Exodus 25 Cross References - NSB

¹ Then Jehovah spoke to Moses. He said: ² »Tell the Israelites to choose something to give me as a special contribution. You must accept whatever contribution each person freely gives. ³ »This is the type of contribution you will accept from them: gold, silver, and bronze, ⁴ violet, purple, and bright red yarns, fine linen, goats’ hair, ⁵ rams’ skins dyed red, fine leather, acacia wood, ⁶ olive oil for the lamps, spices (balsam oil) for the anointing oil and for the sweet-smelling incense, ⁷ onyx stones, and other precious stones to be set in the chief priest’s ephod and his breastplate. ⁸ »Have them make a holy place (sanctuary) for me, and I will live among them. ⁹ »Make the tent and all its furnishings exactly like the plans I show you. ¹⁰ »Make a Box out of acacia wood, forty-five inches long, twenty-seven inches wide, and twenty-seven inches high. ¹¹ »Cover it with pure gold inside and out and put a gold border all around it. ¹² »Make four carrying rings of gold for it and attach them to its four legs, with two rings on each side. ¹³ »Make two poles of acacia wood. Cover them with gold. ¹⁴ »Put them through the rings. Poles can be used to carry the chest. ¹⁵ »Do not ever remove the poles from the rings. ¹⁶ »I will give you the Ten Commandments written on two flat tablets. Put them inside the chest. ¹⁷ »Cover the lid of the chest (mercy seat) with pure gold. ¹⁸ »Hammer out two winged cherubs of pure gold and fasten them to the lid at the ends of the chest. ¹⁹ »Make one cherub at one end and one cherub at the other end. You shall make the cherubim of one piece with the chest at its two ends. ²⁰ »The cherubim shall have their wings spread upward, covering the chest with their wings and facing one another. The faces of the cherubim are to be turned toward the chest. ²¹ »After you put into the ark the words of my covenant that I will give you, place the throne of mercy on top. ²² »I will be above the throne of mercy between the angels whenever I meet with you. I will give you all my commandments for the Israelites. ²³ »Make a table of acacia wood thirty-six inches long, eighteen inches wide, and twenty-seven inches high. ²⁴ »Cover it with pure gold. Put a gold molding around it. ²⁵ »Make a rim three inches wide around it. Put a gold molding around the rim. ²⁶ »Make four gold rings for it. Fasten them to the four corners where the four legs are. ²⁷ »The rings are to be close to the rim. They are to hold the poles for carrying the table. ²⁸ »Make the poles out of acacia wood. Cover them with gold and use them to carry the table. ²⁹ »The plates and dishes for the table should be out of pure gold. Also make pitchers and bowls to be used for pouring wine offerings. ³⁰ »The table should be placed in front of the Covenant Box. There is always to be the sacred bread offered to me for the table. ³¹ »Make lamp stand of pure gold. Make its base and its shaft of hammered gold. Its decorative flowers, including buds and petals, are to form one piece with it. ³² »Six branches shall extend from its sides, three from each side. ³³ »Three cups shall be shaped like almond blossoms in the one branch, a bulb and a flower, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms in the other branch. This should go on for six branches going out from the lamp stand. ³⁴ »Four cups shaped like almond blossoms, its bulbs and its flowers should be in the lamp stand. ³⁵ »A bulb shall be under each of the six pair of branches coming out of the lamp stand. ³⁶ »Their bulbs and their branches shall be of one piece. All of it must be one piece of hammered work of pure gold. ³⁷ »Then make a total of seven lamps. Mount the lamps so that they shed light on the space in front of it. ³⁸ »Its snuffers and fire holders (trays) must be of pure gold. ³⁹ »It shall be made from seventy-five pounds of pure gold, with all these utensils. ⁴⁰ »See that you make them like the pattern for them that were shown to you on the mountain.

²⁴ After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.

³³ Jehovah went his way as soon as he finished speaking with Abraham. Abraham returned to his place.

¹² He had a dream in which he saw a stairway set up on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven. He saw the angels of God going up and coming down on it.

⁴² Pharaoh took his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand. He clothed him in garments of fine linen and put the gold necklace around his neck.

² »Jehovah is my strong defender. He is the one who has saved me. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will sing about his greatness.

³⁴ Aaron placed it before the Testimony, to be kept just as Jehovah commanded Moses.

²⁴ »Make an altar of earth for me. Sacrifice your sheep and your cattle as offerings to be completely burned and as peace offerings. In every place that I set-aside for you to worship me, I will come to you and bless you.

⁹ »Make the tent and all its furnishings exactly like the plans I show you.

¹¹ »Cover it with pure gold inside and out and put a gold border all around it.

¹⁴ »Put them through the rings. Poles can be used to carry the chest. ¹⁵ »Do not ever remove the poles from the rings. ¹⁶ »I will give you the Ten Commandments written on two flat tablets. Put them inside the chest. ¹⁷ »Cover the lid of the chest (mercy seat) with pure gold. ¹⁸ »Hammer out two winged cherubs of pure gold and fasten them to the lid at the ends of the chest.

²⁴ »Cover it with pure gold. Put a gold molding around it.

²⁶ »Make four gold rings for it. Fasten them to the four corners where the four legs are. ²⁷ »The rings are to be close to the rim. They are to hold the poles for carrying the table. ²⁸ »Make the poles out of acacia wood. Cover them with gold and use them to carry the table.

³⁷ »Then make a total of seven lamps. Mount the lamps so that they shed light on the space in front of it.

⁴⁰ »See that you make them like the pattern for them that were shown to you on the mountain.

¹⁴ »Make a cover of rams’ skins that have been dyed red for the outer tent. Place a cover made of fine leather over that. ¹⁵ »A framework out of acacia wood should be built for the inner tent.

²⁶ »Prepare crossbars out of acacia wood: five for the frames on one side of the inner tent.

²⁹ »Cover the frames with gold. Make gold rings to hold the crossbars. Cover the crossbars with gold. ³⁰ »Erect the inner tent according to the plans you were shown on the mountain.

³⁴ »Place the mercy seat on the Ark of the Covenant in the holy of holies.

³⁷ »Make five pillars of acacia for the screen and overlay them with gold. Their hooks should also be of gold. Cast five sockets of bronze for them.

⁶ »Prepare poles out of acacia wood for the altar. Cover them with copper. ⁷ »The poles should be put through the rings on both sides of the altar and used to carry it.

²⁰ »Command the Israelites that the lighting must be provided by pure virgin olive oil so that the lamps will not go out. ²¹ »Keep the lamps lit in the tent of meeting outside the canopy where the words of my covenant are. Aaron and his descendants must keep the lamps lit in Jehovah’s presence from evening until morning. This is a long lasting law among the Israelites for generations to come.

⁴ »The clothes they will make are as follows: a breastplate, an ephod and the robe that is worn with it, another specially woven linen robe, the chief priest’s turban, and a cloth belt. They will make these holy clothes for your brother Aaron and his sons so that they will be able to serve me as priests.

