Exodus Chapter 27
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asv (asv) - eBible.org engASV USFM
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And thou shalt make staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.
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And thou shalt put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, wherewith to bear the ark.
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The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it.
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And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.
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And thou shalt make a mercy-seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half
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shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.
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And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold; of beaten work shalt thou make them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat.
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And make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end: of one piece with the mercy-seat shall ye make the cherubim on the two ends thereof.
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And the cherubim shall spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy-seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the mercy-seat shall the faces of the cherubim be.
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And thou shalt put the mercy-seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee.
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And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy-seat, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.
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And thou shalt make a table of acacia wood: two cubits
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shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.
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And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.
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And thou shalt make unto it a border of a handbreadth round about; and thou shalt make a golden crown to the border thereof round about.
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And thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that are on the four feet thereof.
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Close by the border shall the rings be, for places for the staves to bear the table.
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And thou shalt make the staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.
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And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and the spoons thereof, and the flagons thereof, and the bowls thereof, wherewith to pour out: of pure gold shalt thou make them.
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And thou shalt set upon the table showbread before me alway.
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And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made, even its base, and its shaft; its cups, its knops, and its flowers, shall be of one piece with it:
darby (darby) - eBible.org Darby 1890 plaintext
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And thou shalt make the altar of acacia-wood, five cubits the length, and five cubits the breadth; the altar shall be square; and the height thereof three cubits.
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And thou shalt make its horns at the four corners thereof; its horns shall be of itself; and thou shalt overlay it with copper.
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And thou shalt make its pots to cleanse it of the fat, its shovels, and its bowls, and its forks, and its firepans; for all the utensils thereof thou shalt employ copper.
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And thou shalt make for it a grating of network of copper; and on the net shalt thou make four copper rings at its four corners;
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and thou shalt put it under the ledge of the altar beneath, and the net shall be to the very middle of the altar.
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And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with copper.
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And its staves shall be put into the rings, that the staves may be on both sides of the altar, when it is carried.
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Hollow with boards shalt thou make it: as it hath been shewn thee on the mountain, so shall they make [it].
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And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle. On the south side, southward, hangings for the court of twined byssus; a hundred cubits the length for the one side,
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and the twenty pillars thereof, and their twenty bases of copper, the hooks of the pillars and their connecting-rods of silver.
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And likewise on the north side in length, hangings a hundred [cubits] long, and its twenty pillars, and their twenty bases of copper; the hooks of the pillars and their connecting-rods of silver.
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— And the breadth of the court on the west side, hangings of fifty cubits; their pillars ten, and their bases ten.
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— And the breadth of the court on the east side, eastward, fifty cubits;
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the hangings on the one wing, of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their bases three.
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And on the other wing hangings of fifteen [cubits]; their pillars three, and their bases three.
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— And for the gate of the court a curtain of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined byssus, embroidered with needlework; their pillars four, and their bases four.
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All the pillars of the court round about shall be fastened together with [rods of] silver; their hooks of silver, and their bases of copper.
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The length of the court shall be a hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty everywhere, and the height five cubits of twined byssus; and their bases of copper.
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All the utensils of the tabernacle for the service thereof and all the pegs thereof, and all the pegs of the court shall be of copper.
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And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee olive oil, pure, beaten, for the light, to light the lamp continually.
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In the tent of meeting outside the veil, which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall dress them from evening to morning before Jehovah: [it is] an everlasting statute, for their generations, on the part of the children of Israel.
lxxbrent (lxxbrent) - Septuagint (Brenton 1851) eBible USFM
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And thou shalt make an altar of incorruptible wood, of five cubits in the length, and five cubits in the breadth; the altar shall be square, and the height of it shall be of three cubits.
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And thou shalt make the horns on the four corners; the horns shall be of the same piece, and thou shalt overlay them with brass.
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And thou shalt make a rim for the altar; and its covering and its cups, and its flesh-hooks, and its fire-pan, and all its vessels shalt thou make of brass.
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And thou shalt make for it a brazen grate with net-work; and thou shalt make for the grate four brazen rings under the four sides.
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And thou shalt put them below under the grate of the altar, and the grate shall extend to the middle of the altar.
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And thou shalt make for the altar staves of incorruptible wood, and thou shalt overlay them with brass.
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And thou shalt put the staves into the rings; and let the staves be on the sides of the altar to carry it.
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Thou shalt make it hollow with boards: according to what was shewed thee in the mount, so thou shalt make it.
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And thou shalt make a court for the tabernacle, curtains of the court of fine linen spun on the south side, the length of a hundred cubits for one side.
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And their pillars twenty, and twenty brazen sockets for them, and their rings and their clasps of silver.
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Thus [shall there be] to the side toward the north curtains of a hundred cubits in length; and their pillars twenty, and their sockets twenty of brass, and the rings and the clasps of the pillars, and their sockets overlaid with silver.
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And in the breadth of the tabernacle toward the west curtains of fifty cubits, their pillars ten and their sockets ten.
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And in the breadth of the tabernacle toward the south, curtains of fifty cubits; their pillars ten, and their sockets ten.
