Exodus 35:4-29
New American Standard Bible
4 Moses spoke to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, saying, “This is the thing which the Lord has commanded, saying, 5 ‘(A)Take from among you a [a]contribution to the Lord; whoever is of a willing heart is to bring it as the Lord’s [b]contribution: gold, silver, and [c]bronze, 6 and [d]violet, purple, and scarlet material, fine linen, goats’ hair, 7 and rams’ skins [e]dyed red, and [f]fine leather, and acacia wood, 8 and oil for lighting, and spices for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense, 9 and onyx stones and setting stones for the ephod and for the [g]breastpiece.
Tabernacle Artisans
10 ‘(B)Have every skillful person among you come and make all that the Lord has commanded: 11 the [h](C)tabernacle, its tent and its covering, its hooks and its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its bases; 12 the (D)ark and its poles, the [i]atoning cover, and the covering curtain; 13 the (E)table and its poles, and all its [j]utensils, and the bread of the [k]Presence; 14 the (F)lampstand also for the light and its utensils and its lamps, and the oil for the light; 15 and the (G)altar of incense and its poles, and the (H)anointing oil and the (I)fragrant incense, and the curtain for the doorway at the [l]entrance of the tabernacle; 16 (J)the altar of burnt offering with its [m]bronze grating, its poles, and all its [n]utensils, the basin and its stand; 17 (K)the hangings of the courtyard, its pillars and its bases, and the curtain for the gate of the courtyard; 18 the pegs of the tabernacle and the pegs of the courtyard and their ropes; 19 the [o](L)woven garments for ministering in the Holy Place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, to serve as priests.’”
Gifts Received
20 Then all the congregation of the sons of Israel departed from Moses’ presence. 21 And (M)everyone whose heart [p]stirred him and everyone whose spirit [q]moved him came and brought the Lord’s [r]contribution for the work of the tent of meeting and for all its service, and for the holy garments. 22 Then all [s]whose hearts moved them, both men and women, came and brought brooches and [t]earrings and signet rings and bracelets, all articles of gold; so did everyone who [u]presented an offering of gold to the Lord. 23 Everyone [v]who was in possession of violet, purple, or scarlet material or fine linen or goats’ hair, or rams’ skins [w]dyed red or fine leather, brought them. 24 Everyone who could make a [x]contribution of silver and [y]bronze brought the Lord’s [z]contribution; and everyone [aa]who was in possession of acacia wood for any work of the service brought it. 25 And all the [ab]skilled women spun with their hands, and brought what they had spun, in violet, purple, and scarlet material, and in fine linen. 26 And all the women whose heart [ac]stirred with a skill spun the goats’ hair. 27 The rulers, moreover, brought the onyx stones and the stones for setting for the ephod and for the [ad]breastpiece; 28 and (N)the spice and the oil for the light and for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense. 29 The [ae]Israelites, all the men and women, whose heart [af]moved them to bring material for all the work, which the Lord had commanded through Moses to be done, brought a (O)[ag]voluntary offering to the Lord.
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- Exodus 35:5 Or uplifted offering
- Exodus 35:5 Or uplifted offering
- Exodus 35:5 Or copper
- Exodus 35:6 Or bluish; LXX hyacinth in color, and so throughout the ch
- Exodus 35:7 Or tanned
- Exodus 35:7 Meaning of the Heb uncertain, and so throughout the ch
- Exodus 35:9 Or pouch
- Exodus 35:11 Lit dwelling place
- Exodus 35:12 Also called mercy seat; i.e., where blood was sprinkled on the Day of Atonement
- Exodus 35:13 Or vessels
- Exodus 35:13 Lit Face
- Exodus 35:15 Or doorway
- Exodus 35:16 Or copper
- Exodus 35:16 Or vessels
- Exodus 35:19 Or service garments
- Exodus 35:21 Lit lifted him up
- Exodus 35:21 Or made him willing
- Exodus 35:21 Or uplifted offering
- Exodus 35:22 Or who were willing-hearted
- Exodus 35:22 Or nose rings
- Exodus 35:22 Lit waved a wave offering
- Exodus 35:23 Lit with whom was found
- Exodus 35:23 Or tanned
- Exodus 35:24 Or uplifted offering
- Exodus 35:24 Or copper
- Exodus 35:24 Or uplifted offering
- Exodus 35:24 Lit with whom was found
- Exodus 35:25 Lit women wise of heart
- Exodus 35:26 Lit lifted them up in wisdom
- Exodus 35:27 Or pouch
- Exodus 35:29 Lit sons of Israel
- Exodus 35:29 Lit made them willing
- Exodus 35:29 Or freewill offering
Exodus 35:4-29
New Living Translation
Offerings for the Tabernacle
4 Then Moses said to the whole community of Israel, “This is what the Lord has commanded: 5 Take a sacred offering for the Lord. Let those with generous hearts present the following gifts to the Lord:
gold, silver, and bronze;
6 blue, purple, and scarlet thread;
fine linen and goat hair for cloth;
7 tanned ram skins and fine goatskin leather;
acacia wood;
8 olive oil for the lamps;
spices for the anointing oil and the fragrant incense;
9 onyx stones, and other gemstones to be set in the ephod and the priest’s chestpiece.
10 “Come, all of you who are gifted craftsmen. Construct everything that the Lord has commanded:
11 the Tabernacle and its sacred tent, its covering, clasps, frames, crossbars, posts, and bases;
12 the Ark and its carrying poles;
the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement;
the inner curtain to shield the Ark;
13 the table, its carrying poles, and all its utensils;
the Bread of the Presence;
14 for light, the lampstand, its accessories, the lamp cups, and the olive oil for lighting;
15 the incense altar and its carrying poles;
the anointing oil and fragrant incense;
the curtain for the entrance of the Tabernacle;
16 the altar of burnt offering;
the bronze grating of the altar and its carrying poles and utensils;
the washbasin with its stand;
17 the curtains for the walls of the courtyard;
the posts and their bases;
the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard;
18 the tent pegs of the Tabernacle and courtyard and their ropes;
19 the beautifully stitched garments for the priests to wear while ministering in the Holy Place—the sacred garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments for his sons to wear as they minister as priests.”
20 So the whole community of Israel left Moses and returned to their tents. 21 All whose hearts were stirred and whose spirits were moved came and brought their sacred offerings to the Lord. They brought all the materials needed for the Tabernacle,[a] for the performance of its rituals, and for the sacred garments. 22 Both men and women came, all whose hearts were willing. They brought to the Lord their offerings of gold—brooches, earrings, rings from their fingers, and necklaces. They presented gold objects of every kind as a special offering to the Lord. 23 All those who owned the following items willingly brought them: blue, purple, and scarlet thread; fine linen and goat hair for cloth; and tanned ram skins and fine goatskin leather. 24 And all who had silver and bronze objects gave them as a sacred offering to the Lord. And those who had acacia wood brought it for use in the project.
25 All the women who were skilled in sewing and spinning prepared blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine linen cloth. 26 All the women who were willing used their skills to spin the goat hair into yarn. 27 The leaders brought onyx stones and the special gemstones to be set in the ephod and the priest’s chestpiece. 28 They also brought spices and olive oil for the light, the anointing oil, and the fragrant incense. 29 So the people of Israel—every man and woman who was eager to help in the work the Lord had given them through Moses—brought their gifts and gave them freely to the Lord.
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- 35:21 Hebrew Tent of Meeting.
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