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Exodus 37

The Ark.

1Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, one and a half cubits wide, and one and a half cubits high.

2The inside and outside were plated with gold, and a molding of gold was put around it.

3Four gold rings were cast for its four supports, two rings on one side and two on the opposite side.

4Poles of acacia wood were made and plated with gold;

5these poles were put through the rings on the sides of the ark, for carrying it.

6The cover was made of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and one and a half cubits wide.

7Two cherubim of beaten gold were made for the two ends of the cover;

8one cherub was at one end, the other at the other end, made of one piece with the cover, at each end.

9The cherubim had their wings spread out above, sheltering the cover. They faced each other, with their faces looking toward the cover.^a

The Table.

10^b The table was made of acacia wood, two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.

11It was plated with pure gold, and a molding of gold was put around it.

12A frame a handbreadth high was also put around it, with a molding of gold around the frame.

13Four rings of gold were cast for it and fastened at the four corners, one at each leg.

14The rings were alongside the frame as holders for the poles to carry the table.

15These poles for carrying the table were made of acacia wood and plated with gold.

16The vessels that were set on the table, its plates and cups, as well as its pitchers and bowls for pouring libations, were made of pure gold.

The Menorah.

17^c The menorah was made of pure beaten gold—its shaft and branches—with its cups and knobs and petals springing directly from it.

18Six branches extended from its sides, three branches on one side and three on the other.

19On one branch there were three cups, shaped like almond blossoms, each with its knob and petals; on the opposite branch there were three cups, shaped like almond blossoms, each with its knob and petals; and so for the six branches that extended from the menorah.

20On the menorah there were four cups, shaped like almond blossoms, with their knobs and petals.

21The six branches that went out from the menorah had a knob under each pair.

22The knobs and branches so sprang from it that the whole formed but a single piece of pure beaten gold.

23Its seven lamps, as well as its trimming shears and trays, were made of pure gold.

24A talent of pure gold was used for the menorah and its various utensils.

The Altar of Incense.

25^d The altar of incense was made of acacia wood, on a square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high, having horns that sprang directly from it.

26Its grate on top, its walls on all four sides, and its horns were plated with pure gold; and a gold molding was put around it.

27Underneath the molding gold rings were placed, two on one side and two on the opposite side, as holders for the poles used in carrying it.

28The poles, too, were made of acacia wood and plated with gold.

29The sacred anointing oil and the fragrant incense were prepared in their pure form by a perfumer.^e

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Exodus 38

The Altar for Burnt Offerings.

1The altar for burnt offerings^a was made of acacia wood, on a square, five cubits long and five cubits wide; its height was three cubits.

2At the four corners horns were made that sprang directly from the altar. It was then plated with bronze.

3All the utensils of the altar, the pots, shovels, basins, forks and fire pans, were likewise made of bronze.

4A grating, a bronze network, was made for the altar and placed around it, on the ground, half as high as the altar itself.

5Four rings were cast for the four corners of the bronze grating, as holders for the poles,

6which were made of acacia wood and plated with bronze.

7The poles were put through the rings on the sides of the altar for carrying it. The altar was made in the form of a hollow box.

8The bronze basin,^b with its bronze stand, was made from the mirrors of the women who served^* at the entrance of the tent of meeting.

The Court of the Tabernacle.

9^c The court was made as follows. On the south side the hangings of the court were of fine linen twined, a hundred cubits long,

10with twenty columns and twenty pedestals of bronze, the hooks and bands of the columns being of silver.

11On the north side there were similar hangings, a hundred cubits long, with twenty columns and twenty pedestals of bronze; the hooks and bands of the columns were of silver.

12On the west side there were hangings, fifty cubits long, with ten columns and ten pedestals; the hooks and bands of the columns were of silver.

13On the east side the court was fifty cubits.

14On one side there were hangings to the extent of fifteen cubits, with three columns and three pedestals;

15on the other side, beyond the gate of the court, there were likewise hangings to the extent of fifteen cubits, with three columns and three pedestals.

16The hangings on all sides of the court were woven of fine linen twined.