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And the height of the curtains [shall be] of fifteen cubits for the one side [of the gate]; their pillars three, and their sockets three.
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And [for] the second side the height of the curtains [shall be] of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.
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And a veil for the door of the court, the height [of it] of twenty cubits of blue linen, and of purple, and spun scarlet, and of fine linen spun with the art of the embroiderer; their pillars four, and their sockets four.
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All the pillars of the court round about overlaid with silver, and their chapiters silver and their brass sockets.
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And the length of the court [shall be] a hundred [cubits] on each side, and the breadth fifty on each side, and the height five cubits of fine linen spun, and their sockets of brass.
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And all the furniture and all the instruments and the pins of the court [shall be] of brass.
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And do thou charge the children of Israel, and let them take for thee refined pure olive-oil beaten to burn for light, that a lamp may burn continually
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in the tabernacle of the testimony, without the veil that is before the [ark of the] covenant, shall Aaron and his sons burn it from evening until morning, before the Lord: it is a perpetual ordinance throughout your generations of the children of Israel.
vul1914 (vul1914) - Vulgate 1914 UTF-8 (sacredbible.org)
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Facies et altare de lignis setim, quod habebit quinque cubitus in longitudine, et totidem in latitudine, idest quadrum, et tres cubitos in altitudine.
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Cornua autem per quattuor angulos ex ipso erunt: et operies illud ære.
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Faciesque in usus eius lebetes ad suscipiendos cineres, et forcipes atque fuscinulas, et ignium receptacula. omnia vasa ex ære fabricabis.
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Craticulamque in modum retis æneam: per cuius quattuor angulos erunt quattuor annuli ænei,
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quos pones subter arulam altaris: eritque craticula usque ad altaris medium.
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Facies et vectes altaris de lignis setim duos, quos operies laminis æneis:
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et induces per circulos, eruntque ex utroque latere altaris ad portandum.
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Non solidum, sed inane et cavum intrinsecus facies illud, sicut tibi in Monte monstratum est.
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Facies et atrium tabernaculi, in cuius australi plaga contra meridiem erunt tentoria de bysso retorta: centum cubitos unum latus tenebit in longitudine.
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Et columnas viginti cum basibus totidem æneis, quæ capita cum cælaturis suis habebunt argentea.
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Similiter et in latere aquilonis per longum erunt tentoria centum cubitorum, columnæ viginti, et bases æneæ eiusdem numeri, et capita earum cum cælaturis suis argentea.
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In latitudine vero atrii, quod respicit ad occidentem, erunt tentoria per quinquaginta cubitos, et columnæ decem, basesque totidem.
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In ea quoque atrii latitudine, quæ respicit ad orientem, quinquaginta cubiti erunt.
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in quibus quindecim cubitorum tentoria lateri uno deputabuntur, columnæque tres et bases totidem:
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et in latere altero erunt tentoria cubitos obtinentia quindecim, columnæ tres, et bases totidem.
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In introitu vero atrii fiet tentorium cubitorum viginti ex hyacintho et purpura, coccoque bis tincto, et bysso retorta, opere plumarii: columnas habebit quattuor, cum basibus totidem.
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Omnes columnæ atrii per circuitum vestitæ erunt argenteis laminis, capitibus argenteis, et basibus æneis.
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In longitudine occupabit atrium cubitos centum, in latitudine quinquaginta, altitudo quinque cubitorum erit. fietque de bysso retorta, et habebit bases æneas.
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Cuncta vasa tabernaculi in omnes usus et ceremonias, tam paxillos eius quam atrii, ex ære facies.
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Præcipe filiis Israel ut afferant tibi oleum de arboribus olivarum purissimum, piloque contusum: ut ardeat lucerna semper
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in tabernaculo testimonii, extra velum quod oppansum est testimonio. Et collocabunt eam Aaron et filii eius, ut usque mane luceat coram Domino. Perpetuus erit cultus per successiones eorum a filiis Israel.
web (web) - WorldEnglish.Bible — CC0 modern update of ASV
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“You shall make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits long, and five cubits wide. The altar shall be square. Its height shall be three cubits.
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You shall make its horns on its four corners. Its horns shall be of one piece with it. You shall overlay it with bronze.
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You shall make its pots to take away its ashes; and its shovels, its basins, its meat hooks, and its fire pans. You shall make all its vessels of bronze.
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You shall make a grating for it of network of bronze. On the net you shall make four bronze rings in its four corners.
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You shall put it under the ledge around the altar beneath, that the net may reach halfway up the altar.
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You shall make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with bronze.
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Its poles shall be put into the rings, and the poles shall be on the two sides of the altar when carrying it.
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You shall make it hollow with planks. They shall make it as it has been shown you on the mountain.
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“You shall make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen one hundred cubits long for one side.
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Its pillars shall be twenty, and their sockets twenty, of bronze. The hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver.
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Likewise for the length of the north side, there shall be hangings one hundred cubits long, and its pillars twenty, and their sockets twenty, of bronze; the hooks of the pillars, and their fillets, of silver.
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For the width of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits; their pillars ten, and their sockets ten.
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The width of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits.
