They were responsible for taking care of the ark of the covenant law. They took care of the table for the holy bread. They took care of the lampstand and the two altars. They took care of the things used for serving in the sacred tent. They also took care of the inner curtain. In fact, they had to take care of everything connected with the use of all those things.

他们所要看守的是约柜、桌子、灯台、两座坛与圣所内使用的器皿，并帘子和一切使用之物。

他们要看守的是约柜、供桌、灯台、祭坛、香坛、祭司在圣所内用的器皿、帘子，与一切相关事奉的物件。

他们要看守的是约柜、供桌、灯台、祭坛、香坛、祭司在圣所内用的器皿、帘子，与一切相关事奉的物件。

他们负责照管约柜、桌子、灯台、两座坛、圣所里面的器具、幔子等一切物品。

他们的职分是管理约柜、桌子、灯台、两座坛，以及他们在圣所内使用的器具、帘子和帐幕里使用的一切东西。

他們所要看守的是約櫃、桌子、燈臺、兩座壇與聖所內使用的器皿，並簾子和一切使用之物。

他們要看守的是約櫃、供桌、燈臺、祭壇、香壇、祭司在聖所內用的器皿、簾子，與一切相關事奉的物件。

他們要看守的是約櫃、供桌、燈臺、祭壇、香壇、祭司在聖所內用的器皿、簾子，與一切相關事奉的物件。

他們負責照管約櫃、桌子、燈臺、兩座壇、聖所裡面的器具、幔子等一切物品。

他們的職分是管理約櫃、桌子、燈臺、兩座壇，以及他們在聖所內使用的器具、簾子和帳幕裡使用的一切東西。

他們的職守是法櫃、桌子、燈臺、祭壇香壇、和供職用的聖所器皿、跟簾子和帳幕所使用的一切東西。

哥轄人所當守者、匱、案、燈臺暨壇、及聖所所用之器、㡘與屬㡘之物、

哥轄人所守者、法匱、几案、燈臺、祭壇、香壇、與幬、及聖室器皿、用以服事者。

彼等所守者、即法匱、案、燈臺、祭臺、與焚香臺、及所用之聖器、簾、並屬簾之物、

They were responsible for the care of the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the articles of the sanctuary used in ministering, the curtain, and everything related to their use.

And their guard duty involved the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the vessels of the sanctuary with which the priests minister, and the screen; all the service connected with these.

These four clans were responsible for the care of the Ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the various articles used in the sanctuary, the inner curtain, and all the equipment related to their use.

Their duties involved the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the sanctuary utensils that were used with these, and the screen— and all the work relating to them.

Now their duties included the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the utensils of the sanctuary with which they minister, the curtain, and all the service concerning them;

Their duty included the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the utensils of the sanctuary with which they ministered, the screen, and all the work relating to them.

And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the screen, and all the service thereof.

Their duties involved the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the sanctuary utensils that were used with these, and the screen— and all the work relating to them.

And their charge[ shall be] the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the hanging, and all the service thereof.

Their responsibilities included the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, and the utensils of the sanctuary with which they ministered, the curtain, and all their service.

Their duty shall be the ark, the table, the lamp stand, the altars, the vessels of the sanctuary with which they minister, the screen, and all its service.

Then the Lord spoke to Moses.He said,“ I have chosen Bezalel, the son of Uri. Uri is the son of Hur. Bezalel is from the tribe of Judah.I have filled him with the Spirit of God. I have filled Bezalel with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skill.He can make beautiful patterns in gold, silver and bronze.He can cut and set stones. He can work with wood. In fact, he can work in all kinds of crafts.I have also appointed Oholiab, the son of Ahisamak, to help him. Oholiab is from the tribe of Dan.“ I have given ability to all the skilled workers. They can make everything I have commanded you to make. Here is the complete list.“ the tent of meeting the ark where the tablets of the covenant law are kept the cover for the arkthe table for the holy bread and its things the pure gold lampstand and everything used with it the altar for burning incensethe altar for burnt offerings and all its tools the large bowl with its standthe sacred clothes for Aaron the priest and the clothes for his sons when they serve as prieststhe anointing oil and the sweet- smelling incense for the Holy Room“ The skilled workers must make them just as I commanded you.”Then the Lord spoke to Moses.He said,“ Tell the people of Israel,‘ You must always keep my Sabbath days. That will be the sign of the covenant I have made between me and you for all time to come. Then you will know that I am the Lord. I am the one who makes you holy.“‘ Keep the Sabbath day. It is holy to you. Those who misuse it must be put to death. Those who do any work on that day must be separated from their people.Do your work in six days. But the seventh day is a day of sabbath rest. You must rest on it. It is set apart for the Lord. Those who work on the Sabbath day must be put to death.The Israelites must keep the Sabbath day. They must celebrate it for all time to come. It will be a covenant that lasts forever.It will be the sign of the covenant I have made between me and the Israelites forever. The Lord made the heavens and the earth in six days. But on the seventh day he did not work. He rested.’ ”The Lord finished speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai. Then he gave him the two tablets of the covenant law. They were made out of stone. The words on them were written by the finger of God.

