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.

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 its horns at the four corners thereof; its horns shall be of itself; and thou shalt overlay it with copper.

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 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.

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 copper; and on the net shalt thou make four copper rings at its four corners;

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 of the altar beneath, and the net shall be to the very middle of 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 copper.

Make poles of acacia wood for the altar and 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 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 boards shalt thou make it: as it hath been shewn thee on the mountain, 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. On the south side, southward, hangings for the court of twined byssus; a hundred cubits the length for the 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 twenty pillars thereof, and their twenty bases of copper, the hooks of the pillars and their connecting-rods of silver.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

and the curtains on the other side just the same.

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 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 fastened together with [rods of] silver; their hooks of silver, and their bases of copper.

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 everywhere, and the height five cubits of twined byssus; and their bases of copper.

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 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 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 thee olive oil, pure, beaten, for the light, to light the lamp 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 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 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.