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The hangings for the one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.
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For the other side shall be hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.
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For the gate of the court shall be a screen of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the embroiderer; their pillars four, and their sockets four.
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All the pillars of the court around shall be filleted with silver; their hooks of silver, and their sockets of bronze.
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The length of the court shall be one hundred cubits, and the width fifty throughout, and the height five cubits, of fine twined linen, and their sockets of bronze.
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All the instruments of the tabernacle in all its service, and all its pins, and all the pins of the court, shall be of bronze.
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“You shall command the children of Israel, that they bring to you pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.
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In the Tent of Meeting, outside the veil which is before the covenant, Aaron and his sons shall keep it in order from evening to morning before the LORD: it shall be a statute forever throughout their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.
ylt (ylt) - Bible.com YLT98 plain UTF-8
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`And thou hast made the altar of shittim wood, five cubits the length, and five cubits the breadth--the altar is square--and three cubits its height.
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And thou hast made its horns on its four corners, its horns are of the same, and thou hast overlaid it <FI>with<Fi> brass.
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And thou hast made its pots to remove its ashes, and its shovels, and its bowls, and its forks, and its fire-pans, even all its vessels thou dost make of brass.
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`And thou hast made for it a grate of net-work of brass, and hast made on the net four rings of brass on its four extremities,
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and hast put it under the compass of the altar beneath, and the net hath been unto the middle of the altar.
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`And thou hast made staves for the altar, staves of shittim wood, and hast overlaid them <FI>with<Fi> brass.
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And the staves have been brought into the rings, and the staves have been on the two sides of the altar in bearing it.
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Hollow with boards thou dost make it, as it hath been shewed thee in the mount, so do they make <FI>it<Fi> .
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`And thou hast made the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward, hangings for the court of twined linen, a hundred by the cubit <FI>is<Fi> the length for the one side,
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and its twenty pillars and their twenty sockets <FI>are<Fi> of brass, the pegs of the pillars and their fillets <FI>are<Fi> of silver;
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and so for the north side in length, hangings of a hundred <FI>cubits<Fi> in length, and its twenty pillars and their twenty sockets <FI>are<Fi> of brass, the pegs of the pillars and their fillets <FI>are<Fi> of silver.
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`And <FI>for<Fi> the breadth of the court at the west side <FI>are<Fi> hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and their sockets ten.
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And <FI>for<Fi> the breadth of the court at the east side, eastward, <FI>are<Fi> fifty cubits.
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And the hangings at the side <FI>are<Fi> fifteen cubits, their pillars three, and their sockets three.
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And at the second side <FI>are<Fi> hangings fifteen <FI>cubits<Fi> , their pillars three, and their sockets three.
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`And for the gate of the court a covering of twenty cubits, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen, work of an embroiderer; their pillars four, their sockets four.
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All the pillars of the court round about <FI>are<Fi> filleted <FI>with<Fi> silver, their pegs <FI>are<Fi> silver, and their sockets brass.
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`The length of the court <FI>is<Fi> a hundred by the cubit, and the breadth fifty by fifty, and the height five cubits, of twined linen, and their sockets <FI>are<Fi> brass,
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even all the vessels of the tabernacle, in all its service, and all its pins, and all the pins of the court, <FI>are<Fi> brass.
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`And thou--thou dost command the sons of Israel, and they bring unto thee pure beaten olive oil for the light, to cause the lamp to go up continually;
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in the tent of meeting, at the outside of the vail, which <FI>is<Fi> over the testimony, doth Aaron--his sons also--arrange it from evening till morning before Jehovah--a statute age-during to their generations, from the sons of Israel.
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Explain Like I'm 5
A long, long time ago, there was nothing at all - no earth, no sky, no animals, no people. It was all dark and empty. But God was there! God is so powerful that He can make anything just by speaking. So God said "Let there be light!" and BOOM! There was light everywhere! God saw that the light was beautiful and good. He called the light "day" and the darkness "night." This was the very first day when God started making our wonderful world!
Explain Like I'm 10
Before anything existed - no planets, stars, or life - God decided to create the universe. The earth started out as a dark, empty place covered with water. But God's Spirit was there, ready to bring order and beauty to everything. When God spoke and said "Let there be light," light immediately appeared because God's words have incredible power. God looked at the light and was pleased with what He had made. He organized time by separating light (day) from darkness (night), creating the first 24-hour period. This shows us that God is organized and purposeful in everything He does.
Explain Like I'm 15
Genesis 1:1-5 establishes fundamental theological truths about God and creation. The Hebrew word "bara" (created) indicates creation from nothing (ex nihilo), demonstrating God's absolute sovereignty and power. The phrase "without form and void" (tohu wa-bohu) describes a state of chaos that God transforms into order. The Spirit of God "hovering" or "brooding" over the waters suggests active, caring involvement in creation. The creation of light before the sun (created on day 4) indicates that God Himself is the ultimate source of light and energy. The establishment of day and night creates the framework of time, showing that God operates within orderly patterns while transcending them. This passage refutes both atheistic materialism and pantheism, establishing that God is both transcendent (separate from creation) and immanent (actively involved in it).