⁶ »prepare the ephod with fine linen yarn. Embroider gold, violet, purple, and bright red yarn into the fabric. ⁷ »It should have two shoulder straps attached at the top corners so it can be fastened. ⁸ »Make the belt that is attached to the ephod from the same fabric. ⁹ »Engrave the names of the sons of Israel on two onyx stones. ¹⁰ »Engrave them in order of their birth. Place six names on each stone. ¹¹ »Engrave the names of the sons of Israel on the two stones the same way a jeweler engraves a signet ring. Mount them in gold settings. ¹² »Then fasten them on the shoulder straps of the ephod as reminders of who the Israelites are. In this way Aaron will carry their names on his shoulders as a reminder in Jehovah’s presence. ¹³ »Make gold settings. ¹⁴ »Also make two chains of pure gold. These gold chains should be twisted like ropes. Fasten these chains to the settings. ¹⁵ »Prepare the breast piece for decision-making using a skilled craftsman. Make it like the ephod out of gold, violet, purple, and bright red yarn and out of fine linen yarn. ¹⁶ »Fold it in half so it is nine inches square. ¹⁷ »Fasten four rows of precious stones on it. Put red quartz, topaz, and emerald in the first row. ¹⁸ »Place turquoise, sapphire, and crystal in the second row. ¹⁹ »In the third row put jacinth, agate, and amethyst. ²⁰ »In the fourth row put beryl, onyx, and gray quartz. Mount them in gold settings. ²¹ »The stones represent the twelve sons of Israel, by name, each stone engraved like a signet ring with the name of one of the twelve tribes. ²² »Make chains out of pure gold, twisted like ropes for the breastplate. ²³ »Make two gold rings for the breastplate. Attach them to the two top corners of the breastplate. ²⁴ »Fasten the two gold ropes to the rings at the top corners of the breastplate. ²⁵ »Fasten the other ends of the ropes to the two settings on the shoulder straps of the ephod so that the breastplate hangs in front of it. ²⁶ »Make two gold rings, and connect them to the other two corners of the breastplate on the inside edge next to the ephod. ²⁷ »Make two more gold rings, and fasten them to the bottom of the shoulder straps on the front of the ephod. This will be close to the seam just above the belt of the ephod. ²⁸ »Then the breastplate should be fastened by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a violet cord. Attach it just above the belt of the ephod. This will hold the breastplate in place. ²⁹ »When Aaron goes into the holy place, he will carry the names of the sons of Israel over his heart as a continual reminder in Jehovah’s presence. He must do this by wearing the breast piece for decision-making. ³⁰ Put the Urim and Thummim into the breast piece for decision-making. They, too, will be over Aaron’s heart when he comes into Jehovah’s presence. In this way when he is in Jehovah’s presence, Aaron will always be carrying over his heart the means for determining Jehovah’s decisions for the Israelites.

⁴² »It shall be a continual burnt offering throughout your generations at the doorway of the tent of meeting before Jehovah. That is where I will meet with you to speak to you. ⁴³ »I will meet there with the sons of Israel, and it shall be consecrated by my glory.

⁴⁵ »I will dwell among the sons of Israel and will be their God.

³ »Cover it all with pure gold, the top, the sides, and the horns. Put a gold molding around it.

⁵ »Make the poles out of acacia wood. Cover them with gold. ⁶ »Place the altar in front of the canopy that hangs over the ark containing the words of my covenant I will meet with you there in front of the throne of mercy that is on the ark.

⁸ »When Aaron lights the lamps at dusk he must burn incense. An incense offering must burn (smoke) constantly in Jehovah’s presence for generations to come.

²³ »Take top quality spices: twelve pounds of liquid myrrh, six pounds of sweet-smelling cinnamon, six pounds of sweet-smelling cane, ²⁴ and twelve pounds of cassia, according to the official standard. Add one gallon of olive oil, ²⁵ and make sacred anointing oil, mixed like perfume. ²⁶ »This is for dedicating the tent and chest, ²⁷ the table with its equipment, the lamp stand with its equipment, the incense altar with all its utensils, ²⁸ the altar for sacrifices, and the large bowl with its stand. ²⁹ »You will make them so holy that anyone who even touches them will become holy when you dedicate them this way. ³⁰ »Sprinkle Aaron and his sons with this oil when you ordain them as my priests. ³¹ »Say this to the people of Israel: ‘This oil must always be used in the ordination service of a priest. It is holy because it is dedicated to Jehovah. ³² »So treat it as holy! Do not use it for everyday purposes or mix any for yourselves. ³³ »If you do, you will no longer belong to Jehovah’s people.’« ³⁴ Jehovah said to Moses: »Take one part fragrant spices and two kinds of gum resin and aromatic mollusk shells, and mix them with one part pure frankincense. ³⁵ »Have a perfumer make it into fragrant incense, seasoned with salt, pure and holy. ³⁶ »Grind some of it into a fine powder. Put it in front of the ark containing the words of my covenant in the tent of meeting, where I will meet with you. You must treat it as most holy.

³⁶ »Grind some of it into a fine powder. Put it in front of the ark containing the words of my covenant in the tent of meeting, where I will meet with you. You must treat it as most holy. ³⁷ »Do not make any incense for yourselves using this formula. Treat it as holy to Jehovah. ³⁸ »Anyone who prepares anything like it for his own enjoyment must be excluded from his people.«

⁶ »I also appointed Oholiab, son of Ahisamach, from the tribe of Dan, to help him. I have given every craftsman the skill necessary to make what I have commanded you:

¹⁸ When God finished speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai, He gave him the two tablets of the testimony, tablets of stone, written by the finger of God.

¹⁵ Moses went back down the mountain. He carried the two stone tablets with the commandments written on both sides.

³¹ They were in charge of the Ark, the table, the lamp stand, the altars, the utensils used in the holy place, and the screen. They took care of all these things.

⁶ »Over this they will put a covering of fine leather. On top of that they will spread a cloth made entirely of violet material. Then they will put the poles in place. ⁷ »They will spread a violet cloth over the table of the presence and put on it the plates, dishes, bowls, and pitchers for the wine offerings. The bread that is always in Jehovah’s presence will also be on it. ⁸ »They will spread a bright red cloth over everything on the table. They will then cover all this with fine leather. Then they will put the poles in place. ⁹ »They will use a violet cloth to cover the lamp stand, as well as the lamps, snuffers, trays, and all the containers for the olive oil used in the lamps.

¹¹ »They will spread a violet cloth over the gold altar and cover the cloth with fine leather. Then they will put the poles in place.

¹⁴ »They will put all the accessories used at the altar on it. These are the trays, forks, shovels, and bowls-all the altar’s accessories. They will spread a covering of fine leather (sealskin) over all this. Then they will put the poles in place.

³ »Send all of these unclean men and women outside the camp. They must not make this camp where I live among you unclean.«

²⁹ Moses came down from Mount Sinai. The two tablets of the testimony were in Moses’ hand as he came down from the mountain. Moses did not know that the skin of his face glowed because he spoke with God.

