Exodus 39:32

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Exodus 39:30–34 · Berean Standard Bible

30 They also made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and they engraved on it, like an inscription on a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD.

31 Then they fastened to it a blue cord to mount it on the turban, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

32 So all the work for the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, was completed. The Israelites did everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

33 Then they brought the tabernacle to Moses: the tent with all its furnishings, its clasps, its frames, its crossbars, and its posts and bases;

34 the covering of ram skins dyed red, the covering of fine leather, and the veil of the covering;

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Exodus 39:33

Then they brought the tabernacle to Moses: the tent with all its furnishings, its clasps, its frames, its crossbars, and its posts and bases;

Exodus 39:42

The Israelites had done all the work just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Exodus 25:1

Then the LORD said to Moses,

Exodus 25:2

“Tell the Israelites to bring Me an offering. You are to receive My offering from every man whose heart compels him.

Exodus 25:3

This is the offering you are to accept from them: gold, silver, and bronze;

Exodus 25:4

blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair;

Exodus 25:5

ram skins dyed red and fine leather; acacia wood;

Exodus 25:6

olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;

Exodus 25:7

and onyx stones and gemstones to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.

Exodus 25:8

And they are to make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them.

Exodus 25:9

You must make the tabernacle and design all its furnishings according to the pattern I show you.

Exodus 25:10

And they are to construct an ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.

Exodus 25:11

Overlay it with pure gold both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it.

Exodus 25:12

Cast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.

Exodus 25:13

And make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.

Exodus 25:14

Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, in order to carry it.

Exodus 25:15

The poles are to remain in the rings of the ark; they must not be removed.

Exodus 25:16

And place inside the ark the Testimony, which I will give you.

Exodus 25:17

And you are to construct a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

Exodus 25:18

Make two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,

Exodus 25:19

one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.

Exodus 25:20

And the cherubim are to have wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the mercy seat.

Exodus 25:21

Set the mercy seat atop the ark, and put the Testimony that I will give you into the ark.

Exodus 25:22

And I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the Testimony; I will speak with you about all that I command you regarding the Israelites.

Exodus 25:23

You are also to make a table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.

Exodus 25:24

Overlay it with pure gold and make a gold molding around it.

Exodus 25:25

And make a rim around it a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim.

Exodus 25:26

Make four gold rings for the table and fasten them to the four corners at its four legs.

Exodus 25:27

The rings are to be close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.

Exodus 25:28

Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, so that the table may be carried with them.

Exodus 25:29

You are also to make the plates and dishes, as well as the pitchers and bowls for pouring drink offerings. Make them out of pure gold.

Exodus 25:30

And place the Bread of the Presence on the table before Me at all times.

Exodus 25:31

Then you are to make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. It shall be made of one piece, including its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals.

Exodus 35:1

Then Moses assembled the whole congregation of Israel and said to them, “These are the things that the LORD has commanded you to do:

Exodus 35:2

For six days work may be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a Sabbath of complete rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on that day must be put to death.

Exodus 35:3

Do not light a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.”

Exodus 35:4

Moses also told the whole congregation of Israel, “This is what the LORD has commanded:

Exodus 35:5

Take from among you an offering to the LORD. Let everyone whose heart is willing bring an offering to the LORD: gold, silver, and bronze;

Exodus 35:6

blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair;

Exodus 35:7

ram skins dyed red and fine leather; acacia wood;

Exodus 35:8

olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;

Exodus 35:9

and onyx stones and gemstones to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.

