Exodus 25
25The LORD said to Moses,H3068H1696H4872H5592"Tell the people of Israel to bring me their sacred offerings. Accept the contributions from all whose hearts are moved to offer them.H1696H1121H3478H3947H8641H376H5068H3820H3947H86413Here is a list of sacred offerings you may accept from them: gold, silver, and bronze;H8641H3947H2091H3701H51784blue, purple, and scarlet thread; fine linen and goat hair for cloth;H8504H713H8438H8144H8336H57955tanned ram skins and fine goatskin leather; acacia wood;H352H5785H119H8476H5785H7848H60866olive oil for the lamps; spices for the anointing oil and the fragrant incense;H8081H3974H1314H4888H8081H5561H70047onyx stones, and other gemstones to be set in the ephod and the priest's chestpiece.H7718H68H68H4394H646H28338"Have the people of Israel build me a holy sanctuary so I can live among them.H6213H4720H7931H84329You must build this Tabernacle and its furnishings exactly according to the pattern I will show you.H7200H8403H4908H8403H3627H621310"Have the people make an Ark of acacia wood—a sacred chest 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high.H6213H727H7848H6086H520H2677H753H520H2677H7341H520H2677H696711Overlay it inside and outside with pure gold, and run a molding of gold all around it.H6823H2889H2091H1004H2351H6823H6213H2213H2091H543912Cast four gold rings and attach them to its four feet, two rings on each side.H3332H702H2885H2091H5414H702H6471H8147H2885H259H6763H8147H2885H814513Make poles from acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.H6213H905H7848H6086H6823H209114Insert the poles into the rings at the sides of the Ark to carry it.H935H905H2885H6763H727H727H537515These carrying poles must stay inside the rings; never remove them.H905H1961H2885H727H549316When the Ark is finished, place inside it the stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant, which I will give to you.H5414H727H5715H541417"Then make the Ark's cover—the place of atonement—from pure gold. It must be 45 inches long and 27 inches wide.H6213H3727H2889H2091H520H2677H753H520H2677H734118Then make two cherubim from hammered gold, and place them on the two ends of the atonement cover.H6213H8147H3742H2091H4749H6213H8147H7098H372719Mold the cherubim on each end of the atonement cover, making it all of one piece of gold.H6213H259H3742H7098H259H3742H2088H7098H3727H6213H3742H8147H709820The cherubim will face each other and look down on the atonement cover. With their wings spread above it, they will protect it.H3742H6566H3671H4605H5526H3727H3671H6440H376H251H3727H6440H374221Place inside the Ark the stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant, which I will give to you. Then put the atonement cover on top of the Ark.H5414H3727H4605H727H727H5414H5715H541422I will meet with you there and talk to you from above the atonement cover between the gold cherubim that hover over the Ark of the Covenant. From there I will give you my commands for the people of Israel.H3259H1696H3727H996H8147H3742H5921H727H5715H6680H1121H347823"Then make a table of acacia wood, 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high.H6213H7979H7848H6086H520H753H520H7341H520H2677H696724Overlay it with pure gold and run a gold molding around the edge.H6823H2889H2091H6213H2213H2091H543925Decorate it with a 3-inch border all around, and run a gold molding along the border.H6213H4526H2948H5439H6213H2091H2213H4526H543926Make four gold rings for the table and attach them at the four corners next to the four legs.H6213H702H2885H2091H5414H2885H702H6285H702H727227Attach the rings near the border to hold the poles that are used to carry the table.H5980H4526H2885H1004H905H5375H797928Make these poles from acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.H6213H905H7848H6086H6823H2091H7979H537529Make special containers of pure gold for the table—bowls, pans, pitchers, and jars—to be used in pouring out liquid offerings.H6213H7086H3709H7184H4518H5258H2004H2889H2091H621330Place the Bread of the Presence on the table to remain before me at all times.H5414H7979H3899H6440H854831"Make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. Make the entire lampstand and its decorations of one piece—the base, center stem, lamp cups, buds, and petals.H6213H4501H2889H2091H4749H4501H6213H3409H7070H1375H3730H652532Make it with six branches going out from the center stem, three on each side.H8337H7070H3318H6654H7969H7070H4501H259H6654H7969H7070H4501H8145H665433Each of the six branches will have three lamp cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and petals.H7969H1375H8246H3730H6525H259H7070H7969H1375H8246H259H7070H3730H6525H8337H7070H3318H450134Craft the center stem of the lampstand with four lamp cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and petals.H4501H702H1375H8246H3730H652535There will also be an almond bud beneath each pair of branches where the six branches extend from the center stem.H3730H8147H7070H3730H8147H7070H3730H8147H7070H8337H7070H3318H450136The almond buds and branches must all be of one piece with the center stem, and they must be hammered from pure gold.H3730H7070H259H4749H2889H209137Then make the seven lamps for the lampstand, and set them so they reflect their light forward.H6213H7651H5216H5927H5216H215H5676H644038The lamp snuffers and trays must also be made of pure gold.H4457H4289H2889H209139You will need seventy-five pounds of pure gold for the lampstand and its accessories.H3603H2889H2091H6213H362740"Be sure that you make everything according to the pattern I have shown you here on the mountain.H7200H6213H8403H7200H2022
