Exodus

Exodus 25:1–8

¹Then the LORD said to Moses, ²“Tell the Israelites to bring Me an offering. You are to receive My offering from every man whose heart compels him. ³This is the offering you are to accept from them:

gold, silver, and bronze;

⁴blue, purple, and scarlet yarn;

fine linen and goat hair;

⁵ram skins dyed red and fine leather;^a

acacia wood;

⁶olive oil for the light;

spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;

⁷and onyx stones and gemstones to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.

⁸And they are to make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them.

Footnotes

a 25:5 Possibly the hides of large aquatic mammals

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Exodus 25:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
said	וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר	way·ḏab·bêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֥ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses

Exodus 25:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Tell	דַּבֵּר֙	dab·bêr	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular	H1696 speak
the Israelites	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
to bring	וְיִקְחוּ־	wə·yiq·ḥū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3947 take
Me	לִ֖י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
an offering	תְּרוּמָ֑ה	tə·rū·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H8641 contribution, offering
You are to receive	תִּקְח֖וּ	tiq·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H3947 take
My offering	תְּרוּמָתִֽי׃	tə·rū·mā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H8641 contribution, offering
from every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
man	אִישׁ֙	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
whose	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
heart	לִבּ֔וֹ	lib·bōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
compels him	יִדְּבֶ֣נּוּ	yid·də·ḇen·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5068 incite, impel

Exodus 25:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This	וְזֹאת֙	wə·zōṯ	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
is the offering	הַתְּרוּמָ֔ה	hat·tə·rū·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8641 contribution, offering
you are to accept	תִּקְח֖וּ	tiq·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H3947 take
from them	מֵאִתָּ֑ם	mê·’it·tām	Preposition-m; Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H854 with
gold	זָהָ֥ב	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
silver	וָכֶ֖סֶף	wā·ḵe·sep̄	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
and bronze	וּנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃	ū·nə·ḥō·šeṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H5178 copper, bronze

Exodus 25:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
blue	וּתְכֵ֧לֶת	ū·ṯə·ḵê·leṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H8504 violet
purple	וְאַרְגָּמָ֛ן	wə·’ar·gā·mān	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H713 purple, red-purple, i.e. purple thread & cloth
and scarlet yarn	וְתוֹלַ֥עַת	wə·ṯō·w·la·‘aṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8438 worm, scarlet stuff
fine linen	וְשֵׁ֥שׁ	wə·šêš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H8336 id.
and goat hair	וְעִזִּֽים׃	wə·‘iz·zîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural	H5795 she-goat

Exodus 25:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
ram	אֵילִ֧ם	’ê·lim	Noun - masculine plural	H352 ram
skins	וְעֹרֹ֨ת	wə·‘ō·rōṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H5785 skin
dyed red	מְאָדָּמִ֛ים	mə·’ād·dā·mîm	Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural	H119 be red
and fine leather	תְּחָשִׁ֖ים	tə·ḥā·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H8476 ta—aš
acacia	שִׁטִּֽים׃	šiṭ·ṭîm	Noun - feminine plural	H7848 acacia
wood	וַעֲצֵ֥י	wa·‘ă·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H6086 tree, trees, wood

Exodus 25:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
olive oil	שֶׁ֖מֶן	še·men	Noun - masculine singular	H8081 fat, oil
for the light	לַמָּאֹ֑ר	lam·mā·’ōr	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3974 luminary
spices	בְּשָׂמִים֙	bə·śā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1314 spice, balsam, balsam-tree
for the anointing	הַמִּשְׁחָ֔ה	ham·miš·ḥāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4888 ointment
oil	לְשֶׁ֣מֶן	lə·še·men	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8081 fat, oil
and for the fragrant	הַסַּמִּֽים׃	has·sam·mîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5561 spice
incense	וְלִקְטֹ֖רֶת	wə·liq·ṭō·reṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct	H7004 smoke, odour of (burning) sacrifice, incense

Exodus 25:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and onyx stones	אַבְנֵי־	’aḇ·nê-	Noun - feminine plural construct	H68 stone
and gemstones	וְאַבְנֵ֖י	wə·’aḇ·nê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct	H68 stone
to be mounted	מִלֻּאִ֑ים	mil·lu·’îm	Noun - masculine plural	H4394 setting, installation
on the ephod	לָאֵפֹ֖ד	lā·’ê·p̄ōḏ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H646 ephod
and breastpiece	וְלַחֹֽשֶׁן׃	wə·la·ḥō·šen	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2833 breast-piece

Exodus 25:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And they are to make	וְעָ֥שׂוּ	wə·‘ā·śū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make
a sanctuary	מִקְדָּ֑שׁ	miq·dāš	Noun - masculine singular	H4720 sacred place, sanctuary
for Me	לִ֖י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
so that I may dwell	וְשָׁכַנְתִּ֖י	wə·šā·ḵan·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H7931 settle down, abide, dwell
among them	בְּתוֹכָֽם׃	bə·ṯō·w·ḵām	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H8432 midst

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Exodus 25:2 2 Corinthians 9:7 · Nehemiah 11:2 · Ezra 2:68 · Ezra 1:6 · Ezra 7:16 · Ezra 3:5 · Psalm 110:3 · 1 Chronicles 29:1–30 · Judges 5:9 · Numbers 18:24 · Deuteronomy 16:16–17

Exodus 25:3 Deuteronomy 8:9

Exodus 25:4 Revelation 19:8

Exodus 25:6 Exodus 27:20

Exodus 25:7 Exodus 28:4

Exodus 25:8 2 Corinthians 6:16 · Revelation 21:3 · 1 Kings 6:13 · Exodus 29:45 · Hebrews 9:1–2 · Zechariah 2:10 · Isaiah 12:6 · Zechariah 8:3 · Hebrews 3:6 · Numbers 5:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.