Exodus 27 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 “You shall make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits long and five cubits broad. The altar shall be square, and its height shall be three cubits. You shall make an altar of acacia wood, on a square, five cubits long and five cubits wide; it shall be three cubits high. “Build an altar of acacia wood, three cubits high; it is to be square, five cubits long and five cubits wide.
2 And you shall make horns for it on its four corners; its horns shall be of one piece with it, and you shall overlay it with bronze. At the four corners make horns that are of one piece with the altar. You shall then plate it with bronze. Make a horn at each of the four corners, so that the horns and the altar are of one piece, and overlay the altar with bronze.
3 You shall make pots for it to receive its ashes, and shovels and basins and forks and fire pans. You shall make all its utensils of bronze. Make pots for removing the ashes, as well as shovels, basins, forks, and fire pans; all these utensils you shall make of bronze. Make all its utensils of bronze—its pots to remove the ashes, and its shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks and firepans.
4 You shall also make for it a grating, a network of bronze, and on the net you shall make four bronze rings at its four corners. Make for it a grating, a bronze network; make four bronze rings for it, one at each of its four corners. Make a grating for it, a bronze network, and make a bronze ring at each of the four corners of the network.
5 And you shall set it under the ledge of the altar so that the net extends halfway down the altar. Put it down around the altar, on the ground. This network is to be half as high as the altar. Put it under the ledge of the altar so that it is halfway up the altar.
6 And you shall make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with bronze. You shall also make poles of acacia wood for the altar, and plate them with bronze. Make poles of acacia wood for the altar and overlay them with bronze.
7 And the poles shall be put through the rings, so that the poles are on the two sides of the altar when it is carried. These poles are to be put through the rings, so that they are on either side of the altar when it is carried. The poles are to be inserted into the rings so they will be on two sides of the altar when it is carried.
8 You shall make it hollow, with boards. As it has been shown you on the mountain, so shall it be made. Make the altar itself in the form of a hollow box. Just as it was shown you on the mountain, so it is to be made. Make the altar hollow, out of boards. It is to be made just as you were shown on the mountain.
9 “You shall make the court of the tabernacle. On the south side the court shall have hangings of fine twined linen a hundred cubits long for one side. You shall also make a court for the tabernacle. On the south side the court shall have hangings, of fine linen twined, a hundred cubits long, “Make a courtyard for the tabernacle. The south side shall be a hundred cubits long and is to have curtains of finely twisted linen,
10 Its twenty pillars and their twenty bases shall be of bronze, but the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver. with twenty columns and twenty pedestals of bronze; the hooks and bands on the columns shall be of silver. with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases and with silver hooks and bands on the posts.
11 And likewise for its length on the north side there shall be hangings a hundred cubits long, its pillars twenty and their bases twenty, of bronze, but the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver. On the north side there shall be similar hangings, a hundred cubits long, with twenty columns and twenty pedestals of bronze; the hooks and bands on the columns shall be of silver. The north side shall also be a hundred cubits long and is to have curtains, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases and with silver hooks and bands on the posts.
12 And for the breadth of the court on the west side there shall be hangings for fifty cubits, with ten pillars and ten bases. On the west side, across the width of the court, there shall be hangings, fifty cubits long, with ten columns and ten pedestals. “The west end of the courtyard shall be fifty cubits wide and have curtains, with ten posts and ten bases.
13 The breadth of the court on the front to the east shall be fifty cubits. The width of the court on the east side shall be fifty cubits. On the east end, toward the sunrise, the courtyard shall also be fifty cubits wide.
14 The hangings for the one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and three bases. On one side there shall be hangings to the extent of fifteen cubits, with three columns and three pedestals; Curtains fifteen cubits long are to be on one side of the entrance, with three posts and three bases,
15 On the other side the hangings shall be fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and three bases. on the other side there shall be hangings to the extent of fifteen cubits, with three columns and three pedestals. and curtains fifteen cubits long are to be on the other side, with three posts and three bases.
16 For the gate of the court there shall be a screen twenty cubits long, of blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen, embroidered with needlework. It shall have four pillars and with them four bases. At the gate of the court there shall be a variegated curtain, twenty cubits long, woven of violet, purple, and scarlet yarn and of fine linen twined. It shall have four columns and four pedestals. “For the entrance to the courtyard, provide a curtain twenty cubits long, of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen—the work of an embroiderer—with four posts and four bases.
17 All the pillars around the court shall be filleted with silver. Their hooks shall be of silver, and their bases of bronze. All the columns around the court shall have bands and hooks of silver, and pedestals of bronze. All the posts around the courtyard are to have silver bands and hooks, and bronze bases.
18 The length of the court shall be a hundred cubits, the breadth fifty, and the height five cubits, with hangings of fine twined linen and bases of bronze. The court is to be one hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and five cubits high. Fine linen twined must be used, and the pedestals must be of bronze. The courtyard shall be a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide, with curtains of finely twisted linen five cubits high, and with bronze bases.
19 All the utensils of the tabernacle for every use, and all its pegs and all the pegs of the court, shall be of bronze. All the fittings of the tabernacle, whatever be their use, as well as all its tent pegs and all the tent pegs of the court, must be of bronze. All the other articles used in the service of the tabernacle, whatever their function, including all the tent pegs for it and those for the courtyard, are to be of bronze.
20 “You shall command the people of Israel that they bring to you pure beaten olive oil for the light, that a lamp may regularly be set up to burn. You shall command the Israelites to bring you clear oil of crushed olives, to be used for the light, so that you may keep lamps burning always. “Command the Israelites to bring you clear oil of pressed olives for the light so that the lamps may be kept burning.
21 In the tent of meeting, outside the veil that is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall tend it from evening to morning before the LORD. It shall be a statute forever to be observed throughout their generations by the people of Israel. From evening to morning Aaron and his sons shall maintain them before the LORD in the tent of meeting, outside the veil which hangs in front of the covenant. This shall be a perpetual statute for the Israelites throughout their generations. In the tent of meeting, outside the curtain that shields the ark of the covenant law, Aaron and his sons are to keep the lamps burning before the LORD from evening till morning. This is to be a lasting ordinance among the Israelites for the generations to come.
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