⁴ Moses spoke to all the people of Israel: »This is what Jehovah has commanded: ⁵ ‘Make an offering to Jehovah. Everyone who wishes to do so is to bring an offering of gold, silver, or copper. ⁶ ‘The offering could be of fine linen, blue, purple, and red wool; cloth made of goats’ hair; ⁷ rams’ skin dyed red, fine leather, acacia wood; ⁸ oil for the lamps, spices; balsam oil for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense. ⁹ The offering could also be carnelians and other jewels to be set in the High Priest’s ephod and in his breast piece. ¹⁰ ‘All the skilled workers among you are to come and make everything that Jehovah commanded: ¹¹ the Tent, its covering and its outer covering, its hooks and its frames, its crossbars, its posts, and its bases; ¹² the Covenant Box, its poles, its lid, and the curtain to screen it off; ¹³ the table, its poles, and all its equipment; the bread offered to God;

¹³ the table, its poles, and all its equipment; the bread offered to God; ¹⁴ the lamp stand for the light and its equipment; the lamps with their oil;

¹⁴ the lamp stand for the light and its equipment; the lamps with their oil; ¹⁵ the altar for burning incense and its poles; the anointing oil; the sweet incense; the curtain for the entrance of the Tent; ¹⁶ the altar on which to burn offerings, with its bronze grating attached, its poles, and all its equipment; the washbasin and its base; ¹⁷ the curtains for the enclosure, its posts and bases; the curtain for the entrance of the enclosure; ¹⁸ the Tent pegs and ropes for the Tent and the enclosure; ¹⁹ and the garments the priests are to wear when they serve in the Holy Place---the sacred clothes for Aaron the priest and for his sons.’« ²⁰ Then the whole congregation of the people of Israel left Moses. ²¹ Those who were willing and whose hearts moved them brought their contributions to Jehovah. The gifts were used to construct the tent of meeting, to pay other expenses, and to make the holy clothes. ²² All willing, men and women alike, brought all kinds of gold jewelry: pins, brooches, earrings, signet rings, and pendants. They offered these gifts of gold to Jehovah. ²³ Those who had violet, purple, or bright red yarn, fine linen, goats’ hair, rams’ skins dyed red, or fine leather brought them. ²⁴ Those who could give silver or copper brought it as their contribution to Jehovah. Those who had acacia wood that could be used in the construction brought it. ²⁵ All the skilled women brought fine linen thread and thread of blue, purple, and red wool, which they made. ²⁶ They also made thread of goats’ hair. ²⁷ The leaders brought different kinds of jewels to be sewn on the special clothes and the breast piece for the high priest. ²⁸ And the spice and the oil for the light, and the holy (anointing) oil and the sweet perfume (balsam oil). ²⁹ The people of Israel, every man and woman whose hearts were willing, gave their offerings freely to Jehovah. This was for the work that Jehovah gave Moses orders to have done.

¹ Moses continued speaking: »Bezalel and Oholiab will do the work as Jehovah commanded. They will do this with the help of every other craftsman to whom Jehovah has given the necessary skills and talents. They will know how to do all the work for constructing the holy place.« ² Moses called Bezalel and Oholiab and every craftsman to whom Jehovah gave these skills and who was willing to come and do the work. ³ Moses provided them with all the contributions the Israelites brought for the work of constructing the holy place. Plus, the people still kept bringing him (voluntary) freewill offerings every morning. ⁴ Then the skilled men who were doing the work went ⁵ to Moses. They said: »The people are bringing more than is needed for the work Jehovah commanded to be done.«

²⁰ A framework for the inner tent was made out of acacia wood.

¹ Bezalel made the ark out of acacia wood forty-five inches long, twenty-seven inches wide, and twenty-seven inches high. ² He covered it with pure gold inside and out and put a gold molding around it.

² He covered it with pure gold inside and out and put a gold molding around it. ³ He cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on each side. ⁴ The carrying poles he made with acacia wood. He covered them with gold. ⁵ Then he put them through the rings that were on each side of the Ark. ⁶ He made a lid of pure gold, forty-five inches long and twenty-seven inches wide. ⁷ He made two cherubim of hammered gold, ⁸ one for each end of the lid. He made them so that they formed one piece with the lid, one cherub at each end. ⁹ The cherubim had their wings spread upward. They covered the mercy seat with their wings. The faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat and toward each other. ¹⁰ He made the table of acacia wood. It was thirty-six inches long and eighteen inches wide and twenty-seven inches high. ¹¹ He covered it with pure gold, and made a gold molding that went all around it. ¹² The rim he made for it was a handbreadth all around. He also made gold molding all around it. ¹³ He cast four gold rings for it and put the rings on the four corners that were on its four feet. ¹⁴ The rings were put close to the rim to hold the poles for carrying the table. ¹⁵ These poles were made out of acacia wood and were covered with gold. ¹⁶ He made plates, dishes, bowls, and pitchers to be used for pouring wine offerings on the table. All of them were made out of pure gold.

¹⁶ He made plates, dishes, bowls, and pitchers to be used for pouring wine offerings on the table. All of them were made out of pure gold. ¹⁷ He made the lamp stand out of pure gold. The lamp stand, its base, and its shaft, as well as the flower cups, buds, and petals were hammered out of one piece of gold. ¹⁸ There were three branches on each of its two sides, for a total of six branches. ¹⁹ There were three decorative almond blossoms on each branch.

¹⁹ There were three decorative almond blossoms on each branch. ²⁰ And there were four on the lamp stand.

²⁰ And there were four on the lamp stand. ²¹ A blossom was placed where each pair of branches came out from the lamp stand. ²² The lamp stand, including its branches and decorative flowers, was made from a single piece of hammered pure gold. ²³ He made seven its seven lamps including the snuffers and fire trays out of pure gold.

²³ He made seven its seven lamps including the snuffers and fire trays out of pure gold. ²⁴ The lamp stand and all the utensils were made out of seventy-five pounds of pure gold.

⁷ put them through the rings for carrying the altar, which was shaped like an open box.

²¹ This is the inventory of the tent, the Tent of Testimony. An inventory was ordered by Moses and carried out by the Levites under the direction of Ithamar, son of the priest Aaron.

³⁶ the table with all the dishes, the bread of the presence,

⁴² The Israelites did all the work according to Jehovah’s instructions to Moses. ⁴³ Moses inspected all the work. He saw that they had followed Jehovah’s instructions. So Moses blessed them.

²⁰ He took the words of God’s promise (covenant) and put them in the ark. He put the poles on the ark and placed the throne of mercy on top of the ark.

²² Moses put the table in the tent of meeting on the north side of the tent outside the canopy. ²³ He arranged the bread on the table in Jehovah’s presence, following Jehovah’s instructions. ²⁴ He placed the lamp stand in the tent of meeting opposite the table, on the south side of the tent.

²⁴ He placed the lamp stand in the tent of meeting opposite the table, on the south side of the tent. ²⁵ He set the lighted lamps in Jehovah’s presence, following Jehovah’s instructions.

¹ Jehovah (YHWH) called to Moses. He spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting, He said:

⁶ dip a finger in the blood, and sprinkle some of it seven times toward the sacred chest behind the curtain.

⁴ Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel, Aaron's uncle. He said: »Come here and carry your cousins' bodies away from the sacred tent and put them outside the camp.«

² Jehovah said: »Tell your brother Aaron that he cannot go into the holy place whenever he wants to. If he goes up to the canopy and stands in front of the throne of mercy on the Ark, he will die. This is because I appear in the smoke above the throne of mercy.

¹² »He will take an incense burner full of burning coals from the altar in Jehovah’s presence, and two handfuls of finely ground, sweet-smelling incense. He will bring them up to the canopy. ¹³ »He must place the incense on the fire in Jehovah’s presence. The cloud of incense will cover the throne of mercy. This is over the words of God's promise, so that he will not die. ¹⁴ »He will take some of the bull's blood and sprinkle it with his finger on the east side of the throne of mercy. Then he will sprinkle some of the blood with his finger seven times in front of the throne of mercy. ¹⁵ »Aaron will slaughter the goat for the people's offering for sin. He will take the blood inside, go up to the canopy, and sprinkle it on the throne of mercy and in front of it, as he did with the bull's blood.

