Exodus 27:6-16

6 You shall make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with bronze;
7 the poles shall be put through the rings, so that the poles shall be on the two sides of the altar when it is carried.
8 You shall make it hollow, with boards. They shall be made just as you were shown on the mountain.
9 You shall make the court of the tabernacle. On the south side the court shall have hangings of fine twisted linen one hundred cubits long for that side;
10 its twenty pillars and their twenty bases shall be of bronze, but the hooks of the pillars and their bands shall be of silver.
11 Likewise for its length on the north side there shall be hangings one hundred cubits long, their pillars twenty and their bases twenty, of bronze, but the hooks of the pillars and their bands shall be of silver.
12 For the width of the court on the west side there shall be fifty cubits of hangings, with ten pillars and ten bases.
13 The width of the court on the front to the east shall be fifty cubits.
14 There shall be fifteen cubits of hangings on the one side, with three pillars and three bases.
15 There shall be fifteen cubits of hangings on the other side, with three pillars and three bases.
16 For the gate of the court there shall be a screen twenty cubits long, of blue, purple, and crimson yarns, and of fine twisted linen, embroidered with needlework; it shall have four pillars and with them four bases.

Exodus 27:6-16 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 27

This chapter treats of the altar of burnt offering, and of all things relative to it, Ex 27:1-8, of the court of the tabernacle, its hangings on each side, with pillars, sockets, and hooks for them, Ex 27:9-19 and it is concluded with an order to the Israelites to bring oil olive for the lamp of the sanctuary, Ex 27:20,21.

New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.