L’autel

27 Tu feras l’autel[a] en bois d’acacia. Sa base formera un carré de deux mètres cinquante de côté et il aura un mètre cinquante de hauteur. A ses quatre angles, tu feras quatre cornes[b] en saillie de l’autel ; tu le plaqueras de bronze. Tu fabriqueras des récipients destinés à recueillir les cendres grasses, des pelles, des bassines[c], des fourchettes et des brasiers[d]. Tous ces ustensiles seront en bronze. Tu muniras l’autel d’une grille faite d’un treillis de bronze ; tu y fixeras quatre anneaux de bronze aux quatre coins. Tu le placeras sous la bordure de l’autel, depuis le bas jusqu’à mi-hauteur de l’autel. Tu lui feras des barres en bois d’acacia et tu les recouvriras de bronze. On introduira ces barres dans les anneaux sur les deux côtés de l’autel. Elles serviront à le transporter. L’autel sera fait avec des panneaux. Il sera creux à l’intérieur[e]. On le fera selon ce qui t’a été montré sur la montagne.

L’enceinte du parvis

Tu feras le parvis du tabernacle : sur le côté sud, sur une longueur de cinquante mètres[f], il sera délimité par des tentures de lin retors. 10 Elles seront soutenues par vingt piliers reposant sur vingt socles de bronze ; ces piliers seront munis de crochets et de tringles d’argent. 11 Sur le côté nord, il y aura également cinquante mètres de tentures soutenues par vingt piliers reposant sur vingt socles de bronze ; ces piliers seront munis de crochets et de tringles d’argent. 12 Sur la largeur du parvis, à l’ouest, sur vingt-cinq mètres, des tentures seront soutenues par dix piliers reposant sur dix socles. 13 Du côté est, le parvis aura également vingt-cinq mètres de largeur. 14-15 De chaque côté de la porte, il y aura, sur sept mètres cinquante, des tentures soutenues par trois piliers reposant sur trois socles. 16 La porte du parvis sera constituée par un rideau de dix mètres de long. Il sera fait de fils de pourpre violette et écarlate, de rouge éclatant et de fin lin retors en ouvrage brodé. Il sera soutenu par quatre piliers reposant sur leurs quatre socles. 17 Tous les piliers délimitant le parvis seront reliés par des tringles d’argent munies de crochets d’argent ; leurs socles seront en bronze. 18 Le parvis aura cinquante mètres de long et vingt-cinq mètres de large, la hauteur de l’enceinte de fin lin retors sera de deux mètres cinquante. Les socles seront en bronze, 19 de même que tous les ustensiles destinés au service du tabernacle, et tous les piquets du tabernacle et tous ceux du parvis.

L’entretien du chandelier

20 Toi, tu ordonneras aux Israélites de te prendre de l’huile raffinée d’olives concassées pour alimenter en permanence les lampes du chandelier. 21 Aaron et ses fils arrangeront ces lampes dans la tente de la Rencontre[g] devant le voile qui cache le coffre de l’acte de l’alliance, pour qu’elles brûlent du soir au matin devant l’Eternel. C’est une loi en vigueur à perpétuité pour les Israélites dans toutes les générations.

Footnotes

  1. 27.1 L’autel des holocaustes (voir Lv 4.7, 10, 18).
  2. 27.2 La corne symbolisait la puissance. Le prêtre enduisait les cornes de l’autel avec le sang des victimes (Lv 4.7, 18, 25, 30, 34 ; 8.15 ; 9.9 ; 16.18 ; Ps 118.27).
  3. 27.3 Pour recueillir le sang des victimes immolées devant l’autel afin d’en faire l’aspersion sur la base de l’autel.
  4. 27.3 Pour transporter des braises de l’autel des holocaustes à l’autel de l’encens (des parfums) à l’intérieur du lieu saint (Lv 10.1 ; 16.12-13).
  5. 27.8 L’intérieur était rempli de terre ou de pierres (20.24-25). Seule la carcasse était transportée lorsque le camp se déplaçait (25.12).
  6. 27.9 Voir note en Ex 26.2.
  7. 27.21 Appelée aussi, selon les versions, tente de la réunion ou d’assignation. Il s’agit de la rencontre de Dieu avec Moïse (33.7-11), avec les prêtres qui venaient le consulter ou, à certaines occasions, avec tout le peuple convoqué (29.42-43).

The Altar of Burnt Offering(A)

27 “You shall make (B)an altar of acacia wood, five cubits long and five cubits wide—the altar shall be square—and its height shall be three cubits. You shall make its horns on its four corners; its horns shall be of one piece with it. And you shall overlay it with bronze. Also you shall make its pans to receive its ashes, and its shovels and its basins and its forks and its firepans; you shall make all its utensils of bronze. You shall make a grate for it, a network of bronze; and on the network you shall make four bronze rings at its four corners. You shall put it under the rim of the altar beneath, that the network may be midway up the altar. And you shall make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with bronze. The poles shall be put in the rings, and the poles shall be on the two sides of the altar to bear it. You shall make it hollow with boards; (C)as it was shown you on the mountain, so shall they make it.