“ Build an altar out of acacia wood. It must be four feet six inches high and seven feet six inches square.Make a horn stick out from each of its upper four corners. The horns and the altar must be all one piece. Cover the altar with bronze.Make everything for the altar out of bronze. Make its pots to remove the ashes. Make its shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks, and pans for carrying ashes.Make a bronze grate for the altar. Make a bronze ring for each of the four corners of the grate.Put the grate halfway up the altar on the inside.Make poles out of acacia wood for the altar. Cover them with bronze.Put the poles through the rings. They will be on two sides of the altar for carrying it.Make the altar out of boards. Leave it hollow. It must look just like what I showed you on the mountain.

Moses placed the large bowl between the tent of meeting and the altar. He put water in the bowl for washing.

Then they brought the holy tent to Moses along with everything that belonged to it. Here are the things they brought: hooks, frames, crossbars, posts and basesthe covering of ram skins dyed red, the covering of another kind of strong leather and the curtain that hides the arkthe ark where the tablets of the covenant law are kept, the poles and the cover for the arkthe table for the holy bread with all its things and the holy breadthe pure gold lampstand with its row of lamps and everything used with it, and the olive oil that gives lightthe gold altar for burning incense, the anointing oil and the sweet- smelling incense the curtain for the entrance to the tentthe bronze altar for burnt offerings with its bronze grate, its poles and all its tools the large bowl with its standthe curtains of the courtyard with their posts and bases, and the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard the ropes and tent stakes for the courtyard everything that belongs to the holy tent, the tent of meetingand the sacred clothes for Aaron the priest and the clothes for his sons when they serve as priestsThe Israelites had done all the work just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

“ Make a curtain out of blue, purple and bright red yarn and finely twisted linen. Have a skilled worker sew cherubim into the pattern.Hang the curtain with gold hooks on four posts that are made out of acacia wood. Cover the posts with gold. Stand them on four silver bases.Hang the curtain from the hooks. Place the ark of the covenant law behind the curtain. The curtain will separate the Holy Room from the Most Holy Room.

“ Set up the holy tent, the tent of meeting. Set it up on the first day of the first month.Place in it the ark where the tablets of the covenant law are kept. Hide the ark with the curtain.Bring in the table for the holy bread. Arrange the loaves of bread on it. Then bring in the lampstand. Set up its lamps.Place the gold altar for burning incense in front of the ark where the tablets of the covenant law are kept. Put up the curtain at the entrance to the holy tent.“ Place the altar for burnt offerings in front of the entrance to the holy tent, the tent of meeting.Place the large bowl between the tent of meeting and the altar. Put water in the bowl.Set up the courtyard around the holy tent. Put the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard.“ Get the anointing oil. Anoint the holy tent and everything in it. Set apart the holy tent and everything that belongs to it. Then it will be holy.Anoint the altar for burnt offerings and all its tools. Set apart the altar. Then it will be a very holy place.Anoint the large bowl and its stand. Set them apart.“ Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the tent of meeting. Wash them with water.Dress Aaron in the sacred clothes. Anoint him and set him apart. Then he will be able to serve me as priest.Bring his sons and dress them in their inner robes.Anoint them just as you anointed their father. Then they will be able to serve me as priests. They will be anointed to do the work of priests. That work will last for all time to come.”Moses did everything just as the Lord had commanded him.

