1. Then Bezalel used acacia wood to build the altar. This was the altar used for burning offerings. The altar was square. It was 5 cubits long, 5 cubits wide, and 3 cubits high.
2. He made a horn for each of the four corners of the altar. He joined each horn to its corner so that everything was one piece. He covered the altar with bronze.
3. Then he used bronze to make all the tools to be used on the altar. He made the pots, shovels, bowls, forks, and pans.
4. Then he made a bronze grating for the altar. This grating was shaped like a net. The grating was put under the ledge at the bottom of the altar. It went halfway up into the altar from below.
5. Then he made bronze rings to hold the poles for carrying the altar. He put the rings at the four corners of the grating.
6. Then he used acacia wood to make the poles and covered them with bronze.
7. He put the poles through the rings on the sides of the altar to carry it. He used boards to make the sides of the altar. It was hollow, like an empty box.
8. He made the bowl and its base with bronze. He used the bronze mirrors that the women gave. These were the women who served at the entrance to the Meeting Tent.
9. Then he made a wall of curtains around the courtyard. On the south side, he made a wall of curtains 100 cubits long. The curtains were made from fine linen.
10. The curtains on the south side were supported by 20 posts. The posts were on 20 bronze bases. The hooks for the posts and the curtain rods were made from silver.
11. The north side of the courtyard also had a wall of curtains 100 cubits long. There were 20 posts with 20 bronze bases. The hooks for the posts and the curtain rods were made from silver.
12. On the west side of the courtyard the wall of curtains was 50 cubits long. There were 10 posts and 10 bases. The hooks for the posts and the curtain rods were made from silver.
13. The east side of the courtyard was 50 cubits wide. The entrance to the courtyard was on this side.
14. On one side of the entrance the wall of curtains was 15 cubits long. There were three posts and three bases on this side.