Focused Passage

Exodus 25:1-9

The Sanctuary Pattern: Offerings, Ark, Table, and Lampstand

The LORD commands Moses to receive voluntary offerings from willing hearts, declares His purpose to dwell among Israel, gives the pattern for the ark and atonement cover, instructs the making of the table for the bread of the Presence, and gives detailed instructions for the pure gold lampstand.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1 Then the LORD said to Moses,

2 “Tell the Israelites to bring Me an offering. You are to receive My offering from every man whose heart compels him.

3 This is the offering you are to accept from them: gold, silver, and bronze;

4 blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair;

5 ram skins dyed red and fine leather; acacia wood;

6 olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;

7 and onyx stones and gemstones to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.

8 And they are to make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them.

9 You must make the tabernacle and design all its furnishings according to the pattern I show you.

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

Then the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular said וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר H1696 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition Moses מֹשֶׁ֥ה H4872 Noun - proper - masculine singular . . . לֵּאמֹֽר׃ H559 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Verse 2

Original words

Tell דַּבֵּר֙ H1696 Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular the Israelites בְּנֵ֣י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular - אֶל־ H413 Preposition to bring וְיִקְחוּ־ H3947 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural Me לִ֖י Preposition | first person common singular an offering תְּרוּמָ֑ה H8641 Noun - feminine singular . . . מֵאֵ֤ת H854 Preposition-m | Direct object marker You are to receive תִּקְח֖וּ H3947 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker My offering תְּרוּמָתִֽי׃ H8641 Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular from every כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct man אִישׁ֙ H376 Noun - masculine singular whose אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative heart לִבּ֔וֹ H3820 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular compels him יִדְּבֶ֣נּוּ H5068 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Verse 3

Original words

This וְזֹאת֙ H2063 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - feminine singular is the offering הַתְּרוּמָ֔ה H8641 Article | Noun - feminine singular - אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative you are to accept תִּקְח֖וּ H3947 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural from them מֵאִתָּ֑ם H854 Preposition-m | Direct object marker | third person masculine plural gold זָהָ֥ב H2091 Noun - masculine singular silver וָכֶ֖סֶף H3701 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular and bronze וּנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ H5178 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 4

Original words

blue וּתְכֵ֧לֶת H8504 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular purple וְאַרְגָּמָ֛ן H713 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular and scarlet yarn וְתוֹלַ֥עַת H8438 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct . . . שָׁנִ֖י H8144 Noun - masculine singular fine linen וְשֵׁ֥שׁ H8336 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular and goat hair וְעִזִּֽים׃ H5795 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural
Verse 5

Original words

ram אֵילִ֧ם H352 Noun - masculine plural skins וְעֹרֹ֨ת H5785 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct dyed red מְאָדָּמִ֛ים H119 Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural vvv וְעֹרֹ֥ת H5785 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct and fine leather תְּחָשִׁ֖ים H8476 Noun - masculine plural acacia שִׁטִּֽים׃ H7848 Noun - feminine plural wood וַעֲצֵ֥י H6086 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct

BSB notes

  • Possibly the hides of large aquatic mammals
Verse 6

Original words

olive oil שֶׁ֖מֶן H8081 Noun - masculine singular for the light לַמָּאֹ֑ר H3974 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular spices בְּשָׂמִים֙ H1314 Noun - masculine plural for the anointing הַמִּשְׁחָ֔ה H4888 Article | Noun - feminine singular oil לְשֶׁ֣מֶן H8081 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct and for the fragrant הַסַּמִּֽים׃ H5561 Article | Noun - masculine plural incense וְלִקְטֹ֖רֶת H7004 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct
Verse 7

Original words

and onyx stones אַבְנֵי־ H68 Noun - feminine plural construct . . . שֹׁ֕הַם H7718 Noun - masculine singular and gemstones וְאַבְנֵ֖י H68 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct to be mounted מִלֻּאִ֑ים H4394 Noun - masculine plural on the ephod לָאֵפֹ֖ד H646 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular and breastpiece וְלַחֹֽשֶׁן׃ H2833 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 8

Original words

And they are to make וְעָ֥שׂוּ H6213 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural a sanctuary מִקְדָּ֑שׁ H4720 Noun - masculine singular for Me לִ֖י Preposition | first person common singular so that I may dwell וְשָׁכַנְתִּ֖י H7931 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular among them בְּתוֹכָֽם׃ H8432 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Verse 9

Original words

You must make תַּעֲשֽׂוּ׃ס H6213 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural the tabernacle הַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ן H4908 Article | Noun - masculine singular and וְאֵ֖ת H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker design תַּבְנִ֣ית H8403 Noun - feminine singular construct all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct its furnishings כֵּלָ֑יו H3627 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular . . . וְכֵ֖ן H3651 Conjunctive waw | Adverb according to כְּכֹ֗ל H3605 Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular - אֵ֚ת H853 Direct object marker the pattern תַּבְנִ֣ית H8403 Noun - feminine singular construct אֲשֶׁ֤ר אֲשֶׁ֤ר H834 Pronoun - relative I אֲנִי֙ H589 Pronoun - first person common singular show מַרְאֶ֣ה H7200 Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular you אוֹתְךָ֔ H853 Direct object marker | second person masculine singular

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