28 And I said to them, (A)“You are holy to the Lord, and (B)the vessels are holy, and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering to the Lord, the God of your fathers.

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28 I said to them, “You as well as these articles are consecrated to the Lord.(A) The silver and gold are a freewill offering to the Lord, the God of your ancestors.

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“Speak to Aaron and his sons so that they (A)abstain from the holy things of the people of Israel, which they (B)dedicate to me, so that they do not (C)profane my holy name: I am the Lord. Say to them, ‘If any one of all your offspring throughout your generations approaches the holy things that the people of Israel dedicate to the Lord, while (D)he has an uncleanness, that person shall be cut off from my presence: I am the Lord.

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“Tell Aaron and his sons to treat with respect the sacred offerings(A) the Israelites consecrate to me, so they will not profane my holy name.(B) I am the Lord.(C)

“Say to them: ‘For the generations to come, if any of your descendants is ceremonially unclean and yet comes near the sacred offerings that the Israelites consecrate to the Lord,(D) that person must be cut off from my presence.(E) I am the Lord.

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They shall be holy to their God and (A)not profane the name of their God. For they offer the Lord's food offerings, (B)the bread of their God; therefore they shall be holy. (C)They shall not marry a prostitute or a woman who has been defiled, neither shall they marry a woman (D)divorced from her husband, for the priest is holy to his God. You shall sanctify him, for he offers the bread of your God. He shall be holy to you, for (E)I, the Lord, who sanctify you, (F)am holy.

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They must be holy to their God(A) and must not profane the name of their God.(B) Because they present the food offerings to the Lord,(C) the food of their God,(D) they are to be holy.(E)

“‘They must not marry women defiled by prostitution or divorced from their husbands,(F) because priests are holy to their God.(G) Regard them as holy,(H) because they offer up the food of your God.(I) Consider them holy, because I the Lord am holy—I who make you holy.(J)

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11 (A)Depart, depart, go out from there;
    touch no unclean thing;
go out from the midst of her; purify yourselves,
    (B)you who bear the vessels of the Lord.

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11 Depart,(A) depart, go out from there!
    Touch no unclean thing!(B)
Come out from it and be pure,(C)
    you who carry the articles(D) of the Lord’s house.

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(A)Cyrus the king also brought out the vessels of the house of the Lord that (B)Nebuchadnezzar had carried away from Jerusalem and placed in the house of his gods. Cyrus king of Persia brought these out in the charge of (C)Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out to (D)Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah. And this was the number of them: (E)30 basins of gold, 1,000 basins of silver, 29 censers, 10 30 bowls of gold, 410 bowls of silver, and 1,000 other vessels; 11 all the vessels of gold and of silver were 5,400. All these did Sheshbazzar bring up, when the exiles were brought up from Babylonia to Jerusalem.

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Moreover, King Cyrus brought out the articles belonging to the temple of the Lord, which Nebuchadnezzar had carried away from Jerusalem and had placed in the temple of his god.[a](A) Cyrus king of Persia had them brought by Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar(B) the prince of Judah.

This was the inventory:

gold dishes30
silver dishes1,000
silver pans[b]29
10 gold bowls30
matching silver bowls410
other articles1,000

11 In all, there were 5,400 articles of gold and of silver. Sheshbazzar brought all these along with the exiles when they came up from Babylon to Jerusalem.

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  1. Ezra 1:7 Or gods
  2. Ezra 1:9 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.

14 And when they had finished, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, and with it (A)were made utensils for the house of the Lord, both for the service and for the burnt offerings, and dishes for incense and vessels of gold and silver. And they offered burnt offerings in the house of the Lord regularly all the days of Jehoiada.

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14 When they had finished, they brought the rest of the money to the king and Jehoiada, and with it were made articles for the Lord’s temple: articles for the service and for the burnt offerings, and also dishes and other objects of gold and silver. As long as Jehoiada lived, burnt offerings were presented continually in the temple of the Lord.

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28 For their duty was to assist the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the Lord, having the care of the courts and the chambers, the cleansing of all that is holy, and any work for the service of the house of God.

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28 The duty of the Levites was to help Aaron’s descendants in the service of the temple of the Lord: to be in charge of the courtyards, the side rooms, the purification(A) of all sacred things and the performance of other duties at the house of God.

