Exodus Chapter 35
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asv (asv) - eBible.org engASV USFM
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And Jehovah said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:
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now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.
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And Moses besought Jehovah his God, and said, Jehovah, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, that thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?
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Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, saying, For evil did he bring them forth, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people.
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Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.
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And Jehovah repented of the evil which he said he would do unto his people.
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And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, with the two tables of the testimony in his hand; tables that were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written.
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And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables.
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And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp.
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And he said, It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery, neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome; but the noise of them that sing do I hear.
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And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf and the dancing: and Moses’ anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.
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And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it with fire, and ground it to powder, and strewed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.
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And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought a great sin upon them?
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And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are
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set on evil.
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For they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him.
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And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off: so they gave it me; and I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf.
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And when Moses saw that the people were broken loose, (for Aaron had let them loose for a derision among their enemies,)
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then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Whoso is on Jehovah’s side,
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let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him.
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And he said unto them, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Put ye every man his sword upon his thigh, and go to and fro from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbor.
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And the sons of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.
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And Moses said, Consecrate yourselves to-day to Jehovah, yea, every man against his son, and against his brother; that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day.
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And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto Jehovah; peradventure I shall make atonement for your sin.
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And Moses returned unto Jehovah, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.
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Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin—; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.
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And Jehovah said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book.
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And now go, lead the people unto
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the place of which I have spoken unto thee: behold, mine angel shall go before thee; nevertheless in the day when I visit, I will visit their sin upon them.
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And Jehovah smote the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made.
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And Jehovah spake unto Moses, Depart, go up hence, thou and the people that thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the land of which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, Unto thy seed will I give it:
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and I will send an angel before thee; and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite:
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unto a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in the midst of thee, for thou art a stiffnecked people, lest I consume thee in the way.
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And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned: and no man did put on him his ornaments.
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And Jehovah said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people; if I go up into the midst of thee for one moment, I shall consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee.
darby (darby) - eBible.org Darby 1890 plaintext
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And Moses collected all the assembly of the children of Israel, and said to them, These are the things which Jehovah has commanded, to do them.
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Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you a holy day, a sabbath of rest to Jehovah: whoever does work on it shall be put to death.
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Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your dwellings upon the sabbath day.
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And Moses spoke to all the assembly of the children of Israel, saying, This is the word which Jehovah has commanded, saying,
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Take from among you a heave-offering to Jehovah: every one whose heart [is] willing, let him bring it, Jehovah's heave-offering — gold, and silver, and copper,
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and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and byssus, and goats' [hair],
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and rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and acacia-wood,
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and oil for the light, and spices for the anointing oil, and for the incense of fragrant drugs;
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and onyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod, and for the breastplate.
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And all who are wise-hearted among you shall come and make all that Jehovah has commanded:
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the tabernacle, its tent, and its covering, its clasps, and its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its bases;
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the ark, and its staves; the mercy-seat, and the veil of separation;
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the table and its staves, and all its utensils, and the shewbread;
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and the lamp-stand for the light, and its utensils, and its lamps, and the oil for the light;
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and the altar of incense, and its staves; and the anointing-oil, and the incense of fragrant drugs; and the entrance-curtain at the entrance of the tabernacle;
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the altar of burnt-offering, and the copper grating for it, its staves, and all its utensils; the laver and its stand;
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the hangings of the court, its pillars, and its bases, and the curtains of the gate of the court;
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the pegs of the tabernacle, and the pegs of the court, and their cords;
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the garments of service, to do service in the sanctuary, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to serve as priests.
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And all the assembly of the children of Israel departed from before Moses.
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And they came, every one whose heart moved him, and every one whose spirit prompted him; they brought Jehovah's heave-offering for the work of the tent of meeting, and for all its service, and for the holy garments.
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And they came, both men and women; every one who was of willing heart brought nose-rings, and earrings, and rings, and bracelets, all kinds of utensils of gold: every man that waved a wave-offering of gold to Jehovah.
