1. The Lord said to Moses,
2. "Tell the people of Israel to bring me an offering. You must receive the offering for me from all whose hearts move them to give.
3. "Here are the offerings you must receive from them. "gold, silver and bronze
4. blue, purple and bright red yarn and fine linen goat hair
5. ram skins that are dyed red the hides of sea cows acacia wood
6. olive oil for the lights spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet-smelling incense
7. onyx stones and other jewels for the linen apron and chest cloth
8. "Have them make a sacred tent for me. I will live among them.
9. Make the holy tent and everything that belongs to it. Make them exactly like the pattern I will show you.
10. "Have them make a chest out of acacia wood. Make it three feet nine inches long and two feet three inches wide and high.
11. Cover it inside and outside with pure gold. Put a strip of gold around it.