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The People Contribute Their Wealth(A)

Then Moses said to the whole Israelite community, “This is what the Lord has commanded: Choose something of your own to give as a special contribution to the Lord. Let everyone who is willing bring this kind of contribution to the Lord: gold, silver, and bronze, violet, purple, and bright red yarn, fine linen, goats’ hair, rams’ skins dyed red, fine leather, acacia wood, olive oil for the lamps, spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet-smelling incense, onyx stones, and other precious stones to be set in the ⌞chief priest’s⌟ ephod [a] and breastplate.

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Footnotes

  1. 35:9 Ephod   is a technical term for a part of the priest’s clothes. Its exact usage and shape are unknown.

Materials for the Tabernacle(A)(B)

Moses said to the whole Israelite community, “This is what the Lord has commanded: From what you have, take an offering for the Lord. Everyone who is willing is to bring to the Lord an offering of gold, silver and bronze; blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen; goat hair; ram skins dyed red and another type of durable leather[a]; acacia wood; olive oil(C) for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense; and onyx stones and other gems to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 35:7 Possibly the hides of large aquatic mammals; also in verse 23