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And every man with whom was found blue, and purple, and scarlet, and byssus, and goats' [hair], and rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, brought [them].
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All they that offered a heave-offering of silver and copper brought Jehovah's heave-offering. And every one with whom was found acacia-wood for all manner of work of the service, brought [it].
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And every woman that was wise-hearted spun with her hands, and brought what she had spun: the blue, and the purple, and the scarlet, and the byssus.
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And all the women whose heart moved them in wisdom spun goats' [hair].
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And the principal men brought the onyx stones, and the stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate;
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and the spice, and the oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the incense of fragrant drugs.
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The children of Israel brought a voluntary offering to Jehovah, every man and woman whose heart prompted them to bring for all manner of work, which Jehovah, by the hand of Moses, had commanded to be done.
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And Moses said to the children of Israel, See, Jehovah has called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah,
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and he has filled him with the spirit ofGod, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,
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and to devise artistic things: to work in gold, and in silver, and in copper,
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and in cutting of stones, for setting, and in carving of wood, to execute all artistic work;
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and he has put in his heart to teach, he and Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan:
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he has filled them with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work of the engraver, and of the artificer, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in byssus, and of the weaver, [even] of them that do every kind of work, and of those that devise artistic work.
lxxbrent (lxxbrent) - Septuagint (Brenton 1851) eBible USFM
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And Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together, and said, These are the words which the Lord has spoken for [you] to do them.
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Six days shalt thou perform works, but on the seventh day [shall be] rest—a holy sabbath—a rest for the Lord: every one that does work on it, let him die.
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Ye shall not burn a fire in any of your dwellings on the sabbath-day; I [am] the Lord.
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And Moses spoke to all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, This [is] the thing which the Lord has appointed you, saying,
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Take of yourselves an offering for the Lord: every one that engages in his heart shall bring the first-fruits to the Lord; gold, silver, brass,
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blue, purple, double scarlet spun, and fine linen spun, and goats' hair,
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and rams' skins dyed red, and skins [dyed] blue, and incorruptible wood,
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and sardine stones, and stones for engraving for the shoulder-piece and full-length robe.
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And every man that is wise in heart among you, let him come and work all things whatsoever the Lord has commanded.
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The tabernacle, and the cords, and the coverings, and the rings, and the bars, and the posts,
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and the ark of the testimony, and its staves, and its propitiatory, and the veil,
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and the table and all its furniture,
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and the candlestick for the light and all its furniture,
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and the altar and all its furniture;
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and the holy garments of Aaron the priest, and the garments in which they shall do service; and the garments of priesthood for the sons of Aaron and the anointing oil, and the compound incense.
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And all the congregation of the children of Israel went out from Moses. And they brought, they whose heart prompted them, and they to whomsoever it seemed good in their mind, each an offering:
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and they brought an offering to the Lord for all the works of the tabernacle of witness, and all its services, and for all the robes of the sanctuary.
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And the men, even every one to whom it seemed good in his heart, brought from the women, [even] brought seals and ear-rings, and finger-rings, and necklaces, and bracelets, every article of gold.
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And all as many as brought ornaments of gold to the Lord, and with whomsoever fine linen was found; and they brought skins [dyed] blue, and rams' skins dyed red.
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And every one that offered an offering brought silver and brass, the offerings to the Lord; and [they] with whom was found incorruptible wood; and they brought [offerings] for all the works of the preparation.
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And every woman skilled in her heart to spin with her hands, brought spun [articles], the blue, and purple, and scarlet and fine linen.
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And all the women to whom it seemed good in their heart in their wisdom, spun the goats' hair.
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And the rulers brought the emerald stones, and the stones for setting in the ephod, and the oracle,
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and the compounds both for the anointing oil, and the composition of the incense.
