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Now go, lead the people to the place I told you about. Remember that my angel will guide you, but the time is coming when I will punish these people for their sin."

For the Lord had commanded Moses to tell them, "You are a stubborn people. If I were to go with you even for a moment, I would completely destroy you. Now take off your jewelry, and I will decide what to do with you."

I keep my promise for thousands of generations and forgive evil and sin; but I will not fail to punish children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generation for the sins of their parents."

The Lord said to Moses, "I now make a covenant with the people of Israel. In their presence I will do great things such as have never been done anywhere on earth among any of the nations. All the people will see what great things I, the Lord , can do, because I am going to do an awesome thing for you.

Do not make any treaties with the people of the country into which you are going, because this could be a fatal trap for you.

"Keep the Festival of Unleavened Bread. As I have commanded you, eat unleavened bread for seven days in the month of Abib, because it was in that month that you left Egypt.

oil for the lamps; spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet-smelling incense;

the lampstand for the light and its equipment; the lamps with their oil;

the altar for burning incense and its poles; the anointing oil; the sweet-smelling incense; the curtain for the entrance of the Tent;

the curtains for the enclosure, its posts and bases; the curtain for the entrance of the enclosure;

the Tent pegs and ropes for the Tent and the enclosure;

and the magnificent garments the priests are to wear when they serve in the Holy Place—the sacred clothes for Aaron the priest and for his sons."

and everyone who wished to do so brought an offering to the Lord for making the Tent of the Lord 's presence. They brought everything needed for use in worship and for making the priestly garments.

All who were able to contribute silver or bronze brought their offering for the Lord , and all who had acacia wood which could be used for any of the work brought it.

and spices and oil for the lamps, for the anointing oil, and for the sweet-smelling incense.

All the people of Israel who wanted to brought their offering to the Lord for the work which he had commanded Moses to do.

God has filled him with his power and given him skill, ability, and understanding for every kind of artistic work,

for planning skillful designs and working them in gold, silver, and bronze;

for cutting jewels to be set; for carving wood; and for every other kind of artistic work.

They received from him all the offerings which the Israelites had brought for constructing the sacred Tent. But the people of Israel continued to bring Moses their offerings every morning.