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So Moses told Joshua, "Have some men ready to attack the Amalekites tomorrow. I will stand on a hilltop, holding this walking stick that has the power of God."

Finally, Moses was so tired that Aaron and Hur got a rock for him to sit on. Then they stood beside him and supported his arms in the same position until sunset.

In the meantime, Moses had sent his wife Zipporah and her two sons to stay with Jethro, and he had welcomed them. Moses was still a foreigner in Midian when his first son was born, and so Moses said, "I'll name him Gershom." When his second son was born, Moses said, "I'll name him Eliezer, because the God my father worshiped has saved me from the king of Egypt."

Jethro was so pleased to hear this good news about what the Lord had done,

and they promised, "We will do everything the Lord has commanded." So Moses told the Lord about this.

"Don't be afraid!" Moses replied. "God has come only to test you, so that by obeying him you won't sin."

So you must never make idols of silver or gold to worship in place of me.

But suppose the slave loves his wife and children so much that he won't leave without them.

In fact, I will get so angry that I will kill your men and make widows of their wives and orphans of their children.

You are my chosen people, so don't eat the meat of any of your livestock that was killed by a wild animal. Instead, feed the meat to dogs.

I will terrify those nations and make your enemies so confused that they will run from you.

Even though these leaders of Israel saw God, he did not punish them. So they ate and drank.

Moses did so and stayed there forty days and nights. To the people, the Lord 's glory looked like a blazing fire on top of the mountain.

and put them through the rings, so the chest can be carried by the poles.

The lamp on the top and those at the end of each of its six branches must be made so as to shine toward the front of the lampstand.

The panel of goat hair will be a yard longer than the tent itself, so fold half a yard of the material behind the tent and on each side as a protective covering.

Place two silver stands under each frame with sockets for the pegs, so the frames can be joined together. Twenty of these frames are to be used along the south side and twenty more along the north.

The Lord said to Moses: Command the people of Israel to supply you with the purest olive oil. Do this so the lamp will keep burning

so he can wear it on his forehead. This will show that he will take on himself the guilt for any sins the people of Israel commit in offering their gifts to me, and I will forgive them.

Since Aaron's sons are priests, they should also look dignified. So make robes, sashes, and special caps for them.