Exodus 25:9 - Prayer Tents



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Exodus 25
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Offerings for the Sacred Tent

25The LORD said to Moses,H3068H1696H4872H559 2"Tell the Israelites to make an offering to me. Receive whatever offerings anyone wishes to give.H1696H1121H3478H3947H8641H376H5068H3820H3947H8641 3These offerings are to be: gold, silver, and bronze;H8641H3947H2091H3701H5178 4fine linen; blue, purple, and red wool; cloth made of goats' hair;H8504H713H8438H8144H8336H5795 5rams' skin dyed red; fine leather; acacia wood;H352H5785H119H8476H5785H7848H6086 6oil for the lamps; spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet-smelling incense;H8081H3974H1314H4888H8081H5561H7004 7carnelians and other jewels to be set in the ephod of the High Priest and in his breastpiece.H7718H68H68H4394H646H2833 8The people must make a sacred Tent for me, so that I may live among them.H6213H4720H7931H8432 9Make it and all its furnishings according to the plan that I will show you.H7200H8403H4908H8403H3627H6213

The Covenant Box

10"Make a Box out of acacia wood, 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high.H6213H727H7848H6086H520H2677H753H520H2677H7341H520H2677H6967 11Cover it with pure gold inside and out and put a gold border all around it.H6823H2889H2091H1004H2351H6823H6213H2213H2091H5439 12Make four carrying rings of gold for it and attach them to its four legs, with two rings on each side.H3332H702H2885H2091H5414H702H6471H8147H2885H259H6763H8147H2885H8145 13Make carrying poles of acacia wood and cover them with goldH6213H905H7848H6086H6823H2091 14and put them through the rings on each side of the Box.H935H905H2885H6763H727H727H5375 15The poles are to be left in the rings and must not be taken out.H905H1961H2885H727H5493 16Then put in the Box the two stone tablets that I will give you, on which the commandments are written.H5414H727H5715H5414 17"Make a lid of pure gold, 45 inches long and 27 inches wide.H6213H3727H2889H2091H520H2677H753H520H2677H7341 18Make two winged creatures of hammered gold,H6213H8147H3742H2091H4749H6213H8147H7098H3727 19one for each end of the lid. Make them so that they form one piece with the lid.H6213H259H3742H7098H259H3742H2088H7098H3727H6213H3742H8147H7098 20The winged creatures are to face each other across the lid, and their outspread wings are to cover it.H3742H6566H3671H4605H5526H3727H3671H6440H376H251H3727H6440H3742 21Put the two stone tablets inside the Box and put the lid on top of it.H5414H3727H4605H727H727H5414H5715H5414 22I will meet you there, and from above the lid between the two winged creatures I will give you all my laws for the people of Israel.H3259H1696H3727H996H8147H3742H5921H727H5715H6680H1121H3478

The Table for the Bread Offered to God

23"Make a table out of acacia wood, 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high.H6213H7979H7848H6086H520H753H520H7341H520H2677H6967 24Cover it with pure gold and put a gold border around it.H6823H2889H2091H6213H2213H2091H5439 25Make a rim 3 inches wide around it and a gold border around the rim.H6213H4526H2948H5439H6213H2091H2213H4526H5439 26Make four carrying rings of gold for it and put them at the four corners, where the legs are.H6213H702H2885H2091H5414H2885H702H6285H702H7272 27The rings to hold the poles for carrying the table are to be placed near the rim.H5980H4526H2885H1004H905H5375H7979 28Make the poles of acacia wood and cover them with gold.H6213H905H7848H6086H6823H2091H7979H5375 29Make plates, cups, jars, and bowls to be used for the wine offerings. All of these are to be made of pure gold.H6213H7086H3709H7184H4518H5258H2004H2889H2091H6213 30The table is to be placed in front of the Covenant Box, and on the table there is always to be the sacred bread offered to me.H5414H7979H3899H6440H8548

The Lampstand

31"Make a lampstand of pure gold. Make its base and its shaft of hammered gold; its decorative flowers, including buds and petals, are to form one piece with it.H6213H4501H2889H2091H4749H4501H6213H3409H7070H1375H3730H6525 32Six branches shall extend from its sides, three from each side.H8337H7070H3318H6654H7969H7070H4501H259H6654H7969H7070H4501H8145H6654 33Each of the six branches is to have three decorative flowers shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals.H7969H1375H8246H3730H6525H259H7070H7969H1375H8246H259H7070H3730H6525H8337H7070H3318H4501 34The shaft of the lampstand is to have four decorative flowers shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals.H4501H702H1375H8246H3730H6525 35There is to be one bud below each of the three pairs of branches.H3730H8147H7070H3730H8147H7070H3730H8147H7070H8337H7070H3318H4501 36The buds, the branches, and the lampstand are to be a single piece of pure hammered gold.H3730H7070H259H4749H2889H2091 37Make seven lamps for the lampstand and set them up so that they shine toward the front.H6213H7651H5216H5927H5216H215H5676H6440 38Make its tongs and trays of pure gold.H4457H4289H2889H2091 39Use seventy-five pounds of pure gold to make the lampstand and all this equipment.H3603H2889H2091H6213H3627 40Take care to make them according to the plan that I showed you on the mountain.H7200H6213H8403H7200H2022


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