¹² »He must not leave the holy tent of his God. If he does, he will be dishonoring it, because he is dedicated with the anointing oil of his God. I am Jehovah.

² »Command the Israelites to bring you pure, virgin olive oil for the lamp stand so that the lamps will not go out. ³ »Aaron must keep the lamps lit in the Tent of Meeting from evening until morning. This is outside the canopy where the words of my covenant are in Jehovah’s presence. It is a long lasting law for generations to come. ⁴ »Aaron must keep the lamps on the pure gold lamp stand lit in Jehovah’s presence. ⁵ »Take flour and bake twelve rings of bread. Each ring will contain four quarts of flour. ⁶ »Put them in two stacks of six each on the gold table in Jehovah’s presence.

⁶ »Put them in two stacks of six each on the gold table in Jehovah’s presence. ⁷ »Place pure incense on top of each stack. The incense on the bread will be a reminder, an offering by fire to Jehovah. ⁸ »Every day of worship (sabbath day) a priest must arrange the bread in Jehovah’s presence. It is a long lasting reminder of my promise to the Israelites. ⁹ »The bread will belong to Aaron and his sons. They will eat it in a holy place. It is very holy, set apart from Jehovah’s offering by fire. This is a long lasting law.«

³ They brought these gifts to Jehovah: six freight wagons and twelve oxen, one wagon from every two leaders and one ox from each leader. They brought them in front of the tent. ⁴ Jehovah said to Moses: ⁵ »Accept these gifts from them to use in the work done for the tent of meeting. Give them to the Levites to use where they need them for their work.« ⁶ Moses took the wagons and the oxen and gave them to the Levites. ⁷ He gave two wagons and four oxen to the Gershonites for the work they had to do. ⁸ He gave four wagons and eight oxen to the Merarites for the work they had to do under the direction of Ithamar, son of the priest Aaron. ⁹ However Moses gave none of these gifts to the Kohathites, because they took care of the holy things. They had to carry the holy things on their own shoulders. ¹⁰ The leaders also brought offerings for the dedication of the altar when it was anointed. They presented their gifts in front of the altar. ¹¹ Jehovah said to Moses: »Each day a different leader will bring his gift for the dedication of the altar.« ¹² Nahshon, son of Amminadab, from the tribe of Judah brought his gifts on the first day. ¹³ He brought a silver plate that weighed three and one fourth pounds and a silver bowl that weighed one and three quarter pounds using the standard weight of the holy place. Each dish was filled with flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.

¹³ He brought a silver plate that weighed three and one fourth pounds and a silver bowl that weighed one and three quarter pounds using the standard weight of the holy place. Each dish was filled with flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering. ¹⁴ He also brought a gold dish that weighed four ounces, filled with incense; ¹⁵ a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering; ¹⁶ a male goat as an offering for sin; ¹⁷ and two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs as a fellowship offering. These were the gifts from Nahshon, son of Amminadab. ¹⁸ On the second day Nethanel, son of Zuar, the leader from the tribe of Issachar, brought his gifts. ¹⁹ He brought a silver plate that weighed three and three fourths pounds and a silver bowl that weighed one and three quarter pounds using the standard weight of the holy place. Each dish was filled with flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.

¹⁹ He brought a silver plate that weighed three and three fourths pounds and a silver bowl that weighed one and three quarter pounds using the standard weight of the holy place. Each dish was filled with flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering. ²⁰ He also brought a gold dish that weighed four ounces, filled with incense; ²¹ a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering; ²² a male goat as an offering for sin; ²³ and two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs as a fellowship offering. These were the gifts from Nethanel, son of Zuar. ²⁴ On the third day the leader of the descendants of Zebulun, Eliab, son of Helon, ²⁵ brought his gifts: a silver plate that weighed three and one quarter pounds and a silver bowl that weighed one and three quarter pounds using the standard weight of the holy place. Each dish was filled with flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering. ²⁶ He also brought a gold dish that weighed four ounces, filled with incense; ²⁷ a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering; ²⁸ a male goat as an offering for sin; ²⁹ and two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs as a fellowship offering. These were the gifts from Eliab, son of Helon. ³⁰ On the fourth day the leader of the descendants of Reuben, Elizur, son of Shedeur, ³¹ brought his gifts: a silver plate that weighed three and one quarter pounds and a silver bowl that weighed one and three quarter pounds using the standard weight of the holy place. Each dish was filled with flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.

³¹ brought his gifts: a silver plate that weighed three and one quarter pounds and a silver bowl that weighed one and three quarter pounds using the standard weight of the holy place. Each dish was filled with flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering. ³² He also brought a gold dish that weighed four ounces, filled with incense;

³² He also brought a gold dish that weighed four ounces, filled with incense; ³³ a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering;

