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Exodus 31:1-18
The Lord also spoke to Moses:“ Look, I have appointed by name Bezalel son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.I have filled him with God’s Spirit, with wisdom, understanding, and ability in every craftto design artistic works in gold, silver, and bronze,to cut gemstones for mounting, and to carve wood for work in every craft.I have also selected Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, to be with him. I have placed wisdom within every skilled craftsman in order to make all that I have commanded you:the tent of meeting, the ark of the testimony, the mercy seat that is on top of it, and all the other furnishings of the tent—the table with its utensils, the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense,the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, the basin with its stand—the specially woven garments, both the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests,the anointing oil, and the fragrant incense for the sanctuary. They must make them according to all that I have commanded you.”The Lord said to Moses:“ Tell the Israelites: You must observe My Sabbaths, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, so that you will know that I am Yahweh who sets you apart.Observe the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Whoever profanes it must be put to death. If anyone does work on it, that person must be cut off from his people.Work may be done for six days, but on the seventh day there must be a Sabbath of complete rest, dedicated to the Lord. Anyone who does work on the Sabbath day must be put to death.The Israelites must observe the Sabbath, celebrating it throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant.It is a sign forever between Me and the Israelites, for in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, but on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.”When He finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, He gave him the two tablets of the testimony, stone tablets inscribed by the finger of God.
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Exodus 27:1-8
“ You are to construct the altar of acacia wood. The altar must be square, 7 1/2 feet long, and 7 1/2 feet wide; it must be 4 1/2 feet high.Make horns for it on its four corners; the horns are to be of one piece. Overlay it with bronze.Make its pots for removing ashes, and its shovels, basins, meat forks, and firepans; make all its utensils of bronze.Construct a grate for it of bronze mesh, and make four bronze rings on the mesh at its four corners.Set it below, under the altar’s ledge, so that the mesh comes halfway up the altar.Then make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with bronze.The poles are to be inserted into the rings so that the poles are on two sides of the altar when it is carried.Construct the altar with boards so that it is hollow. They are to make it just as it was shown to 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 in it for washing.
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Exodus 39:33-42
Then they brought the tabernacle to Moses: the tent with all its furnishings, its clasps, its planks, its crossbars, and its posts and bases;the covering of ram skins dyed red and the covering of manatee skins; the veil for the screen;the ark of the testimony with its poles and the mercy seat;the table, all its utensils, and the bread of the Presence;the pure gold lampstand, with its lamps arranged and all its utensils, as well as the oil for the light;the gold altar; the anointing oil; the fragrant incense; the screen for the entrance to the tent;the bronze altar with its bronze grate, its poles, and all its utensils; the basin with its stand;the hangings of the courtyard, its posts and bases, the screen for the gate of the courtyard, its ropes and tent pegs, and all the equipment for the service of the tabernacle, the tent of meeting;and the specially woven garments for ministering in the sanctuary, the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests.The Israelites had done all the work according to everything the Lord had commanded Moses.
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Exodus 26:31-33
“ You are to make a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen with a design of cherubim worked into it.Hang it on four gold-plated posts of acacia wood that have gold hooks and that stand on four silver bases.Hang the veil under the clasps and bring the ark of the testimony there behind the veil, so the veil will make a separation for you between the holy place and the most holy place.
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Exodus 40:2-16
“ You are to set up the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, on the first day of the first month.Put the ark of the testimony there and screen off the ark with the veil.Then bring in the table and lay out its arrangement; also bring in the lampstand and set up its lamps.Place the gold altar for incense in front of the ark of the testimony. Put up the screen for the entrance to the tabernacle.Position 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.Assemble the surrounding courtyard and hang the screen for the gate of the courtyard.“ Take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and everything in it; consecrate it along with all its furnishings so that it will be holy.Anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils; consecrate the altar so that it will be especially holy.Anoint the basin and its stand and consecrate it.“ Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the tent of meeting and wash them with water.Clothe Aaron with the holy garments, anoint him, and consecrate him, so that he can serve Me as a priest.Have his sons come forward and clothe them in tunics.Anoint them just as you anointed their father, so that they may also serve Me as priests. Their anointing will serve to inaugurate a permanent priesthood for them throughout their generations.”Moses did everything just as the Lord had commanded him.
