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The Second Book of Moses: Exodus

Geneva Bible :: World English Bible Catholic

- Chapter 27 -

(Exodus 38:1–7)
1
Moreouer thou shalt make the altar of Shittim wood, fiue cubites long and fiue cubites broade (the altar shall be foure square) and the height thereof three cubites.
2
And thou shalt make it hornes in the foure corners thereof: the hornes shalbe of it selfe, and thou shalt couer it with brasse.
3
Also thou shalt make his ashpannes for his ashes and his besoms, and his basens, and his flesh-hookes, and his censers: thou shalt make all the instruments thereof of brasse.
4
And thou shalt make vnto it a grate like networke of brasse: also vpon that grate shalt thou make foure brasen rings vpon the foure corners thereof.
5
And thou shalt put it vnder the compasse of the altar beneath, that the grate may be in the middes of the altar.
6
Also thou shalt make barres for the altar, barres, I say, of Shittim wood, and shalt couer them with brasse.
7
And the barres thereof shalbe put in the rings, the which barres shalbe vpon the two sides of the altar to beare it.
8
Thou shalt make the altar holowe betweene the boardes: as God shewed thee in the mount, so shall they make it.

The Courtyard

(Exodus 38:9–20)
9
Also thou shalt make the court of the Tabernacle in the Southside, euen full South: the court shall haue curtaines of fine twined linnen, of an hundreth cubites long, for one side,
10
And it shall haue twentie pillars, with their twentie sockets of brasse: the heades of the pillars, and their filets shalbe siluer.
11
Likewise on the Northside in length there shalbe hangings of an hundreth cubites long, and the twentie pillars thereof with their twentie sockets of brasse: the heades of the pillars and the filets shalbe siluer.
12
And the breadth of the court on the Westside shall haue curtaines of fiftie cubites, with their ten pillars and their ten sockets.
13
And the breadth of the court, Eastwarde full East shall haue fiftie cubites.
14
Also hangings of fifteene cubites shalbe on the one side with their three pillars and their three sockets.
15
Likewise on the other side shalbe hangings of fifteene cubites, with their three pillars and their three sockets.
16
And in the gate of the court shalbe a vaile of twentie cubites, of blewe silke, and purple, and skarlet, and fine twined linen wrought with needle, with the foure pillars thereof and their foure sockets.
17
All the pillars of the court shall haue filets of siluer round about, with their heads of siluer, and their sockets of brasse.
18
The length of the court shalbe an hundreth cubites, and the breadth fiftie at either ende, and the height fiue cubites, and the hangings of fine twined linen, and their sockets of brasse.
19
Al the vessels of the Tabernacle for al maner seruice thereof, and all the pinnes thereof, and all the pinnes of the court shalbe brasse.

The Oil for the Lamps

(Leviticus 24:1–4)
20
And thou shalt commande the children of Israel, that they bring vnto thee pure oyle oliue beaten, for the light, that the lampes may alway burne.
21
In the Tabernacle of the Congregation without the vaile, which is before the Testimony, shall Aaron and his sonnes dresse them from euening to morning before the Lord, for a statute for euer vnto their generations, to be obserued by the children of Israel.
(Exodus 38:1–7)
1
You shall make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits (a) long, and five cubits wide. The altar shall be square. Its height shall be three cubits.(b)
2
You shall make its horns on its four corners. Its horns shall be of one piece with it. You shall overlay it with bronze.
3
You shall make its pots to take away its ashes; and its shovels, its basins, its meat hooks, and its fire pans. You shall make all its vessels of bronze.
4
You shall make a grating for it of network of bronze. On the net you shall make four bronze rings in its four corners.
5
You shall put it under the ledge around the altar beneath, that the net may reach halfway up the altar.
6
You shall make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with bronze.
7
Its poles shall be put into the rings, and the poles shall be on the two sides of the altar when carrying it.
8
You shall make it hollow with planks. They shall make it as it has been shown you on the mountain.

The Courtyard

(Exodus 38:9–20)
9
You shall make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen one hundred cubits long for one side.
10
Its pillars shall be twenty, and their sockets twenty, of bronze. The hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver.
11
Likewise for the length of the north side, there shall be hangings one hundred cubits long, and its pillars twenty, and their sockets twenty, of bronze; the hooks of the pillars, and their fillets, of silver.
12
For the width of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits; their pillars ten, and their sockets ten.
13
The width of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits.
14
The hangings for the one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.
15
For the other side shall be hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.
16
For the gate of the court shall be a screen of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the embroiderer; their pillars four, and their sockets four.
17
All the pillars of the court around shall be filleted with silver; their hooks of silver, and their sockets of bronze.
18
The length of the court shall be one hundred cubits, and the width fifty throughout, and the height five cubits, of fine twined linen, and their sockets of bronze.
19
All the instruments of the tabernacle in all its service, and all its pins, and all the pins of the court, shall be of bronze.

The Oil for the Lamps

(Leviticus 24:1–4)
20
You shall command the children of Israel, that they bring to you pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.
21
In the Tent of Meeting, outside the veil which is before the covenant, Aaron and his sons shall keep it in order from evening to morning before the LORD: it shall be a statute forever throughout their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.

Footnotes

(a)27:1 A cubit is the length from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow on a man’s arm, or about 18 inches or 46 centimeters.
(b)27:1 The altar was to be about 2.3×2.3×1.4 meters or about 7½×7½×4½ feet.