2. “Tell the people of Israel to bring me their sacred offerings. Accept the contributions from all whose hearts are moved to offer them.
3. Here is a list of sacred offerings you may accept from them:gold, silver, and bronze;
4. blue, purple, and scarlet thread;fine linen and goat hair for cloth;
5. tanned ram skins and fine goatskin leather;acacia wood;
6. olive oil for the lamps;spices for the anointing oil and the fragrant incense;
7. onyx stones, and other gemstones to be set in the ephod and the priest’s chestpiece.
8. “Have the people of Israel build me a holy sanctuary so I can live among them.
9. You must build this Tabernacle and its furnishings exactly according to the pattern I will show you.
10. “Have the people make an Ark of acacia wood—a sacred chest 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high.