“ Here is the work the men of Kohath must do at the tent of meeting. They must take care of the things that are very holy.When the camp is ready to move, Aaron and his sons must go into the tent. They must take down the curtain that hides the ark where the tablets of the covenant law are kept. They must cover the ark with the curtain.Then they must cover that with strong leather. They must spread a solid blue cloth over the leather. And they must put the poles in place.“ They must spread a blue cloth over the table for the holy bread. They must put the plates, dishes and bowls on the cloth. They must also put the jars for drink offerings on it. The bread that is always kept there must remain on it.They must spread a bright red cloth over everything. Then they must cover that with the strong leather. And they must put the poles of the table in place.“ They must get a blue cloth. With it they must cover the lampstand that gives light. They must also cover its lamps, trays and wick cutters. And they must cover all its jars. The jars are for the olive oil used in the lampstand.Then Aaron and his sons must wrap the lampstand and all the things used with it. They must cover it with the strong leather. And they must put it on a frame to carry it.“ They must spread a blue cloth over the gold altar for burning incense. They must cover that with the strong leather. And they must put the poles of the altar in place.“ They must get all the things used for serving in the sacred tent. They must wrap them in a blue cloth. They must cover that with the strong leather. Then they must put those things on a frame to carry them.“ They must remove the ashes from the bronze altar for burnt offerings. They must spread a purple cloth over it.Then they must place all the tools on it. The tools are used for serving at the altar. They include the pans for carrying ashes. They also include the meat forks, shovels and sprinkling bowls. Aaron and his sons must cover the altar with the strong leather. And they must put its poles in place.“ Aaron and his sons must cover all the holy things that belong to the holy tent. Only then are the men of Kohath to come and carry everything. They must do so only when the camp is ready to move. But they must not touch the holy things. If they do, they will die. The men of Kohath must carry everything in the tent of meeting.“ Eleazar the priest will be in charge of the olive oil for the light. He is the son of Aaron. Eleazar will be in charge of the sweet- smelling incense. He will be in charge of the regular grain offering and the anointing oil. He will be in charge of the entire holy tent. He will also be in charge of everything in it. That includes all the things that belong to the tent.”

“ Have them make an ark out of acacia wood. It must be a chest three feet nine inches long and two feet three inches wide and high.Cover it inside and outside with pure gold. Put a strip of gold around it.Make four gold rings for it. Join them to its four bottom corners. Put two rings on one side and two rings on the other.Then make poles out of acacia wood. Cover them with gold.Put the poles through the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it.The poles must remain in the rings of the ark. Do not remove them.I will give you the tablets of the covenant law. When I do, put them into the ark.“ Make its cover out of pure gold. The cover is the place where sin will be paid for. Make it three feet nine inches long and two feet three inches wide.Make two cherubim out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover.Put one of the cherubim on each end of it. Make the cherubim part of the cover itself.They must have their wings spread up over the cover. The cherubim must face each other and look toward the cover.Place the cover on top of the ark. I will give you the tablets of the covenant law. Put them in the ark.The ark is where the tablets of the covenant law are kept. I will meet with you above the cover between the two cherubim that are over the ark. There I will give you all my commands for the Israelites.“ Make a table out of acacia wood. Make it three feet long, one foot six inches wide and two feet three inches high.Cover it with pure gold. Put a strip of gold around it.Also make a rim around it three inches wide. Put a strip of gold around the rim.Make four gold rings for the table. Join them to the four corners, where the four legs are.The rings must be close to the rim. They must hold the poles that will be used to carry the table.Make the poles out of acacia wood. Cover them with gold. Use them to carry the table.Make its plates and dishes out of pure gold. Also make its pitchers and bowls out of pure gold. Use the pitchers and bowls to pour out drink offerings.Put the holy bread on the table. It must be near my holy throne on the ark of the covenant law at all times.“ Make a lampstand out of pure gold. Hammer out its base and stem. Its buds, blossoms and cups must branch out from it. They must be part of the lampstand itself.Six branches must come out from the sides of the lampstand. Make three on one side and three on the other.On one branch make three cups that are shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms. Then put three on the next branch. Do the same with all six branches that come out from the lampstand.On the lampstand there must be four cups that are shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms.One bud must be under the first pair of branches that come out from the lampstand. Put a second bud under the second pair. And put a third bud under the third pair. Make a total of six branches.The buds and branches must come out from the lampstand. The whole lampstand must be one piece hammered out of pure gold.“ Then make its seven lamps. Set them up on it so that they light the space in front of it.The trays and wick cutters must be made out of pure gold.Use 75 pounds of pure gold to make the lampstand and everything used with it.Be sure to make everything just like the pattern I showed you on the mountain.