³³ a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering; ³⁴ a male goat as an offering for sin; ³⁵ and two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs as a fellowship offering. These were the gifts from Elizur, son of Shedeur. ³⁶ On the fifth day the leader of the descendants of Simeon, Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai, ³⁷ brought his gifts: a silver plate that weighed three and one quarter pounds and a silver bowl that weighed one and three quarter pounds using the standard weight of the holy place. Each dish was filled with flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering. ³⁸ He also brought a gold dish that weighed four ounces. It was filled with incense. ³⁹ He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering; ⁴⁰ a male goat as an offering for sin; ⁴¹ and two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs as a fellowship offering. These were the gifts from Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai. ⁴² On the sixth day the leader of the descendants of Gad, Eliasaph, son of Deuel, ⁴³ brought his gifts: a silver plate that weighed three and one quarter pounds and a silver bowl that weighed one and three quarter pounds using the standard weight of the holy place. Each dish was filled with flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering. ⁴⁴ He also brought a gold dish that weighed four ounces, filled with incense, ⁴⁵ a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering; ⁴⁶ a male goat as an offering for sin; ⁴⁷ and two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs as a fellowship offering. These were the gifts from Eliasaph, son of Deuel. ⁴⁸ On the seventh day the leader of the descendants of Ephraim, Elishama, son of Ammihud, ⁴⁹ brought his gifts: a silver plate that weighed three and one quarter pounds and a silver bowl that weighed one and three quarter pounds using the standard weight of the holy place. Each dish was filled with flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering. ⁵⁰ He also brought a gold dish that weighed four ounces, filled with incense, ⁵¹ a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering; ⁵² a male goat as an offering for sin; ⁵³ and two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs as a fellowship offering. These were the gifts from Elishama, son of Ammihud. ⁵⁴ On the eighth day the leader of the descendants of Manasseh, Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur, ⁵⁵ brought his gifts: a silver plate that weighed three and one quarter pounds and a silver bowl that weighed one and three quarter pounds using the standard weight of the holy place. Each dish was filled with flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering. ⁵⁶ He also brought a gold dish that weighed four ounces, filled with incense, ⁵⁷ a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering; ⁵⁸ a male goat as an offering for sin; ⁵⁹ and two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs as a fellowship offering. These were the gifts from Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur. ⁶⁰ On the ninth day the leader of the descendants of Benjamin, Abidan, son of Gideoni, ⁶¹ brought his gifts: a silver plate that weighed three and one quarter pounds and a silver bowl that weighed one and three quarter pounds using the standard weight of the holy place. Each dish was filled with flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering. ⁶² He also brought a gold dish that weighed four ounces, filled with incense, ⁶³ a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering; ⁶⁴ a male goat as an offering for sin; ⁶⁵ and two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs as a fellowship offering. These were the gifts from Abidan, son of Gideoni. ⁶⁶ On the tenth day the leader of the descendants of Dan, Ahiezer, son of Amishaddai, ⁶⁷ brought his gifts: a silver plate that weighed three and one quarter pounds and a silver bowl that weighed one and three quarter pounds using the standard weight of the holy place. Each dish was filled with flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering. ⁶⁸ He also brought a gold dish that weighed four ounces, filled with incense; ⁶⁹ a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering; ⁷⁰ a male goat as an offering for sin; ⁷¹ and two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs as a fellowship offering. These were the gifts from Ahiezer, son of Amishaddai. ⁷² On the eleventh day the leader of the descendants of Asher, Pagiel, son of Ochran, ⁷³ brought his gifts: a silver plate that weighed three and one quarter pounds and a silver bowl that weighed one and three quarter pounds using the standard weight of the holy place. Each dish was filled with flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering. ⁷⁴ He also brought a gold dish that weighed four ounces, filled with incense; ⁷⁵ a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering; ⁷⁶ a male goat as an offering for sin; ⁷⁷ and two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs as a fellowship offering. These were the gifts from Pagiel, son of Ochran. ⁷⁸ On the twelfth day the leader of the descendants of Naphtali, Ahira, son of Enan, ⁷⁹ brought his gifts: a silver plate that weighed three and one quarter pounds and a silver bowl that weighed one and three quarter pounds using the standard weight of the holy place. Each dish was filled with flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering. ⁸⁰ He also brought a gold dish that weighed four ounces, filled with incense ⁸¹ a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering; ⁸² a male goat as an offering for sin; ⁸³ and two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs as a fellowship offering. These were the gifts from Ahira, son of Enan. ⁸⁴ These were the gifts from the leaders of Israel for the dedication of the altar when it was anointed: twelve silver plates, twelve silver bowls, and twelve gold dishes. ⁸⁵ Each silver plate weighed three and one quarter pounds, and each bowl weighed one and three quarter pounds. Together all the silver dishes weighed sixty pounds using the standard weight of the holy place. ⁸⁶ The twelve gold dishes filled with incense weighed four ounces each using the standard weight of the holy place. Together all the gold dishes weighed about three pounds. ⁸⁷ The total number of animals for the burnt offerings was twelve young bulls, twelve rams, twelve one-year-old male lambs, along with their grain offerings. Twelve male goats were used as offerings for sin. ⁸⁸ The total number of animals for fellowship offerings was twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty one-year-old male lambs. These were the gifts for the dedication of the altar after it was anointed. ⁸⁹ When Moses went into the tent of meeting to speak with Jehovah, he heard the voice speaking to him from above the throne of mercy on the Ark containing the words of God’s Covenant, from between the two cherubim. This is how Jehovah spoke with Moses.

² »Speak to Aaron and tell him: ‘When you set up the seven lamps on the lamp stand, they should illuminate the area in front of it.’«

⁴ This is how the lamp stand was made: The whole lamp stand, from top to bottom, was hammered out of gold. It was made exactly like the one Jehovah had shown Moses.

¹⁷ Then the tent would be taken down. The clans of Gershon and Merari carried it.

⁴ »Put them in the tent of meeting where I meet with you, in front of the testimony of my promise.

⁴ »Put them in the tent of meeting where I meet with you, in front of the testimony of my promise. ⁵ »The staff from the man I choose will begin to grow. In this way I will silence the frequent complaints the Israelites make against you and Aaron.« ⁶ Thus Moses spoke to the Israelites. Their leaders gave him twelve staffs, one from the leader of each of their tribes. Aaron’s staff was among them. ⁷ Moses put the staffs in Jehovah’s presence in the tent of the testimony. ⁸ The next day Moses went into the tent. He found that Aaron’s staff for the tribe of Levi had not only begun to grow, but it had also blossomed and produced ripe almonds.

²⁴ »Instead, I will give the Levites what the Israelites contribute to Jehovah, one-tenth of the Israelites’ income. This is why I said about them: They will own no property as the other Israelites do.«

⁹ »The land will have enough food for you, and you will have everything you need. The land has rocks with iron ore. You will be able to mine copper ore in the mountains.

¹ »Jehovah said to me: ‘Cut out for yourself two tablets of stone like the former ones. Come up to me on the mountain, and build an ark of wood for yourself. ² »‘I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets that you shattered. You must place them in the Ark.’

² »‘I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets that you shattered. You must place them in the Ark.’ ³ »I made an Ark out of acacia wood and cut out two tablets of stone like the first ones. Then I took the two tablets in my hands and went up on the mountain.

³ »I made an Ark out of acacia wood and cut out two tablets of stone like the first ones. Then I took the two tablets in my hands and went up on the mountain. ⁴ »He wrote on the tablets, like the former writing. It was the Ten Commandments (Ten Words) that Jehovah proclaimed to you on the mountain. It was from the middle of the fire on the day of the assembly. Jehovah gave them to me. ⁵ »Then I came down from the mountain and put the tablets in the Ark I had made. They are there just as Jehovah commanded me.

²⁶ »‘Has any other human ever heard the only true God speaking from fire, as we have? And if they have, would they live to tell about it? ²⁷ »‘They spoke to Moses: ‘Moses, go and listen to everything that Jehovah our God says. Then tell us whatever Jehovah our God tells you. We will listen and obey.’ ²⁸ »Jehovah heard the words you spoke to me. He told me: ‘I have heard what the people said to you. Everything they said was good. ²⁹ If only they had such a heart in them that they would respect (reverence) me and obey all my commandments for as long as they live! Then things would go well for them and their children from generation to generation.’ ³⁰ Jehovah continued: »Tell the people to go back to their tents.« ³¹ But you stay here with me. I will give you all the commands, laws, and rules that you must teach them to obey in the land I will give them to possess.

¹⁶ »Three times a year all your men must come into the presence of Jehovah your God at the place he will choose. At the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks, and the Festival of Booths. But no one may come into the presence of Jehovah without an offering. ¹⁷ »Every man shall give, as he is able; according to the blessing Jehovah your God has given you.

²⁶ »Take this Book of the Law, and put it next to the Ark of the Covenant of Jehovah your God, where it will be a witness against you.

⁹ »My heart is with the commanders of Israel, with the people who gladly volunteered. Praise Jehovah!

²⁷ The Ark of the Covenant was there at Bethel in those days. Phinehas, the son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron, was in charge of it.

⁴ They sent men to Shiloh to bring back the Ark of the Covenant of Jehovah of Hosts who is enthroned over the angels. Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas came along with God’s ark.

² He led them to Baalah in Judah, in order to bring the Ark of the Covenant bearing the name of Jehovah of Hosts, whose throne is above the winged creatures.

⁶ The priest gave him holy bread. For he only had the bread of the presence that had been taken from Jehovah’s presence and replaced with warm bread that day.

