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Exodus 25:3
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This is the offering which you shall take from them: gold, silver, brass,
And this is the offering which ye shall take of them; gold, and silver, and brass,
And this is the contribution that you will receive from them—gold and silver and bronze,
These are the gifts that you should receive from them: gold, silver, bronze;
This is the offering you are to accept from them: gold, silver, bronze,
"This is the offering you are to receive from them: gold, silver, and bronze,
"This is the contribution which you are to take from them: gold, silver, and bronze,
And this is the offring which ye shal take of them, golde, and siluer, and brasse,
And this is the contribution which you shall take from them: gold, silver, and bronze,
Here is a list of what you are to collect: Gold, silver, and bronze;
And this is the heave-offering that ye shall take of them: gold, and silver, and copper,
Here is the list of the things that you should accept from the people: gold, silver, and bronze;
And this is the contribution that you shall receive from them: gold, silver, and bronze,
And this is the offering which you shall take of them: gold, silver, and brass,
These offerings are to be: gold, silver, and bronze;
This is the offering you are to receive from them: gold, silver, and bronze;
And this is the offering which you shall take from them: gold, and silver, and bronze;
And this is the Heueofferynge that ye shal take of them: Golde, syluer, brasse,
And this is the offering which ye shall take of them: gold, and silver, and brass,
And this is the offering you are to take from them: gold and silver and brass;
This is the offering whiche ye shall take of them, golde, and siluer, & brasse,
And this is the offering which ye shall take of them: gold, and silver, and brass;
And this is the offering which ye shall take of them; Gold, and siluer, and brasse,
And this is the offering which ye shall take of them; gold and silver and brass,
And this is the offering which ye shall take of them; gold, and silver, and brass;
This is the offering you are to accept from them: gold, silver, and bronze;
Forsothe these thingis it ben, whiche ye schulen take, gold, and siluer, and bras, iacynt,
`And this [is] the heave-offering which ye take from them; gold, and silver, and brass,
And this is the offering which you shall take of them: gold, and silver, and bronze,
And this [is] the offering which ye shall take of them; gold, and silver and brass,
This is the offering which you shall take from them: gold, silver, brass,
And this is the offering which you shall take from them: gold, silver, and bronze;
Here is a list of sacred offerings you may accept from them: gold, silver, and bronze;
This is the gift you are to receive from them: Gold, silver and brass,
This is the offering that you shall receive from them: gold, silver, and bronze,
And, this is the heave-offering which ye shall take of them, - gold and silver and bronze;
And these are the things you must take: Gold, and silver, and brass,
And this is the offering which you shall receive from them: gold, silver, and bronze,
"This is the contribution which you are to raise from them: gold, silver and bronze,
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
brass: Nechosheth, rather, copper; as brass is a factitious metal, composed of copper, and the oxide or ore of zinc, called lapis calaminaris. Deuteronomy 8:9, Job 28:2
Reciprocal: Genesis 4:22 - brass Exodus 28:5 - gold
Cross-References
and made him king over Gil‘ad, the Ashuri, Yizre‘el, Efrayim, Binyamin and all Isra'el.
When the queen of Sh'va heard what was being said about Shlomo because of the name of Adonai , she came to test him with difficult questions.
The caravans from Tema look for them, the travelers from Sh'va hope to find them;
The kings of Tarshish and the coasts will pay him tribute; the kings of Sh'va and S'va will offer gifts.
D'dan, Teima, Buz and all who cut the corners of their beards;
Flee! Turn back! Hide yourselves well, you who live in D'dan; for I am bringing calamity on ‘Esav, when the time for me to punish him comes.
therefore,' Adonai Elohim says, ‘I will stretch my hand out over Edom and eliminate both its humans and its animals. I will make it a ruin; from Teman to D'dan they will die by the sword.
Out of oaks from Bashan they made your oars. Your deck they made of ivory inlaid in larch from the coasts of Kittim.