Exodus 35:10

Let every skilled craftsman among you come and make everything that the LORD has commanded:

Exodus 35:11

the tabernacle with its tent and covering, its clasps and frames, its crossbars, posts, and bases;

Exodus 35:12

the ark with its poles and mercy seat, and the veil to shield it;

Exodus 35:13

the table with its poles, all its utensils, and the Bread of the Presence;

Exodus 35:14

the lampstand for light with its accessories and lamps and oil for the light;

Exodus 35:15

the altar of incense with its poles; the anointing oil and fragrant incense; the curtain for the doorway at the entrance to the tabernacle;

Exodus 35:16

the altar of burnt offering with its bronze grate, its poles, and all its utensils; the basin with its stand;

Exodus 35:17

the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the gate of the courtyard;

Exodus 35:18

the tent pegs for the tabernacle and for the courtyard, along with their ropes;

Exodus 35:19

and the woven garments for ministering in the holy place—both the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests.”

Exodus 35:20

Then the whole congregation of Israel withdrew from the presence of Moses.

Exodus 35:21

And everyone whose heart stirred him and whose spirit prompted him came and brought an offering to the LORD for the work on the Tent of Meeting, for all its services, and for the holy garments.

Exodus 35:22

So all who had willing hearts, both men and women, came and brought brooches and earrings, rings and necklaces, and all kinds of gold jewelry. And they all presented their gold as a wave offering to the LORD.

Exodus 35:23

Everyone who had blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, or fine linen, goat hair, ram skins dyed red, or articles of fine leather, brought them.

Exodus 35:24

And all who could present an offering of silver or bronze brought it as a contribution to the LORD. Also, everyone who had acacia wood for any part of the service brought it.

Exodus 35:25

Every skilled woman spun with her hands and brought what she had spun: blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, or fine linen.

Exodus 35:26

And all the skilled women whose hearts were stirred spun the goat hair.

Exodus 35:27

The leaders brought onyx stones and gemstones to mount on the ephod and breastpiece,

Exodus 35:28

as well as spices and olive oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense.

Exodus 35:29

So all the men and women of the Israelites whose hearts prompted them brought a freewill offering to the LORD for all the work that the LORD through Moses had commanded them to do.

Exodus 35:30

Then Moses said to the Israelites, “See, the LORD has called by name Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.

Exodus 35:31

And He has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship,

Exodus 35:32

to design artistic works in gold, silver, and bronze,

Exodus 35:33

to cut gemstones for settings, and to carve wood, so that he may be a master of every artistic craft.

Exodus 35:34

And the LORD has given both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach others.

Exodus 35:35

He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and as weavers—as artistic designers of every kind of craft.

Leviticus 8:1

Then the LORD said to Moses,

Leviticus 8:2

“Take Aaron and his sons, their garments, the anointing oil, the bull of the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread,

Leviticus 8:3

and assemble the whole congregation at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.”

Leviticus 8:4

So Moses did as the LORD had commanded him, and the assembly gathered at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

Leviticus 8:5

And Moses said to them, “This is what the LORD has commanded to be done.”

Leviticus 8:6

Then Moses presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.

Leviticus 8:7

He put the tunic on Aaron, tied the sash around him, clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod on him. He tied the woven band of the ephod around him and fastened it to him.

Leviticus 8:8

Then he put the breastpiece on him and placed the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece.

Leviticus 8:9

Moses also put the turban on Aaron’s head and set the gold plate, the holy diadem, on the front of the turban, as the LORD had commanded him.

Numbers 3:25

The duties of the Gershonites at the Tent of Meeting were the tabernacle and tent, its covering, the curtain for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,

Numbers 3:26

the curtains of the courtyard, the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar, and the cords—all the service for these items.

Numbers 3:31

Their duties were the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the articles of the sanctuary used with them, and the curtain—all the service for these items.

Numbers 3:36

The duties assigned to the sons of Merari were the tabernacle’s frames, crossbars, posts, bases, and all its equipment—all the service for these items,

Numbers 3:37

as well as the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and ropes.

Numbers 4:4

This service of the Kohathites at the Tent of Meeting regards the most holy things.

Numbers 4:5

Whenever the camp sets out, Aaron and his sons are to go in, take down the veil of the curtain, and cover the ark of the Testimony with it.

Numbers 4:6

They are to place over this a covering of fine leather, spread a solid blue cloth over it, and insert its poles.

