The Bronze Altar (Exodus 38:1–7)
1 DBY And thou shalt make the altar of acacia-wood, five cubits the length, and five cubits the breadth; the altar shall be square; and the height thereof three cubits. BSB BSB: “You are to build an altar of acacia wood. The altar must be square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high.
3 DBY And thou shalt make its pots to cleanse it of the fat, its shovels, and its bowls, and its forks, and its firepans; for all the utensils thereof thou shalt employ copper. BSB BSB: Make all its utensils of bronze—its pots for removing ashes, its shovels, its sprinkling bowls, its meat forks, and its firepans.
4 DBY And thou shalt make for it a grating of network of copper; and on the net shalt thou make four copper rings at its four corners; BSB BSB: Construct for it a grate of bronze mesh, and make a bronze ring at each of the four corners of the mesh.
5 DBY and thou shalt put it under the ledge of the altar beneath, and the net shall be to the very middle of the altar. BSB BSB: Set the grate beneath the ledge of the altar, so that the mesh comes halfway up the altar.
6 DBY And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with copper. BSB BSB: Additionally, make poles of acacia wood for the altar and overlay them with bronze.
7 DBY And its staves shall be put into the rings, that the staves may be on both sides of the altar, when it is carried. BSB BSB: The poles are to be inserted into the rings so that the poles are on two sides of the altar when it is carried.
8 DBY Hollow with boards shalt thou make it: as it hath been shewn thee on the mountain, so shall they make it . BSB BSB: Construct the altar with boards so that it is hollow. It is to be made just as you were shown on the mountain.
The Courtyard (Exodus 38:9–20)
9 DBY And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle. On the south side, southward, hangings for the court of twined byssus; a hundred cubits the length for the one side, BSB BSB: You are also to make a courtyard for the tabernacle. On the south side of the courtyard make curtains of finely spun linen, a hundred cubits long on one side,
10 DBY and the twenty pillars thereof, and their twenty bases of copper, the hooks of the pillars and their connecting-rods of silver. BSB BSB: with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and silver hooks and bands on the posts.
11 DBY And likewise on the north side in length, hangings a hundred cubits long, and its twenty pillars, and their twenty bases of copper; the hooks of the pillars and their connecting-rods of silver. BSB BSB: Likewise there are to be curtains on the north side, a hundred cubits long, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and with silver hooks and bands on the posts.
12 DBY — And the breadth of the court on the west side, hangings of fifty cubits; their pillars ten, and their bases ten. BSB BSB: The curtains on the west side of the courtyard shall be fifty cubits wide, with ten posts and ten bases.
13 DBY — And the breadth of the court on the east side, eastward, fifty cubits; BSB BSB: The east side of the courtyard, toward the sunrise, is to be fifty cubits wide.
14 DBY the hangings on the one wing, of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their bases three. BSB BSB: Make the curtains on one side fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases,
15 DBY And on the other wing hangings of fifteen cubits ; their pillars three, and their bases three. BSB BSB: and the curtains on the other side fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases.
16 DBY — And for the gate of the court a curtain of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined byssus, embroidered with needlework; their pillars four, and their bases four. BSB BSB: The gate of the courtyard shall be twenty cubits long, with a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. It shall have four posts and four bases.
17 DBY All the pillars of the court round about shall be fastened together with rods of silver; their hooks of silver, and their bases of copper. BSB BSB: All the posts around the courtyard shall have silver bands, silver hooks, and bronze bases.
18 DBY The length of the court shall be a hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty everywhere, and the height five cubits of twined byssus; and their bases of copper. BSB BSB: The entire courtyard shall be a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide, with curtains of finely spun linen five cubits high, and with bronze bases.
19 DBY All the utensils of the tabernacle for the service thereof and all the pegs thereof, and all the pegs of the court shall be of copper. BSB BSB: All the utensils of the tabernacle for every use, including all its tent pegs and the tent pegs of the courtyard, shall be made of bronze.
The Oil for the Lamps (Leviticus 24:1–4)
20 DBY And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee olive oil, pure, beaten, for the light, to light the lamp continually. BSB BSB: And you are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.
21 DBY In the tent of meeting outside the veil, which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall dress them from evening to morning before Jehovah: it is an everlasting statute, for their generations, on the part of the children of Israel. BSB BSB: In the Tent of Meeting, outside the veil that is in front of the Testimony, Aaron and his sons are to tend the lamps before the LORD from evening until morning. This is to be a permanent statute for the Israelites for the generations to come.