造燔祭坛的条例

27 “要用皂荚木造一个四方形的祭坛,长宽各二点三米,高一点三米。 要在坛的四角造四个角状物,与坛连成一体,坛外面要包上铜。 用铜造盛坛灰的盆和其他祭坛用具,即铲、碗、肉叉、火鼎。 要造一个铜网,在铜网的四角装置四个铜环。 铜网在祭坛围边的下方,向下伸展到祭坛的腰部。 要用皂荚木为祭坛造两根横杠,外面包上铜。 要将两根横杠穿在祭坛两旁的铜环里,以便抬祭坛。 整座坛都用木板制成,坛是中空的。一切都要照我在山上给你的指示去做。

圣幕院子的规划

“要为圣幕围出一个院子。院子的南面要用细麻线做帷幔,长四十六米, 10 帷幔有二十根柱子,二十个带凹槽的铜底座,柱子上的钩子和横杆都是银的。 11 北面的帷幔也是长四十六米,柱子、铜底座、钩子、横杆的样式都与南面的一样。 12 院子西面的帷幔宽二十三米,有十根柱子和十个带凹槽的底座。 13 院子东面的帷幔也是宽二十三米。 14-15 入口两边的帷幔都是宽六点九米,各有三根柱子和三个带凹槽的底座。 16 院子的入口要有门帘,长九米,用细麻线和蓝色、紫色、朱红色的线织成,上面有精致的刺绣,还有四根柱子和四个带凹槽的底座。 17 所有绕着院子的柱子都要用银制的横杆连接,所有的钩子都要用银制作,带凹槽的底座要用铜制作。 18 整个院子长四十四米,宽二十二米,高二点三米,所有的帷幔都要用细麻线精工制作,带凹槽的底座要用铜制作。 19 圣幕里其他一切器具以及圣幕、院子所用的橛子都要用铜制作。

20 “你要吩咐以色列百姓,把榨出的纯橄榄油拿来做会幕内的灯油,使灯台上的灯经常亮着。 21 亚伦和他的子孙要负责照看圣所内约柜前的幔子外的灯,使灯在耶和华面前日夜亮着。这是以色列百姓世世代代当守的条例。

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。

The Altar

27 “Make an altar for burnt offerings out of acacia wood. Make it 4½ feet high. It should be square: 7½ feet long and 7½ feet wide. Make each of the four corners of the altar stick out like a horn. The corners with their horns must be all one piece. Then cover the whole altar with bronze.

“Use bronze to make all the tools and dishes that will be used on the altar. Make pots to remove the ashes. Make shovels, bowls for sprinkling blood, meat forks and pans for carrying the burning wood.

“Make a large, bronze screen to hold the burning wood. And put a bronze ring at each of the four corners of the screen. Put the screen inside the altar, under its rim, halfway up from the bottom.

“Make poles of acacia wood for the altar. And cover them with bronze. Put the poles through the rings on both sides of the altar to carry it. Make the altar out of boards and leave the inside hollow. Make it as you were shown on the mountain.

The Courtyard of the Holy Tent

“Make a wall of curtains to form a courtyard around the Holy Tent. The south side should have a wall of fine linen curtains 150 feet long. 10 Hang the curtain with silver hooks and bands. Put these on 20 bronze posts on 20 bronze bases. 11 The north side must also be 150 feet long. Hang its curtains on silver hooks and bands. Put these on 20 bronze posts on 20 bronze bases.

12 “The west end of the courtyard must have a wall of curtains 75 feet long. It must have 10 posts and 10 bases on that wall. 13 The east end of the courtyard must also be 75 feet long. 14 On one side of the entry, there is to be a wall of curtains. It is to be 22½ feet long. It is to be held up by 3 posts on 3 bases. 15 On the other side of the entry, there is to be a wall of curtains. It is to be 22½ feet long. It is to be held up by 3 posts on 3 bases.

