Exodus 25
New American Standard Bible 1995
Offerings for the Sanctuary
25 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “(A)Tell the sons of Israel to [a]raise a [b]contribution for Me; (B)from every man whose heart moves him you shall [c]raise My [d]contribution. 3 This is the [e]contribution which you are to [f]raise from them: gold, silver and bronze, 4 [g](C)blue, purple and scarlet material, fine linen, goat hair, 5 rams’ skins dyed red, porpoise skins, acacia wood, 6 (D)oil for lighting, (E)spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense, 7 onyx stones and setting stones for the (F)ephod and for the [h](G)breastpiece. 8 Let them (H)construct a sanctuary for Me, (I)that I may dwell among them. 9 (J)According to all that I am going to show you, as the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its furniture, just so you shall construct it.
Ark of the Covenant
10 “(K)They shall construct an ark of acacia wood two and a half [i]cubits [j]long, and one and a half cubits [k]wide, and one and a half cubits [l]high. 11 You shall (L)overlay it with pure gold, inside and out you shall overlay it, and you shall make a gold molding [m]around it. 12 You shall cast four gold rings for it and [n]fasten them on its four feet, and two rings shall be on one side of it and two rings on the other side of it. 13 You shall make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. 14 You shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to carry the ark with them. 15 The (M)poles shall [o]remain in the rings of the ark; they shall not be removed from it. 16 You shall (N)put into the ark the testimony which I shall give you.
17 “You shall (O)make a [p]mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half [q]cubits [r]long and one and a half cubits [s]wide. 18 You shall make two cherubim of gold, make them of hammered work [t]at the two ends of the mercy seat. 19 Make one cherub [u]at one end and one cherub [v]at the other end; you shall make the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat at its two ends. 20 (P)The cherubim shall have their wings spread upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings and [w]facing one another; the faces of the cherubim are to be turned toward the mercy seat. 21 (Q)You shall put the mercy seat [x]on top of the ark, and (R)in the ark you shall put the testimony which I will give to you. 22 (S)There I will meet with you; and from above the mercy seat, from (T)between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, I will speak to you about all that I will give you in commandment for the sons of Israel.
The Table of Showbread
23 “(U)You shall make a table of acacia wood, two cubits [y]long and one cubit [z]wide and one and a half cubits [aa]high. 24 You shall overlay it with pure gold and make a gold (V)border around it. 25 You shall make for it a rim of a handbreadth around it; and you shall make a gold border for the rim around it. 26 You shall make four gold rings for it and put rings on the four corners which are on its four feet. 27 The rings shall be close to the rim as holders for the poles to carry the table. 28 You shall make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, so that with them the table may be carried. 29 You shall make its [ab](W)dishes and its pans and its jars and its [ac]bowls with which to pour drink offerings; you shall make them of pure gold. 30 You shall set (X)the bread of the [ad]Presence on the table before Me [ae]at all times.
The Golden Lampstand
31 “(Y)Then you shall make a lampstand of pure gold. The lampstand and its base and its shaft are to be made of hammered work; its cups, its [af]bulbs and its flowers shall be of one piece with it. 32 (Z)Six branches shall go out from its sides; three branches of the lampstand from its one side and three branches of the lampstand from its [ag]other side. 33 (AA)Three cups shall be shaped like almond blossoms in the one branch, a [ah]bulb and a flower, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms in the [ai]other branch, a [aj]bulb and a flower—so for six branches going out from the lampstand; 34 and (AB)in the lampstand four cups shaped like almond blossoms, its [ak]bulbs and its flowers. 35 (AC)A [al]bulb shall be under the first pair of branches coming out of it, and a [am]bulb under the second pair of branches coming out of it, and a [an]bulb under the third pair of branches coming out of it, for the six branches coming out of the lampstand. 36 (AD)Their [ao]bulbs and their branches shall be of one piece with it; all of it shall be one piece of hammered work of pure gold. 37 Then you shall make its lamps seven in number; and (AE)they shall [ap]mount its lamps so as to shed light on the space in front of it. 38 Its snuffers and [aq]their trays shall be of pure gold. 39 It shall be made from a talent of pure gold, with all these utensils. 40 (AF)See that you make them (AG)after the pattern for them, which was shown to you on the mountain.
Footnotes
- Exodus 25:2 Lit take
- Exodus 25:2 Or heave offering
- Exodus 25:2 Lit take
- Exodus 25:2 Or heave offering
- Exodus 25:3 Or heave offering
- Exodus 25:3 Lit take
- Exodus 25:4 Or violet
- Exodus 25:7 Or pouch
- Exodus 25:10 I.e. One cubit equals approx 18 in.