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Numbers 4:4-16
“ The service of the Kohathites at the tent of meeting concerns the most holy objects.Whenever the camp is about to move on, Aaron and his sons are to go in, take down the screening veil, and cover the ark of the testimony with it.They are to place over this a covering made of manatee skin, spread a solid blue cloth on top, and insert its poles.“ They are to spread a blue cloth over the table of the Presence and place the plates and cups on it, as well as the bowls and pitchers for the drink offering. The regular bread offering is to be on it.They are to spread a scarlet cloth over them, cover them with a covering made of manatee skin, and insert the poles in the table.“ They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand used for light, with its lamps, snuffers, and firepans, as well as its jars of oil by which they service it.Then they must place it with all its utensils inside a covering made of manatee skin and put them on the carrying frame.“ They are to spread a blue cloth over the gold altar, cover it with a covering made of manatee skin, and insert its poles.They are to take all the serving utensils they use in the sanctuary, place them in a blue cloth, cover them with a covering made of manatee skin, and put them on a carrying frame.“ They are to remove the ashes from the bronze altar, spread a purple cloth over it,and place all the equipment on it that they use in serving: the firepans, meat forks, shovels, and basins— all the equipment of the altar. They are to spread a covering made of manatee skin over it and insert its poles.“ Aaron and his sons are to finish covering the holy objects and all their equipment whenever the camp is to move on. The Kohathites will come and carry them, but they are not to touch the holy objects or they will die. These are the transportation duties of the Kohathites regarding the tent of meeting.“ Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, has oversight of the lamp oil, the fragrant incense, the daily grain offering, and the anointing oil. He has oversight of the entire tabernacle and everything in it, the holy objects and their utensils.”
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Exodus 25:10-40
“ They are to make an ark of acacia wood, 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high.Overlay it with pure gold; overlay it both inside and out. Also make a gold molding all around it.Cast four gold rings for it and place them on its four feet, two rings on one side and two rings on the other side.Make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry the ark with them.The poles are to remain in the rings of the ark; they must not be removed from it.Put the tablets of the testimony that I will give you into the ark.Make a mercy seat of pure gold, 45 inches long and 27 inches wide.Make two cherubim of gold; make them of hammered work at the two ends of the mercy seat.Make one cherub at one end and one cherub at the other end. At its two ends, make the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat.The cherubim are to have wings spread out above, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and are to face one another. The faces of the cherubim should be toward the mercy seat.Set the mercy seat on top of the ark and put the testimony that I will give you into the ark.I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the testimony; I will speak with you from there about all that I command you regarding the Israelites.“ You are to construct a table of acacia wood, 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high.Overlay it with pure gold and make a gold molding all around it.Make a three-inch frame all around it and make a gold molding for it all around its frame.Make four gold rings for it, and attach the rings to the four corners at its four legs.The rings should be next to the frame as holders for the poles to carry the table.Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, and the table can be carried by them.You are also to make its plates and cups, as well as its pitchers and bowls for pouring drink offerings. Make them out of pure gold.Put the bread of the Presence on the table before Me at all times.“ You are to make a lampstand out of pure, hammered gold. It is to be made of one piece: its base and shaft, its ornamental cups, and its calyxes and petals.Six branches are to extend from its sides, three branches of the lampstand from one side and three branches of the lampstand from the other side.There are to be three cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with a calyx and petals, on the first branch, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with a calyx and petals, on the next branch. It is to be this way for the six branches that extend from the lampstand.There are to be four cups shaped like almond blossoms on the lampstand shaft along with its calyxes and petals.For the six branches that extend from the lampstand, a calyx must be under the first pair of branches from it, a calyx under the second pair of branches from it, and a calyx under the third pair of branches from it.Their calyxes and branches are to be of one piece. All of it is to be a single hammered piece of pure gold.“ Make seven lamps on it. Its lamps are to be set up so they illuminate the area in front of it.Its snuffers and firepans must be of pure gold.The lampstand with all these utensils is to be made from 75 pounds of pure gold.Be careful to make them according to the pattern you have been shown on the mountain.
