Exo 27 | ABEn | STEP | And you shall make an altar from out of [ 2 woods 1 incorruptible], of five cubits the length, and five cubits the breadth. [ 4 four-cornered 3 will be 1 The 2 altar], and [ 2 three 3 cubits 1 its height].

‏ Exodus 27

CHAPTER 27 The Horned Altar

1 And you shall make an altar from out of [²woods ¹incorruptible], of five cubits the length, and five cubits the breadth. [⁴four-cornered ³will be ¹The ²altar], and [²three ³cubits ¹its height]. 2 And you shall make the horns upon the four corners. [⁴part of ⁵it ³will be ¹The ²horns]. And you shall cover them in brass. 3 And you shall make a rim for the altar. And its lid, and its bowls, and its meat hooks, and its censer, and all its utensils you shall make of brass. 4 And you shall make for it [³grate ⁴work ¹a latticed ²brass]. And you shall make for the grate four rings of brass upon the four sides. 5 And you shall place them under the grate of the altar from below. [⁴will be ¹And ²the ³grate] for half the altar. 6 And you shall make for the altar bearing poles from out of [²woods ¹incorruptible], and you shall brass plate them in brass. 7 And you shall bring the bearing poles into the rings; and let [³be ¹the ²bearing poles] according to the sides of the altar in the lifting it! 8 [³hollow ⁴planked ¹You shall make ²it]; according to the holding forth of the example to you on the mountain -- thus you shall make it.

The Courtyard

9 And you shall make a courtyard for the tent in the side, the one towards the south, and shrouds for the courtyard from out of linen being twined, the length a hundred cubits to the one side. 10 And their posts -- twenty; and their bases -- twenty, of brass; and their hooks, and their clips made of silver. 11 So also to the side towards the north you shall make shrouds a hundred cubits in length, and their posts -- twenty; and their bases -- twenty, made of brass; and their hooks, and the clips for the posts, and the bases being silver plated with silver metal. 12 And the breadth of the courtyard by the west with shrouds of fifty cubits, their posts -- ten; and their bases -- ten. 13 And the breadth of the courtyard towards the east with shrouds of fifty cubits; their posts -- ten, and their bases -- ten. 14 And fifteen cubits for the shrouds is to be the height for the [²side ¹one]; their posts -- three, and their bases -- three. 15 And for the [²side ¹second] fifteen cubits for the shrouds is to be the height; their posts -- three, and their bases -- three. 16 And in the gate of the courtyard a covering twenty cubits in height, from out of blue and purple, and scarlet being twined, and linen being twined in the embroidery of the stitcher; their posts -- four, and their bases -- four. 17 All the posts of the courtyard round about being plated in silver, and their tips made of silver, and their bases of brass. 18 And the length of the courtyard -- a hundred by a hundred. And the breadth -- fifty by fifty. And the height -- five cubits from out of linen being twined. And their bases were of brass. 19 And all the furniture, and all the work tools, and the stanchions of the courtyard were of brass.

The Oil Lamp

20 And you give orders to the sons of Israel! And let them take to you olive oil from olive trees free from impurities! [²pure ¹being beaten] for a light, that [²should burn ¹a lamp] always. 21 In the tent of the testimony, from outside the veil, the one by the covenant -- [²shall burn ³it ¹Aaron] and his sons from evening until morning before the lord; [²law ¹for an eternal] unto your generations by the sons of Israel.