Exodus Chapter 37
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asv (asv) - eBible.org engASV USFM
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Thou shalt make thee no molten gods.
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The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep. Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, at the time appointed in the month Abib; for in the month Abib thou camest out from Egypt.
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All that openeth the womb is mine; and all thy cattle that is male, the firstlings of cow and sheep.
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And the firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb: and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break its neck. All the first-born of thy sons thou shalt redeem. And none shall appear before me empty.
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Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in plowing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.
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And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks,
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even of the first-fruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the year’s end.
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Three times in the year shall all thy males appear before the Lord Jehovah, the God of Israel.
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For I will cast out nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders: neither shall any man desire thy land, when thou goest up to appear before Jehovah thy God three times in the year.
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Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread; neither shall the sacrifice of the feast of the passover be left unto the morning.
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The first of the first-fruits of thy ground thou shalt bring unto the house of Jehovah thy God. Thou shalt not boil a kid in its mother’s milk.
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And Jehovah said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel.
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And he was there with Jehovah forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.
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And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of the testimony in Moses’ hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses knew not that the skin of his face shone by reason of his speaking with him.
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And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come nigh him.
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And Moses called unto them; and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation returned unto him: and Moses spake to them.
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And afterward all the children of Israel came nigh: and he gave them in commandment all that Jehovah had spoken with him in mount Sinai.
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And when Moses had done speaking with them, he put a veil on his face.
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But when Moses went in before Jehovah to speak with him, he took the veil off, until he came out; and he came out, and spake unto the children of Israel that which he was commanded.
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And the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses’ face shone: and Moses put the veil upon his face again, until he went in to speak with him.
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And Moses assembled all the congregation of the children of Israel, and said unto them, These are the words which Jehovah hath commanded, that ye should 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 solemn rest to Jehovah: whosoever doeth any work therein shall be put to death.
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Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day.
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And Moses spake unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which Jehovah commanded, saying,
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Take ye from among you an offering unto Jehovah; whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, Jehovah’s offering: gold, and silver, and brass,
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and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’
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hair,
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and rams’ skins dyed red, and sealskins, and acacia wood,
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and oil for the light, and spices for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense,
darby (darby) - eBible.org Darby 1890 plaintext
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And Bezaleel made the ark of acacia-wood; two cubits and a half the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.
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And he overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a border of gold upon it round about.
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And he cast for it four rings of gold, for its four corners: two rings on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.
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And he made staves of acacia-wood and overlaid them with gold.
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And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, to carry the ark.
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— And he made a mercy-seat of pure gold; two cubits and a half the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof.
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And he made two cherubim of gold; of beaten work did he make them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat;
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one cherub at the end of one side, and one cherub at the end of the other side; out of the mercy-seat he made the two cherubim at the two ends thereof.
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And the cherubim spread out [their] wings over it, covering over with their wings the mercy-seat; and their faces were opposite to one another: the faces of the cherubim were [turned] toward the mercy-seat.
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And he made the table of acacia-wood; two cubits the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.
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And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made upon it a border of gold round about.
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And he made for it a margin of a hand-breadth round about; and made a border of gold for the margin thereof round about.
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And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings on the four corners that were on the four feet thereof.
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Close to the margin were the rings, as receptacles of the staves to carry the table.
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And he made the staves of acacia-wood, and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table.
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And he made the utensils that were on the table, the dishes thereof, and the cups thereof, and the bowls thereof, and the goblets with which to pour out, of pure gold.
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And he made the candlestick of pure gold; [of] beaten work he made the candlestick: its base, and its shaft, its cups, its knobs, and its flowers were of itself.
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And six branches went out of the sides thereof — three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof;
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[there were] three cups shaped like almonds in the one branch, a knob and a flower; and three cups shaped like almonds in the other branch, a knob and a flower: so in the six branches which went out of the candlestick.
