Exodus 27 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 And make the altar acacia wood, five cubits the length, and five cubits the breadth; and the altar shall be quadrated: and three cubits its height. “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. “Build an altar of acacia wood, three cubits high; it is to be square, five cubits long and five cubits wide.
2 And make horns upon its four faces: its horns shall be from it: and spread over it brass. 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. 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 And make pots for its ashes, and its shovels, and its vessels, and its flesh hooks, and its fire pans: and for all its vessels, thou shalt make brass. 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 all its utensils of bronze—its pots to remove the ashes, and its shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks and firepans.
4 And make to it a grate a net work of brass; and make upon the net four four brass rings over its four ends. 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 a grating for it, a bronze network, and make a bronze ring at each of the four corners of the network.
5 And set it under the border of the altar from below, and the net shall be even to half the altar. And you shall set it under the ledge of the altar so that the net extends halfway down the altar. Put it under the ledge of the altar so that it is halfway up the altar.
6 And make bars for the altar, bars of acacia wood, and spread them over with brass. And you shall make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with bronze. Make poles of acacia wood for the altar and overlay them with bronze.
7 And bring the bars into the rings, and the bars shall be upon the two ribs of the altar, in lifting it up. 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. The poles are to be inserted into the rings so they will be on two sides of the altar when it is carried.
8 Hollow with boards shalt thou make it: as was seen to thee in the mountain, so shall they make. You shall make it hollow, with boards. As it has been shown you on the mountain, so shall it be made. Make the altar hollow, out of boards. It is to be made just as you were shown on the mountain.
9 And make an enclosure to the tent: for the side south of the right hand, curtains for the enclosure, twisted byssus a hundred of cubits the length, for the one side. “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. “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 And twenty pillars and their twenty brass bases: the pegs of the pillars and their joinings of silver. 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 posts and twenty bronze bases and with silver hooks and bands on the posts.
11 And thus for the north side, in length, hangings a hundred the length, and its pillars twenty, and their bases twenty of brass: the pegs of the pillars and their joinings of silver. 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. 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 the breadth of the enclosure for the side of the sea, hangings fifty cubits: their pillars twenty and their bases twenty. And for the breadth of the court on the west side there shall be hangings for fifty cubits, with ten pillars and ten bases. “The west end of the courtyard shall be fifty cubits wide and have curtains, with ten posts and ten bases.
13 And the breadth of the enclosure for the east side from the rising, fifty cubits. The breadth of the court on the front to the east shall be fifty cubits. On the east end, toward the sunrise, the courtyard shall also be fifty cubits wide.
14 And fifteen cubits the hangings for the shoulder: their pillars three, and their bases three. The hangings for the one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and three bases. Curtains fifteen cubits long are to be on one side of the entrance, with three posts and three bases,
15 And the second shoulder fifteen the hangings; their pillars three, and their bases three. On the other side the hangings shall be fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and three bases. and curtains fifteen cubits long are to be on the other side, with three posts and three bases.
16 And for the gate, of the enclosure a covering twenty cubits, cerulean purple, and red purple, and double scarlet, and twisted byssus, a variegated work: their pillars four, and their bases four. 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. “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 of the enclosure round about, joined with silver: and their pegs of silver, and their bases of brass. All the pillars around the court shall be filleted with silver. Their hooks shall be of silver, and their bases of bronze. All the posts around the courtyard are to have silver bands and hooks, and bronze bases.
18 The length of the enclosure a hundred by cubits, and the breadth, fifty by fifty, and the height five cubits of twisted byssus, and the bases brass. 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 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 For all the vessels of the tent in all its work, and all its pegs, and all the pegs of the enclosure, brass. 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 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 And thou shalt command the sons of Israel, and they shall take to thee pure olive oil, beaten for the light, to lift up the light continually. “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. “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 appointment from without the vail, which is over the testimony, Aaron shall arrange it, and his sons, from evening to morning, before Jehovah: a law forever for their generations for the sons of Israel. 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. 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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