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48 So Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of the Lord: (A)the golden altar, (B)the golden table for (C)the bread of the Presence, 49 (D)the lampstands of pure gold, five on the south side and five on the north, before the inner sanctuary; (E)the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, of gold; 50 the cups, snuffers, basins, dishes for incense, and (F)fire pans, of pure gold; and the sockets of gold, for the doors of the innermost part of the house, (G)the Most Holy Place, and for the doors of the nave of the temple.

51 Thus all the work that King Solomon did on the house of the Lord was finished. And Solomon brought in (H)the things that David his father had dedicated, the silver, the gold, and the vessels, and stored them in the treasuries of the house of the Lord.

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48 Solomon also made all(A) the furnishings that were in the Lord’s temple:

the golden altar;

the golden table(B) on which was the bread of the Presence;(C)

49 the lampstands(D) of pure gold (five on the right and five on the left, in front of the inner sanctuary);

the gold floral work and lamps and tongs;

50 the pure gold basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, dishes(E) and censers;(F)

and the gold sockets for the doors of the innermost room, the Most Holy Place, and also for the doors of the main hall of the temple.

51 When all the work King Solomon had done for the temple of the Lord was finished, he brought in the things his father David had dedicated(G)—the silver and gold and the furnishings(H)—and he placed them in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple.

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And (A)of Levi he said,

“Give to Levi[a] (B)your Thummim,
    and your Urim to your godly one,
(C)whom you tested at Massah,
    with whom you quarreled at the waters of Meribah;

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  1. Deuteronomy 33:8 Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint; Masoretic Text lacks Give to Levi

About Levi(A) he said:

“Your Thummim and Urim(B) belong
    to your faithful servant.(C)
You tested(D) him at Massah;
    you contended with him at the waters of Meribah.(E)

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84 This was the dedication offering for the altar on the day when it was anointed, from the chiefs of Israel: twelve silver plates, twelve silver basins, twelve golden dishes, 85 each silver plate weighing 130 shekels and each basin 70, all the silver of the vessels 2,400 shekels according to the shekel of the sanctuary, 86 the twelve golden dishes, full of incense, weighing 10 shekels apiece according to the shekel of the sanctuary, all the gold of the dishes being 120 shekels; 87 all the cattle for the burnt offering twelve bulls, twelve rams, twelve male lambs a year old, with their grain offering; and twelve male goats for a sin offering; 88 and all the cattle for the sacrifice of peace offerings twenty-four bulls, the rams sixty, the male goats sixty, the male lambs a year old sixty. This was the dedication offering for the altar after it (A)was anointed.

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84 These were the offerings of the Israelite leaders for the dedication of the altar when it was anointed:(A) twelve silver plates, twelve silver sprinkling bowls(B) and twelve gold dishes.(C) 85 Each silver plate weighed a hundred and thirty shekels, and each sprinkling bowl seventy shekels. Altogether, the silver dishes weighed two thousand four hundred shekels,[a] according to the sanctuary shekel.(D) 86 The twelve gold dishes filled with incense weighed ten shekels each, according to the sanctuary shekel.(E) Altogether, the gold dishes weighed a hundred and twenty shekels.[b] 87 The total number of animals for the burnt offering(F) came to twelve young bulls, twelve rams and twelve male lambs a year old, together with their grain offering.(G) Twelve male goats were used for the sin offering.(H) 88 The total number of animals for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering(I) came to twenty-four oxen, sixty rams, sixty male goats and sixty male lambs(J) a year old. These were the offerings for the dedication of the altar after it was anointed.(K)

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  1. Numbers 7:85 That is, about 60 pounds or about 28 kilograms
  2. Numbers 7:86 That is, about 3 pounds or about 1.4 kilograms

13 And his offering was one silver plate whose weight was 130 shekels,[a] one silver basin of 70 shekels, according to (A)the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a (B)grain offering;

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  1. Numbers 7:13 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams

13 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels[a] and one silver sprinkling bowl(A) weighing seventy shekels,[b](B) both according to the sanctuary shekel,(C) each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering;(D)

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  1. Numbers 7:13 That is, about 3 1/4 pounds or about 1.5 kilograms; also elsewhere in this chapter
  2. Numbers 7:13 That is, about 1 3/4 pounds or about 800 grams; also elsewhere in this chapter

19 but deal thus with them, that they may live and not die when they come near to (A)the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in and appoint them each to his task and to his burden, 20 (B)but they shall not go in to look on the holy things even for a moment, lest they die.”

