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Apoteichisis

The Old Testament

Exodus 25

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Brenton 25:1

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

Brenton 25:2

Speak to the children of Israel, and take first-fruits of all, who may be disposed in their heart to give; and ye shall take my first-fruits.

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

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and blue, and purple, and double scarlet, and fine spun linen, and goats' hair,

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and rams' skins dyed red, and blue skins, and incorruptible wood,

Brenton 25:5a

and oil for the light, incense for anointing oil, and for the composition of incense,

Brenton 25:7

and sardius stones, and stones for the carved work of the breast-plate, and the full-length robe.

Source notes (1)
  • Lit. shoulder-piece.
Brenton 25:8

And thou shalt make me a sanctuary, and I will appear among you.

Brenton 25:9

And thou shalt make for me according to all things which I shew thee in the mountain; even the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all its furniture: so shalt thou make it.

Brenton 25:10

And thou shalt make the ark of testimony of incorruptible wood; the length of two cubits and a half, and the breadth of a cubit and a half, and the height of a cubit and a half.

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And thou shalt gild it with pure gold, thou shalt gild it within and without; and thou shalt make for it golden wreaths twisted round about.

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And thou shalt cast for it four golden rings, and shalt put them on the four sides; two rings on the one side, and two rings on the other side.

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And thou shalt make staves of incorruptible wood, and shalt gild them with gold.

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And thou shalt put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark with them.

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The staves shall remain fixed in the rings of the ark.

Brenton 25:16

And thou shalt put into the ark the testimonies which I shall give thee.

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And thou shalt make a propitiatory, a lid of pure gold; the length of two cubits and a half, and the breadth of a cubit and a half.

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And thou shalt make two cherubs graven in gold, and thou shalt put them on both sides of the propitiatory.

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They shall be made, one cherub on this side, and another cherub on the other side of the propitiatory; and thou shalt make the two cherubs on the two sides.

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The cherubs shall stretch forth their wings above, overshadowing the propitiatory with their wings; and their faces shall be toward each other, the faces of the cherubs shall be toward the propitiatory.

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And thou shalt set the propitiatory on the ark above, and thou shalt put into the ark the testimonies which I shall give thee.

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And I will make myself known to thee from thence, and I will speak to thee above the propitiatory between the two cherubs, which are upon the ark of testimony, even in all things which I shall charge thee concerning the children of Israel.

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And thou shalt make a golden table of pure gold, in length two cubits, and in breadth a cubit, and in height a cubit and a half.

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And thou shalt make for it golden wreaths twisted round about, and thou shalt make for it a crown of an hand-breadth round about.

Brenton 25:25

And thou shalt make a twisted wreath for the crown round about.

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And thou shalt make four golden rings; and thou shalt put the four rings upon the four parts of its feet under the crown.

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And the rings shall be for bearings for the staves, that they may bear the table with them.

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And thou shalt make the staves of incorruptible wood, and thou shalt gild them with pure gold; and the table shall be borne with them.

Brenton 25:29

And thou shalt make its dishes and its censers, and its bowls, and its cups, with which thou shalt offer drink-offerings: of pure gold shalt thou make them.

Brenton 25:30

And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me continually.

Brenton 25:31

And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold; thou shalt make the candlestick of graven work: its stem and its branches, and its bowls and its knops and its lilies shall be of one piece.

Source notes (1)
  • Gr. of it.
Brenton 25:32

And six branches proceeding sideways, three branches of the candlestick from one side of it, and three branches of the candlestick from the other side.

Brenton 25:33

And three bowls fashioned like almonds, on each branch a knop and a lily; so to the six branches proceeding from the candlestick,

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and in the candlestick four bowls fashioned like almonds, in each branch knops and the flowers of the same.

Source notes (1)
  • Gr. of it.
Brenton 25:35

A knop under two branches out of it, and a knop under four branches out of it; so to the six branches proceeding from the candlestick; and in the candlestick four bowls fashioned like almonds.

Brenton 25:36

Let the knops and the branches be of one piece, altogether graven of one piece of pure gold.

Brenton 25:37

And thou shalt make its seven lamps: and thou shalt set on it the lamps, and they shall shine from one front.

Brenton 25:38

And thou shalt make its funnel and its snuff-dishes of pure gold.

Brenton 25:39

All these articles shall be a talent of pure gold.

Brenton 25:40

See, thou shalt make them according to the pattern shewed thee in the mount.

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