- Exodus 25:10 Lit its length
- Exodus 25:10 Lit its width
- Exodus 25:10 Lit its height
- Exodus 25:11 Lit on it round about
- Exodus 25:12 Or put
- Exodus 25:15 Lit be
- Exodus 25:17 Lit propitiatory, and so through v 22
- Exodus 25:17 I.e. One cubit equals approx 18 in.
- Exodus 25:17 Lit its length
- Exodus 25:17 Lit its width
- Exodus 25:18 Lit from
- Exodus 25:19 Lit from
- Exodus 25:19 Lit from
- Exodus 25:20 Lit their faces to
- Exodus 25:21 Lit above, upon
- Exodus 25:23 Lit its length
- Exodus 25:23 Lit its width
- Exodus 25:23 Lit its height
- Exodus 25:29 Or platters
- Exodus 25:29 Lit libation bowls
- Exodus 25:30 Lit Face
- Exodus 25:30 Or continually
- Exodus 25:31 Or calyx
- Exodus 25:32 Lit second
- Exodus 25:33 Or calyx
- Exodus 25:33 Lit one branch
- Exodus 25:33 Or calyx
- Exodus 25:34 Or calyxes
- Exodus 25:35 Or calyx
- Exodus 25:35 Or calyx
- Exodus 25:35 Or calyx
- Exodus 25:36 Or calyxes
- Exodus 25:37 Lit raise up
- Exodus 25:38 Lit its snuff dishes
Psalm 57
New American Standard Bible 1995
Prayer for Rescue from Persecutors.
For the choir director; set to [a]Al-tashheth. A [b]Mikhtam of David, [c]when he fled from Saul in the cave.
57 Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me,
For my soul (A)takes refuge in You;
And in the (B)shadow of Your wings I will take refuge
Until destruction (C)passes by.
2 I will cry to God Most High,
To God who (D)accomplishes all things for me.
3 He will (E)send from heaven and save me;
He reproaches him who [d](F)tramples upon me. [e]Selah.
God will send forth His (G)lovingkindness and His [f]truth.
4 My soul is among (H)lions;
I must lie among those who breathe forth fire,
Even the sons of men, whose (I)teeth are spears and arrows
And their (J)tongue a sharp sword.
5 (K)Be exalted above the heavens, O God;
Let Your glory be above all the earth.
6 They have [g]prepared a (L)net for my steps;
My soul is (M)bowed down;
They (N)dug a pit before me;
They themselves have (O)fallen into the midst of it. Selah.
7 (P)My (Q)heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast;
I will sing, yes, I will sing praises!
8 Awake, (R)my glory!
Awake, (S)harp and lyre!
I will awaken the dawn.
9 (T)I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the peoples;
I will sing praises to You among the [h]nations.
10 For Your (U)lovingkindness is great to the heavens
And Your [i]truth to the clouds.
11 (V)Be exalted above the heavens, O God;
Let Your glory be above all the earth.
Footnotes
- Psalm 57:1 Lit Do Not Destroy
- Psalm 57:1 Possibly, Epigrammatic Poem or Atonement Psalm
- Psalm 57:1 1 Sam 22:1; 24:3
- Psalm 57:3 Or snaps at
- Psalm 57:3 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude
- Psalm 57:3 Or faithfulness
- Psalm 57:6 Or spread
- Psalm 57:9 Lit peoples
- Psalm 57:10 Or faithfulness
John 11:32-44
New American Standard Bible 1995
32 Therefore, when Mary came where Jesus was, she saw Him, and fell at His feet, saying to Him, “(A)Lord, (B)if You had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33 When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and (C)the Jews who came with her also weeping, He (D)was deeply moved in spirit and [a](E)was troubled, 34 and said, “Where have you laid him?” They *said to Him, “Lord, come and see.” 35 Jesus (F)wept. 36 So (G)the Jews were saying, “See how He (H)loved him!” 37 But some of them said, “Could not this man, who (I)opened the eyes of the blind man, [b]have kept this man also from dying?”
38 So Jesus, again being deeply moved within, *came to the tomb. Now it was a (J)cave, and a stone was lying against it. 39 Jesus *said, “Remove the stone.” Martha, the sister of the deceased, *said to Him, “Lord, by this time [c]there will be a stench, for he has been dead (K)four days.” 40 Jesus *said to her, “(L)Did I not say to you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?” 41 So they removed the (M)stone. Then Jesus (N)raised His eyes, and said, “(O)Father, I thank You that You have heard Me. 42 I knew that You always hear Me; but (P)because of the [d]people standing around I said it, so that they may believe that (Q)You sent Me.” 43 When He had said these things, He cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come forth.” 44 The man who had died came forth, (R)bound hand and foot with wrappings, and (S)his face was wrapped around with a cloth. Jesus *said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.”
Read full chapterFootnotes
- John 11:33 Lit troubled Himself
- John 11:37 Lit have caused that this man also not die
- John 11:39 Lit he stinks
- John 11:42 Lit crowd
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