Moses spoke to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, saying, “This is the thing which the Lord has commanded, saying, (A)Take from among you a [a]contribution to the Lord; whoever is of a willing heart is to bring it as the Lords [b]contribution: gold, silver, and [c]bronze, and [d]violet, purple, and scarlet material, fine linen, goats’ hair, and rams’ skins [e]dyed red, and [f]fine leather, and acacia wood, and oil for lighting, and spices for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense, and onyx stones and setting stones for the ephod and for the [g]breastpiece.

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  1. Exodus 35:5 Or uplifted offering
  2. Exodus 35:5 Or uplifted offering
  3. Exodus 35:5 Or copper
  4. Exodus 35:6 Or bluish; LXX hyacinth in color, and so throughout the ch
  5. Exodus 35:7 Or tanned
  6. Exodus 35:7 Meaning of the Heb uncertain, and so throughout the ch
  7. Exodus 35:9 Or pouch

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