1 A nd 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.

“Make the altar of acacia wood. It will be as long and as wide as three steps, and as tall as a man’s chest.

2 A nd 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.

Make horns for it on its four corners. They will be of one piece and covered with brass.

3 A nd 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.

Make its pails for taking away its ashes, its tools for picking up the ashes, its pots, meat-hooks and fire-holders. Make all of these out of brass.

4 A nd 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.

Make a net for it out of brass, with four rings of brass at its four corners.

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

Put it under the altar so that the net comes up to the center of the altar.

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

Make long, straight pieces of acacia wood for the altar. And cover them with brass.

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

Put the long pieces of wood through the rings on each side of the altar when it is carried.

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

Make the altar with pieces of wood so it is empty inside. Make it as it was shown to you on the mountain. The Open Spaces

9 A nd 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:

“Make the open space of the meeting tent. On the south side there will be curtains for the open space. Make them of fine linen, as long as fifty long steps.

10 a nd the pillars thereof shall be twenty, and their sockets twenty, of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver.

They will hang from twenty pillars which are put on twenty bases of brass. The hooks of the pillars and their rings will be made of silver.

11 A nd 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.

Do the same for the north side. There will be curtains as long as fifty long steps, and twenty pillars with twenty bases of brass. The hooks of the pillars and their rings will be made of silver.

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

On the west side of the open space there will be curtains as long as twenty-five long steps. They will have ten pillars with ten bases.

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

And the east side of the open space will be as wide as twenty-five long steps.

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

“The curtains for one side of the gate will be as long as seven steps. They will have three pillars with three bases.

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

On the other side there will be curtains as long as seven steps, with three pillars and three bases.

16 A nd 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.

Have an able workman make a curtain out of fine linen for the gate of the open space. It will be blue, purple and red, and as long as ten long steps. It will have four pillars with four bases.

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

All the pillars around the open space will have silver hooks, silver rings, and their bases of brass.

18 T he 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.

The open space will be as long as fifty long steps, as wide as twenty-five long steps, and as high as a man raises his hand. It will have curtains of fine linen and the bases will be brass.

19 A ll 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.

All the tools used in the meeting tent, all its nails, and all the nails for the open space will be made of brass. Care of the Lamp-Stand

20 A nd 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.

“Tell the people of Israel to bring you clear oil of beaten olives for the light, so a lamp may burn all the time.

21 I n 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.

In the meeting tent, outside the curtain which is in front of the Law, Aaron and his sons will take care of it from evening until morning before the Lord. It will be a law forever for the people of Israel.