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Êxodo 27

BLIVRE · Chapter 27/40

1Farás também altar de madeira de acácia de cinco côvados de comprimento, e de cinco côvados de largura: será quadrado o altar, e sua altura de três côvados.

2E farás suas pontas a seus quatro cantos; as pontas serão do mesmo; e as cobrirás de bronze.

3Farás também seus caldeirões para lançar sua cinza; e suas pás, e suas bacias, e seus garfos, e seus braseiros: farás todos os seus vasos de bronze.

4E lhe farás uma grelha de bronze de obra de malha; e sobre a grelha farás quatro anéis de bronze a seus quatro cantos.

5E o porás dentro da borda do altar abaixo; e chegará a grelha até o meio do altar.

6Farás também varas para o altar, varas de madeira de acácia, as quais cobrirás de bronze.

7E suas varas se meterão pelos anéis: e estarão aquelas varas a ambos lados do altar, quando houver de ser levado.

8De tábuas o farás, oco: da maneira que te foi mostrado no monte, assim o farás.

9Também farás o átrio do tabernáculo: ao lado do sul, terá o átrio cortinas de linho torcido, de cem côvados de comprimento cada um lado;

10Suas vinte colunas, e suas vinte bases serão de bronze; os capitéis das colunas e suas molduras, de prata.

11E da mesma maneira ao lado do norte haverá ao comprimento cortinas de cem côvados de comprimento, e suas vinte colunas, com suas vinte bases de bronze; os capitéis de suas colunas e suas molduras, de prata.

12E a largura do átrio do lado ocidental terá cortinas de cinquenta côvados; suas colunas dez, com suas dez bases.

13E na largura do átrio pela parte do oriente, haverá cinquenta côvados.

14E as cortinas de um lado serão de quinze côvados; suas colunas três, com suas três bases.

15Ao outro lado quinze côvados de cortinas; suas colunas três, com suas três bases.

16E à porta do átrio haverá uma cortina de vinte côvados, de azul, e púrpura, e carmesim, e linho torcido, de obra de bordador: suas colunas quatro, com suas quatro bases.

17Todas as colunas do átrio em derredor serão cingidas de prata; seus capitéis de prata, e suas bases de bronze.

18O comprimento do átrio será de cem côvados, e a largura cinquenta por um lado e cinquenta pelo outro, e a altura de cinco côvados: suas cortinas de linho torcido, e suas bases de bronze.

19Todos os utensílios do tabernáculo em todo o seu serviço, e todos os seus pregos, e todos os pregos do átrio, serão de bronze.

20E tu mandarás aos filhos de Israel que te tragam azeite puro de olivas, prensado, para a luminária, para fazer arder continuamente as lâmpadas.

21No tabernáculo do testemunho, fora do véu que está diante do testemunho, as porá em ordem Arão e seus filhos, diante do SENHOR desde a tarde até a manhã, como estatuto perpétuo dos filhos de Israel por suas gerações.

📖 Chapter study

Summary

Instructions are given for building the bronze altar for sacrifices, the tabernacle courtyard with its curtains and pillars, and for the constant supply of oil that would fuel the lamps of the lampstand.

Explanation

This chapter completes the description of the tabernacle's outer structure, beginning with the bronze altar, where animal sacrifices would be offered — the first point of contact between the common people and the sacrificial system that made reconciliation with God possible. The courtyard surrounding the tabernacle, enclosed by fine linen curtains held up by bronze and silver pillars, created a defined space that visually distinguished the sacred territory from the rest of the Israelite camp, without making it entirely inaccessible to the common people. The final instruction to keep the lamps of the lampstand burning 'continually... from evening to morning' (v. 20-21) symbolizes the need for constant, unbroken spiritual watchfulness in worshiping God, a specific responsibility given to Aaron and his sons as priests. This meticulous care for every structural detail reflects the seriousness with which God treated the space set apart for his presence among the people.

Fun facts

  • The bronze altar, with its four 'horns' at the corners (v. 2), carried an important symbolic role beyond the sacrifices themselves — later in the Old Testament, grasping the horns of the altar would become a gesture of seeking refuge and mercy (1 Kings 1:50-51), showing how this object gained additional meaning over the course of Israel's history.
  • The requirement of 'pure oil olive beaten' (v. 20) specifically for the lampstand reflects a high standard of quality, since this type of oil, extracted without excessive heat or pressure, was considered the purest and finest available in ancient olive oil production.

Verse-by-verse explanation

  1. Êxodo 27:1The altar of sacrifice stood outside the tabernacle, made of acacia wood in a square frame about 7 feet 6 inches on each side.
  2. Êxodo 27:2The “horns” were horn-shaped projections at the altar’s four upper corners, made of the same wood structure covered in bronze. In other biblical rituals, it was precisely on these horns that sacrificial blood was applied, a point of symbolic importance for the altar, not just a decorative detail.
  3. Êxodo 27:3A set of auxiliary utensils came with the altar: ash pans, shovels, basins, forks, and firepans, all made of bronze to withstand the heat of the fire.
  4. Êxodo 27:4A bronze grate in the shape of a net was placed inside the altar’s frame, with metal rings at the corners to bear the weight of the fire and the sacrifices.
  5. Êxodo 27:5This grate was positioned halfway up the altar, creating an internal space to hold the coals.
  6. Êxodo 27:6Like other movable pieces of the tabernacle, the altar had wooden poles overlaid with bronze, used to carry it without direct contact.
  7. Êxodo 27:7The poles ran through the altar’s side rings, allowing it to be carried on the shoulders whenever the camp moved.
  8. Êxodo 27:8The altar was built hollow inside, made of fitted boards, following exactly the specific pattern already shown to Moses on the mountain.
  9. Êxodo 27:9Besides the tabernacle itself, an outer courtyard surrounded the whole structure, marked off by fine linen curtains along the south side, 150 feet long.
  10. Êxodo 27:10The pillars that held up these curtains on the south side were bronze, while the finishing details, hooks and bands, were silver.
  11. Êxodo 27:11The north side of the courtyard followed exactly the same measurements and the same material pattern as the south side, with its own twenty pillars.
  12. Êxodo 27:12The west side of the courtyard was narrower, with 75 feet of curtain held up by ten pillars.
  13. Êxodo 27:13The east side, facing the main entrance, was also 75 feet wide, split between the gate and the side curtains.
  14. Êxodo 27:14On each side of the entrance, about 22 feet 6 inches of curtain completed the full width of the courtyard’s east side.
  15. Êxodo 27:15The other side of the entrance followed the same measurement, symmetrically closing off the courtyard’s front.
  16. Êxodo 27:16The courtyard gate itself had a more elaborate embroidered covering than the plain curtains, using the same colored fabrics found in other visible parts.
  17. Êxodo 27:17All the pillars around the entire courtyard followed the same finishing pattern: silver bands at the top and bronze sockets at the bottom.
  18. Êxodo 27:18Sums up the courtyard’s total dimensions: 150 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 7 feet 6 inches high for the curtains enclosing the whole space.
  19. Êxodo 27:19Determines that all the utensils used in the tabernacle’s service, down to the pins used to set up the courtyard, had to be made of bronze.
  20. Êxodo 27:20“Beaten” olive oil was extracted from the first pressings of the olive, without using heat or a heavy mill, producing a purer oil that burned more cleanly. It fed the lamps of the lampstand inside the tabernacle, which had to stay lit continually.
  21. Êxodo 27:21Aaron and his sons had the daily task of keeping those lamps burning through the night, inside the tent. “A statute for ever” means this was not just an order for that moment, but a practice that had to keep being followed by the people’s future generations.

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