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Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

"Tell the sons of Israel to take a contribution for Me; from everyone whose heart moves him you shall take My contribution.

Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering.

"This is the contribution which you are to take from them: gold, silver, and bronze,

And this is the offering which ye shall take of them; gold, and silver, and brass,

violet, purple, and scarlet material, fine linen, goat hair,

And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair,

rams' skins dyed red, fine leather, acacia wood,

And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,

oil for lighting, balsam oil for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense,

Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense,

onyx stones and setting stones for the ephod and for the breastpiece.

Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate.

"Have them construct a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them.

And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.

"According to all that I am going to show you as the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its furniture, so you shall construct it.

According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it.