Exodus 35:4-29

New International Reader's Version

Supplies for the Holy Tent

⁴Moses spoke to the whole community of Israel. He said, “Here is what the Lord has commanded. ⁵Take an offering for the Lord from what you have. Those who want to can bring an offering to the Lord. Here is what they can bring.

“gold, silver and bronze

⁶blue, purple and bright red yarn and fine linen

goat hair

⁷ram skins that are dyed red

another kind of strong leather

acacia wood

⁸olive oil for the lights

spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet-smelling incense

⁹onyx stones and other jewels for the linen apron and the chest cloth

¹⁰“All the skilled workers among you must come. They must make everything the Lord has commanded ¹¹for the holy tent and its covering. Here is what they must make.

“hooks, frames, crossbars, posts and bases

¹²the ark of the covenant law, the poles and cover for the ark, and the curtain that hides the ark

¹³the table for the holy bread, the poles and all the things for the table, and the holy bread

¹⁴the lampstand for light and everything used with it, the lamps, and the olive oil that gives light

¹⁵the altar for burning incense, the poles for the altar, the anointing oil and the sweet-smelling incense

the curtain for the entrance to the holy tent

¹⁶the altar for burnt offerings with its bronze grate, its poles and all its tools

the large bronze bowl with its stand

¹⁷the curtains of the courtyard with their posts and bases, and the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard

¹⁸the ropes and tent stakes for the holy tent and for the courtyard

¹⁹and the sacred clothes for Aaron the priest and the clothes for his sons when they serve as priests”

²⁰Then the whole community of Israel left Moses. ²¹Everyone who wanted to give offerings to the Lord brought them to him. The offerings were for the work on the tent of meeting. They were also for the sacred clothes and for any other purpose at the tent. ²²Every man and woman who wanted to give came. They brought gold jewelry of all kinds. They brought pins, earrings, rings and other jewelry. All of them gave their gold as a wave offering to the Lord. ²³People brought what they had. They brought blue, purple or bright red yarn or fine linen. They brought goat hair, ram skins dyed red, or the other kind of strong leather. ²⁴Some brought silver or bronze as an offering to the Lord. Others brought acacia wood for any part of the work. ²⁵All the skilled women spun yarn with their hands. They brought blue, purple or bright red yarn or fine linen. ²⁶All the skilled women who wanted to spin the goat hair did so. ²⁷The leaders brought onyx stones and other jewels for the linen apron and the chest cloth. ²⁸They also brought spices and olive oil. They brought them for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the sweet-smelling incense. ²⁹All the men and women of Israel who wanted to bring offerings to the Lord brought them to him. The offerings were for all the work the Lord had commanded Moses to tell them to do.