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Exodus 37:1-38:7
Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood, 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high.He overlaid it with pure gold inside and out and made a gold molding all around it.He cast four gold rings for it, for its four feet, two rings on one side and two rings on the other side.He made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark for carrying the ark.He made a mercy seat of pure gold, 45 inches long and 27 inches wide.He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work at the two ends of the mercy seat,one cherub at one end and one cherub at the other end. At each end, he made a cherub of one piece with the mercy seat.They had wings spread out. They faced each other and covered the mercy seat with their wings. The faces of the cherubim were looking toward the mercy seat.He constructed the table of acacia wood, 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high.He overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding all around it.He made a three-inch frame all around it and made a gold molding all around its frame.He cast four gold rings for it and attached the rings to the four corners at its four legs.The rings were next to the frame as holders for the poles to carry the table.He made the poles for carrying the table from acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.He also made the utensils that would be on the table out of pure gold: its plates and cups, as well as its bowls and pitchers for pouring drink offerings.Then he made the lampstand out of pure hammered gold. He made it all of one piece: its base and shaft, its ornamental cups, and its calyxes and petals.Six branches extended from its sides, three branches of the lampstand from one side and three branches of the lampstand from the other side.There were three cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with a calyx and petals, on the first branch, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with a calyx and petals, on the next branch. It was this way for the six branches that extended from the lampstand.On the lampstand shaft there were four cups shaped like almond blossoms with its calyxes and petals.For the six branches that extended from it, a calyx was under the first pair of branches from it, a calyx under the second pair of branches from it, and a calyx under the third pair of branches from it.Their calyxes and branches were of one piece. All of it was a single hammered piece of pure gold.He also made its seven lamps, snuffers, and firepans of pure gold.He made it and all its utensils of 75 pounds of pure gold.He made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, 18 inches long and 18 inches wide; it was 36 inches high. Its horns were of one piece.He overlaid it, its top, all around its sides, and its horns with pure gold. Then he made a gold molding all around it.He made two gold rings for it under the molding on two of its sides; he put these on opposite sides of it to be holders for the poles to carry it with.He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.He also made the holy anointing oil and the pure, fragrant, and expertly blended incense.Bezalel constructed the altar of burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, 7 1/2 feet long and 7 1/2 feet wide, and was 4 1/2 feet high.He made horns for it on its four corners; the horns were of one piece. Then he overlaid it with bronze.He made all the altar’s utensils: the pots, shovels, basins, meat forks, and firepans; he made all its utensils of bronze.He constructed for the altar a grate of bronze mesh under its ledge, halfway up from the bottom.At the four corners of the bronze grate he cast four rings as holders for the poles.Also, he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze.Then he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar in order to carry it with them. He constructed the altar with boards so that it was hollow.
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Exodus 30:1-10
“ You are to make an altar for the burning of incense; make it of acacia wood.It must be square, 18 inches long and 18 inches wide; it must be 36 inches high. Its horns must be of one piece.Overlay its top, all around its sides, and its horns with pure gold; make a gold molding all around it.Make two gold rings for it under the molding on two of its sides; put these on opposite sides of it to be holders for the poles to carry it with.Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.“ You are to place the altar in front of the veil by the ark of the testimony— in front of the mercy seat that is over the testimony— where I will meet with you.Aaron must burn fragrant incense on it; he must burn it every morning when he tends the lamps.When Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he must burn incense. There is to be an incense offering before the Lord throughout your generations.You must not offer unauthorized incense on it, or a burnt or grain offering; you are not to pour a drink offering on it.“ Once a year Aaron is to perform the purification rite on the horns of the altar. Throughout your generations he is to perform the purification rite for it once a year, with the blood of the sin offering for atonement. The altar is especially holy to the Lord.”
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Exodus 36:35-36
Then he made the veil with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. He made it with a design of cherubim worked into it.He made four posts of acacia wood for it and overlaid them with gold; their hooks were of gold. And he cast four silver bases for the posts.