their sockets made of bronze.ISV — Exodus 27:17

18 The length of the court is to be 100 cubits, ^{q27:18 i.e. about 150 feet} the width 50 cubits, ^{r27:18 Lit. the width 50 by 50 (I.e. 50 cubits on the east side and 50 cubits on the west side)} and the height five cubits, ^{s27:18 i.e. about seven and a half feet} with the hangings ^{t27:18 The Heb. lacks with the hangings} of fine woven linen, and the sockets of bronze.ISV — Exodus 27:18

19 All the utensils of the tent for its service, all its pegs, and all the pegs for the court are to be made of bronze.”ISV — Exodus 27:19

20 “And you are to command the Israelis to bring you pure olive oil, extracted by hand, ^{u27:20 Lit. beaten; i.e. the olives were crushed in a mortar rather than pressed in an olive press} for the light in order to keep the lamp burning ^{v27:20 Lit. going up} continuously.ISV — Exodus 27:20

21 In the Tent of Meeting, outside the curtain that is before the Testimony, Aaron and his sons are to maintain ^{w27:21 Lit. arrange} the lamp stand ^{x27:21 Lit. it} from evening until morning in the LORD’s presence. It is to be a perpetual ordinance from generation to generation among the Israelis.”ISV — Exodus 27:21