Exodus 27

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

You must make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits long and five cubits wide. The altar must be square and three cubits high.

2 And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof: his horns shall be of the same: and thou shalt overlay it with brass.

You must make extensions of its four corners shaped like ox horns. The horns will be made as one piece with the altar, and you must cover them with bronze.

3 And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basons, and his fleshhooks, and his firepans: all the vessels thereof thou shalt make [of] brass.

You must make equipment for the altar: pots for ashes, and also shovels, basins, meat forks, and firepans. You must make all these utensils with bronze.

4 And thou shalt make for it a grate of network [of] brass; and upon the net shalt thou make four brasen rings in the four corners thereof.

You must make a grate for the altar, a network of bronze. Make a bronze ring for each of the grate's four corners.

5 And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, that the net may be even to the midst of the altar.

You must put the grate under the ledge of the altar, halfway down to the bottom.

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

You must make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and you must cover them with bronze.

7 And the staves shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, to bear it.

The poles must be put into the rings, and the poles must be on the two sides of the altar, to carry it.

8 Hollow with boards shalt thou make it: as it was shewed thee in the mount, so shall they make [it].

You must make the altar hollow, out of planks. You must make it in the way 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 of an hundred cubits long for one side:

You must make a courtyard for the tabernacle. There must be hangings on the south side of the courtyard, hangings of fine twined linen one hundred cubits long.

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

The hangings must have twenty posts, with twenty bronze bases. There must also be hooks attached to the posts, as well as silver rods.

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

Likewise along the north side, there must be hangings one hundred cubits long with twenty posts, twenty bronze bases, hooks attached to the posts, and silver rods.

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.

Along the courtyard on the west side there must be a curtain fifty cubits long. There must be ten posts and ten bases.

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

The courtyard must also be fifty cubits long on the east side.

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

The hangings for one side of the entrance must be fifteen cubits long. They must have three posts with three bases.

15 And on the other side [shall be] hangings fifteen [cubits: ] their pillars three, and their sockets three.

The other side must also have hangings fifteen cubits long. They must have their three posts and three bases.

16 And for the gate of the court [shall be] an hanging of twenty cubits, [of] blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework: [and] their pillars [shall be] four, and their sockets four.

The courtyard gate must be a curtain twenty cubits long. The curtain must be made of blue, purple, and scarlet material and fine twined linen, the work of an embroiderer. It must have four posts with four bases.

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

All the courtyard posts must have silver rods, silver hooks, and bronze bases.

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

The length of the courtyard must be one hundred cubits, the width fifty cubits, and the height five cubits with fine twined linen hangings all along, and bases of bronze.

19 All the vessels 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 equipment to be used in the tabernacle, and all the tent pegs for the tabernacle and courtyard must be made of bronze.

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

You must command the people of Israel to bring olive oil, pure and pressed, for the lamps so they may burn continually.

21 In the tabernacle of the congregation without the vail, which [is] before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall order it from evening to morning before the LORD: [it shall be] a statute for ever unto their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.

In the tent of meeting, outside the curtain that is in front of the tabernacle that contains the ark of testimony, Aaron and his sons must keep the lamps burning before Yahweh, from evening to morning. This requirement will be a lasting ordinance throughout the generations of the people of Israel.