Study Desk

From what you have, take an offering for the Lord . Let everyone who is willing bring this offering to the Lord : gold, silver, bronze,

olive oil for the lamps, spices for the special olive oil used for appointing priests and for the sweet-smelling incense,

the lampstand for the light and all the things that go with it, the lamps, and olive oil for the light;

the altar of incense and its poles, the special oil and the sweet-smelling incense, the curtain for the entrance of the Meeting Tent;

the special clothes that the priest will wear in the Holy Place. These are the holy clothes for Aaron the priest and his sons to wear when they serve as priests."

Everyone who wanted to give came and brought a gift to the Lord for making the Meeting Tent, all the things in the Tent, and the special clothes.

The leaders brought onyx stones and other jewels to put on the holy vest and chest covering for the priest.

They also brought spices and olive oil for the sweet-smelling incense, the special oil, and the oil to burn in the lamps.

All the men and women of Israel who wanted to help brought gifts to the Lord for all the work the Lord had commanded Moses and the people to do.

Then Moses sent this command throughout the camp: "No man or woman should make anything else as a gift for the Holy Tent." So the people were kept from giving more,

They made two more coverings for the outer tent—one made of male sheepskins colored red and the other made of fine leather.

Then they made upright frames of acacia wood for the Holy Tent.

They made twenty frames for the south side of the Tent,

and they made forty silver bases that went under the twenty frames. There were two bases for every frame—one for each peg of each frame.

They also made twenty frames for the north side of the Holy Tent

They made six frames for the rear or west end of the Holy Tent

and two frames for the corners at the rear of the Holy Tent.

These two frames were doubled at the bottom and joined at the top with a metal ring. They did this for each of these corners.

They made four posts of acacia wood for it and covered them with gold. Then they made gold hooks for the posts, as well as four silver bases in which to set the posts.

For the entrance to the Tent, they made a curtain of blue, purple, and red thread, and fine linen. A person who sewed well sewed designs on it.