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Exodus 31:1-18
Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,“ Behold, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all kinds of workmanship,to devise skillful works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in bronze,and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all kinds of workmanship.Behold, I myself have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the heart of all who are wise- hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded you:the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the covenant, the mercy seat that is on it, all the furniture of the Tent,the table and its vessels, the pure lamp stand with all its vessels, the altar of incense,the altar of burnt offering with all its vessels, the basin and its base,the finely worked garments— the holy garments for Aaron the priest, the garments of his sons to minister in the priest’s office—the anointing oil, and the incense of sweet spices for the holy place: according to all that I have commanded you they shall do.”Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,“ Speak also to the children of Israel, saying,‘ Most certainly you shall keep my Sabbaths; for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am Yahweh who sanctifies you.You shall keep the Sabbath therefore, for it is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it shall surely be put to death; for whoever does any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, holy to Yahweh. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day shall surely be put to death.Therefore the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe the Sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.It is a sign between me and the children of Israel forever; for in six days Yahweh made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.’”When he finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, he gave Moses the two tablets of the covenant, stone tablets, written with God’s finger.
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Exodus 27:1-8
“ You shall make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits long, and five cubits wide. The altar shall be square. Its height shall be three cubits.You shall make its horns on its four corners. Its horns shall be of one piece with it. You shall overlay it with bronze.You shall make its pots to take away its ashes; and its shovels, its basins, its meat hooks, and its fire pans. You shall make all its vessels of bronze.You shall make a grating for it of network of bronze. On the net you shall make four bronze rings in its four corners.You shall put it under the ledge around the altar beneath, that the net may reach halfway up the altar.You shall make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with bronze.Its poles shall be put into the rings, and the poles shall be on the two sides of the altar when carrying it.You shall make it hollow with planks. They shall make it as it has been shown you on the mountain.
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Exodus 40:30
He set the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water therein, with which to wash.
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Exodus 39:33-42
They brought the tabernacle to Moses: the tent, with all its furniture, its clasps, its boards, its bars, its pillars, its sockets,the covering of rams’ skins dyed red, the covering of sea cow hides, the veil of the screen,the ark of the covenant with its poles, the mercy seat,the table, all its vessels, the show bread,the pure lamp stand, its lamps, even the lamps to be set in order, all its vessels, the oil for the light,the golden altar, the anointing oil, the sweet incense, the screen for the door of the Tent,the bronze altar, its grating of bronze, its poles, all of its vessels, the basin and its base,the hangings of the court, its pillars, its sockets, the screen for the gate of the court, its cords, its pins, and all the instruments of the service of the tabernacle, for the Tent of Meeting,the finely worked garments for ministering in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest’s office.According to all that Yahweh commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did all the work.
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Exodus 26:31-33
“ You shall make a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cherubim. It shall be the work of a skillful workman.You shall hang it on four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold; their hooks shall be of gold, on four sockets of silver.You shall hang up the veil under the clasps, and shall bring the ark of the covenant in there within the veil. The veil shall separate the holy place from the most holy for you.
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Exodus 40:2-16
“ On the first day of the first month you shall raise up the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting.You shall put the ark of the covenant in it, and you shall screen the ark with the veil.You shall bring in the table, and set in order the things that are on it. You shall bring in the lamp stand, and light its lamps.You shall set the golden altar for incense before the ark of the covenant, and put the screen of the door to the tabernacle.“ You shall set the altar of burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting.You shall set the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and shall put water therein.You shall set up the court around it, and hang up the screen of the gate of the court.“ You shall take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it, and shall make it holy, and all its furniture, and it will be holy.You shall anoint the altar of burnt offering, with all its vessels, and sanctify the altar, and the altar will be most holy.You shall anoint the basin and its base, and sanctify it.“ You shall bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the Tent of Meeting, and shall wash them with water.You shall put on Aaron the holy garments; and you shall anoint him, and sanctify him, that he may minister to me in the priest’s office.You shall bring his sons, and put tunics on them.You shall anoint them, as you anointed their father, that they may minister to me in the priest’s office. Their anointing shall be to them for an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.”Moses did so. According to all that Yahweh commanded him, so he did.
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Numbers 4:4-16
“ This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the Tent of Meeting, regarding the most holy things.When the camp moves forward, Aaron shall go in with his sons; and they shall take down the veil of the screen, cover the ark of the Testimony with it,put a covering of sealskin on it, spread a blue cloth over it, and put in its poles.“ On the table of show bread they shall spread a blue cloth, and put on it the dishes, the spoons, the bowls, and the cups with which to pour out; and the continual bread shall be on it.They shall spread on them a scarlet cloth, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in its poles.“ They shall take a blue cloth and cover the lamp stand of the light, its lamps, its snuffers, its snuff dishes, and all its oil vessels, with which they minister to it.They shall put it and all its vessels within a covering of sealskin, and shall put it on the frame.“ On the golden altar they shall spread a blue cloth, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in its poles.“ They shall take all the vessels of ministry with which they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a blue cloth, cover them with a covering of sealskin, and shall put them on the frame.“ They shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth on it.They shall put on it all its vessels with which they minister about it, the fire pans, the meat hooks, the shovels, and the basins— all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread on it a covering of sealskin, and put in its poles.“ When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furniture of the sanctuary, as the camp moves forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to carry it; but they shall not touch the sanctuary, lest they die. The sons of Kohath shall carry these things belonging to the Tent of Meeting.“ The duty of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be the oil for the light, the sweet incense, the continual meal offering, and the anointing oil, the requirements of all the tabernacle, and of all that is in it, the sanctuary, and its furnishings.”