Bezalel made the ark of the covenant law out of acacia wood. It was three feet nine inches long and two feet three inches wide and high.He covered it inside and outside with pure gold. He put a strip of gold around it.He made four gold rings for it. He joined them to its four bottom corners. He put two rings on one side and two rings on the other.Then he made poles out of acacia wood. He covered them with gold.He put the poles through the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it.He made its cover out of pure gold. It was three feet nine inches long and two feet three inches wide. The cover is the place where sin is paid for.Then he made two cherubim out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover.He put one of the cherubim on each end of it.He made them as part of the cover itself. Their wings spread up over the cover. The cherubim faced each other and looked toward the cover.The workers made the table out of acacia wood. It was three feet long, one foot six inches wide and two feet three inches high.Then they covered it with pure gold. They put a strip of gold around it.They also made a rim around it three inches wide. They put a strip of gold around the rim.They made four gold rings for the table. They joined them to the four corners, where the four legs were.The rings were close to the rim. The rings held the poles used to carry the table.The workers made the poles out of acacia wood. They covered them with gold.They made plates, dishes and bowls out of pure gold for the table. They also made pure gold pitchers to pour out drink offerings.The workers made the lampstand out of pure gold. They hammered out its base and stem. Its buds, blossoms and cups branched out from it.Six branches came out from the sides of the lampstand. There were three on one side and three on the other.On one branch there were three cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms. There were three on the next branch. In fact, there were three on each of the six branches that came out from the lampstand.On the lampstand there were four cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms.One bud was under the first pair of branches that came out from the lampstand. A second bud was under the second pair. And a third bud was under the third pair. There was a total of six branches.The buds and branches came out from the lampstand. The whole lampstand was one piece hammered out of pure gold.The workers made its seven lamps out of pure gold. They also made its trays and wick cutters out of pure gold.They used 75 pounds of pure gold to make the lampstand and everything used with it.The workers made the altar for burning incense. They made it out of acacia wood. It was about one foot six inches square and three feet high. A horn stuck out from each of its upper four corners.The workers covered the top, sides and horns with pure gold. They put a strip of gold around it.They made two gold rings below the strip. They put the rings on the sides across from each other. The rings held the poles used to carry it.The workers made the poles out of acacia wood. They covered them with gold.They also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, sweet- smelling incense. A person who makes perfume made them.The workers built the altar for burnt offerings out of acacia wood. It was four feet six inches high and seven feet six inches square.They made a horn stick out from each of its four upper corners. They covered the altar with bronze.They made all its tools out of bronze. They made its pots, shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks, and pans for carrying ashes.They made a bronze grate for the altar. They put the grate halfway up the altar on the inside.They made a bronze ring for each of the four corners of the grate.They made poles out of acacia wood. They covered them with bronze.They put the poles through the rings. The poles were on two sides of the altar for carrying it. The workers made the altar out of boards. They left it hollow.

“ Make an altar for burning incense. Make it out of acacia wood.It must be one and a half feet square and three feet high. Make a horn stick out from each of its upper four corners.Cover the top, sides and horns with pure gold. Put a strip of gold around it.Make two gold rings for the altar below the strip. Put the rings across from each other. They will hold the poles that are used to carry it.Make the poles out of acacia wood. Cover them with gold.Put the altar in front of the curtain that hangs in front of the ark. The ark is where the tablets of the covenant law are kept. The ark will have a cover. It will be the place where sin is paid for. There I will meet with you.“ Aaron must burn sweet- smelling incense on the altar. He must do it every morning when he takes care of the lamps.He must burn incense again when he lights the lamps at sunset. Incense must be burned regularly in front of the Lord. Do it for all time to come.Do not burn any other incense on the altar. Do not use the altar for burnt offerings or grain offerings. And do not pour drink offerings on it.Once a year Aaron must put the blood of a sin offering on the horns of the altar. He must do this to make the altar pure. He must do this on the day Israel’s sin is paid for. Do this for all time to come. The altar is a very holy place to me.”

They made the curtain out of blue, purple and bright red yarn and finely twisted linen. A skilled worker sewed cherubim into the pattern.The workers made four posts out of acacia wood for the curtain. They covered the posts with gold. They made gold hooks and four silver bases for the posts.