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World English Bible

Exodus 27 (WEBP)

[1] “You shall make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits long, and five cubits wide. The altar shall be square. Its height shall be three cubits.
[2] You shall make its horns on its four corners. Its horns shall be of one piece with it. You shall overlay it with bronze.
[3] You shall make its pots to take away its ashes; and its shovels, its basins, its meat hooks, and its fire pans. You shall make all its vessels of bronze.
[4] You shall make a grating for it of network of bronze. On the net you shall make four bronze rings in its four corners.
[5] You shall put it under the ledge around the altar beneath, that the net may reach halfway up the altar.
[6] You shall make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with bronze.
[7] Its poles shall be put into the rings, and the poles shall be on the two sides of the altar when carrying it.
[8] You shall make it hollow with planks. They shall make it as it has been shown you on the mountain.
[9] “You shall make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen one hundred cubits long for one side.
[10] Its pillars shall be twenty, and their sockets twenty, of bronze. The hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver.
[11] Likewise for the length of the north side, there shall be hangings one hundred cubits long, and its pillars twenty, and their sockets twenty, of bronze; the hooks of the pillars, and their fillets, of silver.
[12] For the width of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits; their pillars ten, and their sockets ten.
[13] The width of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits.
[14] 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] 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 around shall be filleted with silver; their hooks of silver, and their sockets of bronze.
[18] The length of the court shall be one hundred cubits, and the width fifty throughout, and the height five cubits, of fine twined linen, and their sockets of bronze.
[19] All the instruments of the tabernacle in all its service, and all its pins, and all the pins of the court, shall be of bronze.
[20] “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] In the Tent of Meeting, outside the veil which is before the covenant, 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.

Exodus 27:1a A cubit is the length from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow on a man’s arm, or about 18 inches or 46 centimeters.
Exodus 27:1b The altar was to be about 2.3×2.3×1.4 meters or about 7½×7½×4½ feet.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Exodus 27 (KJVS)

[1] 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 .
[2] 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 .
[3] 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 .
[4] 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.
[5] And thou shalt put () it under the compass of the altar beneath , that the net may be even to the midst of the altar .
[6] And thou shalt make () staves for the altar , staves [of] shittim wood , and overlay () them with brass .
[7] And the staves shall be put () into the rings , and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar , to bear () it.
[8] Hollow () with boards shalt thou make () it: as it was shewed () thee in the mount , so shall they make () [it].
[9] 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 .

Young’s Literal Translation

Exodus 27 (YLT)

[1] ‘And thou hast made the altar of shittim wood, five cubits the length, and five cubits the breadth-the altar is square-and three cubits its height.
[2] And thou hast made its horns on its four corners, its horns are of the same, and thou hast overlaid it with brass.
[3] And thou hast made its pots to remove its ashes, and its shovels, and its bowls, and its forks, and its fire-pans, even all its vessels thou dost make of brass.
[4] ‘And thou hast made for it a grate of net-work of brass, and hast made on the net four rings of brass on its four extremities,
[5] and hast put it under the compass of the altar beneath, and the net hath been unto the middle of the altar.
[6] ‘And thou hast made staves for the altar, staves of shittim wood, and hast overlaid them with brass.
[7] And the staves have been brought into the rings, and the staves have been on the two sides of the altar in bearing it.
[8] Hollow with boards thou dost make it, as it hath been shewed thee in the mount, so do they make it.
[9] ‘And thou hast made the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward, hangings for the court of twined linen, a hundred by the cubit is the length for the one side,
[10] and its twenty pillars and their twenty sockets are of brass, the pegs of the pillars and their fillets are of silver;
[11] and so for the north side in length, hangings of a hundred cubits in length, and its twenty pillars and their twenty sockets are of brass, the pegs of the pillars and their fillets are of silver.
[12] ‘And for the breadth of the court at the west side are hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and their sockets ten.
[13] And for the breadth of the court at the east side, eastward, are fifty cubits.
[14] And the hangings at the side are fifteen cubits, their pillars three, and their sockets three.
[15] And at the second side are hangings fifteen cubits, their pillars three, and their sockets three.
[16] ‘And for the gate of the court a covering of twenty cubits, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen, work of an embroiderer; their pillars four, their sockets four.
[17] All the pillars of the court round about are filleted with silver, their pegs are silver, and their sockets brass.
[18] ‘The length of the court is a hundred by the cubit, and the breadth fifty by fifty, and the height five cubits, of twined linen, and their sockets are brass,
[19] even all the vessels of the tabernacle, in all its service, and all its pins, and all the pins of the court, are brass.
[20] ‘And thou-thou dost command the sons of Israel, and they bring unto thee pure beaten olive oil for the light, to cause the lamp to go up continually;
[21] in the tent of meeting, at the outside of the vail, which is over the testimony, doth Aaron-his sons also-arrange it from evening till morning before Jehovah-a statute age-during to their generations, from the sons of Israel.