Exodus 27

The Bronze Altar

1 "You shall make the n altar of acacia wood, five cubits 1 long and five cubits broad. The altar shall be square, and its height shall be three cubits. 2 And you shall make o horns for it on its four corners; its horns shall be of one piece with it, and p you shall overlay it with bronze. 3 You shall make pots for it to receive its ashes, and shovels and basins and q forks and fire pans. You shall make all its utensils of bronze. 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. 5 And you shall set it under the ledge of the altar so that the net extends halfway down the altar. 6 And you shall make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, 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. 8 You shall make it hollow, with boards. r As it has been shown you on the mountain, so shall it be made.

The Court of the Tabernacle

9 s "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. 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. 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. 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. 13 The breadth of the court on the front to the east shall be fifty cubits. 14 The hangings for the one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and three bases. 15 On the other side the hangings shall be fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and three bases. 16 For the gate of the court there shall be t 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. 17 All the pillars around the court shall be filleted with silver. Their hooks shall be of silver, and their bases of bronze. 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. 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.

Oil for the Lamp

20 u "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. 21 v In the tent of meeting, w 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.

  1. Cross References
    Exodus 27:1 - 8
    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.
    Exodus 38:1 - 7
    He made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood. Five cubits was its length, and five cubits its breadth. It was square, and three cubits was its height.
    Ezekiel 43:13
    These are the measurements of the altar by cubits (the cubit being a cubit and a handbreadth): its base shall be one cubit high and one cubit broad, with a rim of one span around its edge. And this shall be the height of the altar:
  2. Cross References
    Exodus 29:12
    And shall take part of the blood of the bull an...
    Exodus 30:2
    A cubit shall be its length, and a cubit its br...
    Leviticus 4:7
    And the priest shall put some of the blood on t...
    Leviticus 4:30
    And the priest shall take some of its blood wit...
    1 Kings 1:50
    And Adonijah feared Solomon. So he arose and we...
    Psalms 118:27
    The Lord is God, and he has made his light to s...
  3. Cross References
    Numbers 16:38
    As for the censers of these men who have sinned at the cost of their lives, let them be made into hammered plates as a covering for the altar, for they offered them before the Lord, and they became holy. Thus they shall be a sign to the people of Israel.
  4. Cross References
    1 Samuel 2:13
    The custom of the priests with the people was that when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant would come, while the meat was boiling, with a three-pronged fork in his hand.
  5. Cross References
    Exodus 25:40
    And see that you make them after the pattern for them, which is being shown you on the mountain.
  6. Cross References
    Exodus 27:9 - 19
    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.
    Exodus 38:9 - 20
    And he made the court. For the south side the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, a hundred cubits.
  7. Cross References
    Exodus 26:36
    You shall make a screen for the entrance of the tent, of blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen, embroidered with needlework.
  8. Cross References
    Leviticus 24:1 - 4
    The Lord spoke to Moses, saying.
  9. Cross References
    Exodus 25:22
    There I will meet with you, and from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim that are on the ark of the testimony, I will speak with you about all that I will give you in commandment for the people of Israel.
    Exodus 29:42
    It shall be a regular burnt offering throughout your generations at the entrance of the tent of meeting before the Lord, where I will meet with you, to speak to you there.
    Exodus 30:36
    You shall beat some of it very small, and put part of it before the testimony in the tent of meeting where I shall meet with you. It shall be most holy for you.
  10. Cross References
    Exodus 26:31
    And you shall make a veil of blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen. It shall be made with cherubim skillfully worked into it.
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