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onyx stones or other gems for the sacred vest and breastpiece.

the incense altar with its carrying poles and sweet-smelling incense; the ordination oil; the curtain for the entrance to the sacred tent;

the altar for sacrifices with its bronze grating, its carrying poles, and its equipment; the large bronze bowl with its stand;

the pegs and ropes for the tent and the courtyard;

and the finely woven priestly clothes for Aaron and his sons.

Then those who wanted to bring gifts to the Lord , brought them to be used for the sacred tent, the worship services, and the priestly clothes.

The leaders brought different kinds of jewels to be sewn on the special clothes and the breastpiece for the high priest.

They also brought sweet-smelling spices to be mixed with the incense and olive oil that were for the lamps and for ordaining the priests.

The Lord has given to Bezalel, Oholiab, and others the skills needed for building a place of worship, and they will follow the Lord 's instructions.

and he gave them the money that the people of Israel had donated for building the place of worship. In fact, so much money was being given each morning,

and said, "Moses, there is already more money than we need for what the Lord has assigned us to do."

So Moses sent word for the people to stop giving, and they did.

As the material for the tent, goat hair was used to weave eleven sections fifteen yards by two yards each.

Acacia wood was used to build the framework for the walls of the sacred tent.

with two wooden pegs near the bottom. Then two silver stands were placed under each frame with sockets for the pegs, so they could be joined together. Twenty of these frames were used along the south side and twenty more along the north.

Six frames were used for the back wall along the west side

Five crossbars were made for each of the wooden frames, with the center crossbar running the full length of the wall.

For the entrance to the tent, they used a curtain of fine linen woven with blue, purple, and red wool and embroidered with fancy needlework.

They made five posts, covered them completely with gold, and set them each on a gold-covered bronze stand. Finally, they attached hooks for the curtain.

near the edging. The poles for carrying the table were placed through these rings