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Exodus 27

New American Standard Bible 2020

The Bronze Altar

1“Now you shall makeH6213 1the altarH4196 of acaciaH7848 woodH6086, 2fiveH2568 cubitsH520 longH753 and fiveH2568 cubitsH520 wideH7341; the altarH4196 shall be squareH7251, and its heightH6967 shall be 3threeH7969 cubitsH520. 2You shall makeH6213 4its hornsH7161 on its fourH702 cornersH6438; its hornsH7161 shall be of one piece with it, and you shall overlayH6823 it with 5bronzeH5178. 3And you shall makeH6213 its pailsH5518 for removingH1878 its ashesH1878, and its shovelsH3257, its basinsH4219, its forksH4207, and its firepansH4289; you shall makeH6213 allH3605 its utensilsH3627 of bronzeH5178. 4You shall also makeH6213 for it a gratingH4346, a nettingH7568 of bronzeH5178, and on the nettingH7568 you shall makeH6213 fourH702 bronzeH5178 ringsH2885 6at its fourH702 cornersH7098. 5And you shall putH5414 it underH8478 the ledgeH3749 of the altarH4196, so that the nettingH7568 will reachH1961 halfwayH2677 up the altarH4196. 6You shall also makeH6213 carryingH905 polesH905 for the altarH4196, polesH905 of acaciaH7848 woodH6086 and overlayH6823 them with bronzeH5178. 7Its polesH905 shall be insertedH935 into the ringsH2885, so that the polesH905 will be on the twoH8147 sidesH6763 of the altarH4196 7when it is carriedH5375. 8You shall makeH6213 it hollowH5014 with planksH3871; 8as it was shownH7200 to you on the mountainH2022, soH3651 they shall makeH6213 it.

Courtyard of the Tabernacle

9“Now you shall makeH6213 9the courtyardH2691 of the 10tabernacleH4908. 11On the southH5045H8486 sideH6285 there shall be hangingsH7050 for the courtyardH2691 of fineH8336 twistedH7806 linenH8336, a 12hundredH3967 cubitsH520 longH753 for oneH259 sideH6285; 10and its pillarsH5982 shall be twentyH6242, with their twentyH6242 basesH134 of bronzeH5178; the hooksH2053 of the pillarsH5982 and their 13bandsH2838 shall be of silverH3701. 11LikewiseH3651 for the northH6828 sideH6285 in lengthH753 there shall be hangingsH7050 a 14hundredH3967 cubits longH753, and its twentyH6242 pillarsH5982 with their twentyH6242 basesH134 of bronzeH5178; the hooksH2053 of the pillarsH5982 and their bandsH2838 shall be of silverH3701. 12For the widthH7341 of the courtyardH2691 on the westH3220 sideH6285 shall be hangingsH7050 of 15fiftyH2572 cubitsH520, with their tenH6235 pillarsH5982 and their tenH6235 basesH134. 13The widthH7341 of the courtyardH2691 on the 16eastH4217H6924 sideH6285 shall be fiftyH2572 cubitsH520. 14The hangingsH7050 for the one 17sideH3802 of the gate shall be 18fifteenH2568H6240 cubitsH520, with their threeH7969 pillarsH5982 and their threeH7969 basesH134. 15And for the 19otherH8145 20sideH3802 there shall be hangingsH7050 of fifteenH2568H6240 cubits, with their threeH7969 pillarsH5982 and their threeH7969 basesH134. 16And for the gateH8179 of the courtyardH2691 there shall be a curtainH4539 of 21twentyH6242 cubitsH520, of 22violetH8504, purpleH713, and scarletH8144 material and fineH8336 twistedH7806 linenH8336, the workH4639 of a 23weaverH7551, with their fourH702 pillarsH5982 and their fourH702 basesH134. 17AllH3605 the pillarsH5982 aroundH5439 the courtyardH2691 shall be joinedH2836 togetherH2836 with silverH3701, with their hooksH2053 of silverH3701 and their basesH134 of bronzeH5178. 18The lengthH753 of the courtyardH2691 shall be a 24hundredH3967 cubitsH520, and the widthH7341 fiftyH2572 throughout, and the heightH6967 fiveH2568 cubitsH520 of fineH8336 twistedH7806 linenH8336, and their basesH134 of bronzeH5178. 19AllH3605 the utensilsH3627 of the tabernacleH4908 used in allH3605 its serviceH5656, and allH3605 its pegsH3489, and allH3605 the pegsH3489 of the courtyardH2691, shall be of bronzeH5178.

