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The Lord has given them special skills as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple, and scarlet thread on fine linen cloth, and weavers. They excel as craftsmen and as designers.

They went to Moses and reported, "The people have given more than enough materials to complete the job the Lord has commanded us to do!"

The cherubim faced each other and looked down on the atonement cover. With their wings spread above it, they protected it.

The almond buds and branches were all of one piece with the center stem, and they were hammered from pure gold.

They were held up by twenty posts set securely in twenty bronze bases. He hung the curtains with silver hooks and rings.

They mounted four rows of gemstones on it. The first row contained a red carnelian, a pale-green peridot, and an emerald.

They also made two settings of gold filigree and two gold rings and attached them to the top corners of the chestpiece.

Then they made two more gold rings and attached them to the inside edges of the chestpiece next to the ephod.

Then they made two more gold rings and attached them to the front of the ephod, below the shoulder-pieces, just above the knot where the decorative sash was fastened to the ephod.

They made pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and attached them to the hem of the robe.

They also made bells of pure gold and placed them between the pomegranates along the hem of the robe,

They made tunics for Aaron and his sons from fine linen cloth.

And they brought the entire Tabernacle to Moses: the sacred tent with all its furnishings, clasps, frames, crossbars, posts, and bases;

the beautifully stitched garments for the priests to wear while ministering in the Holy Place—the sacred garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments for his sons to wear as they minister as priests.

Whenever they approached the altar and entered the Tabernacle, they washed themselves, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

They will arrange the pieces of the offering, including the head and fat, on the wood burning on the altar.

When they become aware of their sin, the people must bring a young bull as an offering for their sin and present it before the Tabernacle.

just as he does with the bull offered as a sin offering for the high priest. Through this process, the priest will purify the people, making them right with the Lord , and they will be forgiven.

They must lay a hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place where burnt offerings are slaughtered.

Then he must remove all the goat's fat, just as he does with the fat of the peace offering. He will burn the fat on the altar, and it will be a pleasing aroma to the Lord . Through this process, the priest will purify the people, making them right with the Lord , and they will be forgiven.