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And every man and woman whose mind inclined them to come in and do all the works as many as the Lord appointed them to do by Moses—[they] the children of Israel brought an offering to the Lord.
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And Moses said to the children of Israel, Behold, God has called by name Beseleel the [son] of Urias the [son of] Or, of the tribe of Juda,
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and has filled him with a divine spirit of wisdom and understanding, and knowledge of all things,
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to labour skilfully in all works of cunning workmanship, to form the gold and the silver and the brass,
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and to work in stone, and to fashion the wood, and to work in every work of wisdom.
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And [God] gave improvement in understanding both to him, and to Eliab the [son] of Achisamach of the tribe of Dan.
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And [God] filled them with wisdom, understanding [and] perception, to understand to work all the works of the sanctuary, and to weave the woven and embroidered work with scarlet and fine linen, to do all work of curious workmanship [and] embroidery.
vul1914 (vul1914) - Vulgate 1914 UTF-8 (sacredbible.org)
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Igitur congregata omni turba filiorum Israel, dixit ad eos: Hæc sunt quæ iussit Dominus fieri.
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Sex diebus facietis opus: septimus dies erit vobis sanctus, sabbatum, et requies Domini: qui fecerit opus in eo, occidetur.
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Non succendetis ignem in omnibus habitaculis vestris per diem sabbati.
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Et ait Moyses ad omnem catervam filiorum Israel: Iste est sermo quem præcepit Dominus, dicens:
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Separate apud vos primitias Domino. Omnis voluntarius et prono animo offerat eas Domino: aurum et argentum, et æs,
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hyacinthum et purpuram, coccumque bis tinctum, et byssum, pilos caprarum,
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pellesque arietum rubricatas, et ianthinas, ligna setim,
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et oleum ad luminaria concinnanda, et ut conficiatur unguentum, et thymiama suavissimum,
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lapides onychinos, et gemmas ad ornatum superhumeralis et rationalis.
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Quisque vestrum sapiens est, veniat, et faciat quod Dominus imperavit:
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Tabernaculum scilicet, et tectum eius, atque operimentum, annulos, et tabulata cum vectibus, paxillos et bases:
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Arcam et vectes, propitiatorium, et velum, quod ante illud oppanditur:
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Mensam cum vectibus et vasis, et propositionis panibus:
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Candelabrum ad luminaria sustentanda, vasa illius et lucernas, et oleum ad nutrimenta ignium:
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Altare thymiamatis, et vectes, et oleum unctionis et thymiama ex aromatibus: Tentorium ad ostium tabernaculi:
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Altare holocausti, et craticulam eius æneam cum vectibus et vasis suis: labrum et basim eius:
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Cortinas atrii cum columnis et basibus, tentorium in foribus vestibuli,
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paxillos tabernaculi et atrii cum funiculis suis:
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Vestimenta, quorum usus est in ministerio sanctuarii, vestes Aaron pontificis ac filiorum eius, ut sacerdotio fungantur mihi.
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Egressaque omnis multitudo filiorum Israel de conspectu Moysi,
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obtulerunt mente promptissima atque devota primitias Domino, ad faciendum opus tabernaculi testimonii. Quidquid ad cultum et ad vestes sanctas necessarium erat,
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viri cum mulieribus præbuerunt, armillas et inaures, annulos et dextralia: omne vas aureum in donaria Domini separatum est.
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Si quis habebat hyacinthum, et purpuram, coccumque bis tinctum, byssum et pilos caprarum, pelles arietum rubricatas, et ianthinas,
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argenti, ærisque metalla obtulerunt Domino, lignaque setim in varios usus.
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Sed et mulieres doctæ, quæ neverant, dederunt hyacinthum, purpuram, et vermiculum, ac byssum,
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et pilos caprarum, sponte propria cuncta tribuentes.
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Principes vero obtulerunt lapides onychinos, et gemmas ad superhumerale et rationale,
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aromataque et oleum ad luminaria concinnanda, et ad præparandum unguentum, ac thymiama odoris suavissimi componendum.
