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

祭壇(A)

27 「你要用金合歡木做祭壇,長五肘,寬五肘,這壇是正方形的,高三肘。 要在壇的四角做四個翹角,與壇接連一塊;要把壇包上銅。 要做桶子來盛壇上的灰,又要做鏟子、盤子、肉叉和火盆;壇上一切的器具都要用銅做。 要為壇做一個銅網,在網的四角做四個銅環, 把網安在壇四圍的邊的下面,使網垂到壇的半腰。 又要用金合歡木為壇做槓,包上銅。 這槓要穿過壇兩旁的環子,用來抬壇。 要用板做壇,壇的中心是空的,都照着在山上所指示你的樣式做。」

院子(B)

「你要做帳幕的院子。南面,就是面向南方的那一邊,要用搓的細麻做院子的帷幔,長一百肘, 10 院子要有二十根柱子,二十個帶卯眼的銅座。要用銀做柱子的鈎和箍。 11 北面的長度也一樣,帷幔長一百肘,要有二十根柱子,二十個帶卯眼的銅座。要用銀做柱子的鈎和箍。 12 院子的西面有帷幔,寬五十肘,帷幔要有十根柱子,十個帶卯眼的座。 13 院子的東面,就是面向東方的那一邊,寬五十肘。 14 一邊的帷幔有十五肘,要有三根柱子,三個帶卯眼的座。 15 另一邊的帷幔也有十五肘,要有三根柱子,三個帶卯眼的座。 16 院子的門要有二十肘長的簾子,用藍色、紫色、朱紅色紗,和搓的細麻,以刺繡的手藝織成;要有四根柱子,四個帶卯眼的座。 17 院子四圍一切的柱子都要用銀子箍着,要用銀做柱子的鈎子,用銅做帶卯眼的座。 18 院子要長一百肘,寬五十肘[a],高五肘。要用搓的細麻做帷幔,用銅做帶卯眼的座。 19 帳幕中各樣用途的器具,以及帳幕一切的橛子和院子裏一切的橛子,都要用銅做。」

燃燈的條例(C)

20 「你要吩咐以色列人,把搗成的純橄欖油拿來給你,用以點燈,使燈經常點着; 21 在會幕中法櫃前的幔子外,亞倫和他的兒子要從晚上到早晨,在耶和華面前照管這燈。這要成為以色列人世世代代永遠的定例。」

Footnotes

  1. 27.18 「五十肘」是根據撒瑪利亞五經;原文是「五十、五十」,指從南到北都是五十。

The Bronze Altar

27 “You shall make the (A)altar of acacia wood, five cubits[a] long and five cubits broad. The altar shall be square, and its height shall be three cubits. And you shall make (B)horns for it on its four corners; its horns shall be of one piece with it, and (C)you shall overlay it with bronze. You shall make pots for it to receive its ashes, and shovels and basins and (D)forks and fire pans. You shall make all its utensils of bronze. 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. And you shall set it under the ledge of the altar so that the net extends halfway down the altar. And you shall make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with bronze. 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. You shall make it hollow, with boards. (E)As it has been shown you on the mountain, so shall it be made.

The Court of the Tabernacle

(F)“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 (G)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 (H)“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 (I)In the tent of meeting, (J)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.

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 27:1 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters