New International Reader's Version NIRV
Third Millennium Bible TMB
1 "Build an altar out of acacia wood. It must be four feet six inches high and seven feet six inches square.
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"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 Make a horn stick out from each of its upper four corners. Cover the altar with bronze.
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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 "Make all of its tools out of bronze. Make its pots to remove the ashes. Make its shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks, and pans for carrying ashes.
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And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels and his basins and his fleshhooks and his firepans. All the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass.
4 "Make a bronze grate for the altar. Make a bronze ring for each of the four corners of the grate.
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And thou shalt make for it a grate, a network of brass; and upon the network shalt thou make four brazen rings at the four corners thereof.
5 Put the grate halfway up the altar on the inside.
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And thou shalt put it under the rim of the altar beneath, that the network may be even to the middle of the altar.
6 "Make poles out of acacia wood for the altar. Cover them with bronze.
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And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with brass.
7 Put the poles through the rings. They will be on two sides of the altar for carrying it.
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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 "Make the altar out of boards. Make it hollow. You must make it just as I showed you on the mountain.
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Hollow with boards shalt thou make it. As it was shown thee on the mount, so shall they make it.
9 "Make a courtyard for the holy tent. The south side must be 150 feet long. It must have curtains that are made out of finely twisted linen.
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"And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: For the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of finetwined linen of a hundred cubits long for one side.
10 The curtains must be hung on 20 posts and 20 bronze bases. The posts must have silver hooks and bands on them.
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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 "The north side must also be 150 feet long. It must have curtains with 20 posts and 20 bronze bases. The posts must have silver hooks and bands on them.
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And likewise for the north side, in length there shall be hangings of a hundred cubits long, and his twenty pillars with their twenty sockets of brass, and the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.
12 "The west end of the courtyard must be 75 feet wide. It must have curtains with ten posts and ten bases.
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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 "The east end of the courtyard, toward the sunrise, must also be 75 feet wide.
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And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits.
14 On one side of the entrance you must put curtains that are 22 feet six inches long. Hang them on three posts. Each post must have a base.
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The hangings on one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits, their pillars three and their sockets three.
15 On the other side you must also put curtains that are 22 feet six inches long. Hang them on three posts. Each post must have a base.
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And on the other side shall be hangings of fifteen cubits, their pillars three and their sockets three.
16 "For the entrance to the courtyard, provide a curtain that is 30 feet long. Make it out of blue, purple and bright red yarn and finely twisted linen. Have someone who sews skillfully make it. Hang it on four posts. Each post must have a base.
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And for the gate of the court shall be a hanging of twenty cubits of blue and purple and scarlet, and finetwined linen wrought with needlework; and their pillars shall be four and their sockets four.
17 "All of the posts that are around the courtyard must have silver bands and hooks. They must also have bronze bases.
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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 courtyard must be 150 feet long and 75 feet wide. It must have curtains that are made out of finely twisted linen. They must be seven feet six inches high. The posts must have bronze bases.
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The length of the court shall be a hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty everywhere, and the height five cubits of finetwined linen, and their sockets of brass.
19 "Make all of the other articles used for any purpose in the holy tent out of bronze. That includes all of the tent stakes for the tent and the courtyard.
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All the vessels of the tabernacle for all the service thereof, and all the pins thereof, and all the pins of the court, shall be of brass.
20 "Command the people of Israel to bring you clear oil that is made from pressed olives. Use it to keep the lamps burning and giving light.
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"And thou shalt command the children of Israel that they bring thee pure oil of beaten olives for the light to cause the lamp to burn always.
21 "Aaron and his sons must keep the lamps burning in the Tent of Meeting. The lamps will be outside the curtain that is in front of the tablets of the covenant. The lamps must be kept burning in my sight from evening until morning. That is a law for the people of Israel that will last for all time to come.
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In the tabernacle of the congregation outside the veil, which is before the Testimony, Aaron and his sons shall tend 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.
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