Exodus 35:4–19

Building the Tabernacle

⁴Then Moses said to the entire Israelite community, “This is what the Lord has commanded: ⁵Take ^hup an offering among you for the Lord. Let everyone whose heart is willing bring this as the Lord’s offering: gold, silver, and bronze; ⁶blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair; ⁷ram skins dyed red and manatee skins; ⁱacacia wood; ⁸oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense; ⁹and onyx with gemstones to mount on the ephod and breastpiece.

¹⁰“Let all the skilled craftsmen ^jamong you come and make everything that the Lord has commanded: ^k11the tabernacle—its tent and covering, its clasps and planks, its crossbars, its posts and bases; ¹²the ark with its poles, the mercy seat, and the veil for the screen; ¹³the table with its poles, all its utensils, and the bread of the Presence; ¹⁴the lampstand for light with its utensils and lamps as well as the oil for the light; ¹⁵the altar of incense with its poles; the anointing oil and the fragrant incense; the entryway screen for the entrance to the tabernacle; ¹⁶the altar of burnt offering with its bronze grate, its poles, and all its utensils; the basin with its stand; ¹⁷the hangings of the courtyard, its posts and bases, and the screen for the gate of the courtyard; ¹⁸the tent pegs for the tabernacle and the tent pegs for the courtyard, along with their ropes; ¹⁹and the specially woven ^lgarments for ministering in the sanctuary—the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests.” ^m