20“And you shall commandH6680 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 that they bringH3947 you 25clearH2134 oilH8081 of beatenH3795 olivesH2132 for the 26lightH3974, to make a lampH5216 27burnH5927 continuallyH8548. 21In the 28tentH168 of meetingH4150, outsideH4480H2351 29the veilH6532 whichH834 is beforeH5921 the testimonyH5715, 30AaronH175 and his sonsH1121 shall keepH6186 it inH6186 orderH6186 from eveningH6153 to morningH1242 beforeH6440 the LordH3068; it shall be a permanentH5769 31statuteH2708 throughout their generationsH1755 32for the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478.

Notes

  1. 1. Exodus 27:1 Ex 38:1-7 ↩
  2. 2. Exodus 27:1 About 7.5 ft. or 2.3 m ↩
  3. 3. Exodus 27:1 About 4.5 ft. or 1.4 m ↩
  4. 4. Exodus 27:2 Ps 118:27 ↩
  5. 5. Exodus 27:2 Or copper, and so for bronze throughout the ch ↩
  6. 6. Exodus 27:4 Lit on ↩
  7. 7. Exodus 27:7 Num 4:15 ↩
  8. 8. Exodus 27:8 Ex 25:40; 26:30; Acts 7:44; Heb 8:5 ↩
  9. 9. Exodus 27:9 Ex 38:9-20 ↩
  10. 10. Exodus 27:9 Or dwelling place ↩
  11. 11. Exodus 27:9 Lit For the side of the Negev to the south ↩
  12. 12. Exodus 27:9 About 150 ft. or 46 m ↩
  13. 13. Exodus 27:10 Or rings ↩
  14. 14. Exodus 27:11 About 150 ft. or 46 m ↩
  15. 15. Exodus 27:12 About 75 ft. or 23 m ↩
  16. 16. Exodus 27:13 Lit east side eastward ↩
  17. 17. Exodus 27:14 Lit shoulder ↩
  18. 18. Exodus 27:14 About 23 ft. or 6.8 m ↩
  19. 19. Exodus 27:15 Lit second ↩
  20. 20. Exodus 27:15 Lit shoulder ↩
  21. 21. Exodus 27:16 About 30 ft. or 9 m ↩
  22. 22. Exodus 27:16 Or bluish; LXX hyacinth in color ↩
  23. 23. Exodus 27:16 Lit variegator; i.e., a weaver in colors ↩
  24. 24. Exodus 27:18 About 150 ft. long, 75 ft. wide, and 7.5 ft. high or about 46 m, 23 m, and 2.3 m ↩
  25. 25. Exodus 27:20 Ex 35:8, 28; Lev 24:1-4 ↩
  26. 26. Exodus 27:20 Or luminary ↩
  27. 27. Exodus 27:20 Lit ascend ↩
  28. 28. Exodus 27:21 Ex 25:22; 29:42; 30:36 ↩
  29. 29. Exodus 27:21 Ex 26:31, 33 ↩
  30. 30. Exodus 27:21 Ex 30:8; 1 Sam 3:3; 2 Chr 13:11 ↩
  31. 31. Exodus 27:21 Ex 28:43; 29:9; Lev 3:17; 16:34; Num 18:23; 19:21; 1 Sam 30:25 ↩
  32. 32. Exodus 27:21 Lit from ↩

Commentaries on Exodus 27

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