Numbers 4:7

Over the table of the Presence they are to spread a blue cloth and place the plates and cups on it, along with the bowls and pitchers for the drink offering. The regular bread offering is to remain on it.

Numbers 4:8

And they shall spread a scarlet cloth over them, cover them with fine leather, and insert the poles.

Numbers 4:9

They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand used for light, together with its lamps, wick trimmers, and trays, as well as the jars of oil with which to supply it.

Numbers 4:10

Then they shall wrap it and all its utensils inside a covering of fine leather and put it on the carrying frame.

Numbers 4:11

Over the gold altar they are to spread a blue cloth, cover it with fine leather, and insert the poles.

Numbers 4:12

They are to take all the utensils for serving in the sanctuary, place them in a blue cloth, cover them with fine leather, and put them on the carrying frame.

Numbers 4:13

Then they shall remove the ashes from the bronze altar, spread a purple cloth over it,

Numbers 4:14

and place on it all the vessels used to serve there: the firepans, meat forks, shovels, and sprinkling bowls—all the equipment of the altar. They are to spread over it a covering of fine leather and insert the poles.

Numbers 4:15

When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all their equipment, as soon as the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites shall come and do the carrying. But they must not touch the holy objects, or they will die. These are the transportation duties of the Kohathites regarding the Tent of Meeting.

Numbers 4:16

Eleazar son of Aaron the priest shall oversee the oil for the light, the fragrant incense, the daily grain offering, and the anointing oil. He has oversight of the entire tabernacle and everything in it, including the holy objects and their utensils.”

Numbers 4:17

Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,

Numbers 4:18

“Do not allow the Kohathite tribal clans to be cut off from among the Levites.

Numbers 4:19

In order that they may live and not die when they come near the most holy things, do this for them: Aaron and his sons are to go in and assign each man his task and what he is to carry.

Numbers 4:20

But the Kohathites are not to go in and look at the holy objects, even for a moment, or they will die.”

Numbers 4:21

And the LORD said to Moses,

Numbers 4:22

“Take a census of the Gershonites as well, by their families and clans,

Numbers 4:23

from thirty to fifty years old, counting everyone who comes to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.

Numbers 4:24

This is the service of the Gershonite clans regarding work and transport:

Numbers 4:25

They are to carry the curtains of the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting with the covering of fine leather over it, the curtains for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,

Numbers 4:26

the curtains of the courtyard, and the curtains for the entrance at the gate of the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar, along with their ropes and all the equipment for their service. The Gershonites will do all that needs to be done with these items.

Numbers 4:27

All the service of the Gershonites—all their transport duties and other work—is to be done at the direction of Aaron and his sons; you are to assign to them all that they are responsible to carry.

Numbers 4:28

This is the service of the Gershonite clans at the Tent of Meeting, and their duties shall be under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.

Numbers 4:29

As for the sons of Merari, you are to number them by their clans and families,

Numbers 4:30

from thirty to fifty years old, counting everyone who comes to serve in the work of the Tent of Meeting.

Numbers 4:31

This is the duty for all their service at the Tent of Meeting: to carry the frames of the tabernacle with its crossbars, posts, and bases,

Numbers 4:32

and the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and ropes, including all their equipment and everything related to their use. You shall assign by name the items that they are responsible to carry.

Exodus 39:43

And Moses inspected all the work and saw that they had accomplished it just as the LORD had commanded. So Moses blessed them.

Exodus 25:40

See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.

Exodus 40:32

They washed whenever they entered the Tent of Meeting or approached the altar, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Deuteronomy 12:32

See that you do everything I command you; do not add to it or subtract from it.

1 Samuel 15:22

But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.

1 Chronicles 28:19

“All this,” said David, “all the details of this plan, the LORD has made clear to me in writing by His hand upon me.”

Matthew 28:20

and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

Hebrews 3:2

He was faithful to the One who appointed Him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house.

Hebrews 8:5

The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”