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And in the candlestick were four cups, shaped like almonds, its knobs, and its flowers;
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and a knob under two branches thereof, and [again] a knob under two branches thereof, and [again] a knob under two branches thereof, for the six branches which went out of it.
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Their knobs and their branches were of itself — all of one beaten work of pure gold.
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And he made the seven lamps thereof, and the snuffers thereof, and the snuff-trays thereof, of pure gold.
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Of a talent of pure gold he made it, and all its utensils.
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And he made the altar of incense of acacia-wood; a cubit the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, square, and two cubits the height thereof: its horns were of itself.
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And he overlaid it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and made upon it a border of gold round about.
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And he made two rings of gold for it under its border, by its two corners, on the two sides thereof, as receptacles for the staves with which to carry it.
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And he made the staves of acacia-wood, and overlaid them with gold.
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And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of fragrant drugs, according to the work of the perfumer.
lxxbrent (lxxbrent) - Septuagint (Brenton 1851) eBible USFM
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And they made ten curtains for the tabernacle;
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of eight and twenty cubits the length of one curtain: the same [measure] was to all, and the breadth of one curtain was of four cubits.
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And they made the veil of blue, and purple, and spun scarlet, and fine linen twined, the woven work with cherubs.
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And they put it on four posts of incorruptible [wood] overlaid with gold; and their chapiters were gold, and their four sockets were silver.
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And they made the veil of the door of the tabernacle of witness of blue, and purple, and spun scarlet, and fine linen twined, woven work with cherubs,
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and their posts five, and the rings; and they gilded their chapiters and their clasps with gold, and they had five sockets of brass.
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And they made the court toward the south; the curtains of the court of fine linen twined, a hundred [cubits] every way,
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and their posts twenty, and their sockets twenty;
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and on the north side a hundred every way, and on the south side a hundred every way, and their posts twenty and their sockets twenty.
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And on the west side curtains of fifty cubits, their posts ten and their sockets ten.
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And on the east side curtains of fifty cubits of fifteen cubits behind,
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and their pillars three, and their sockets three.
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And at the second back on this side and on that by the gate of the court, curtains of fifteen cubits, their pillars three and their sockets three;
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all the curtains of the tabernacle of fine linen twined.
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And the sockets of their pillars of brass, and their hooks of silver, and their chapiters overlaid with silver, and all the posts of the court overlaid with silver:
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and the veil of the gate of the court, the work of an embroiderer of blue, and purple, and spun scarlet, and fine linen twined; the length of twenty cubits, and the height and the breadth of five cubits, made equal to the curtains of the court;
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and their pillars four, and their sockets four of brass, and their hooks of silver, and their chapiters overlaid with silver.
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And all the pins of the court round about of brass, and they [were] overlaid with silver.
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And this was the construction of the tabernacle of witness, accordingly as it was appointed to Moses; so that the public service should belong to the Levites, through Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
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And Beseleel the son of Urias of the tribe of Juda, did as the Lord commanded Moses.
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And Eliab the son of Achisamach of the tribe of Dan [was there], who was chief artificer in the woven works and needle-works and embroideries, in weaving with the scarlet and fine linen.
vul1914 (vul1914) - Vulgate 1914 UTF-8 (sacredbible.org)
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Fecit autem Beseleel et arcam de lignis setim, habentem duos semis cubitos in longitudine, et cubitum ac semissem in latitudine, altitudo quoque unius cubiti fuit et dimidii: vestivitque eam auro purissimo intus ac foris.
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Et fecit illi coronam auream per gyrum,
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conflans quattuor annulos aureos per quattuor angulos eius: duos annulos in latere uno, et duos in altero.
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Vectes quoque fecit de lignis setim, quos vestivit auro,
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et quos misit in annulos, qui erant in lateribus arcæ ad portandum eam.
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Fecit et propitiatorium, idest, oraculum, de auro mundissimo, duorum cubitorum et dimidii in longitudine, et cubiti ac semis in latitudine.