¹⁸ The cedar panels were decorated with carvings of gourds and flowers. The entire interior was covered with cedar. The stones of the walls could not be seen.

²⁰ This inner room was thirty feet long, thirty feet wide, and thirty feet high, all covered with pure gold. The altar was covered with cedar panels.

²⁰ This inner room was thirty feet long, thirty feet wide, and thirty feet high, all covered with pure gold. The altar was covered with cedar panels. ²¹ The inside of the Temple was covered with gold. Gold chains were placed across the entrance of the inner room. ²² The whole interior of the Temple was covered with gold, as well as the altar in the Most Holy Place. ²³ Two cherubim made of olive wood were placed in the Most Holy Place. Each one was fifteen feet tall. ²⁴ Each had two wings, each wing was seven and one half feet long. The distance from one wing tip to the other was fifteen feet. ²⁵ The other cherub was fifteen feet tall. ²⁶ Both were the same size and shape. ²⁷ They were placed side by side in the Most Holy Place. Their outstretched wings touched each other in the middle of the room, and the other two wings touched the walls. ²⁸ The two cherubim were covered with gold.

²⁴ All around the outer edge of the rim of the tank were two rows of copper gourds. They were all cast in one piece with the rest of the tank.

⁴⁸ Solomon made all the furnishings for Jehovah’s Temple: the gold altar, the gold table on which the bread of the presence was placed, ⁴⁹ lamps stands of pure gold, five on the south side and five on the north in front of the inner room, flowers, lamps, gold tongs, ⁵⁰ dishes, snuffers, bowls, saucers, incense burners of pure gold, the gold sockets for the doors of the inner room (the Most Holy Place), and the doors of the temple.

⁶ Then the priests carried the Ark of the Covenant into the Temple and put it in the Most Holy Place, beneath the cherubim (angel). ⁷ Their outstretched wings covered the box and the poles it was carried by.

⁷ Their outstretched wings covered the box and the poles it was carried by. ⁸ The ends of the poles could be seen by anyone standing directly in front of the Most Holy Place, but from nowhere else. ⁹ There was nothing inside the Ark of the Covenant except the two stone tablets that Moses had placed there at Mount Sinai, when Jehovah made a covenant with the people of Israel as they were coming from Egypt.

¹³ »I will live among my people Israel in this Temple that you are building. I will never abandon them.«

¹⁶ Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold. About fifteen pounds of gold went into each shield. ¹⁷ He made three hundred smaller body-covers of hammered gold. Three pounds of gold was in every cover. The king put them in the house of the Woods of Lebanon.

¹² Then Jehoiada led Joash out and placed the crown on his head. He gave him a copy of the laws governing kingship. Then Jehoash was anointed and proclaimed king. The people clapped their hands and shouted: »Long live the king!«

¹³ None of the money was used to pay for making silver cups, bowls, trumpets, or tools for tending the lamps, or any other article of silver or of gold.

¹⁵ He prayed: »Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, you are enthroned above the angels. You alone are God of all the kingdoms of the earth. You made heaven and earth.

¹⁴ The pots and the spades and the scissors for the lights and the spoons, and all the copper vessels used in Jehovah’s Temple were taken away.

³² Some of their Kohathite brothers were in charge of preparing for every Sabbath the bread set out on the table.

¹⁵ The Levites carried God’s Ark on their shoulders. They used poles as Moses had commanded according to Jehovah’s instructions.

²⁵ Jehovah made the whole nation stand in awe of Solomon. He made him more glorious than any other king that had ruled Israel. ²⁶ David son of Jesse ruled over all Israel ²⁷ for forty years. He ruled in Hebron for seven years and in Jerusalem for thirty-three. ²⁸ He died at a very old age, wealthy and respected, and his son Solomon succeeded him as king. ²⁹ The history of King David from beginning to end is recorded in the records of the three prophets, Samuel, Nathan, and Gad. ³⁰ The records tell how he ruled, how powerful he was, and all the things that happened to him, to Israel, and to the surrounding kingdoms.

⁴ The entrance hall in front of the main room was thirty feet wide (the same as the width of the temple) and thirty feet high. He covered its inside walls with pure gold.

¹⁰ In the most holy place he made two sculptured cherubim (angels) and covered them with gold.

⁸ He made ten tables and put them in the temple. Five were on the south side and five on the north side. And he made one hundred gold bowls.

¹¹ Then Solomon brought Pharaoh’s daughter up from the city of David to the house he had built for her. He said: »My wife must not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places are holy where the Ark of Jehovah’s Covenant has entered.«

¹⁵ King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold, using fifteen pounds of gold on each shield.

²⁹ They were in charge of the bread set out on the table, the flour for the grain offerings, the unleavened wafers, the baking and the mixing, and all measurements of quantity and size.

¹¹ Then David gave his son Solomon the plans for the entrance hall and the Temple, the storerooms, upper rooms, inner rooms, and the room for the throne of mercy.

¹¹ Then David gave his son Solomon the plans for the entrance hall and the Temple, the storerooms, upper rooms, inner rooms, and the room for the throne of mercy. ¹² He gave him plans for the courtyards of Jehovah’s Temple and for all the rooms around it. These rooms served as treasuries for God’s Temple and the gifts dedicated to God. ¹³ He determined the divisions of the priests and Levites. He planned all the work done for worship in Jehovah’s Temple. He designed all the utensils for worship in Jehovah’s Temple. ¹⁴ David specified the weight of gold to be used for each of the utensils for worship, ¹⁵ the weight of the gold lamp stands and their gold lamps that is, the weight of gold for each lamp stand and its lamps, the weight of silver for each silver lamp stand and its lamps according to the use of each lamp stand for worship, ¹⁶ the weight of gold for each table with the rows of bread, and the silver for the silver tables,

¹⁶ the weight of gold for each table with the rows of bread, and the silver for the silver tables, ¹⁷ the pure gold for the forks, bowls, and pitchers, the weight of each gold bowl, the weight of each silver bowl, ¹⁸ and the refined gold for the altar of incense. He also gave Solomon the plans for the chariot, that is, the gold angels with their wings spread to cover the Ark of Jehovah’s Covenant.

¹⁸ and the refined gold for the altar of incense. He also gave Solomon the plans for the chariot, that is, the gold angels with their wings spread to cover the Ark of Jehovah’s Covenant. ¹⁹ David said: »All this was written for me by Jehovah’s hand. He made all the details of the plan clear to me.«

¹⁹ David said: »All this was written for me by Jehovah’s hand. He made all the details of the plan clear to me.«

