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Passage Lookup: Exodus 33-36

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Exodus 33:1
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Then the Lord said to Moses, "Leave this place, you and the people you brought up out of Egypt, and go up to the land I promised on oath(a) to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, saying, ‘I will give it to your descendants.'(b)
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Exodus 33:2
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I will send an angel(c) before you and drive out the Canaanites, Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.(d)
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Exodus 33:3
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Go up to the land flowing with milk and honey.(e) But I will not go with you, because you are a stiff-necked(f) people and I might destroy(g) you on the way."
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Exodus 33:4
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When the people heard these distressing words, they began to mourn(h) and no one put on any ornaments.
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Exodus 33:5
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For the Lord had said to Moses, "Tell the Israelites, ‘You are a stiff-necked people.(i) If I were to go with you even for a moment, I might destroy(j) you. Now take off your ornaments and I will decide what to do with you.'"
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Exodus 33:6
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So the Israelites stripped off their ornaments at Mount Horeb.(k)
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Exodus 33:7
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The Tent of Meeting

Now Moses used to take a tent and pitch it outside the camp some distance away, calling it the "tent of meeting."(l) Anyone inquiring(m) of the Lord would go to the tent of meeting outside the camp.
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Exodus 33:8
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And whenever Moses went out to the tent, all the people rose and stood at the entrances to their tents,(n) watching Moses until he entered the tent.
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Exodus 33:9
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As Moses went into the tent, the pillar of cloud(o) would come down and stay at the entrance, while the Lord spoke(p) with Moses.
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Exodus 33:10
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Whenever the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance to the tent, they all stood and worshiped, each at the entrance to their tent.(q)
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Exodus 33:11
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The Lord would speak to Moses face to face,(r) as one speaks to a friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young aide Joshua(s) son of Nun did not leave the tent.
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Exodus 33:12
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Moses said to the Lord , "You have been telling me, ‘Lead these people,'(t) but you have not let me know whom you will send with me. You have said, ‘I know you by name(u) and you have found favor(v) with me.'
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Exodus 33:13
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If you are pleased with me, teach me your ways(w) so I may know you and continue to find favor with you. Remember that this nation is your people."(x)
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Exodus 33:14
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The Lord replied, "My Presence(y) will go with you, and I will give you rest."(z)
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Exodus 33:15
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Then Moses said to him, "If your Presence(aa) does not go with us, do not send us up from here.
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Exodus 33:16
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How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with your people unless you go with us?(ab) What else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on the face of the earth?"(ac)
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Exodus 33:17
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And the Lord said to Moses, "I will do the very thing you have asked,(ad) because I am pleased with you and I know you by name."(ae)
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Exodus 33:18
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Then Moses said, "Now show me your glory."(af)
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Exodus 33:19
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And the Lord said, "I will cause all my goodness to pass(ag) in front of you, and I will proclaim my name,(ah) the Lord , in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.(ai)
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Exodus 33:20
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But," he said, "you cannot see my face, for no one may see(aj) me and live."
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Exodus 33:21
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Then the Lord said, "There is a place near me where you may stand on a rock.
Exodus 33:22
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When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock(ak) and cover you with my hand(al) until I have passed by.
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Exodus 33:23
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Then I will remove my hand and you will see my back; but my face must not be seen."
Exodus 34:1
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The New Stone Tablets

The Lord said to Moses, "Chisel out two stone tablets like the first ones,(a) and I will write on them the words that were on the first tablets,(b) which you broke.(c)
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Exodus 34:2
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Be ready in the morning, and then come up on Mount Sinai.(d) Present yourself to me there on top of the mountain.
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Exodus 34:3
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No one is to come with you or be seen anywhere on the mountain;(e) not even the flocks and herds may graze in front of the mountain."
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Exodus 34:4
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So Moses chiseled(f) out two stone tablets like the first ones and went up Mount Sinai early in the morning, as the Lord had commanded him; and he carried the two stone tablets in his hands.(g)
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Exodus 34:5
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Then the Lord came down in the cloud(h) and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the Lord .(i)
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Exodus 34:6
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And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, "The Lord , the Lord , the compassionate(j) and gracious God, slow to anger,(k) abounding in love(l) and faithfulness,(m)
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Exodus 34:7
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maintaining love to thousands,(n) and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin.(o) Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished;(p) he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation."(q)
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Exodus 34:8
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Moses bowed to the ground at once and worshiped.