17The pedestals of the columns were of bronze, while the hooks and bands of the columns were of silver; the capitals were silver-plated, and all the columns of the court were banded with silver.

18At the gate of the court there was a variegated curtain, woven of violet, purple, and scarlet yarn and of fine linen twined, twenty cubits long and five cubits wide, in keeping with the hangings of the court.

19There were four columns and four pedestals of bronze for it, while their hooks were of silver, and their capitals and their bands silver-plated.

20All the tent pegs for the tabernacle and for the court around it were of bronze.

Amount of Metal Used.

21The following is an account of the various amounts used on the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the covenant, drawn up at the command of Moses by the Levites under the direction of Ithamar, son of Aaron the priest.

22However, it was Bezalel, son of Uri,^d son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, who made all that the LORD commanded Moses,

23and he was assisted by Oholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, who was an engraver, an embroiderer, and a weaver of variegated cloth of violet, purple, and scarlet yarn and of fine linen.

24All the gold used in the entire construction of the sanctuary, having previously been given as an offering, amounted to twenty-nine talents and seven hundred and thirty shekels, according to the standard of the sanctuary shekel.

25The silver of those of the community who were enrolled was one hundred talents and one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels, according to the standard of the sanctuary shekel;

26one bekah apiece, that is, a half-shekel, according to the standard of the sanctuary shekel, was received from everyone who was enrolled, of twenty years or more, namely, six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty men.^e

27One hundred talents of silver were used for casting the pedestals of the sanctuary and the pedestals of the veil, one talent for each pedestal, or one hundred talents for the one hundred pedestals.

28The remaining one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels were used for making the hooks on the columns, for plating the capitals, and for banding them with silver.

29The bronze, given as an offering, amounted to seventy talents and two thousand four hundred shekels.

30With this were made the pedestals at the entrance of the tent of meeting, the bronze altar with its bronze gratings, and all the utensils of the altar,

31the pedestals around the court, the pedestals at the gate of the court, and all the tent pegs for the tabernacle and for the court around it.

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Mark 15: 21-47

The Way of the Cross.

21They pressed into service a passer-by, Simon, a Cyrenian,^* who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross.^e

The Crucifixion.

22^f They brought him to the place of Golgotha (which is translated Place of the Skull).

23They gave him wine drugged with myrrh, but he did not take it.

24^{* g} Then they crucified him and divided his garments by casting lots for them to see what each should take.

25It was nine o’clock in the morning^* when they crucified him.

26^* The inscription of the charge against him read, “The King of the Jews.”

27With him they crucified two revolutionaries, one on his right and one on his left.^h

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29^* Those passing by reviled him, shaking their heads and saying,ⁱ “Aha! You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,

30save yourself by coming down from the cross.”

31Likewise the chief priests, with the scribes, mocked him among themselves and said, “He saved others; he cannot save himself.

32Let the Messiah, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross that we may see and believe.” Those who were crucified with him also kept abusing him.^j

The Death of Jesus.

33At noon darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.

34And at three o’clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?”^* which is translated, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”^k

35^* Some of the bystanders who heard it said, “Look, he is calling Elijah.”

36One of them ran, soaked a sponge with wine, put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Wait, let us see if Elijah comes to take him down.”

37Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last.

38^* The veil of the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom.

39^{* l} When the centurion who stood facing him saw how he breathed his last he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”

40^* There were also women looking on from a distance.^m Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of the younger James and of Joses, and Salome.

41These women had followed him when he was in Galilee and ministered to him. There were also many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem.

The Burial of Jesus.

42ⁿ When it was already evening, since it was the day of preparation, the day before the sabbath,

43Joseph of Arimathea,^* a distinguished member of the council, who was himself awaiting the kingdom of God, came and courageously went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

44Pilate was amazed that he was already dead. He summoned the centurion and asked him if Jesus had already died.

45And when he learned of it from the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.

46Having bought a linen cloth, he took him down, wrapped him in the linen cloth and laid him in a tomb that had been hewn out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.

47Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses watched where he was laid.

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