New International Reader's Version

Exodus 38:1-15 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

1. The workers made the altar for burnt offerings out of acacia wood. It was four feet six inches high and seven feet six inches square.

2. They made a horn stick out from each of its four upper corners. They covered the altar with bronze.

3. They made all of its tools out of bronze. They made its pots, shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks, and pans for carrying ashes.

4. They made a bronze grate for the altar. They put the grate halfway up the altar on the inside.

5. They made a bronze ring for each of the four corners of the grate.

6. They made poles out of acacia wood. They covered them with bronze.

7. They put the poles through the rings. The poles were on two sides of the altar for carrying it. The workers made the altar out of boards. They made it hollow.

8. The workers made the large bronze bowl and its bronze stand. They made them out of the bronze mirrors that belonged to the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

9. Next, the workers made the courtyard. The south side was 150 feet long. It had curtains that were made out of finely twisted linen.

10. The curtains had 20 posts and 20 bronze bases. The posts had silver hooks and bands on them.

11. The north side was also 150 feet long. Its curtains had 20 posts and 20 bronze bases. The posts had silver hooks and bands on them.

12. The west end was 75 feet wide. It had curtains with ten posts and ten bases. The posts had silver hooks and bands on them.

13. The east end, toward the sunrise, was also 75 feet wide.

14. Curtains that were 22 feet six inches long were on one side of the entrance. They were hung on three posts. Each post had a base.

15. Curtains that were 22 feet six inches long were also on the other side of the entrance to the courtyard. They were hung on three posts. Each post had a base.