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Omnes viri et mulieres mente devota obtulerunt donaria, ut fierent opera quæ iusserat Dominus per manum Moysi. Cuncti filii Israel voluntaria Domino dedicaverunt.
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Dixitque Moyses ad filios Israel: Ecce, vocavit Dominus ex nomine Beseleel filium Uri filii Hur de tribu Iuda.
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Implevitque eum spiritu Dei, sapientia et intelligentia, et scientia et omni doctrina
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ad excogitandum, et faciendum opus in auro et argento, et ære,
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sculpendisque lapidibus, et opere carpentario. quidquid fabre adinveniri potest,
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dedit in corde eius: Ooliab quoque filium Achisamech de tribu Dan:
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ambos erudivit sapientia, ut faciant opera abietarii, polymitarii, ac plumarii de hyacintho ac purpura, coccoque bis tincto, et bysso, et texant omnia, ac nova quæque reperiant.
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Moses assembled all the congregation of the children of Israel, and said to them, “These are the words which the LORD has commanded, that you should do them.
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‘Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be a holy day for you, a Sabbath of solemn rest to the LORD: whoever does any work in it shall be put to death.
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You shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations on the Sabbath day.’”
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Moses spoke to all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, “This is the thing which the LORD commanded, saying,
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‘Take from among you an offering to the LORD. Whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it as the LORD’s offering: gold, silver, bronze,
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blue, purple, scarlet, fine linen, goats’ hair,
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rams’ skins dyed red, sea cow hides, acacia wood,
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oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense,
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onyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod and for the breastplate.
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“‘Let every wise-hearted man among you come, and make all that the LORD has commanded:
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the tabernacle, its outer covering, its roof, its clasps, its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its sockets;
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the ark, and its poles, the mercy seat, the veil of the screen;
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the table with its poles and all its vessels, and the show bread;
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the lamp stand also for the light, with its vessels, its lamps, and the oil for the light;
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and the altar of incense with its poles, the anointing oil, the sweet incense, the screen for the door, at the door of the tabernacle;
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the altar of burnt offering, with its grating of bronze, its poles, and all its vessels, the basin and its base;
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the hangings of the court, its pillars, their sockets, and the screen for the gate of the court;
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the pins of the tabernacle, the pins of the court, and their cords;
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the finely worked garments for ministering in the holy place—the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons—to minister in the priest’s office.’”
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All the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the presence of Moses.
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They came, everyone whose heart stirred him up, and everyone whom his spirit made willing, and brought the LORD’s offering for the work of the Tent of Meeting, and for all of its service, and for the holy garments.
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They came, both men and women, as many as were willing-hearted, and brought brooches, earrings, signet rings, and armlets, all jewels of gold; even every man who offered an offering of gold to the LORD.
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Everyone with whom was found blue, purple, scarlet, fine linen, goats’ hair, rams’ skins dyed red, and sea cow hides, brought them.
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Everyone who offered an offering of silver and bronze brought the LORD’s offering; and everyone with whom was found acacia wood for any work of the service, brought it.
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All the women who were wise-hearted spun with their hands, and brought that which they had spun: the blue, the purple, the scarlet, and the fine linen.
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All the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun the goats’ hair.
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The rulers brought the onyx stones and the stones to be set for the ephod and for the breastplate;
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with the spice and the oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense.
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The children of Israel brought a free will offering to the LORD; every man and woman whose heart made them willing to bring for all the work, which the LORD had commanded to be made by Moses.
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Moses said to the children of Israel, “Behold, the LORD has called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
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He has filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds of workmanship;
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and to make skillful works, to work in gold, in silver, in bronze,
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in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all kinds of skillful workmanship.
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He has put in his heart that he may teach, both he and Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.