D'dan traded with you for riding gear.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And this is the offering which ye shall take of them,.... That is, some one or other of the following things were to be taken of each of them that had a heart, and it was in the power of their hands to give; it was not expected that something of each of these should be had of everyone, but every man was to give, and it was to be received of him, what of these would suit him best to bestow, some one thing, some another, as they were possessed of, and had a heart to give; and for which service many of them were abundantly supplied with what they had brought out of Egypt; and as it was the Lord that gave them favour in the eyes of the Egyptians to lend or give them the riches they had, they were under the greater obligation to part with somewhat of it freely for his service; and especially as it would be to the spiritual profit and advantage both of them and theirs:
gold and silver, and brass; "gold", for those things that were to he made of gold; as the mercy seat and cherubim, the candlestick, c. or were covered with it, as the ark, the shewbread table, and other things and silver, for those that were made of that, as the silver sockets to the boards of the tabernacle, the silver trumpets, c. and "brass" for the altar of burnt offering, its pans, shovels, basins, rings, and staves, and other things: Aben Ezra rightly observes, that no mention is made of iron, there being no use of that for anything in the tabernacle to be made of it as also there was not in the temple of Solomon, and where there was not so much as a tool of iron heard in it while it was building, 1 Kings 6:7 it may be, because instruments of war, slaughtering weapons, were made of iron; and to show that God is the God of peace in his sanctuary, and so in all the churches: gold and silver vessels the Israelites borrowed or begged of the Egyptians, and brought them with them when they came out of Egypt, Exodus 11:2.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Yahweh had redeemed the Israelites from bondage. He had made a covenant with them and had given them laws. He had promised, on condition of their obedience, to accept them as His own “peculiar treasure,” as “a kingdom of priests and an holy nation” Exodus 19:5-6. And now He was ready visibly to testify that He made his abode with them. He claimed to have a dwelling for Himself, which was to be in external form a tent of goats’ hair Exodus 19:4, to take its place among their own tents, and formed out of the same material (see Exodus 26:7 note). The special mark of His presence within the tent was to be the ark or chest containing the Ten Commandments on two tables of stone Exodus 31:18, symbolizing the divine law of holiness, and covered by the mercy-seat, the type of reconciliation. Moses was divinely taught regarding the construction and arrangement of every part of the sanctuary. The directions which were given him are comprised in Exodus 25:1-11. The account of the performance of the work, expressed generally in the same terms, is given Exodus 35:21-33.
Moses is commanded to invite the people to bring their gifts for the construction and service of the sanctuary and for the dresses of the priests.
Exodus 25:2
An offering - The word is used here in its general sense, being equivalent to korban, κορβᾶν korban, (compare Mark 7:11). On the marginal rendering “heave offering,” see the note at Exodus 29:27.
That giveth it willingly with his heart - The public service of Yahweh was to be instituted by freewill offerings, not by an enforced tax. Compare 1 Chronicles 29:3, 1 Chronicles 29:9,1 Chronicles 29:14; Ezra 2:68-69; 2 Corinthians 8:11-12; 2 Corinthians 9:7. On the zeal with which the people responded to the call, see Exodus 35:21-29; Exodus 36:5-7.
Exodus 25:3
Gold, and silver, and brass - The supply of these metals possessed by the Israelites at this time probably included what they had inherited from their forefathers, what they had obtained from the Egyptians Exodus 12:35, and what may have been found amongst the spoils of the Amalekites Exodus 17:8-13. But with their abundant flocks and herds, it can hardly be doubted that they had carried on important traffic with the trading caravans that traversed the wilderness, some of which, most likely, in the earliest times were furnished with silver, with the gold of Ophir (or gold of Sheba, as it seems to have been indifferently called), and with the “brass” (the alloy of copper and tin, called bronze) of Phoenicia and Egypt. Compare Exodus 38:24 note.
Exodus 25:4
Blue, and purple, and scarlet - i. e. the material dyed with these colors. The Jewish tradition has been very generally received that this material was wool. Compare Hebrews 9:19 with Leviticus 14:4, Leviticus 14:49, etc. When spun and dyed by the women, it was delivered in the state of yarn; and the weaving and embroidering was left to Aholiab and his assistants, Exodus 35:25, Exodus 35:35. The “blue” and “purple” dye are usually thought to have been obtained from shell-fish, the “scarlet” from the cochineal insect of the holm-oak.
Fine linen - The fine flax or the manufactured linen, for which Egypt was famous Ezekiel 27:7, and which the Egyptians were in the habit of using for dresses of state Genesis 41:42. It was used as the groundwork of the figured curtains of the tabernacle as well as of the embroidered hangings of the tent and the court. See Exodus 35:35.
