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Chapter 25

Collection of Materials. The Lord spoke to Moses:(A) Speak to the Israelites: Let them receive contributions for me. From each you shall receive the contribution that their hearts prompt them to give me. These are the contributions you shall accept from them: gold, silver, and bronze;(B) violet, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair; rams’ skins dyed red, and tahash[a] skins; acacia wood; oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense; onyx stones and other gems for mounting on the ephod and the breastpiece. They are to make a sanctuary for me, that I may dwell in their midst.(C) According to all that I show you regarding the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of its furnishings, so you are to make it.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 25:5 Tahash: perhaps a kind of specially finished leather. The Greek and Latin versions took it for the color hyacinth.

Offerings for the Tabernacle(A)

25 The Lord said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites to bring me an offering. You are to receive the offering for me from everyone whose heart prompts(B) them to give. These are the offerings you are to receive from them: gold, silver and bronze; blue, purple and scarlet yarn(C) and fine linen; goat hair; ram skins dyed red and another type of durable leather[a];(D) acacia wood;(E) olive oil(F) for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;(G) and onyx stones and other gems to be mounted on the ephod(H) and breastpiece.(I)

“Then have them make a sanctuary(J) for me, and I will dwell(K) among them. Make this tabernacle and all its furnishings exactly like the pattern(L) I will show you.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 25:5 Possibly the hides of large aquatic mammals

33 (A)We impose these commandments on ourselves: to give a third of a shekel each year for the service of the house of our God,

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33 for the bread set out on the table;(A) for the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings; for the offerings on the Sabbaths, at the New Moon(B) feasts and at the appointed festivals; for the holy offerings; for sin offerings[a] to make atonement for Israel; and for all the duties of the house of our God.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 10:33 Or purification offerings