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He has filled them with wisdom of heart to work all kinds of workmanship, of the engraver, of the skillful workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of those who do any workmanship, and of those who make skillful works.
ylt (ylt) - Bible.com YLT98 plain UTF-8
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And Moses assembleth all the company of the sons of Israel, and saith unto them, `These <FI>are<Fi> the things which Jehovah hath commanded--to do them:
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Six days is work done, and on the seventh day there is to you a holy <FI>day<Fi> , a sabbath of rest to Jehovah; any who doeth work in it is put to death;
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ye do not burn a fire in any of your dwellings on the sabbath-day.'
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And Moses speaketh unto all the company of the sons of Israel, saying, `This <FI>is<Fi> the thing which Jehovah hath commanded, saying,
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Take ye from among you a heave-offering to Jehovah; every one whose heart <FI>is<Fi> willing doth bring it, --the heave-offering of Jehovah, --gold, and silver, and brass,
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and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and linen, and goats' <FI>hair<Fi> ,
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and rams' skins made red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,
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and oil for the light, and spices for the anointing oil, and for the spice perfume,
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and shoham stones, and stones for settings, for an ephod, and for a breastplate.
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`And all the wise-hearted among you come in, and make all that Jehovah hath commanded:
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`The tabernacle, its tent, and its covering, its hooks, and its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its sockets,
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`The ark and its staves, the mercy-seat, and the vail of the covering,
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`The table and its staves, and all its vessels, and the bread of the presence,
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`And the candlestick for the light, and its vessels, and its lamps, and the oil for the light,
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`And the altar of perfume, and its staves, and the anointing oil, and the spice perfume, and the covering of the opening at the opening of the tabernacle,
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`The altar of burnt-offering and the brazen grate which it hath, its staves, and all its vessels, the laver and its base,
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`The hangings of the court, its pillars, and their sockets, and the covering of the gate of the court,
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`The pins of the tabernacle, and the pins of the court, and their cords,
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`The coloured garments, to do service in the sanctuary, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons to act as priest in.'
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And all the company of the sons of Israel go out from the presence of Moses,
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and they come in--every man whom his heart hath lifted up, and every one whom his spirit hath made willing--they have brought in the heave-offering of Jehovah for the work of the tent of meeting, and for all its service, and for the holy garments.
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And they come in--the men with the women--every willing-hearted one--they have brought in nose-ring, and ear-ring, and seal-ring, and necklace, all golden goods, even every one who hath waved a wave-offering of gold to Jehovah.
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And every man with whom hath been found blue, and purple, and scarlet, and linen, and goats' <FI>hair<Fi> , and rams' skins made red, and badgers' skins, have brought <FI>them<Fi> in;
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every one lifting up a heave-offering of silver and brass have brought in the heave-offering of Jehovah; and every one with whom hath been found shittim wood for any work of the service brought <FI>it<Fi> in.
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And every wise-hearted woman hath spun with her hands, and they bring in yarn, the blue, and the purple, the scarlet, and the linen;
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and all the women whose heart hath lifted them up in wisdom, have spun the goats' <FI>hair<Fi> .
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And the princes have brought in the shoham stones, and the stones for settings, for the ephod, and for the breastplate,
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and the spices, and the oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the spice perfume;
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every man and woman (whom their heart hath made willing to bring in for all the work which Jehovah commanded to be done by the hand of Moses) <FI>of<Fi> the sons of Israel brought in a willing-offering to Jehovah.
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And Moses saith unto the sons of Israel, `See, Jehovah hath called by name Bezaleel, son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah,
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and He doth fill him <FI>with<Fi> the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all work,
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even to devise devices to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
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and in graving of stones for settings, and in graving of wood to work in any work of design.
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`And to direct He hath put in his heart, he and Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan;
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He hath filled them with wisdom of heart to do every work, of engraver, and designer, and embroiderer (in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in linen), and weaver, who do any work, and of designers of designs.
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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!
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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.
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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).