Exodus 34:9
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"Lord," he said, "if I have found favor(r) in your eyes, then let the Lord go with us.(s) Although this is a stiff-necked(t) people, forgive our wickedness and our sin,(u) and take us as your inheritance."(v)
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Exodus 34:10
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Then the Lord said: "I am making a covenant(w) with you. Before all your people I will do wonders(x) never before done in any nation in all the world.(y) The people you live among will see how awesome is the work that I, the Lord , will do for you.
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Exodus 34:11
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Obey what I command(z) you today. I will drive out before you the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.(aa)
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Exodus 34:12
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Be careful not to make a treaty(ab) with those who live in the land where you are going, or they will be a snare(ac) among you.
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Exodus 34:13
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Break down their altars, smash their sacred stones and cut down their Asherah poles.[a](ad)
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Exodus 34:14
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Do not worship any other god,(ae) for the Lord , whose name(af) is Jealous, is a jealous God.(ag)
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Exodus 34:15
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"Be careful not to make a treaty(ah) with those who live in the land; for when they prostitute(ai) themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you and you will eat their sacrifices.(aj)
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Exodus 34:16
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And when you choose some of their daughters as wives(ak) for your sons and those daughters prostitute themselves to their gods,(al) they will lead your sons to do the same.
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Exodus 34:17
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"Do not make any idols.(am)
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Exodus 34:18
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"Celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread.(an) For seven days eat bread made without yeast,(ao) as I commanded you. Do this at the appointed time in the month of Aviv,(ap) for in that month you came out of Egypt.
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Exodus 34:19
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"The first offspring(aq) of every womb belongs to me, including all the firstborn males of your livestock, whether from herd or flock.
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Exodus 34:20
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Redeem the firstborn donkey with a lamb, but if you do not redeem it, break its neck.(ar) Redeem all your firstborn sons.(as) "No one is to appear before me empty-handed.(at)
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Exodus 34:21
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"Six days you shall labor, but on the seventh day you shall rest;(au) even during the plowing season and harvest(av) you must rest.
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Exodus 34:22
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"Celebrate the Festival of Weeks with the firstfruits(aw) of the wheat harvest, and the Festival of Ingathering(ax) at the turn of the year.[b]
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Exodus 34:23
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Three times(ay) a year all your men are to appear before the Sovereign Lord , the God of Israel.
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Exodus 34:24
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I will drive out nations(az) before you and enlarge your territory,(ba) and no one will covet your land when you go up three times each year to appear before the Lord your God.
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Exodus 34:25
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"Do not offer the blood of a sacrifice to me along with anything containing yeast,(bb) and do not let any of the sacrifice from the Passover Festival remain until morning.(bc)
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Exodus 34:26
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"Bring the best of the firstfruits(bd) of your soil to the house of the Lord your God. "Do not cook a young goat in its mother's milk."(be)
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Exodus 34:27
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Then the Lord said to Moses, "Write(bf) down these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant(bg) with you and with Israel."
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Exodus 34:28
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Moses was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights(bh) without eating bread or drinking water.(bi) And he wrote on the tablets(bj) the words of the covenant—the Ten Commandments.(bk)
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Exodus 34:29
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When Moses came down from Mount Sinai(bl) with the two tablets of the covenant law in his hands,(bm) he was not aware that his face was radiant(bn) because he had spoken with the Lord .
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Exodus 34:30
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When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, his face was radiant, and they were afraid to come near him.
Exodus 34:31
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But Moses called to them; so Aaron and all the leaders of the community(bo) came back to him, and he spoke to them.
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Exodus 34:32
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Afterward all the Israelites came near him, and he gave them all the commands(bp) the Lord had given him on Mount Sinai.
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Exodus 34:33
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When Moses finished speaking to them, he put a veil(bq) over his face.
