Exodus 27

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

1 Ref And make an altar of hard wood, a square altar, five cubits long, five cubits wide and three cubits high.

2 Ref Put horns at the four angles of it, made of the same, plating it all with brass.

3 Ref And make all its vessels, the baskets for taking away the dust of the fire, the spades and basins and meat-hooks and fire-trays, of brass.

4 Ref And make a network of brass, with four brass rings at its four angles.

5 Ref And put the network under the shelf round the altar so that the net comes half-way up the altar.

6 Ref And make rods for the altar, of hard wood, plated with brass.

7 Ref And put the rods through the rings at the two opposite sides of the altar, for lifting it.

8 Ref The altar is to be hollow, boarded in with wood; make it from the design which you saw on the mountain.

9 Ref And let there be an open space round the House, with hangings for its south side of the best linen, a hundred cubits long.

10 Ref Their twenty pillars and their twenty bases are to be of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their bands are to be of silver.

11 And on the north side in the same way, hangings a hundred cubits long, with twenty pillars of brass on bases of brass; their hooks and their bands are to be of silver.

12 And for the open space on the west side, the hangings are to be fifty cubits wide, with ten pillars and ten bases;

13 And on the east side the space is to be fifty cubits wide.

14 Ref On the one side of the doorway will be hangings fifteen cubits long, with three pillars and three bases;

15 And on the other side, hangings fifteen cubits long, with three pillars and three bases.

16 Ref And across the doorway, a veil of twenty cubits of the best linen, made of needlework of blue and purple and red, with four pillars and four bases.

17 All the pillars round the open space are to have silver bands, with hooks of silver and bases of brass.

18 The open space is to be a hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, with sides five cubits high, curtained with the best linen, with bases of brass.

19 Ref All the instruments for the work of the House, and all its nails, and the nails of the open space are to be of brass.

20 Ref Give orders to the children of Israel to give you clear olive oil for the lights, so that a light may be burning there at all times.

21 Ref Let Aaron and his sons put this in order, evening and morning, before the Lord, inside the Tent of meeting, outside the veil which is before the ark; this is to be an order for ever, from generation to generation, to be kept by the children of Israel.

American Standard-ASV1901 (ASV)

1 Ref And thou shalt make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall be three cubits.

2 Ref And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof; the horns thereof shall be of one piece with it: and thou shalt overlay it with brass.

3 Ref And thou shalt make its pots to take away its ashes, and its shovels, and its basins, and its flesh-hooks, and its firepans: all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass.

4 Ref And thou shalt make for it a grating of network of brass: and upon the net shalt thou make four brazen rings in the four corners thereof.

5 Ref And thou shalt put it under the ledge round the altar beneath, that the net may reach halfway up the altar.

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

7 Ref And the staves thereof shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, in bearing it.

8 Ref Hollow with planks shalt thou make it: as it hath been showed thee in the mount, so shall they make it.

9 Ref 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 a hundred cubits long for one side:

10 Ref and the pillars thereof shall be twenty, and their sockets twenty, 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 a hundred cubits long, and the pillars thereof twenty, and their sockets twenty, 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 Ref The hangings for the one side `of the gate' shall be fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.

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

16 Ref And for the gate of the court shall be a screen of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the embroiderer; their pillars four, and their sockets four.

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

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

19 Ref All the instruments 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 Ref And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.

21 Ref In the tent of meeting, without the veil which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall keep it in order from evening to morning before Jehovah: it shall be a statue for ever throughout their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.

World English Bible (WEB)

1 Ref "You shall make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and its height shall be three cubits.

2 Ref You shall make its horns on its four corners; its horns shall be of one piece with it; and you shall overlay it with brass.

3 Ref You shall make its pots to take away its ashes, its shovels, its basins, its flesh hooks, and its fire pans: all its vessels you shall make of brass.

4 Ref You shall make a grating for it of network of brass: and on the net you shall make four brazen rings in its four corners.

5 Ref You shall put it under the ledge around the altar beneath, that the net may reach halfway up the altar.

6 Ref You shall make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with brass.

7 Ref Its poles shall be put into the rings, and the poles shall be on the two sides of the altar, when carrying it.

8 Ref Hollow with planks shall you make it: as it has been shown you on the mountain, so shall they make it.

9 Ref "You shall make the court of the tent: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen one hundred cubits long for one side:

10 Ref and the pillars of it shall be twenty, and their sockets twenty, of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver.

11 Likewise for the north side in length there shall be hangings one hundred cubits long, and the pillars of it twenty, and their sockets twenty, of brass; the hooks of the pillars, and their fillets, of silver.

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

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

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

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

16 Ref For the gate of the court shall be a screen of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the embroiderer; their pillars four, and their sockets four.

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

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

19 Ref All the instruments of the tent in all its service, and all the pins of it, and all the pins of the court, shall be of brass.

20 Ref "You shall command the children of Israel, that they bring to you pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.

21 Ref In the tent of meeting, outside the veil which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall keep it in order from evening to morning before Yahweh: it shall be a statute forever throughout their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.

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