Exodus 25:5
Rams’ skins dyed red - Skins tanned and colored like the leather now known as red morocco.
Badgers’ skins - Rather, leather, probably of a sky-blue color, formed from the skins of the תחשׁ tachash (a general name for marine animals), which was well adapted as a protection against the weather.
Shittim wood - The word שׁטים shı̂ṭṭâm is the plural form of שׁטה shı̂ṭâh, which occurs as the name of the growing tree, Isaiah 41:19. The tree is satisfactorily identified with the Acacia seyal, a gnarled and thorny tree, somewhat like a solitary hawthorn in its habit and manner of growth, but much larger. It flourishes in the driest situations, and is scattered more or less numerously over the Sinaitic Peninsula. It appears to be the only good wood produced in the wilderness. No other kind of wood was employed in the tabernacle or its furniture. In the construction of the temple cedar and fir took its place 1 Kings 5:8; 1 Kings 6:18; 2 Chronicles 2:8.
Exodus 25:6-7
See the notes to Exodus 27:0; Exodus 28:0; Exodus 30:0,
Exodus 25:8
sanctuary - i. e. a hallowed place. This is the most comprehensive of the words that relate to the place dedicated to Yahweh. It included the tabernacle with its furniture, its tent, and its court.
That I may dwell among them - The purpose of the sanctuary is here definitely declared by the Lord Himself. It was to be the constant witness of His presence among His people. Compare the marginal references.
Exodus 25:9
According to all that I shew thee - The tabernacle and all that pertained to it were to be in strict accordance with the ideas revealed by the Lord to Moses (compare Exodus 25:40; Exodus 26:30; Acts 7:44; Hebrews 8:5). The word here translated “pattern” is also used to denote the plans for the temple which were given by David to Solomon 1 Chronicles 28:11-12, 1 Chronicles 28:19; it is elsewhere rendered “form, likeness, similitude,” Deuteronomy 4:16-17; Ezekiel 8:3, Ezekiel 8:10.
The tabernacle - The Hebrew word signifies the “dwelling-place.” It here denotes the wooden structure, containing the holy place and the most holy place, with the tent which sheltered it. See Exodus 26:1 note.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Exodus 25:3. This is the offering — There were three kinds of metals:
1. GOLD, זהב zahab, which may properly signify wrought gold; what was bright and resplendent, as the word implies. In Job 28:15-17, Job 28:19, gold is mentioned five times, and four of the words are different in the original.
(1) סגור SEGOR, from סגר sagar, to shut up; gold in the mine, or shut up in its ore.
(2) כתם KETHEM, from כתם catham, to sign, seal, or stamp; gold made current by being coined; standard or sterling gold, exhibiting the stamp expressive of its value.
(3) זהב ZAHAB, wrought gold, pure, highly polished gold; probably what was used for overlaying or gilding.
(4) פז PAZ, denoting solidity, compactness, and strength; probably gold formed into different kinds of plate, as it is joined in Exodus 25:17 of the above chapter with כלי keley, vessels. The zahab, or pure gold, is here mentioned, because it was in a state that rendered it capable of being variously manufactured for the service of the sanctuary.
2. SILVER, כסף keseph, from casaph, to be pale, wan, or white; so called from its well-known colour.
3. BRASS, נחשת nechosheth, copper; unless we suppose that the factitious metal commonly called brass is intended: this is formed by a combination of the oxide or ore of zinc, called lapis calaminaris, with copper. Brass seems to have been very anciently in use, as we find it mentioned Genesis 4:22; and the preparation of copper, to transform it into this factitious metal, seems to be very pointedly referred to Job 28:2: Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone; אבן יצוק נחושה eben yatsuk nechushah, translated by the Vulgate, Lapis, solutus calore, in aes vertitur, "The stone, liquefied by heat, is turned into brass." Is it going too far to say that the stone here may refer to the lapis calaminaris, which was used to turn the copper into brass? Because brass was capable of so fine a polish as to become exceedingly bright, and keep its lustre a considerable time, hence it was used for all weapons of war and defensive armour among ancient nations; and copper seems to have been in no repute, but for its use in making brass.
