TerumahOffering

1Reading 1 Exodus 25:1–16Chapter page with footnotes →

Offerings for the Tabernacle

^25:1And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: ²Speak to the sons of Israel, that they take for me an offering; from every man whose heart makes him willing you shall take my offering. ³And this is the offering which you shall take from them: gold, and silver, and bronze;

⁴and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair;

⁵and rams' skins dyed red, and skins of tachash, and acacia wood;

⁶oil for the light, spices for the oil of anointing, and for the incense of the spices;

⁷stones of onyx, and stones of setting, for the ephod and for the breastplate.

⁸And they shall make for me a sanctuary, that I may dwell in their midst. ⁹According to all that I show you—the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all its vessels—even so you shall make it.

The Ark of the Covenant

¹⁰And they shall make an ark of acacia wood: two cubits and a half its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height. ¹¹And you shall overlay it with pure gold; within and without you shall overlay it; and you shall make upon it a rim of gold round about.

¹²And you shall cast for it four rings of gold, and put them on its four feet; and two rings on its one side, and two rings on its other side. ¹³And you shall make staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold. ¹⁴And you shall bring the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, to carry the ark with them. ¹⁵In the rings of the ark shall the staves be; they shall not be removed from it. ¹⁶And you shall put into the ark the testimony which I shall give to you.

2Reading 2 Exodus 25:17–40Chapter page with footnotes →

The Mercy Seat

^25:17And you shall make a cover of pure gold: two cubits and a half its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth. ¹⁸And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of beaten work you shall make them, from the two ends of the cover. ¹⁹And make one cherub from the one end, and one cherub from the other end; from the cover you shall make the cherubim on its two ends. ²⁰And the cherubim shall be spreading out wings on high, covering with their wings over the cover; and their faces a man toward his brother; toward the cover shall the faces of the cherubim be.

²¹And you shall put the cover upon the ark from above; and into the ark you shall put the testimony which I shall give to you.

²²And I will meet with you there, and I will speak with you from above the cover, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, all that I will command you to the sons of Israel.

The Table of Showbread

²³And you shall make a table of acacia wood: two cubits its length, and a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height. ²⁴And you shall overlay it with pure gold, and make for it a rim of gold round about. ²⁵And you shall make for it a border of a handbreadth round about, and you shall make a rim of gold for its border round about.

²⁶And you shall make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings on the four corners that are at its four feet. ²⁷Close by the border shall the rings be, for holders for the staves, to carry the table. ²⁸And you shall make the staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be carried with them.

²⁹And you shall make its dishes, and its pans, and its jars, and its bowls, with which it shall be poured out; of pure gold you shall make them.

³⁰And you shall set upon the table bread of the Presence before my face continually.

The Lampstand

³¹And you shall make a lampstand of pure gold; of beaten work shall the lampstand be made—its base and its shaft; its cups, its knobs, and its flowers shall be from it.

³²And six branches going out from its sides: three branches of the lampstand out of its one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of its other side; ³³three cups shaped like almonds in the one branch, a knob and a flower; and three cups shaped like almonds in the other branch, a knob and a flower; so for the six branches going out from the lampstand.

³⁴And in the lampstand four cups shaped like almonds, its knobs and its flowers. ³⁵And a knob under two branches from it, and a knob under two branches from it, and a knob under two branches from it—for the six branches going out from the lampstand. ³⁶Their knobs and their branches shall be from it; all of it one beaten work of pure gold.

³⁷And you shall make its seven lamps; and he shall set up its lamps, and give light over against its front. ³⁸And its tongs and its fire-pans shall be of pure gold. ³⁹Of a talent of pure gold he shall make it, with all these vessels.

⁴⁰And see, and make them after their pattern which you are being shown on the mountain.

3Reading 3 Exodus 26:1–14Chapter page with footnotes →

The Ten Curtains for the Tabernacle

^26:1And the tabernacle you shall make of ten curtains: of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet—cherubim, the work of a designer, you shall make them. ²The length of the one curtain twenty-eight by the cubit, and the breadth four by the cubit, the one curtain: one measure for all the curtains.

³Five of the curtains shall be joined a woman to her sister; and five curtains joined a woman to her sister. ⁴And you shall make loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain at the end in the joining; and likewise you shall make on the edge of the outermost curtain in the second coupling.

