Exodus 25:1-8

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Gifts for the Lord

25 The Lord said to Moses, ² “Tell the ·Israelites [^Lsons/^Tchildren of Israel] to bring me ·gifts [tribute]. Receive for me the ·gifts [tribute] ·each person wants [^Lfrom each one whose heart moves them] to give. ³ ·These are the gifts [This is the tribute] that you should receive from them: gold, silver, bronze; ⁴ blue, purple, and ·red [scarlet] thread; fine linen, goat hair, ⁵ ·sheepskins [or ramskins] that are dyed red; ·fine leather [or sea cow/porpoise hide]; acacia wood; ⁶ olive oil to burn in the lamps; spices for sweet-smelling incense, and the special olive oil ·poured on a person’s head to make him a priest [^Lfor anointing; Ps. 133]; ⁷ onyx stones, and other jewels to be put on the ·holy vest [ephod; 28:6–14] and the ·chest covering [breastpiece; 28:15–30].

⁸ “The people must build a ·holy place [sanctuary] for me so that I can live among them.