¹ King David announced to the entire assembly: »God has chosen my son Solomon. He is however young and lacks experience. The work to be done is enormous, because this is not a palace for people but a Temple for Jehovah God. ² »I have made every effort to prepare materials for the Temple: gold, silver, bronze, iron, timber, precious stones and gems, stones for mosaics, and quantities of marble. ³ »Over and above all this that I have provided, I have given silver and gold from my personal property because of my love for God’s Temple. ⁴ »I have given one hundred and fifteen tons of the finest gold and two hundred and sixty five tons of pure silver for decorating the walls of the Temple ⁵ and for all the objects which the skilled workers are to make. Now who else is willing to give a generous offering to Jehovah?« ⁶ Then the heads of the clans, the officials of the tribes, the commanders of the army, and the administrators of the royal property volunteered to give. ⁷ They gave the following for the work on the Temple: one hundred and ninety tons of gold, three hundred and eighty tons of silver, six hundred and seventy five tons of bronze, and three thousand seven hundred and fifty tons of iron. ⁸ Those who had precious stones gave them to the Temple treasury, which was administered by Jehiel of the Levite clan of Gershon. ⁹ The people gave willingly to Jehovah and were happy that so much had been given. King David also was extremely happy. ¹⁰ »There in front of the whole assembly King David praised Jehovah. He said: Jehovah, God of our father (ancester) Israel. May you be praised forever and ever! ¹¹ »You are great and powerful, glorious, splendid, and majestic. Everything in heaven and earth is yours, and you, O Jehovah, are king, supreme ruler over all. ¹² »All riches and wealth come from you. You rule everything by your strength and power. You are able to make anyone great and strong. ¹³ »Now, our God, we give you thanks, and we praise your glorious name. ¹⁴ »Yet my people and I cannot really give you anything. This is because everything is a gift from you, and we have only given back what is yours already. ¹⁵ »You know, O Jehovah that we pass through life like exiles and strangers, as our ancestors did. Our days are like a passing shadow, and we cannot escape death. ¹⁶ »O Jehovah, our God, we have brought together all this wealth to build a Temple to honor your holy name. It all came from you and all belongs to you. ¹⁷ »I well know, O my God, that you test everyone’s heart and are pleased with people of integrity. In honesty and sincerity I have willingly given all this to you. I have seen how your people who are gathered here have been happy to bring offerings to you. ¹⁸ »Jehovah, God of our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, keep such devotion always strong in your people’s hearts and keep them always faithful to you. ¹⁹ »Give my son Solomon a wholehearted desire to obey everything that you command and to build the Temple for which I have made these preparations.« ²⁰ Then David commanded the people: Praise Jehovah your God! The entire assembly praised Jehovah, the God of their ancestors. They bowed low and gave honor to Jehovah and also to the king. ²¹ The following day they killed animals as sacrifices, dedicating them to Jehovah. Then they gave them to the people to eat. In addition, they sacrificed a thousand bulls, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, which they burned whole on the altar. They also brought the offerings of wine. ²² That day they were very happy as they ate and drank in the presence of Jehovah. For a second time they proclaimed Solomon king. In the name of Jehovah they anointed him as their ruler and Zadok as priest. ²³ So Solomon succeeded his father David on the throne Jehovah had established. He was a successful king, and the whole nation of Israel obeyed him. ²⁴ All the officials and soldiers, and even all of David’s other sons, promised to be loyal to Solomon as king.

¹⁹ Solomon made all the furnishings for God’s Temple: the gold altar, the gold tables on which the bread of the presence was placed,

²¹ flowers, lamps, pure gold tongs, ²² snuffers, basins, dishes, incense burners of pure gold, the gold entrance to the temple, the gold doors of the most holy place, and the gold doors of the Temple.

⁹ The poles were so long that their ends could be seen in the holy place by anyone standing in front of the inner room. However they could not be seen outside. They are still there today.

¹¹ »Every morning and every evening they offer him incense and animal sacrifices burned whole. They present the offerings of bread on a table that is ritually clean, and every evening they light the lamps on the gold lamp stand. We do what Jehovah has commanded! But you have abandoned him!

¹⁴ At the time they brought out the money that had been deposited in Jehovah’s Temple, the priest Hilkiah found the book of Jehovah’s Law written by Moses. ¹⁵ Hilkiah told the scribe Shaphan: »I have found the book of the Law in Jehovah’s Temple.« Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan.

⁶ Their neighbors helped by giving many things: silver utensils, gold, supplies, pack animals, other valuables, and offerings for the Temple.

⁹ Now this was their inventory: 30 gold dishes, 1,000 silver dishes and 29 duplicates. ¹⁰ There were also 30 gold bowls, 410 matching silver bowls and 1,000 other articles. ¹¹ All the articles of gold and silver numbered 5,400. Sheshbazzar brought all of them along with the exiles who traveled from Babylon to Jerusalem.

⁶⁸ And some of the heads of families, when they came to the house of Jehovah which is in Jerusalem, gave freely of their wealth for the building up of the house of God in its place:

⁵ They also offered the regular sacrifices to be burned whole and those to be offered at the New Moon Festival and at all the other Festivals of Jehovah, as well as all the offerings that were given to Jehovah voluntarily.

¹⁶ »As well as all the silver and gold which you get from the land of Babylon, together with the offering of the people and of the priests, freely given for the house of their God in Jerusalem.

² the people gave a blessing to all the men who freely offered to take up their places in Jerusalem.

² »Iron is taken from the ground, and rocks are melted for their copper.

¹ ([Psalm of Asaph]) Oh, give ear (listen), Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock; you who are enthroned above the cherubim, shine forth!

¹ ([Prayer of Moses]) O Jehovah, you have been our refuge throughout every generation.

¹ Jehovah reigns! Let the peoples tremble. He is enthroned above the cherubim. Let the earth shake!

³ Your people will volunteer in the day of your power. Your young people will come to you in holy splendor like dew from the womb of the dawn (in the early morning).

¹⁰⁵ Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

²³ For the commandment is a lamp. The law is light. Reproofs for instruction are the way of life.

¹ (The Beloved) »I came to my garden, my sister, my spouse. I gathered my myrrh with my spice. I ate my honeycomb with my honey and drank my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends; drink, yes, drink abundantly, O beloved.«

¹ In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw (discerned) Jehovah seated on a throne, high and exalted. The train of his robe filled the Temple. ² Above him were seraphs, each with six wings. With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. ³ They called to one another: »Holy, holy, holy is Jehovah of Hosts. All the earth is full of his glory.« ⁴ At the sound of their voices the foundations and thresholds trembled and the Temple was filled with smoke. ⁵ »Woe to me!« I cried. »I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips (a sinner) and I live among a people of unclean (filthy) lips (speech) (language). My eyes have seen the King, Jehovah of Hosts.« ⁶ Then one of the seraphs flew to me with a live coal in his hand. With tongs he seized it from the altar.

⁶ »Shout aloud and sing for joy, people of Zion, for great is the Holy One of Israel among you.«

²⁰ They should go to the teachings and to the written instructions. If people do not speak these words, it is because there is no light (truth) in them.

¹⁶ »O Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, you alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.

¹¹ Jehovah spoke his word to me again. He asked: »What do you see Jeremiah?« I answered: »I see a branch of an almond tree.« ¹² Jehovah said: »You are right. For I watch to make sure that my words come true.«

¹⁸ they took the pots, shovels, snuffers, bowls, dishes, and all the copper utensils used in the Temple service.

¹⁸ they took the pots, shovels, snuffers, bowls, dishes, and all the copper utensils used in the Temple service. ¹⁹ The captain of the guard also took pans, incense burners, bowls, pots, lamp stands, dishes, and the bowls used for wine offerings. The captain of the guard took all of the trays and bowls that were made of gold or silver.

²⁰ Wherever the spirit wanted to go the creatures went. The wheels rose with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.

² Jehovah said to the person dressed in linen: »Go between the wheels under the angels and fill your hands with burning coals. Then scatter them over the city.« So he went between the wheels as I watched.

¹⁰ »‘I also clothed you with embroidered cloth and put sandals of porpoise skin on your feet. I wrapped you with fine linen and covered you with silk.