⁵Fifty loops you shall make in the one curtain, and fifty loops you shall make at the end of the curtain which is in the second coupling; the loops being opposite a woman to her sister. ⁶And you shall make fifty clasps of gold, and join the curtains a woman to her sister with the clasps; and the tabernacle shall be one.

The Eleven Curtains of Goat Hair

⁷And you shall make curtains of goats' hair for a tent over the tabernacle; eleven curtains you shall make them. ⁸The length of the one curtain thirty by the cubit, and the breadth four by the cubit, the one curtain: one measure for the eleven curtains.

⁹And you shall join five of the curtains by themselves, and six of the curtains by themselves; and you shall double over the sixth curtain toward the front of the tent.

¹⁰And you shall make fifty loops upon the edge of the one outermost curtain in the joining, and fifty loops upon the edge of the curtain of the second coupling. ¹¹And you shall make fifty clasps of bronze, and bring the clasps into the loops, and join the tent together, that it may be one.

¹²And the overhang that remains over in the curtains of the tent—the half curtain that remains over shall hang over the back of the tabernacle. ¹³And the cubit on this side, and the cubit on that side, of that which remains over in the length of the curtains of the tent, shall be hanging over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and on that side, to cover it.

¹⁴And you shall make a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering of tachash skins above.

4Reading 4 Exodus 26:15–30Chapter page with footnotes →

The Frames and Bases

^26:15And you shall make the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing up. ¹⁶Ten cubits the length of the board, and a cubit and a half the breadth of the one board. ¹⁷Two tenons for the one board, joined a woman to her sister; thus you shall make for all the boards of the tabernacle.

¹⁸And you shall make the boards for the tabernacle: twenty boards for the side southward. ¹⁹And forty sockets of silver you shall make under the twenty boards: two sockets under the one board for its two tenons, and two sockets under the other board for its two tenons;

²⁰and for the second side of the tabernacle, for the north side, twenty boards; ²¹and their forty sockets of silver: two sockets under the one board, and two sockets under the other board.

²²And for the rear parts of the tabernacle westward you shall make six boards. ²³And two boards you shall make for the corners of the tabernacle in the rear parts. ²⁴And they shall be doubled beneath, and together they shall be complete upon its top, to the one ring; thus shall it be for both of them; for the two corners shall they be. ²⁵And there shall be eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets: two sockets under the one board, and two sockets under the other board.

²⁶And you shall make bars of acacia wood: five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle, ²⁷and five bars for the boards of the second side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle, at the rear parts westward.

²⁸And the middle bar in the midst of the boards shall pass through from end to end. ²⁹And the boards you shall overlay with gold, and their rings you shall make of gold as holders for the bars; and you shall overlay the bars with gold.

³⁰And you shall raise up the tabernacle according to its judgment which you were shown on the mountain.

5Reading 5 Exodus 26:31–37Chapter page with footnotes →

The Veil

^26:31And you shall make a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen; the work of a designer it shall be made, with cherubim. ³²And you shall put it upon four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold, their hooks of gold, upon four sockets of silver. ³³And you shall put the veil under the clasps, and shall bring in there, within the veil, the ark of the testimony; and the veil shall divide for you between the holy and the holy of holies.

³⁴And you shall put the cover upon the ark of the testimony in the holy of holies. ³⁵And you shall set the table outside the veil, and the lampstand opposite the table on the side of the tabernacle southward; and the table you shall put on the north side.

The Curtain for the Entrance

³⁶And you shall make a screen for the entrance of the tent: of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen—the work of an embroiderer. ³⁷And you shall make for the screen five pillars of acacia, and overlay them with gold; their hooks of gold; and you shall cast for them five sockets of bronze.

6Reading 6 Exodus 27:1–8Chapter page with footnotes →

The Bronze Altar

^27:1And you shall make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits the length, and five cubits the breadth; foursquare shall the altar be; and three cubits its height. ²And you shall make its horns upon its four corners; from it shall its horns be; and you shall overlay it with bronze.

³And you shall make its pots to take away its ashes, and its shovels, and its basins, and its flesh-hooks, and its fire-pans; for all its vessels you shall make of bronze. ⁴And you shall make for it a grating, a network of bronze; and you shall make upon the net four rings of bronze upon its four ends. ⁵And you shall put it under the ledge of the altar beneath, and the net shall be up to the middle of the altar.

⁶And you shall make staves for the altar, staves of acacia wood, and you shall overlay them with bronze. ⁷And its staves shall be brought into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar in bearing it.

