造燔祭壇的條例

27 「要用皂莢木造一個四方形的祭壇,長寬各二點三米,高一點三米。 要在壇的四角造四個角狀物,與壇連成一體,壇外面要包上銅。 用銅造盛壇灰的盆和其他祭壇用具,即鏟、碗、肉叉、火鼎。 要造一個銅網,在銅網的四角裝置四個銅環。 銅網在祭壇圍邊的下方,向下伸展到祭壇的腰部。 要用皂莢木為祭壇造兩根橫杠,外面包上銅。 要將兩根橫杠穿在祭壇兩旁的銅環裡,以便抬祭壇。 整座壇都用木板製成,壇是中空的。一切都要照我在山上給你的指示去做。

聖幕院子的規劃

「要為聖幕圍出一個院子。院子的南面要用細麻線做帷幔,長四十六米, 10 帷幔有二十根柱子,二十個帶凹槽的銅底座,柱子上的鉤子和橫杆都是銀的。 11 北面的帷幔也是長四十六米,柱子、銅底座、鉤子、橫杆的樣式都與南面的一樣。 12 院子西面的帷幔寬二十三米,有十根柱子和十個帶凹槽的底座。 13 院子東面的帷幔也是寬二十三米。 14-15 入口兩邊的帷幔都是寬六點九米,各有三根柱子和三個帶凹槽的底座。 16 院子的入口要有門簾,長九米,用細麻線和藍色、紫色、朱紅色的線織成,上面有精緻的刺繡,還有四根柱子和四個帶凹槽的底座。 17 所有繞著院子的柱子都要用銀製的橫杆連接,所有的鉤子都要用銀製作,帶凹槽的底座要用銅製作。 18 整個院子長四十四米,寬二十二米,高二點三米,所有的帷幔都要用細麻線精工製作,帶凹槽的底座要用銅製作。 19 聖幕裡其他一切器具以及聖幕、院子所用的橛子都要用銅製作。

20 「你要吩咐以色列百姓,把榨出的純橄欖油拿來做會幕內的燈油,使燈臺上的燈經常亮著。 21 亞倫和他的子孫要負責照看聖所內約櫃前的幔子外的燈,使燈在耶和華面前日夜亮著。這是以色列百姓世世代代當守的條例。

Chapter 27

The Altar for Burnt Offerings. You shall make an altar(A) of acacia wood, on a square, five cubits long and five cubits wide; it shall be three cubits high. At the four corners make horns[a] that are of one piece with the altar. You shall then plate it with 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 for it a grating,[b] a bronze network; make four bronze rings for it, one at each of its four corners. Put it down around the altar, on the ground. This network is to be half as high as the altar. You shall also make poles of acacia wood for the altar, and plate them with bronze. These poles are to be put through the rings, so that they are on either side of the altar when it is carried. Make the altar itself in the form of a hollow[c] box. Just as it was shown you on the mountain, so it is to be made.

Court of the Tabernacle. (B)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, 10 with twenty columns and twenty pedestals of bronze; the hooks and bands on the columns shall be of silver. 11 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. 12 On the west side, across the width of the court, there shall be hangings, fifty cubits long, with ten columns and ten pedestals. 13 The width of the court on the east side shall be fifty cubits. 14 On one side there shall be hangings to the extent of fifteen cubits, with three columns and three pedestals; 15 on the other side there shall be hangings to the extent of fifteen cubits, with three columns and three pedestals.

16 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.

17 All the columns around the court shall have bands and hooks of silver, and pedestals of bronze. 18 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. 19 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.

Oil for the Lamps. 20 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.(C) 21 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.

Footnotes

  1. 27:2 Horns: the horn of a ram, goat or ox is a common Old Testament figure for strength and dignity; they represent the divine character of the altar itself or the deity worshiped there.
  2. 27:4 Grating: it is not clear whether this was flush with the altar or at some small distance from it; in the latter case the space between the altar and the grating would be filled with stones and serve as a platform around the altar, which would otherwise be too high for the priest to reach conveniently.
  3. 27:8 Hollow: probably filled with earth or stones when in use. Cf. 20:24–25.

27 And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall be three cubits.

And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof: his horns shall be of the same: and thou shalt overlay it with brass.

And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basons, and his fleshhooks, and his firepans: all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass.

And thou shalt make for it a grate of network of brass; and upon the net shalt thou make four brasen rings in the four corners thereof.

And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, that the net may be even to the midst of the altar.

And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with brass.

And the staves shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, to bear it.

Hollow with boards shalt thou make it: as it was shewed thee in the mount, so shall they make it.

And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen of an hundred cubits long for one side:

10 And the twenty pillars thereof and their twenty sockets shall be of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver.

11 And likewise for the north side in length there shall be hangings of an hundred cubits long, and his twenty pillars and their twenty sockets of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.

12 And for the breadth of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits: their pillars ten, and their sockets ten.

13 And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits.

14 The hangings of one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three.

15 And on the other side shall be hangings fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three.

16 And for the gate of the court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework: and their pillars shall be four, and their sockets four.

17 All the pillars round about the court shall be filleted with silver; their hooks shall be of silver, and their sockets of brass.

18 The length of the court shall be an hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty every where, and the height five cubits of fine twined linen, and their sockets of brass.

19 All the vessels of the tabernacle in all the service thereof, and all the pins thereof, and all the pins of the court, shall be of brass.

20 And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always.

21 In the tabernacle of the congregation without the vail, which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall order it from evening to morning before the Lord: it shall be a statute for ever unto their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.

27 “And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare, and the height thereof shall be three cubits.

And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof. His horns shall be of the same, and thou shalt overlay it with brass.

And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels and his basins and his fleshhooks and his firepans. All the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass.

And thou shalt make for it a grate, a network of brass; and upon the network shalt thou make four brazen rings at the four corners thereof.

And thou shalt put it under the rim of the altar beneath, that the network may be even to the middle of the altar.

And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with brass.

And the staves shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar to bear it.

Hollow with boards shalt thou make it. As it was shown thee on the mount, so shall they make it.

“And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: For the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of finetwined linen of a hundred cubits long for one side.

10 And the twenty pillars thereof and their twenty sockets shall be of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver.

11 And likewise for the north side, in length there shall be hangings of a hundred cubits long, and his twenty pillars with their twenty sockets of brass, and the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.

12 And for the breadth of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten and their sockets ten.

13 And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits.

14 The hangings on one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits, their pillars three and their sockets three.

15 And on the other side shall be hangings of fifteen cubits, their pillars three and their sockets three.

16 And for the gate of the court shall be a hanging of twenty cubits of blue and purple and scarlet, and finetwined linen wrought with needlework; and their pillars shall be four and their sockets four.

17 All the pillars round about the court shall be filleted with silver; their hooks shall be of silver and their sockets of brass.

18 The length of the court shall be a hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty everywhere, and the height five cubits of finetwined linen, and their sockets of brass.

19 All the vessels of the tabernacle for all the service thereof, and all the pins thereof, and all the pins of the court, shall be of brass.

20 “And thou shalt command the children of Israel that they bring thee pure oil of beaten olives for the light to cause the lamp to burn always.

21 In the tabernacle of the congregation outside the veil, which is before the Testimony, Aaron and his sons shall tend it from evening to morning before the Lord. It shall be a statute for ever unto their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.