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19 So that they may live and not die when they come near the most holy things,(A) do this for them: Aaron and his sons(B) are to go into the sanctuary and assign to each man his work and what he is to carry.(C) 20 But the Kohathites must not go in to look(D) at the holy things, even for a moment, or they will die.”

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This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting: (A)the most holy things. When the camp is to set out, Aaron and his sons shall go in and take down (B)the veil of the screen and cover (C)the ark of the testimony with it. Then they shall put on it a covering of goatskin[a] and spread on top of that a cloth all of blue, and shall put in its (D)poles. And over the (E)table of the bread of the Presence they shall spread a cloth of blue and put on it the plates, the dishes for incense, the bowls, and the flagons for the drink offering; (F)the regular showbread also shall be on it. Then they shall spread over them a cloth of scarlet and cover the same with a covering of goatskin, and shall (G)put in its poles. And they shall take a cloth of blue and cover (H)the lampstand for the light, with its lamps, its tongs, its trays, and all the vessels for oil with which it is supplied. 10 And they shall put it with all its utensils in a covering of goatskin and put it on the carrying frame. 11 And over (I)the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue and cover it with a covering of goatskin, and shall put in its poles. 12 And they shall take all (J)the vessels of the service that are used in the sanctuary and put them in a cloth of blue and cover them with a covering of goatskin and put them on the carrying frame. 13 And they shall take away the ashes from the altar and spread a purple cloth over it. 14 And they shall put on it all the utensils of the altar, which are used for the service there, the fire pans, the forks, the shovels, and the basins, all the utensils of the altar; and they shall spread on it a covering of goatskin, and shall put in its poles. 15 And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, as the camp sets out, after that (K)the sons of Kohath shall come to carry these, (L)but they must not touch the holy things, lest they die. These are the things of the tent of meeting that the sons of Kohath are to carry.

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  1. Numbers 4:6 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain; compare Exodus 25:5

“This is the work(A) of the Kohathites(B) at the tent of meeting: the care of the most holy things.(C) When the camp is to move,(D) Aaron and his sons are to go in and take down the shielding curtain(E) and put it over the ark of the covenant law.(F) Then they are to cover the curtain with a durable leather,[a](G) spread a cloth of solid blue over that and put the poles(H) in place.

“Over the table of the Presence(I) they are to spread a blue cloth and put on it the plates, dishes and bowls, and the jars for drink offerings;(J) the bread that is continually there(K) is to remain on it. They are to spread a scarlet cloth over them, cover that with the durable leather and put the poles(L) in place.

“They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand that is for light, together with its lamps, its wick trimmers and trays,(M) and all its jars for the olive oil used to supply it. 10 Then they are to wrap it and all its accessories in a covering of the durable leather and put it on a carrying frame.(N)

11 “Over the gold altar(O) they are to spread a blue cloth and cover that with the durable leather and put the poles(P) in place.

12 “They are to take all the articles(Q) used for ministering in the sanctuary, wrap them in a blue cloth, cover that with the durable leather and put them on a carrying frame.(R)

13 “They are to remove the ashes(S) from the bronze altar(T) and spread a purple cloth over it. 14 Then they are to place on it all the utensils(U) used for ministering at the altar, including the firepans,(V) meat forks,(W) shovels(X) and sprinkling bowls.(Y) Over it they are to spread a covering of the durable leather and put the poles(Z) in place.

15 “After Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy furnishings and all the holy articles, and when the camp is ready to move,(AA) only then are the Kohathites(AB) to come and do the carrying.(AC) But they must not touch the holy things(AD) or they will die.(AE) The Kohathites are to carry those things that are in the tent of meeting.

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  1. Numbers 4:6 Possibly the hides of large aquatic mammals; also in verses 8, 10, 11, 12, 14 and 25