Exodus 26
26"Make the Tabernacle from ten curtains of finely woven linen. Decorate the curtains with blue, purple, and scarlet thread and with skillfully embroidered cherubim.H6213H4908H6235H3407H7806H8336H8504H713H8144H8438H3742H2803H4639H62132These ten curtains must all be exactly the same size—42 feet long and 6 feet wide.H753H259H3407H8083H6242H520H7341H259H3407H702H520H3407H259H40603Join five of these curtains together to make one long curtain, then join the other five into a second long curtain.H2568H3407H2266H802H269H2568H3407H2266H802H2694Put loops of blue yarn along the edge of the last curtain in each set.H6213H3924H8504H8193H259H3407H7098H2279H6213H7020H8193H3407H4225H81455The fifty loops along the edge of one curtain are to match the fifty loops along the edge of the other curtain.H2572H3924H6213H259H3407H2572H3924H6213H7097H3407H4225H8145H3924H6901H802H2696Then make fifty gold clasps and fasten the long curtains together with the clasps. In this way, the Tabernacle will be made of one continuous piece.H6213H2572H7165H2091H2266H3407H802H269H7165H259H49087"Make eleven curtains of goat-hair cloth to serve as a tent covering for the Tabernacle.H6213H3407H5795H168H4908H6249H6240H3407H62138These eleven curtains must all be exactly the same size—45 feet long and 6 feet wide.H753H259H3407H7970H520H7341H259H3407H702H520H6249H6240H3407H259H40609Join five of these curtains together to make one long curtain, and join the other six into a second long curtain. Allow 3 feet of material from the second set of curtains to hang over the front of the sacred tent.H2266H2568H3407H8337H3407H3717H8345H3407H4136H6440H16810Make fifty loops for one edge of each large curtain.H6213H2572H3924H8193H259H3407H7020H2279H2572H3924H8193H3407H2279H814511Then make fifty bronze clasps, and fasten the loops of the long curtains with the clasps. In this way, the tent covering will be made of one continuous piece.H6213H2572H7165H5178H935H7165H3924H2266H168H25912The remaining 3 feet of this tent covering will be left to hang over the back of the Tabernacle.H5629H5736H3407H168H2677H3407H5736H5628H268H490813Allow 18 inches of remaining material to hang down over each side, so the Tabernacle is completely covered.H520H2088H520H5736H753H3407H168H5628H6654H4908H368014Complete the tent covering with a protective layer of tanned ram skins and a layer of fine goatskin leather.H6213H4372H168H352H5785H119H4372H4605H8476H578515"For the framework of the Tabernacle, construct frames of acacia wood.H6213H7175H4908H7848H6086H597516Each frame must be 15 feet high and 27 inches wide,H6235H520H753H7175H520H2677H7341H259H717517with two pegs under each frame. Make all the frames identical.H8147H3027H259H7175H7947H802H269H6213H7175H490818Make twenty of these frames to support the curtains on the south side of the Tabernacle.H6213H7175H4908H6242H7175H5045H6285H848619Also make forty silver bases—two bases under each frame, with the pegs fitting securely into the bases.H6213H705H134H3701H6242H7175H8147H134H259H7175H8147H3027H8147H134H259H7175H8147H302720For the north side of the Tabernacle, make another twenty frames,H8145H6763H4908H6828H6285H6242H717521with their forty silver bases, two bases under each frame.H705H134H3701H8147H134H259H7175H8147H134H259H717522Make six frames for the rear—the west side of the Tabernacle—H3411H4908H3220H6213H8337H717523along with two additional frames to reinforce the rear corners of the Tabernacle.H8147H7175H6213H4742H4908H341124These corner frames will be matched at the bottom and firmly attached at the top with a single ring, forming a single corner unit. Make both of these corner units the same way.H8382H4295H8382H3162H7218H259H2885H8147H8147H474025So there will be eight frames at the rear of the Tabernacle, set in sixteen silver bases—two bases under each frame.H8083H7175H134H3701H8337H6240H134H8147H134H259H7175H8147H134H259H717526"Make crossbars of acacia wood to link the frames, five crossbars for the north side of the TabernacleH6213H1280H7848H6086H2568H7175H259H6763H490827and five for the south side. Also make five crossbars for the rear of the Tabernacle, which will face west.H2568H1280H7175H8145H6763H4908H2568H1280H7175H6763H4908H3411H322028The middle crossbar, attached halfway up the frames, will run all the way from one end of the Tabernacle to the other.H8484H1280H8432H7175H1272H7097H709729Overlay the frames with gold, and make gold rings to hold the crossbars. Overlay the crossbars with gold as well.H6823H7175H2091H6213H2885H2091H1004H1280H6823H1280H209130"Set up this Tabernacle according to the pattern you were shown on the mountain.H6965H4908H4941H7200H202231"For the inside of the Tabernacle, make a special curtain of finely woven linen. Decorate it