and for the refined gold of the incense altar. He gave him ¹  the blueprint for the seat ²  of the gold cherubim that spread their wings ³  and provide shelter for the ark of the Lord’s covenant.

This includes 3,000 talents ¹  of gold from Ophir and 7,000 talents of refined silver for overlaying the walls of the buildings,

for gold and silver items, and for all the work of the craftsmen. Who else wants to contribute to the Lord today?”

The name of the first is Pishon; it runs through ¹  the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold.

Now the Israelites had done ¹  as Moses told them – they had requested from the Egyptians ²  silver and gold items and clothing.

You must not make gods of silver alongside me, ¹  nor make gods of gold for yourselves. ² 

You are to make two cherubim ¹  of gold; you are to make them of hammered metal on the two ends of the atonement lid.

You are to make four rings of gold for it and attach ¹  the rings at the four corners where its four legs are. ² 

You are to make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, so that the table may be carried with them. ¹ 

Their buds and their branches will be one piece, ¹  all of it one hammered piece of pure gold.

You are to make fifty gold clasps and join the curtains together with the clasps, so that the tabernacle is a unit. ¹ 

The artisans ¹  are to use ²  the gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine linen.

and two braided chains of pure gold, like a cord, and attach the chains to the settings.

“You are to make for the breastpiece braided chains like cords of pure gold,

and you are to make for the breastpiece two gold rings and attach ¹  the two rings to the upper ²  two ends of the breastpiece.

“You are to make a plate ¹  of pure gold and engrave on it the way a seal is engraved: ²  “Holiness to the Lord.” ³ 

He made fifty gold clasps and joined the curtains together to one another with the clasps, so that the tabernacle was a unit. ¹ 

He made a surrounding frame for it about three inches wide, and he made a surrounding border of gold for its frame.

He cast four gold rings for it and attached the rings at the four corners where its four legs were.

He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table.