New International Reader's Version

Exodus 27:1-10 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

1. "Build an altar out of acacia wood. It must be four feet six inches high and seven feet six inches square.

2. Make a horn stick out from each of its upper four corners. Cover the altar with bronze.

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.

4. "Make a bronze grate for the altar. Make a bronze ring for each of the four corners of the grate.

5. Put the grate halfway up the altar on the inside.

6. "Make poles out of acacia wood for the altar. Cover them with bronze.

7. Put the poles through the rings. They will be on two sides of the altar for carrying it.

8. "Make the altar out of boards. Make it hollow. You must make it just as I showed you on the mountain.

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.

10. The curtains must be hung on 20 posts and 20 bronze bases. The posts must have silver hooks and bands on them.