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shall be fifteen cubits, with their three pillars
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February 8 and their three sockets. And on the other
side shall be hangings of fifteen cubits, with
their three pillars and their three sockets.
16 “For the gate of the court there shall be a
Exodus 27:1–28:43
screen twenty cubits long, woven of blue, pur-
“You shall make an altar of acacia wood, ple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen,
27 five cubits long and five cubits wide— made by a weaver. It shall have four pillars and
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the altar shall be square—and its height shall four sockets. All the pillars around the court
be three cubits. You shall make its horns on shall have bands of silver; their hooks shall be
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its four corners; its horns shall be of one of silver and their sockets of bronze. The
piece with it. And you shall overlay it with length of the court shall be one hundred cubits,
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bronze. Also you shall make its pans to the width fifty throughout, and the height five
receive its ashes, and its shovels and its basins cubits, made of fine woven linen, and its sock-
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and its forks and its firepans; you shall make ets of bronze. All the utensils of the taberna-
all its utensils of bronze. You shall make a cle for all its service, all its pegs, and all the
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grate for it, a network of bronze; and on the pegs of the court, shall be of bronze.
network you shall make four bronze rings at 20 “And you shall command the children of
its four corners. You shall put it under the rim Israel that they bring you pure oil of pressed
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of the altar beneath, that the network may be olives for the light, to cause the lamp to burn
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midway up the altar. And you shall make continually. In the tabernacle of meeting, out-
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poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and side the veil which is before the Testimony,
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overlay them with bronze. The poles shall be Aaron and his sons shall tend it from evening
put in the rings, and the poles shall be on the until morning before the LORD. It shall be a
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two sides of the altar to bear it. You shall statute forever to their generations on behalf
make it hollow with boards; as it was shown of the children of Israel.
you on the mountain, so shall they make it. “Now take Aaron your brother, and his
“You shall also make the court of the tab- 28 sons with him, from among the chil-
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ernacle. For the south side there shall be hang- dren of Israel, that he may minister to Me as
ings for the court made of fine woven linen, priest, Aaron and Aaron’s sons: Nadab, Abihu,
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one hundred cubits long for one side. And its Eleazar, and Ithamar. And you shall make holy
twenty pillars and their twenty sockets shall be garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and
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bronze. The hooks of the pillars and their for beauty. So you shall speak to all who are
bands shall be silver. Likewise along the gifted artisans, whom I have filled with the
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length of the north side there shall be hangings spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron’s
one hundred cubits long, with its twenty pillars garments, to consecrate him, that he may min-
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and their twenty sockets of bronze, and the ister to Me as priest. And these are the gar-
hooks of the pillars and their bands of silver. ments which they shall make: a breastplate,
28:1 minister to Me as priest. The 3-fold rep-
27:9 the court of the tabernacle. The etition of this phrase in the opening words
dimensions of the rectangular courtyard about Aaron’s priestly wardrobe would
space,bordered by curtains and poles around appear to stress the importance of his role in
the tabernacle were also precisely given (vv. the religious life of the nation. Aaron’s sons
9–19; 150 feet by 75 feet).The outer hangings were part of the priesthood being set up.The
were high enough,5 cubits or 7.5 feet,to block Hebrew text groups the sons in two pairs, the
all view of the interior of the courtyard (v. 18). first pair being Nadab and Abihu, both of
Entry into the courtyard of God’s dwelling whom died because of wanton disregard of
place was not gained just generally and freely God’s instructions (Lev. 10:1,2). Aaron and his
from all quarters. descendants, as well as the tribe of Levi, were
selected by God to be Israel’s priests—they
did not appoint themselves to the position.
“And along the width of the court on the
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west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits, with ship and the sacrifices in the tabernacle and
their ten pillars and their ten sockets. The for the individual worshiper and the nation’s
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width of the court on the east side shall be fifty covenantal relationship to God.
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cubits. The hangings on one side of the gate
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