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Duos etiam Cherubim ex auro ductili, quos posuit ex utraque parte propitiatorii:
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Cherub unum in summitate unius partis, et Cherub alterum in summitate partis alterius: duos Cherubim in singulis summitatibus propitiatorii,
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extendentes alas, et tegentes propitiatorium, seque mutuo et illud respicientes.
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Fecit et mensam de lignis setim in longitudine duorum cubitorum, et in latitudine unius cubiti, quæ habebat in altitudine cubitum ac semissem.
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circumdeditque eam auro mundissimo, et fecit illi labium aureum per gyrum,
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ipsique labio coronam auream interrasilem quattuor digitorum, et super eamdem, alteram coronam auream.
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Fudit et quattuor circulos aureos, quos posuit in quattuor angulis per singulos pedes mensæ
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contra coronam: misitque in eos vectes, ut possit mensa portari.
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Ipsos quoque vectes fecit de lignis setim, et circumdedit eos auro.
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Et vasa ad diversos usus mensæ, acetabula, phialas, et cyathos, et thuribula, ex auro puro, in quibus offerenda sunt libamina.
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Fecit et candelabrum ductile de auro mundissimo. De cuius vecte calami, scyphi, sphærulæque ac lilia procedebant:
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sex in utroque latere, tres calami ex parte una, et tres ex altera:
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tres scyphi in nucis modum per calamos singulos, sphærulæque simul et lilia: et tres scyphi instar nucis in calamo altero, sphærulæque simul et lilia. Æquum erat opus sex calamorum, qui procedebant de stipite candelabri.
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In ipso autem vecte erant quattuor scyphi in nucis modum, sphærulæque per singulos simul et lilia:
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et sphærulæ sub duobus calamis per loca tria, qui simul sex fiunt calami procedentes de vecte uno.
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et sphærulæ igitur, et calami ex ipso erant, universa ductilia ex auro purissimo.
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Fecit et lucernas septem cum emunctoriis suis, et vasa ubi ea quæ emuncta sunt, extinguantur, de auro mundissimo.
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Talentum auri appendebat candelabrum cum omnibus vasis suis.
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Fecit et altare thymiamatis de lignis setim, per quadrum singulos habens cubitos, et in altitudine duos: e cuius angulis procedebant cornua.
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Vestivitque illud auro purissimo cum craticula ac parietibus et cornibus.
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Fecitque ei coronam aureolam per gyrum, et duos annulos aureos sub corona per singula latera, ut mittantur in eos vectes, et possit altare portari.
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Ipsos autem vectes fecit de lignis setim, et operuit laminis aureis.
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Composuit et oleum ad sanctificationis unguentum, et thymiama de aromatibus mundissimis opere pigmentarii.
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Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood. Its length was two and a half cubits, and its width a cubit and a half, and a cubit and a half its height.
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He overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a molding of gold for it around it.
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He cast four rings of gold for it in its four feet—two rings on its one side, and two rings on its other side.
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He made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
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He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.
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He made a mercy seat of pure gold. Its length was two and a half cubits, and a cubit and a half its width.
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He made two cherubim of gold. He made them of beaten work, at the two ends of the mercy seat:
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one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end. He made the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat at its two ends.
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The cherubim spread out their wings above, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat.
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He made the table of acacia wood. Its length was two cubits, and its width was a cubit, and its height was a cubit and a half.
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He overlaid it with pure gold, and made a gold molding around it.
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He made a border of a hand’s width around it, and made a golden molding on its border around it.
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He cast four rings of gold for it, and put the rings in the four corners that were on its four feet.
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The rings were close by the border, the places for the poles to carry the table.
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He made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table.
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He made the vessels which were on the table, its dishes, its spoons, its bowls, and its pitchers with which to pour out, of pure gold.
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He made the lamp stand of pure gold. He made the lamp stand of beaten work. Its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its flowers were of one piece with it.