with blue, purple, and scarlet thread and with skillfully embroidered cherubim.H6213H6532H8504H713H8144H8438H7806H8336H2803H4639H3742H621332Hang this curtain on gold hooks attached to four posts of acacia wood. Overlay the posts with gold, and set them in four silver bases.H5414H702H5982H7848H6823H2091H2053H2091H702H134H370133Hang the inner curtain from clasps, and put the Ark of the Covenant in the room behind it. This curtain will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.H5414H6532H7165H935H1004H6532H727H5715H6532H914H6944H6944H694434"Then put the Ark's cover—the place of atonement—on top of the Ark of the Covenant inside the Most Holy Place.H5414H3727H727H5715H6944H694435Place the table outside the inner curtain on the north side of the Tabernacle, and place the lampstand across the room on the south side.H7760H7979H2351H6532H4501H5227H7979H6763H4908H8486H5414H7979H6828H676336"Make another curtain for the entrance to the sacred tent. Make it of finely woven linen and embroider it with exquisite designs, using blue, purple, and scarlet thread.H6213H4539H6607H168H8504H713H8438H8144H7806H8336H4639H755137Craft five posts from acacia wood. Overlay them with gold, and hang the curtain from them with gold hooks. Cast five bronze bases for the posts.H6213H4539H2568H5982H7848H6823H2091H2053H2091H3332H2568H134H5178
Exodus 27
27"Using acacia wood, construct a square altar 7 1/2 feet wide, 7 1/2 feet long, and 4 1/2 feet high.H6213H4196H7848H6086H2568H520H753H2568H520H7341H4196H7251H6967H7969H5202Make horns for each of its four corners so that the horns and altar are all one piece. Overlay the altar with bronze.H6213H7161H702H6438H7161H6823H51783Make ash buckets, shovels, basins, meat forks, and firepans, all of bronze.H6213H5518H1878H3257H4219H4207H4289H3627H6213H51784Make a bronze grating for it, and attach four bronze rings at its four corners.H6213H4345H4639H5178H7568H6213H702H5178H2885H702H70985Install the grating halfway down the side of the altar, under the ledge.H5414H3749H4196H4295H7568H5704H2677H41966For carrying the altar, make poles from acacia wood, and overlay them with bronze.H6213H905H4196H905H7848H6086H6823H51787Insert the poles through the rings on the two sides of the altar.H905H935H2885H905H8147H6763H4196H53758The altar must be hollow, made from planks. Build it just as you were shown on the mountain.H5014H3871H6213H7200H2022H62139"Then make the courtyard for the Tabernacle, enclosed with curtains made of finely woven linen. On the south side, make the curtains 150 feet long.H6213H2691H4908H5045H6285H8486H7050H2691H7806H8336H3967H520H753H259H628510They will be held up by twenty posts set securely in twenty bronze bases. Hang the curtains with silver hooks and rings.H6242H5982H6242H134H5178H2053H5982H2838H370111Make the curtains the same on the north side—150 feet of curtains held up by twenty posts set securely in bronze bases. Hang the curtains with silver hooks and rings.H6828H6285H753H7050H3967H753H6242H5982H6242H134H5178H2053H5982H2838H370112The curtains on the west end of the courtyard will be 75 feet long, supported by ten posts set into ten bases.H7341H2691H3220H6285H7050H2572H520H5982H6235H134H623513The east end of the courtyard, the front, will also be 75 feet long.H7341H2691H6924H6285H4217H2572H52014The courtyard entrance will be on the east end, flanked by two curtains. The curtain on the right side will be 22 1/2 feet long, supported by three posts set into three bases.H7050H3802H2568H6240H520H5982H7969H134H796915The curtain on the left side will also be 22 1/2 feet long, supported by three posts set into three bases.H8145H3802H7050H2568H6240H5982H7969H134H796916"For the entrance to the courtyard, make a curtain that is 30 feet long. Make it from finely woven linen, and decorate it with beautiful embroidery in blue, purple, and scarlet thread. Support it with four posts, each securely set in its own base.H8179H2691H4539H6242H520H8504H713H8144H8438H7806H8336H7551H4639H5982H702H134H70217All the posts around the courtyard must have silver rings and hooks and bronze bases.H5982H5439H2691H2836H3701H2053H3701H134H517818So the entire courtyard will be 150 feet long and 75 feet wide, with curtain walls 7 1/2 feet high, made from finely woven linen. The bases for the posts will be made of bronze.H753H2691H3967H520H7341H2572H2572H6967H2568H520H7806H8336H134H517819"All the articles used in the rituals of the Tabernacle, including all the tent pegs used to support the Tabernacle and the courtyard curtains, must be made of bronze.H3627H4908H5656H3489H3489H2691H517820"Command the people of Israel to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.H6680H1121H3478H3947H2134H8081H2132H3795H3974H5216H5927H854821The lampstand will stand in the Tabernacle, in front of the inner curtain that shields the Ark of the Covenant. Aaron and his sons must keep the lamps burning in the LORD's presence all night. This is a permanent law for the people of Israel, and it must be observed from generation to generation.H168H4150H2351H6532H5715H175H1121H6186H6153H1242H6440H3068H2708H5769H1755H1121H3478
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