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Exodus 31:1-18
Then the Lord said to Moses,“ See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah,and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills—to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze,to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of crafts.Moreover, I have appointed Oholiab son of Ahisamak, of the tribe of Dan, to help him. Also I have given ability to all the skilled workers to make everything I have commanded you:the tent of meeting, the ark of the covenant law with the atonement cover on it, and all the other furnishings of the tent—the table and its articles, the pure gold lampstand and all its accessories, the altar of incense,the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, the basin with its stand—and also the woven garments, both the sacred garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons when they serve as priests,and the anointing oil and fragrant incense for the Holy Place. They are to make them just as I commanded you.”Then the Lord said to Moses,“ Say to the Israelites,‘ You must observe my Sabbaths. This will be a sign between me and you for the generations to come, so you may know that I am the Lord, who makes you holy.“‘ Observe the Sabbath, because it is holy to you. Anyone who desecrates it is to be put to death; those who do any work on that day must be cut off from their people.For six days work is to be done, but the seventh day is a day of sabbath rest, holy to the Lord. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day is to be put to death.The Israelites are to observe the Sabbath, celebrating it for the generations to come as a lasting covenant.It will be a sign between me and the Israelites forever, for in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.’”When the Lord finished speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him the two tablets of the covenant law, the tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of God.
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Exodus 27:1-8
“ Build an altar of acacia wood, three cubits high; it is to be square, five cubits long and five cubits wide.Make a horn at each of the four corners, so that the horns and the altar are of one piece, and overlay the altar with bronze.Make all its utensils of bronze— its pots to remove the ashes, and its shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks and firepans.Make a grating for it, a bronze network, and make a bronze ring at each of the four corners of the network.Put it under the ledge of the altar so that it is halfway up the altar.Make poles of acacia wood for the altar and overlay them with bronze.The poles are to be inserted into the rings so they will be on two sides of the altar when it is carried.Make the altar hollow, out of boards. It is to be made just as you were shown on the mountain.
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Exodus 40:30
He placed the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing,
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Exodus 39:33-42
Then they brought the tabernacle to Moses: the tent and all its furnishings, its clasps, frames, crossbars, posts and bases;the covering of ram skins dyed red and the covering of another durable leather and the shielding curtain;the ark of the covenant law with its poles and the atonement cover;the table with all its articles and the bread of the Presence;the pure gold lampstand with its row of lamps and all its accessories, and the olive oil for the light;the gold altar, the anointing oil, the fragrant incense, and the curtain for the entrance to the tent;the bronze altar with its bronze grating, its poles and all its utensils; the basin with its stand;the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard; the ropes and tent pegs for the courtyard; all the furnishings for the tabernacle, the tent of meeting;and the woven garments worn for ministering in the sanctuary, both the sacred garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons when serving as priests.The Israelites had done all the work just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
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Exodus 26:31-33
“ Make a curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen, with cherubim woven into it by a skilled worker.Hang it with gold hooks on four posts of acacia wood overlaid with gold and standing on four silver bases.Hang the curtain from the clasps and place the ark of the covenant law behind the curtain. The curtain will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.
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Exodus 40:2-16
“ Set up the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, on the first day of the first month.Place the ark of the covenant law in it and shield the ark with the curtain.Bring in the table and set out what belongs on it. Then bring in the lampstand and set up its lamps.Place the gold altar of incense in front of the ark of the covenant law and put the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.“ Place the altar of burnt offering in front of the entrance to the tabernacle, the tent of meeting;place the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it.Set up the courtyard around it and put the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard.“ Take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and everything in it; consecrate it and all its furnishings, and it will be holy.Then anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils; consecrate the altar, and it will be most holy.Anoint the basin and its stand and consecrate them.“ Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the tent of meeting and wash them with water.Then dress Aaron in the sacred garments, anoint him and consecrate him so he may serve me as priest.Bring his sons and dress them in tunics.Anoint them just as you anointed their father, so they may serve me as priests. Their anointing will be to a priesthood that will continue throughout their generations.”Moses did everything just as the Lord commanded him.
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Numbers 4:4-16
“ This is the work of the Kohathites at the tent of meeting: the care of the most holy things.When the camp is to move, Aaron and his sons are to go in and take down the shielding curtain and put it over the ark of the covenant law.Then they are to cover the curtain with a durable leather, spread a cloth of solid blue over that and put the poles in place.“ Over the table of the Presence they are to spread a blue cloth and put on it the plates, dishes and bowls, and the jars for drink offerings; the bread that is continually there is to remain on it.They are to spread a scarlet cloth over them, cover that with the durable leather and put the poles in place.“ They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand that is for light, together with its lamps, its wick trimmers and trays, and all its jars for the olive oil used to supply it.Then they are to wrap it and all its accessories in a covering of the durable leather and put it on a carrying frame.“ Over the gold altar they are to spread a blue cloth and cover that with the durable leather and put the poles in place.“ They are to take all the articles used for ministering in the sanctuary, wrap them in a blue cloth, cover that with the durable leather and put them on a carrying frame.“ They are to remove the ashes from the bronze altar and spread a purple cloth over it.Then they are to place on it all the utensils used for ministering at the altar, including the firepans, meat forks, shovels and sprinkling bowls. Over it they are to spread a covering of the durable leather and put the poles in place.“ After Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy furnishings and all the holy articles, and when the camp is ready to move, only then are the Kohathites to come and do the carrying. But they must not touch the holy things or they will die. The Kohathites are to carry those things that are in the tent of meeting.“ Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest, is to have charge of the oil for the light, the fragrant incense, the regular grain offering and the anointing oil. He is to be in charge of the entire tabernacle and everything in it, including its holy furnishings and articles.”