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Exodus 25:10-40
“ They shall make an ark of acacia wood. Its length shall be two and a half cubits, its width a cubit and a half, and a cubit and a half its height.You shall overlay it with pure gold. You shall overlay it inside and outside, and you shall make a gold molding around it.You shall cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in its four feet. Two rings shall be on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.You shall make poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.You shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry the ark.The poles shall be in the rings of the ark. They shall not be taken from it.You shall put the covenant which I shall give you into the ark.You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold. Two and a half cubits shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its width.You shall make two cherubim of hammered gold. You shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat.Make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end. You shall make the cherubim on its two ends of one piece with the mercy seat.The cherubim shall spread out their wings upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy seat.You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the covenant that I will give you.There I will meet with you, and I will tell you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the covenant, all that I command you for the children of Israel.“ You shall make a table of acacia wood. Its length shall be two cubits, and its width a cubit, and its height one and a half cubits.You shall overlay it with pure gold, and make a gold molding around it.You shall make a rim of a hand width around it. You shall make a golden molding on its rim around it.You shall make four rings of gold for it, and put the rings in the four corners that are on its four feet.the rings shall be close to the rim, for places for the poles to carry the table.You shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be carried with them.You shall make its dishes, its spoons, its ladles, and its bowls to pour out offerings with. You shall make them of pure gold.You shall set bread of the presence on the table before me always.“ You shall make a lamp stand of pure gold. The lamp stand shall be made of hammered work. Its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its flowers shall be of one piece with it.There shall be six branches going out of its sides: three branches of the lamp stand out of its one side, and three branches of the lamp stand out of its other side;three cups made like almond blossoms in one branch, a bud and a flower; and three cups made like almond blossoms in the other branch, a bud and a flower, so for the six branches going out of the lamp stand;and in the lamp stand four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its flowers;and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of the lamp stand.Their buds and their branches shall be of one piece with it, all of it one beaten work of pure gold.You shall make its lamps seven, and they shall light its lamps to give light to the space in front of it.Its snuffers and its snuff dishes shall be of pure gold.It shall be made of a talent of pure gold, with all these accessories.See that you make them after their pattern, which has been shown to you on the mountain.
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Exodus 37:1-38:7
Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood. Its length was two and a half cubits, and its width a cubit and a half, and a cubit and a half its height.He overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a molding of gold for it around it.He cast four rings of gold for it, in its four feet— two rings on its one side, and two rings on its other side.He made poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.He made a mercy seat of pure gold. Its length was two and a half cubits, and a cubit and a half its width.He made two cherubim of gold. He made them of beaten work, at the two ends of the mercy seat:one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end. He made the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat at its two ends.The cherubim spread out their wings above, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat.He made the table of acacia wood. Its length was two cubits, and its width was a cubit, and its height was a cubit and a half.He overlaid it with pure gold, and made a gold molding around it.He made a border of a hand’s width around it, and made a golden molding on its border around it.He cast four rings of gold for it, and put the rings in the four corners that were on its four feet.The rings were close by the border, the places for the poles to carry the table.He made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table.He made the vessels which were on the table, its dishes, its spoons, its bowls, and its pitchers with which to pour out, of pure gold.He made the lamp stand of pure gold. He made the lamp stand of beaten work. Its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its flowers were of one piece with it.There were six branches going out of its sides: three branches of the lamp stand out of its one side, and three branches of the lamp stand out of its other side:three cups made like almond blossoms in one branch, a bud and a flower, and three cups made like almond blossoms in the other branch, a bud and a flower; so for the six branches going out of the lamp stand.In the lamp stand were four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its flowers;and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of it.Their buds and their branches were of one piece with it. The whole thing was one beaten work of pure gold.He made its seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff dishes, of pure gold.He made it of a talent of pure gold, with all its vessels.He made the altar of incense of acacia wood. It was square: its length was a cubit, and its width a cubit. Its height was two cubits. Its horns were of one piece with it.He overlaid it with pure gold: its top, its sides around it, and its horns. He made a gold molding around it.He made two golden rings for it under its molding crown, on its two ribs, on its two sides, for places for poles with which to carry it.He made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.He made the holy anointing oil and the pure incense of sweet spices, after the art of the perfumer.He made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood. It was square. Its length was five cubits, its width was five cubits, and its height was three cubits.He made its horns on its four corners. Its horns were of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with bronze.He made all the vessels of the altar: the pots, the shovels, the basins, the forks, and the fire pans. He made all its vessels of bronze.He made for the altar a grating of a network of bronze, under the ledge around it beneath, reaching halfway up.He cast four rings for the four corners of bronze grating, to be places for the poles.He made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with bronze.He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to carry it. He made it hollow with planks.
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Exodus 30:1-10
“ You shall make an altar to burn incense on. You shall make it of acacia wood.Its length shall be a cubit, and its width a cubit. It shall be square, and its height shall be two cubits. Its horns shall be of one piece with it.You shall overlay it with pure gold, its top, its sides around it, and its horns; and you shall make a gold molding around it.You shall make two golden rings for it under its molding; on its two ribs, on its two sides you shall make them; and they shall be for places for poles with which to bear it.You shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.You shall put it before the veil that is by the ark of the covenant, before the mercy seat that is over the covenant, where I will meet with you.Aaron shall burn incense of sweet spices on it every morning. When he tends the lamps, he shall burn it.When Aaron lights the lamps at evening, he shall burn it, a perpetual incense before Yahweh throughout your generations.You shall offer no strange incense on it, nor burnt offering, nor meal offering; and you shall pour no drink offering on it.Aaron shall make atonement on its horns once in the year; with the blood of the sin offering of atonement once in the year he shall make atonement for it throughout your generations. It is most holy to Yahweh.”
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Exodus 36:35-36
He made the veil of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cherubim. He made it the work of a skillful workman.He made four pillars of acacia for it, and overlaid them with gold. Their hooks were of gold. He cast four sockets of silver for them.