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There were six branches going out of its sides: three branches of the lamp stand out of its one side, and three branches of the lamp stand out of its other side:
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three cups made like almond blossoms in one branch, a bud and a flower, and three cups made like almond blossoms in the other branch, a bud and a flower; so for the six branches going out of the lamp stand.
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In the lamp stand were four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its flowers;
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and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of it.
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Their buds and their branches were of one piece with it. The whole thing was one beaten work of pure gold.
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He made its seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff dishes, of pure gold.
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He made it of a talent of pure gold, with all its vessels.
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He made the altar of incense of acacia wood. It was square: its length was a cubit, and its width a cubit. Its height was two cubits. Its horns were of one piece with it.
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He overlaid it with pure gold: its top, its sides around it, and its horns. He made a gold molding around it.
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He made two golden rings for it under its molding crown, on its two ribs, on its two sides, for places for poles with which to carry it.
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He made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.
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He made the holy anointing oil and the pure incense of sweet spices, after the art of the perfumer.
ylt (ylt) - Bible.com YLT98 plain UTF-8
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And Bezaleel maketh the ark of shittim wood, two cubits and a half its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height;
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and he overlayeth it with pure gold within and without, and maketh for it a wreath of gold round about;
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and he casteth for it four rings of gold, on its four feet, even two rings on its one side, and two rings on its second side;
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and he maketh staves of shittim wood, and overlayeth them with gold,
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and he bringeth in the staves into the rings, by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.
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And he maketh a mercy-seat of pure gold, two cubits and a half its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth;
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and he maketh two cherubs of gold, of beaten work he hath made them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat;
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one cherub at the end on this <FI>side<Fi> , and one cherub at the end on that, out of the mercy-seat he hath made the cherubs, at its two ends;
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and the cherubs are spreading out wings on high, covering over the mercy-seat with their wings, and their faces <FI>are<Fi> one towards another; towards the mercy-seat have the faces of the cherubs been.
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And he maketh the table of shittim wood; two cubits its length, and a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height,
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and overlayeth it with pure gold, and maketh for it a wreath of gold round about.
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And he maketh for it a border of a handbreadth round about, and maketh a wreath of gold for its border round about;
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and he casteth for it four rings of gold, and putteth the rings on the four corners which <FI>are<Fi> to its four feet;
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over-against the border have the rings been, places for staves to bear the table.
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And he maketh the staves of shittim wood, and overlayeth them with gold, to bear the table;
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and he maketh the vessels which <FI>are<Fi> upon the table, its dishes, and its bowls, and its cups, and the cups by which they pour out, of pure gold.
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And he maketh the candlestick of pure gold; of beaten work he hath made the candlestick, its base, and its branch, its calyxes, its knops, and its flowers, have been of the same;
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and six branches are coming out of its sides, three branches of the candlestick out of its one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of its second side;
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three calyxes, made like almonds, in the one branch, a knop and a flower; and three calyxes, made like almonds, in another branch, a knop and a flower; so to the six branches which are coming out of the candlestick.
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And in the candlestick <FI>are<Fi> four calyxes, made like almonds, its knops, and its flowers,
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and a knop under the two branches of the same, and a knop under the two branches of the same, and a knop under the two branches of the same, <FI>are<Fi> to the six branches which are coming out of it;
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their knops and their branches have been of the same; all of it one beaten work of pure gold.
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And he maketh its seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff-dishes, of pure gold;
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of a talent of pure gold he hath made it, and all its vessels.
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And he maketh the perfume-altar of shittim wood; a cubit its length, and a cubit its breadth (square), and two cubits its height; its horns have been of the same;
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and he overlayeth it with pure gold, its top and its sides round about, and its horns; and he maketh for it a wreath of gold round about;
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and two rings of gold he hath made for it under its wreath, at its two corners, at its two sides, for places for staves to bear it with them.
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And he maketh the staves of shittim wood, and overlayeth them with gold;
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and he maketh the holy anointing oil, and the pure spice-perfume--work of a compounder.
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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).