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Speak to the Israelites: Let them receive contributions for me. From each you shall receive the contribution that their hearts prompt them to give me. These are the contributions you shall accept from them: gold, silver, and bronze;(A) violet, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair; rams’ skins dyed red, and tahash[a] skins; acacia wood; oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense; onyx stones and other gems for mounting on the ephod and the breastpiece.

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  1. 25:5 Tahash: perhaps a kind of specially finished leather. The Greek and Latin versions took it for the color hyacinth.

“Tell the Israelites to bring me an offering. You are to receive the offering for me from everyone whose heart prompts(A) them to give. These are the offerings you are to receive from them: gold, silver and bronze; blue, purple and scarlet yarn(B) and fine linen; goat hair; ram skins dyed red and another type of durable leather[a];(C) acacia wood;(D) olive oil(E) for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;(F) and onyx stones and other gems to be mounted on the ephod(G) and breastpiece.(H)

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  1. Exodus 25:5 Possibly the hides of large aquatic mammals