16 “The entry to the courtyard is to be a curtain 30 feet wide. It is to be made of fine linen with blue, purple and red thread. Someone who can sew well is to sew designs on it. It is to be held up by 4 posts on 4 bases. 17 All the posts around the courtyard must have silver bands and hooks and bronze bases. 18 The courtyard must be 150 feet long and 75 feet wide. The wall of curtains around it should be 7½ feet high. They must be made of fine linen. The bases in which the posts are set must be bronze. 19 All the things used in the Holy Tent must be made of bronze. And all the tent pegs for the Holy Tent and the wall around the courtyard must be made of bronze.

Oil for the Lamp

20 “Command the people of Israel to bring you pure olive oil. It is to be made from pressed olives. This is to keep the lamps on the lampstand burning. 21 Aaron and his sons must keep the lamps burning before the Lord from evening till morning. This will be in the Meeting Tent. It is outside the curtain which is in front of the Ark of the Covenant. The Israelites and their descendants must obey this rule from now on.

Plans for the Altar of Burnt Offering

27 “Using acacia wood, construct a square altar 7 1⁄2 feet wide, 7 1⁄2 feet long, and 4 1⁄2 feet high.[a] Make horns for each of its four corners so that the horns and altar are all one piece. Overlay the altar with bronze. Make ash buckets, shovels, basins, meat forks, and firepans, all of bronze. Make a bronze grating for it, and attach four bronze rings at its four corners. Install the grating halfway down the side of the altar, under the ledge. For carrying the altar, make poles from acacia wood, and overlay them with bronze. Insert the poles through the rings on the two sides of the altar. The altar must be hollow, made from planks. Build it just as you were shown on the mountain.

Plans for the Courtyard

“Then make the courtyard for the Tabernacle, enclosed with curtains made of finely woven linen. On the south side, make the curtains 150 feet long.[b] 10 They will be held up by twenty posts set securely in twenty bronze bases. Hang the curtains with silver hooks and rings. 11 Make the curtains the same on the north side—150 feet of curtains held up by twenty posts set securely in bronze bases. Hang the curtains with silver hooks and rings. 12 The curtains on the west end of the courtyard will be 75 feet long,[c] supported by ten posts set into ten bases. 13 The east end of the courtyard, the front, will also be 75 feet long. 14 The courtyard entrance will be on the east end, flanked by two curtains. The curtain on the right side will be 22 1⁄2 feet long,[d] supported by three posts set into three bases. 15 The curtain on the left side will also be 22 1⁄2 feet long, supported by three posts set into three bases.

16 “For the entrance to the courtyard, make a curtain that is 30 feet long.[e] Make it from finely woven linen, and decorate it with beautiful embroidery in blue, purple, and scarlet thread. Support it with four posts, each securely set in its own base. 17 All the posts around the courtyard must have silver rings and hooks and bronze bases. 18 So the entire courtyard will be 150 feet long and 75 feet wide, with curtain walls 7 1⁄2 feet high,[f] made from finely woven linen. The bases for the posts will be made of bronze.

19 “All the articles used in the rituals of the Tabernacle, including all the tent pegs used to support the Tabernacle and the courtyard curtains, must be made of bronze.

Light for the Tabernacle

20 “Command the people of Israel to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually. 21 The lampstand will stand in the Tabernacle, in front of the inner curtain that shields the Ark of the Covenant.[g] Aaron and his sons must keep the lamps burning in the Lord’s presence all night. This is a permanent law for the people of Israel, and it must be observed from generation to generation.

Footnotes

  1. 27:1 Hebrew 5 cubits [2.3 meters] wide, 5 cubits long, a square, and 3 cubits [1.4 meters] high.
  2. 27:9 Hebrew 100 cubits [46 meters]; also in 27:11.
  3. 27:12 Hebrew 50 cubits [23 meters]; also in 27:13.
  4. 27:14 Hebrew 15 cubits [6.9 meters]; also in 27:15.
  5. 27:16 Hebrew 20 cubits [9.2 meters].
  6. 27:18 Hebrew 100 cubits [46 meters] long and 50 by 50 [23 meters] wide and 5 cubits [2.3 meters] high.
  7. 27:21 Hebrew in the Tent of Meeting, outside the inner curtain that is in front of the Testimony. See note on 25:16.