27Exodus 27

The Altar

1“Make an altar out of acacia wood. It is to be square, 7½ feet long and 7½ feet wide, and it is to be 4½ feet high.Select Exodus 27:1

2Make projections at the top of the four corners. They are to form one piece with the altar, and the whole is to be covered with bronze.Select Exodus 27:2

3Make pans for the greasy ashes, and make shovels, bowls, hooks, and fire pans. All this equipment is to be made of bronze.Select Exodus 27:3

4Make a bronze grating and put four bronze carrying rings on its corners.Select Exodus 27:4

5Put the grating under the rim of the altar, so that it reaches halfway up the altar.Select Exodus 27:5

6Make carrying poles of acacia wood, cover them with bronze,Select Exodus 27:6

7and put them in the rings on each side of the altar when it is carried.Select Exodus 27:7

8Make the altar out of boards and leave it hollow, according to the plan that I showed you on the mountain.Select Exodus 27:8

The Enclosure for the Tent of the 's Presence

9“For the Tent of my presence make an enclosure out of fine linen curtains. On the south side the curtains are to be 50 yards long,Select Exodus 27:9

10supported by twenty bronze posts in twenty bronze bases, with hooks and rods made of silver.Select Exodus 27:10

11Do the same on the north side of the enclosure.Select Exodus 27:11

12On the west side there are to be curtains 25 yards long, with ten posts and ten bases.Select Exodus 27:12

13On the east side, where the entrance is, the enclosure is also to be 25 yards wide.Select Exodus 27:13

15On each side of the entrance there are to be 7½ yards of curtains, with three posts and three bases.Select Exodus 27:15

16For the entrance itself there is to be a curtain 10 yards long made of fine linen woven with blue, purple, and red wool, and decorated with embroidery. It is to be supported by four posts in four bases.Select Exodus 27:16

17All the posts around the enclosure are to be connected with silver rods, and their hooks are to be made of silver and their bases of bronze.Select Exodus 27:17

18The enclosure is to be 50 yards long, 25 yards wide, and 2½ yards high. The curtains are to be made of fine linen and the bases of bronze.Select Exodus 27:18

19All the equipment that is used in the Tent and all the pegs for the Tent and for the enclosure are to be made of bronze.Select Exodus 27:19

Taking Care of the Lamp

20“Command the people of Israel to bring you the best olive oil for the lamp, so that it can be lit each evening.Select Exodus 27:20

21Aaron and his sons are to set up the lamp in the Tent of my presence outside the curtain which is in front of the Covenant Box. There in my presence it is to burn from evening until morning. This command is to be kept forever by the Israelites and their descendants.Select Exodus 27:21