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Exodus 34:34
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But whenever he entered the Lord 's presence to speak with him, he removed the veil until he came out. And when he came out and told the Israelites what he had been commanded,
Exodus 34:35
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they saw that his face was radiant.(br) Then Moses would put the veil back over his face until he went in to speak with the Lord .
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Exodus 35:1
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Sabbath Regulations

Moses assembled the whole Israelite community and said to them, "These are the things the Lord has commanded(a) you to do:
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Exodus 35:2
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For six days, work is to be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a day of sabbath(b) rest to the Lord . Whoever does any work on it is to be put to death.(c)
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Exodus 35:3
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Do not light a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.(d)"
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Exodus 35:4
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Moses said to the whole Israelite community, "This is what the Lord has commanded:
Exodus 35:5
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From what you have, take an offering for the Lord . Everyone who is willing is to bring to the Lord an offering of gold, silver and bronze;
Exodus 35:6
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blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen; goat hair;
Exodus 35:7
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ram skins dyed red and another type of durable leather[a]; acacia wood;
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Exodus 35:8
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olive oil(g) for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;
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Exodus 35:9
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and onyx stones and other gems to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.
Exodus 35:10
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"All who are skilled among you are to come and make everything the Lord has commanded:(h)
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Exodus 35:11
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the tabernacle(i) with its tent and its covering, clasps, frames, crossbars, posts and bases;
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Exodus 35:12
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the ark(j) with its poles and the atonement cover and the curtain(k) that shields it;
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Exodus 35:13
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the table(l) with its poles and all its articles and the bread of the Presence;
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Exodus 35:14
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the lampstand(m) that is for light with its accessories, lamps and oil for the light;
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Exodus 35:15
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the altar(n) of incense with its poles, the anointing oil(o) and the fragrant incense;(p) the curtain for the doorway at the entrance to the tabernacle;(q)
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Exodus 35:16
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the altar(r) of burnt offering with its bronze grating, its poles and all its utensils; the bronze basin(s) with its stand;
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Exodus 35:17
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the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard;(t)
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Exodus 35:18
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the tent pegs(u) for the tabernacle and for the courtyard, and their ropes;
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Exodus 35:19
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the woven garments worn for ministering in the sanctuary—both the sacred garments(v) for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons when they serve as priests."
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Exodus 35:20
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Then the whole Israelite community withdrew from Moses' presence,
Exodus 35:21
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and everyone who was willing and whose heart moved them came and brought an offering to the Lord for the work on the tent of meeting, for all its service, and for the sacred garments.
Exodus 35:22
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All who were willing, men and women alike, came and brought gold jewelry of all kinds: brooches, earrings, rings and ornaments. They all presented their gold as a wave offering to the Lord .
Exodus 35:23
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Everyone who had blue, purple or scarlet yarn(w) or fine linen, or goat hair, ram skins dyed red or the other durable leather brought them.
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Exodus 35:24
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Those presenting an offering of silver or bronze brought it as an offering to the Lord , and everyone who had acacia wood for any part of the work brought it.
Exodus 35:25
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Every skilled woman(x) spun with her hands and brought what she had spun—blue, purple or scarlet yarn or fine linen.
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Exodus 35:26
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And all the women who were willing and had the skill spun the goat hair.
Exodus 35:27
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The leaders(y) brought onyx stones and other gems(z) to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.
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Exodus 35:28
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They also brought spices and olive oil for the light and for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense.(aa)
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Exodus 35:29
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All the Israelite men and women who were willing(ab) brought to the Lord freewill offerings(ac) for all the work the Lord through Moses had commanded them to do.
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Exodus 35:30
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Then Moses said to the Israelites, "See, the Lord has chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah,
Exodus 35:31
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and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills(ae)
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Exodus 35:32
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to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze,
Exodus 35:33
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to cut and set stones, to work in wood and to engage in all kinds of artistic crafts.
Exodus 35:34
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And he has given both him and Oholiab(af) son of Ahisamak, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach(ag) others.
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Exodus 35:35
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He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work(ah) as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and weavers—all of them skilled workers and designers.