²⁰ These are the living creatures that I saw under the God of Israel at the Chebar River. I realized that they were angels (cherubs).

¹⁴ »‘»I appointed an angel to guard you. You were on God's holy mountain. You walked among fiery stones.

⁴¹ So there were four tables on each side of the gateway, eight tables in all, on which they slaughtered animals. ⁴² There were four tables made of cut stone for burnt offerings. They were three feet long, three feet wide, and twenty-one inches high. On these tables the priests laid the utensils that were used to slaughter animals for burnt offerings and sacrifices.

¹⁸ there were pictures of cherubim angels and palm trees. Palm trees were positioned between each of the angels, and each angel had two faces: ¹⁹ the face of a man, which was turned toward a palm tree on one side, and the face of a lion, which was turned toward a palm tree on the other side. These pictures were carved all around the Temple.

¹¹ »Suppose they are ashamed of everything that they have done. Then show them the design of the Temple, its arrangements, its exits and entrances-its entire design. Tell them about all its rules and regulations. Then write these things down for them so that they can remember its design and follow all its rules. ¹² »This is a regulation of the Temple: The whole area all the way around the top of the mountain is most holy. Indeed, this is a regulation of the Temple.

¹⁰ »Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion! For I am coming, and I will dwell in the midst of you,« said Jehovah.

² He asked: »What do you see?« I answered: »I see a gold lamp stand, with a bowl on top and seven lamps. There are seven pipes to each of the lamps, which are on the top. ³ »There are two olive trees beside it. One is on the right side of the bowl and the other is on the left side of the bowl.«

³ Jehovah of Hosts said: »I have returned to Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. Jerusalem will be called the city of truth and the mountain of Jehovah of Hosts, the holy mountain.«

⁷ »This is how you despise me. You offer worthless food on my altar. Then you ask: ‘How have we failed to respect you?’ I tell you it is by showing contempt for my altar.

¹² »You profane it by saying: ‘The table of Jehovah is polluted and the fruit and food on it is contemptible.’

¹⁴ »You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill may be seen by all.

⁴ »He entered into the house of God, and he and his companions ate the showbread (holy bread), which it was not lawful for them to eat. It was only lawful for the priests.

³¹ »He will send his angels with a great trumpet sound. They will gather together the anointed from the four winds, from one end of the sky (horizon) to the other.

⁷⁹ »The light will shine on them who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death. It will guide our feet into the way of peace.«

⁹ The true light, which gives light to every man, came into the world. (Isaiah 49:6)

⁵¹ Jesus continued: »You will see the heavens opened and you will see the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.«

¹² Again Jesus spoke to them, saying: »I am the light of the world. He that follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.«

⁵ »Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred danarii, and given to the poor?«

⁴⁴ »Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking to Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen.

¹⁵ The Lord said to him: »Be on your way. This man is a chosen vessel to bear my name to the people of the nations, and kings and the children of Israel.

¹⁸ »To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God. They may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’

² Much in every way. First they were entrusted with the oracles of God.

⁴ Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who exerts active faith.

²⁵ God displayed Christ publicly as propitiation (atonement) by his blood through faith. It demonstrated his righteousness. It was through the forbearance of God that he passed by the sins that had taken place before.

⁹ For I think that God has placed us apostles last as men appointed to death. We are made a spectacle to the world, and to angels, and to men.

¹⁰ That is why the woman should have a sign of authority on her head because of the angels.

¹⁶ And what agreement does a temple of God have with idols? We are the temple of the living God. God said: I will dwell in them, and walk among them; and I will be their God, and they will be my people. (Leviticus 26:12) (Zechariah 8:8)

¹¹ But now complete the doing. There was the eager will, so there may be the completion also out of your ability. ¹² For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what a man has, not according to what he does not have.

⁷ Let each man do according as he has purposed in his heart: not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loves a cheerful giver.

¹⁰ It is the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known through the congregation and the rules and authorities in the heavenly places.

¹⁰ You are made full (complete) (perfect) (mature) in him. He is the head over all government and authority.

¹⁴ Are they not all ministering spirits, sent to minister for those who will be heirs of salvation?

⁶ Christ was faithful as a Son over God’s house. We are His house if we hold on to our courage (confidence) and rejoice (speak boldly) about our hope until the end.

¹⁶ Let us approach the throne of grace (loving-kindness) with confidence, that we may receive mercy, and find grace for help in time of need.

⁵ The work they do as priests is only a copy and a shadow of what is in heaven. It is the same as it was with Moses. When he was about to build the sacred tent, God told him: »Be sure to make everything according to the pattern you were shown on the mountain.«

¹ The first covenant had ordinances for divine service, and an earthly sanctuary. ² A tabernacle was set up. The first room was called »the Holy Place.« It contained the lamp stand and table and the consecrated bread.

² A tabernacle was set up. The first room was called »the Holy Place.« It contained the lamp stand and table and the consecrated bread.

⁴ It had a golden incense burner. The Ark of the Covenant was completely covered with gold. It contained the golden pot that had the manna, and the rod of Aaron that had sprouted, and the tables of the covenant. ⁵ The cherubim of glory shadowing the mercy seat were above the Ark. Now is not the time to speak in detail.

⁹ This is a symbol that points to the present time. It means that the offerings and animal sacrifices presented to God cannot make the worshiper’s heart perfect,

¹² God revealed to the prophets that the things they spoke were not for their own benefit but for yours. The Holy Spirit was sent from heaven to make known to you what the prophets spoke. Those who spread the good news to you did this. These are things even the angels want to look into.

²² He is in heaven at the right hand of God, ruling over all angels and heavenly authorities and powers.

² He is the propitiation (Greek: hilasmos: atonement, compensation) for our sins. Not for ours only, but also for the whole world.

⁴ John, to the seven congregations in Asia: May you have grace and peace from him who is, and who was, and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits who are before his throne;

¹² I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. When I turned, I saw seven golden lamp stands.

²⁰ »This is the secret of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lamp stands. The seven stars are the angels of the seven congregations. The seven lamp stands that you saw are the seven congregations.«

⁵ »'Think how far you have fallen! Turn from your sins (repent) and do what you did at first. If you do not turn from your sins, I will come to you and remove your lamp stand from its place.

²⁰ »'Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hears my voice, and opens the door, I will come in to him, and dine with him, and he with me.

⁵ Lightnings and thunders and voices came from the throne. There were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne. These are the seven Spirits of God.

¹¹ I heard the voice of many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the elders. The number of them was ten thousand (myriads) times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands. ¹² They said with a loud voice: »The Lamb that was slaughtered is worthy to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing.«

¹⁹ The temple of God was opened in heaven. There was seen in his temple the ark of his covenant. And there were lightnings and voices and thunder and an earthquake and great hail.

⁸ »It was granted to her that she dress in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen represents the righteous acts of the holy ones.«

³ Then I heard a loud voice out of heaven saying: »Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men. He will dwell with them and they will be his people! God will be with them, and be their God.

²³ The city did not need the sun or the moon to shine on it. For the glory of God and of the Lamb was its light. ²⁴ The nations will walk by means of its light. The kings of the earth bring their glory into it. ²⁵ Its gates will not close in the daytime and there will be no night there.

⁵ There will be no night there. They need no lamp, neither light of the sun, for Jehovah God gives them light. And they shall reign forever and ever.