The Court of the Tabernacle(D)

(E)“You shall also make the court of the tabernacle. For the south side there shall be hangings for the court made of fine woven linen, one hundred cubits long for one side. 10 And its twenty pillars and their twenty sockets shall be bronze. The hooks of the pillars and their bands shall be silver. 11 Likewise along the length of the north side there shall be hangings one hundred cubits long, with its twenty pillars and their twenty sockets of bronze, and the hooks of the pillars and their bands of silver.

12 “And along the width of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits, with their ten pillars and their ten sockets. 13 The width of the court on the east side shall be fifty cubits. 14 The hangings on one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and their three sockets. 15 And on the other side shall be hangings of fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and their three sockets.

16 “For the gate of the court there shall be a screen twenty cubits long, woven of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, made by a weaver. It shall have four pillars and four sockets. 17 All the pillars around the court shall have bands of silver; their (F)hooks shall be of silver and their sockets of bronze. 18 The length of the court shall be one hundred cubits, the width fifty throughout, and the height five cubits, made of fine woven linen, and its sockets of bronze. 19 All the utensils of the tabernacle for all its service, all its pegs, and all the pegs of the court, shall be of bronze.

The Care of the Lampstand(G)

20 “And (H)you shall command the children of Israel that they bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to cause the lamp to [a]burn continually. 21 In the tabernacle of meeting, (I)outside the veil which is before the Testimony, (J)Aaron and his sons shall tend it from evening until morning before the Lord. (K)It shall be a statute forever to their generations on behalf of the children of Israel.

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 27:20 Lit. ascend
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The Altar of Burnt Offering(A)

27 “Build an altar(B) of acacia wood, three cubits[a] high; it is to be square, five cubits long and five cubits wide.[b] Make a horn(C) at each of the four corners, so that the horns and the altar are of one piece, and overlay the altar with bronze. Make all its utensils of bronze—its pots to remove the ashes, and its shovels, sprinkling bowls,(D) meat forks and firepans.(E) Make a grating for it, a bronze network, and make a bronze ring at each of the four corners of the network. Put it under the ledge of the altar so that it is halfway up the altar. Make poles of acacia wood for the altar and overlay them with bronze.(F) The poles are to be inserted into the rings so they will be on two sides of the altar when it is carried.(G) Make the altar hollow, out of boards. It is to be made just as you were shown(H) on the mountain.

The Courtyard(I)

“Make a courtyard(J) for the tabernacle. The south side shall be a hundred cubits[c] long and is to have curtains of finely twisted linen, 10 with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases and with silver hooks and bands on the posts. 11 The north side shall also be a hundred cubits long and is to have curtains, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases and with silver hooks and bands on the posts.

12 “The west end of the courtyard shall be fifty cubits[d] wide and have curtains, with ten posts and ten bases. 13 On the east end, toward the sunrise, the courtyard shall also be fifty cubits wide. 14 Curtains fifteen cubits[e] long are to be on one side of the entrance, with three posts and three bases, 15 and curtains fifteen cubits long are to be on the other side, with three posts and three bases.

16 “For the entrance to the courtyard, provide a curtain(K) twenty cubits[f] long, of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen—the work of an embroiderer(L)—with four posts and four bases. 17 All the posts around the courtyard are to have silver bands and hooks, and bronze bases. 18 The courtyard shall be a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide,[g] with curtains of finely twisted linen five cubits[h] high, and with bronze bases. 19 All the other articles used in the service of the tabernacle, whatever their function, including all the tent pegs for it and those for the courtyard, are to be of bronze.

Oil for the Lampstand(M)

20 “Command the Israelites to bring you clear oil(N) of pressed olives for the light so that the lamps may be kept burning. 21 In the tent of meeting,(O) outside the curtain that shields the ark of the covenant law,(P) Aaron and his sons are to keep the lamps(Q) burning before the Lord from evening till morning. This is to be a lasting ordinance(R) among the Israelites for the generations to come.

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 27:1 That is, about 4 1/2 feet or about 1.4 meters
  2. Exodus 27:1 That is, about 7 1/2 feet or about 2.3 meters long and wide
  3. Exodus 27:9 That is, about 150 feet or about 45 meters; also in verse 11
  4. Exodus 27:12 That is, about 75 feet or about 23 meters; also in verse 13
  5. Exodus 27:14 That is, about 23 feet or about 6.8 meters; also in verse 15
  6. Exodus 27:16 That is, about 30 feet or about 9 meters
  7. Exodus 27:18 That is, about 150 feet long and 75 feet wide or about 45 meters long and 23 meters wide
  8. Exodus 27:18 That is, about 7 1/2 feet or about 2.3 meters