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Exodus 36:1
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1So Bezalel, Oholiab and every skilled person(a) to whom the Lord has given skill and ability to know how to carry out all the work of constructing the sanctuary(b) are to do the work just as the Lord has commanded."
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Exodus 36:2
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Then Moses summoned Bezalel(c) and Oholiab(d) and every skilled person to whom the Lord had given ability and who was willing(e) to come and do the work.
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Exodus 36:3
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They received from Moses all the offerings(f) the Israelites had brought to carry out the work of constructing the sanctuary. And the people continued to bring freewill offerings morning after morning.
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Exodus 36:4
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So all the skilled workers who were doing all the work on the sanctuary left what they were doing
Exodus 36:5
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and said to Moses, "The people are bringing more than enough(g) for doing the work the Lord commanded to be done."
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Exodus 36:6
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Then Moses gave an order and they sent this word throughout the camp: "No man or woman is to make anything else as an offering for the sanctuary." And so the people were restrained from bringing more,
Exodus 36:7
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because what they already had was more(h) than enough to do all the work.
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Exodus 36:8
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The Tabernacle(i)

All those who were skilled among the workers made the tabernacle with ten curtains of finely twisted linen and blue, purple and scarlet yarn, with cherubim woven into them by expert hands.
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Exodus 36:9
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All the curtains were the same size—twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide.[a]
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Exodus 36:10
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They joined five of the curtains together and did the same with the other five.
Exodus 36:11
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Then they made loops of blue material along the edge of the end curtain in one set, and the same was done with the end curtain in the other set.
Exodus 36:12
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They also made fifty loops on one curtain and fifty loops on the end curtain of the other set, with the loops opposite each other.
Exodus 36:13
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Then they made fifty gold clasps and used them to fasten the two sets of curtains together so that the tabernacle was a unit.(j)
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Exodus 36:14
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They made curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven altogether.
Exodus 36:15
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All eleven curtains were the same size—thirty cubits long and four cubits wide.[b]
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Exodus 36:16
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They joined five of the curtains into one set and the other six into another set.
Exodus 36:17
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Then they made fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain in one set and also along the edge of the end curtain in the other set.
Exodus 36:18
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They made fifty bronze clasps to fasten the tent together as a unit.(k)
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Exodus 36:19
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Then they made for the tent a covering of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of the other durable leather.[c]
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Exodus 36:20
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They made upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle.
Exodus 36:21
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Each frame was ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide,[d]
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Exodus 36:22
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with two projections set parallel to each other. They made all the frames of the tabernacle in this way.
Exodus 36:23
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They made twenty frames for the south side of the tabernacle
Exodus 36:24
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and made forty silver bases to go under them—two bases for each frame, one under each projection.
Exodus 36:25
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For the other side, the north side of the tabernacle, they made twenty frames
Exodus 36:26
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and forty silver bases—two under each frame.
Exodus 36:27
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They made six frames for the far end, that is, the west end of the tabernacle,
Exodus 36:28
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and two frames were made for the corners of the tabernacle at the far end.
Exodus 36:29
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At these two corners the frames were double from the bottom all the way to the top and fitted into a single ring; both were made alike.
Exodus 36:30
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So there were eight frames and sixteen silver bases—two under each frame.
Exodus 36:31
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They also made crossbars of acacia wood: five for the frames on one side of the tabernacle,
Exodus 36:32
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five for those on the other side, and five for the frames on the west, at the far end of the tabernacle.
Exodus 36:33
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They made the center crossbar so that it extended from end to end at the middle of the frames.
Exodus 36:34
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They overlaid the frames with gold and made gold rings to hold the crossbars. They also overlaid the crossbars with gold.
Exodus 36:35
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They made the curtain(l) of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen, with cherubim woven into it by a skilled worker.
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Exodus 36:36
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They made four posts of acacia wood for it and overlaid them with gold. They made gold hooks for them and cast their four silver bases.
Exodus 36:37
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For the entrance to the tent they made a curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen—the work of an embroiderer;(m)
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Exodus 36:38
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and they made five posts with hooks for them. They overlaid the tops of the posts and their bands with gold and made their five bases of bronze.
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