⁸Hollow of boards you shall make it; as he showed you in the mountain, so shall they make it.

7Reading 7 Exodus 27:9–19Chapter page with footnotes →

The Courtyard

^27:9And you shall make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward, hangings for the court of fine twined linen, a hundred by the cubit the length for the one side. ¹⁰And its pillars twenty, and their sockets twenty, of bronze; the hooks of the pillars and their bands of silver.

¹¹And likewise for the north side in length, hangings a hundred in length, and its pillars twenty, and their sockets twenty, of bronze; the hooks of the pillars and their bands of silver. ¹²And the breadth of the court for the west side, hangings of fifty cubits: their pillars ten, and their sockets ten.

¹³And the breadth of the court for the east side eastward, fifty cubits. ¹⁴And fifteen cubits of hangings for the one side: their pillars three, and their sockets three. ¹⁵And for the second side fifteen of hangings: their pillars three, and their sockets three.

¹⁶And for the gate of the court a screen of twenty cubits, of blue and purple and scarlet and fine twined linen, the work of an embroiderer: their pillars four, and their sockets four.

¹⁷All the pillars of the court round about banded with silver; their hooks of silver, and their sockets of bronze. ¹⁸The length of the court a hundred by the cubit, and the breadth fifty by fifty, and the height five cubits, of fine twined linen, and their sockets of bronze. ¹⁹For all the vessels of the tabernacle in all its service, and all its pins, and all the pins of the court, of bronze.

P1 Kings 5:26–6:13Chapter page with footnotes →

^5:26And the LORD gave wisdom to Solomon, as he had spoken to him; and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them cut a covenant.

Solomon’s Labor Force

²⁷And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men. ²⁸And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses; a month they were in Lebanon, two months at his house; and Adoniram was over the levy. ²⁹And Solomon had seventy thousand bearing burdens, and eighty thousand hewing in the mountain, ³⁰besides the chief officers of Solomon who were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, who ruled over the people doing the work.

³¹And the king commanded, and they quarried great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with hewn stones. ³²And the builders of Solomon and the builders of Hiram and the Gebalites hewed; and they prepared the timber and the stones to build the house.

Temple Construction Begins

^6:1And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year of the going out of the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt, in the fourth year, in the month of Ziv, which is the second month, of Solomon's reigning over Israel, that he built the house for the LORD.

²And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, sixty cubits was its length, and twenty its breadth, and thirty cubits its height. ³And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was its length, across the breadth of the house, and ten cubits its breadth before the house.

⁴And for the house he made windows with recessed frames, narrowing.

The Chambers

⁵And against the wall of the house he built a side-structure round about, against the walls of the house round about, for the temple and for the oracle; and he made side-chambers round about. ⁶The lowest side-structure was five cubits in its breadth, and the middle six cubits in its breadth, and the third seven cubits in its breadth; for he gave offsets to the house round about on the outside, so as not to take hold in the walls of the house.

⁷And the house, when it was built, was built of whole stone made ready at the quarry; and hammers and the axe, any tool of iron, was not heard in the house when it was built.

⁸The opening of the middle side-chamber was at the right shoulder of the house; and by winding stairs they would go up to the middle one, and from the middle to the third.

⁹And he built the house and finished it; and he covered the house with beams and panels of cedar. ¹⁰And he built the side-structure against all the house, five cubits its height; and it held fast to the house with timbers of cedar.

God’s Promise to Solomon

¹¹And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying: ¹²"This house which you are building—if you walk in my statutes, and do my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them, then I will establish my word with you which I spoke to David your father; ¹³and I will dwell in the midst of the sons of Israel, and I will not forsake my people Israel."

AHebrews 8:1–6Chapter page with footnotes →

Messiah’s Eternal Priesthood

^8:1Now the main point of what we are saying is this: we have such a high priest — one who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens, ²a minister of the holy things and of the true tent, which the Lord set up, not man. ³For every high priest is appointed to offer offerings and sacrifices; thus it is necessary for this one also to have something to offer.

⁴Now if He were on earth, He would not be a priest at all, since there are priests who offer offerings according to the law. ⁵They serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things, just as Moses was warned when he was about to erect the tent — for He says, "See that you make everything according to the pattern that was shown to you on the mountain."

The New Covenant

⁶But as it is, Yeshua has obtained a more excellent priestly service, as He is the mediator of a better covenant, which has been enacted on better promises.