| Holman Christian Standard Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1You are to construct the altar of acacia wood. The altar must be square, 7 1/2 feet long, and 7 1/2 feet wide; it must be 4 1/2 feet high. | 1"You are to make the altar of acacia wood. It is to be five cubits long and five cubits wide; the altar is to be a square, and it is to be three cubits high. |
| 2Make horns for it on its four corners; the horns are to be of one piece. Overlay it with bronze. | 2You are to make horns on its four corners. Its corners are to be of one piece with it, and you are to overlay it with bronze. |
| 3Make its pots for removing ashes, and its shovels, basins, meat forks, and firepans; make all its utensils of bronze. | 3You 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. |
| 4Construct a grate for it of bronze mesh, and make four bronze rings on the mesh at its four corners. | 4You 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. |
| 5Set it below, under the altar's ledge, so that the mesh comes halfway up the altar. | 5You are to put it under the ledge of the altar, so that the netting extends halfway up the altar. |
| 6Then make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with bronze. | 6You are to make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and you are to overlay them with bronze. |
| 7The poles are to be inserted into the rings so that the poles are on two sides of the altar when it is carried. | 7The 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. |
| 8Construct the altar with boards so that it is hollow. They are to make it just as it was shown to you on the mountain." | 8You 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." |
| 9You are to make the courtyard for the tabernacle. Make the hangings on the south of the courtyard out of finely spun linen, 150 feet long on that side. | 9"You are to make the court of the tent. On the south side there is to be hangings of fine woven linen for the court, 100 cubits long on one side. |
| 10There are to be 20 posts and 20 bronze bases. The hooks and bands of the posts must be silver. | 10It is to have 20 pillars, with 20 bronze sockets, and the hooks of the pillars and their bands are to be made of silver. |
| 11Then make the hangings on the north side 150 feet long. There are to be 20 posts and 20 bronze bases. The hooks and bands of the posts must be silver. | 11Likewise for the length of the north side there are to be hangings 100 cubits long, and it is to have 20 pillars with 20 bronze sockets, and the hooks of the pillars and their bands are to be made of silver. |
| 12Make the hangings of the courtyard on the west side 75 feet long, including their 10 posts and 10 bases. | 12"The width of the court on the west side is to have hangings 50 cubits long with ten pillars and ten sockets. |
| 13Make the hangings of the courtyard on the east side toward the sunrise 75 feet. | 13The width of the court on the east side is to be 50 cubits. |
| 14Make the hangings on one side of the gate 22 1/2 feet, including their three posts and their three bases. | 14The hangings for the one section are to be fifteen cubits long, with their three pillars and three sockets. |
| 15And make the hangings on the other side 22 1/2 feet, including their three posts and their three bases. | 15"For the second section there are to be hangings of fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and three sockets. |
| 16The gate of the courtyard is to have a thirty-foot screen embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. It is to have four posts including their four bases." | 16There is to be a screen of 20 cubits 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. |
| 17All the posts around the courtyard are to be banded with silver and have silver hooks and bronze bases. | 17All 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. |
| 18The length of the courtyard is to be 150 feet, the width 75 feet at each end, and the height 7 1/2 feet, all of it made of finely spun linen. The bases of the posts must be bronze. | 18The length of the court is to be 100 cubits, the width 50 cubits, and the height five cubits, with the hangings of fine woven linen, and the sockets of bronze. |
| 19All the tools of the tabernacle for every use and all its tent pegs as well as all the tent pegs of the courtyard are to be made of bronze." | 19All the utensils of the tent for its service, all its pegs, and all the pegs for the court are to be made of bronze." |
| 20You are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil from crushed olives for the light, in order to keep the lamp burning continually. | 20"And you are to command the Israelis to bring you pure olive oil, extracted by hand, for the light in order to keep the lamp burning continuously. |
| 21In the tent of meeting outside the veil that is in front of the testimony, Aaron and his sons are to tend the lamp from evening until morning before the LORD. This is to be a permanent statute for the Israelites throughout their generations." | 21In the Tent of Meeting, outside the curtain that is before the Testimony, Aaron and his sons are to maintain the lamp stand from evening until morning in the LORD's presence. It is to be a perpetual ordinance from generation to generation among the Israelis." |
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