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Exodus 25:10-40
“ Have them make an ark of acacia wood— two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.Overlay it with pure gold, both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it.Cast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other.Then make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it.The poles are to remain in the rings of this ark; they are not to be removed.Then put in the ark the tablets of the covenant law, which I will give you.“ Make an atonement cover of pure gold— two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.And make two cherubim out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover.Make one cherub on one end and the second cherub on the other; make the cherubim of one piece with the cover, at the two ends.The cherubim are to have their wings spread upward, overshadowing the cover with them. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the cover.Place the cover on top of the ark and put in the ark the tablets of the covenant law that I will give you.There, above the cover between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the covenant law, I will meet with you and give you all my commands for the Israelites.“ Make a table of acacia wood— two cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high.Overlay it with pure gold and make a gold molding around it.Also make around it a rim a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim.Make four gold rings for the table and fasten them to the four corners, where the four legs are.The rings are to be close to the rim to hold the poles used in carrying the table.Make the poles of acacia wood, overlay them with gold and carry the table with them.And make its plates and dishes of pure gold, as well as its pitchers and bowls for the pouring out of offerings.Put the bread of the Presence on this table to be before me at all times.“ Make a lampstand of pure gold. Hammer out its base and shaft, and make its flowerlike cups, buds and blossoms of one piece with them.Six branches are to extend from the sides of the lampstand— three on one side and three on the other.Three cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms are to be on one branch, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches extending from the lampstand.And on the lampstand there are to be four cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms.One bud shall be under the first pair of branches extending from the lampstand, a second bud under the second pair, and a third bud under the third pair— six branches in all.The buds and branches shall all be of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.“ Then make its seven lamps and set them up on it so that they light the space in front of it.Its wick trimmers and trays are to be of pure gold.A talent of pure gold is to be used for the lampstand and all these accessories.See that you make them according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.
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Exodus 37:1-38:7
Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood— two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it.He cast four gold rings for it and fastened them to its four feet, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other.Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.And he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it.He made the atonement cover of pure gold— two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.Then he made two cherubim out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover.He made one cherub on one end and the second cherub on the other; at the two ends he made them of one piece with the cover.The cherubim had their wings spread upward, overshadowing the cover with them. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the cover.They made the table of acacia wood— two cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high.Then they overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding around it.They also made around it a rim a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim.They cast four gold rings for the table and fastened them to the four corners, where the four legs were.The rings were put close to the rim to hold the poles used in carrying the table.The poles for carrying the table were made of acacia wood and were overlaid with gold.And they made from pure gold the articles for the table— its plates and dishes and bowls and its pitchers for the pouring out of drink offerings.They made the lampstand of pure gold. They hammered out its base and shaft, and made its flowerlike cups, buds and blossoms of one piece with them.Six branches extended from the sides of the lampstand— three on one side and three on the other.Three cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms were on one branch, three on the next branch and the same for all six branches extending from the lampstand.And on the lampstand were four cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms.One bud was under the first pair of branches extending from the lampstand, a second bud under the second pair, and a third bud under the third pair— six branches in all.The buds and the branches were all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.They made its seven lamps, as well as its wick trimmers and trays, of pure gold.They made the lampstand and all its accessories from one talent of pure gold.They made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long and a cubit wide and two cubits high— its horns of one piece with it.They overlaid the top and all the sides and the horns with pure gold, and made a gold molding around it.They made two gold rings below the molding— two on each of the opposite sides— to hold the poles used to carry it.They made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.They also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense— the work of a perfumer.They built the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood, three cubits high; it was square, five cubits long and five cubits wide.They made a horn at each of the four corners, so that the horns and the altar were of one piece, and they overlaid the altar with bronze.They made all its utensils of bronze— its pots, shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks and firepans.They made a grating for the altar, a bronze network, to be under its ledge, halfway up the altar.They cast bronze rings to hold the poles for the four corners of the bronze grating.They made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze.They inserted the poles into the rings so they would be on the sides of the altar for carrying it. They made it hollow, out of boards.
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Exodus 30:1-10
“ Make an altar of acacia wood for burning incense.It is to be square, a cubit long and a cubit wide, and two cubits high— its horns of one piece with it.Overlay the top and all the sides and the horns with pure gold, and make a gold molding around it.Make two gold rings for the altar below the molding— two on each of the opposite sides— to hold the poles used to carry it.Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.Put the altar in front of the curtain that shields the ark of the covenant law— before the atonement cover that is over the tablets of the covenant law— where I will meet with you.“ Aaron must burn fragrant incense on the altar every morning when he tends the lamps.He must burn incense again when he lights the lamps at twilight so incense will burn regularly before the Lord for the generations to come.Do not offer on this altar any other incense or any burnt offering or grain offering, and do not pour a drink offering on it.Once a year Aaron shall make atonement on its horns. This annual atonement must be made with the blood of the atoning sin offering for the generations to come. It is most holy to the Lord.”
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Exodus 36:35-36
They made the curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen, with cherubim woven into it by a skilled worker.They made four posts of acacia wood for it and overlaid them with gold. They made gold hooks for them and cast their four silver bases.
