^35:4⁸ Moses spoke to the whole community of the Israelites, “This is the word that the Lord has commanded: ^35:5‘Take⁹ an offering for the Lord. Let everyone who has a willing heart¹⁰ bring¹¹ an offering to the Lord:¹² gold, silver, bronze, ^35:6blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, fine linen, goat’s hair, ^35:7ram skins dyed red, fine leather,¹³ acacia wood, ^35:8olive oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense, ^35:9onyx stones, and other gems¹⁴ for mounting¹⁵ on the ephod and the breastpiece. ^35:10Every skilled person¹⁶ among you is to come and make all that the Lord has commanded: ^35:11the tabernacle with¹⁷ its tent, its covering, its clasps, its frames, its crossbars, its posts, and its bases; ^35:12the ark, with its poles, the atonement lid, and the special curtain that conceals it; ^35:13the table with its poles and all its vessels, and the Bread of the Presence; ^35:14the lampstand for¹⁸ the light and its accessories, its lamps, and oil for the light; ^35:15and the altar of incense with its poles, the anointing oil, and the fragrant incense; the hanging for the door at the entrance of the tabernacle; ^35:16the altar for the burnt offering with its bronze grating that is on it, its poles, and all its utensils; the large basin and its pedestal; ^35:17the hangings of the courtyard, its posts and its bases, and the curtain for the gateway to the courtyard; ^35:18tent pegs for the tabernacle and tent pegs for the courtyard and their ropes; ^35:19the woven garments for serving in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments for his sons to minister as priests.”

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Footnotes

8 The book now turns to record how all the work of the sanctuary was done. This next unit picks up on the ideas in Exod 31:1–11. But it adds several features. The first part is the instruction of God for all people to give willingly (35:4–19); the next section tells how the faithful brought an offering for the service of the tabernacle (35:20–29); the next section tells how God set some apart with special gifts (35:30–35), and finally, the narrative reports how the faithful people of God enthusiastically began the work (36:1–7).
9 Heb “from with you.”
10 “Heart” is a genitive of specification, clarifying in what way they might be “willing.” The heart refers to their will, their choices.
11 The verb has a suffix that is the direct object, but the suffixed object is qualified by the second accusative: “let him bring it, an offering.”
12 The phrase is literally “the offering of Yahweh”; it could be a simple possessive, “Yahweh’s offering,” but a genitive that indicates the indirect object is more appropriate.
13 See the note on this phrase in .
14 Heb “and stones.”
15 Heb “filling.”
16 Heb “wise of heart”; here also “heart” would be a genitive of specification, showing that there were those who could make skillful decisions.
17 In Hebrew style all these items are typically connected with a vav (ו) conjunction, but English typically uses commas except between the last two items in a series or between items in a series that are somehow related to one another. The present translation follows contemporary English style in lists such as this.
18 “for” has been supplied.