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gold, and silver, and brass,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/25.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And this <i>is</i> the offering which you shall take from them: gold, silver, and bronze;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/25.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is the contribution which you are to take from them: gold, silver, and bronze,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/25.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220This is the contribution which you are to raise from them: gold, silver and bronze,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/25.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And this is the contribution which you are to raise from them: gold, silver and bronze,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/25.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And this is the contribution which you shall take from them: gold, silver, and bronze,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/25.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />This is the offering you are to receive from them: gold, silver, and bronze,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/25.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is the offering you are to receive from them: gold, silver, and bronze;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/25.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is the offering you are to receive from them: gold, silver, and bronze; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/25.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And this is the offering which ye shall take of them: gold, and silver, and brass,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/25.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Here is a list of what you are to collect: Gold, silver, and bronze; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/25.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And this is the offering which ye shall take of them; gold, and silver, and brass;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/25.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />This is the kind of contribution you will accept from them: gold, silver, and bronze,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/25.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />These offerings are to be: gold, silver, and bronze; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/25.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />This is the offering that you are to accept from them: gold, silver, and bronze; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/25.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is the offering you are to accept from them: gold, silver, and bronze;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/25.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />This is the offering you are to accept from them: gold, silver, bronze,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/25.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />This is the offering which you shall take from them: gold, silver, bronze,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/25.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And this is the offering which ye shall take of them; gold, and silver and brass,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/25.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />This is the offering which you shall take from them: gold, silver, bronze, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/25.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And this [is] the raised-offering which you take from them: gold, and silver, and bronze,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/25.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And this is the heave-offering which ye take from them; gold, and silver, and brass,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/25.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And this the offering which ye shall take from them; gold, and silver, and brass.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/25.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And these are the things you must take: gold, and silver, and brass, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/25.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now these are the things that you must accept: Gold, and silver, and brass,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/25.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />These are the contributions you shall accept from them: gold, silver, and bronze;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/25.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />This is the offering that you shall receive from them: gold, silver, and bronze,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/25.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And this is the offering which you shall take of them: gold, silver, and brass,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/25.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And this is the offering that you shall receive of them: gold and silver and brass,<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/25.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And this is the offering which ye shall take of them: gold, and silver, and brass;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/25.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And this is the offering which ye shall take of them; gold and silver and brass,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/25-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=6213" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/25.htm">Offerings for the Tabernacle</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>“Tell the Israelites to bring Me an offering. You are to receive My offering from every man whose heart compels him. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: wə·zōṯ (Conj-w:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">This</a> <a href="/hebrew/8641.htm" title="8641: hat·tə·rū·māh (Art:: N-fs) -- Contribution, offering (for sacred uses). Or trumah; from ruwm; a present, especially in sacrifice or as tribute.">is the offering</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: tiq·ḥū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">you are to accept</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: mê·’it·tām (Prep-m:: DirObjM:: 3mp) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">from them:</a> <a href="/hebrew/2091.htm" title="2091: zā·hāḇ (N-ms) -- Gold. From an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky.">gold,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3701.htm" title="3701: wā·ḵe·sep̄ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Silver, money. From kacaph; silver; by implication, money.">silver,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5178.htm" title="5178: ū·nə·ḥō·šeṯ (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Copper, bronze. For nchuwshah; copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. Coin, a fetter; figuratively, base.">and bronze;</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair;…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/29-2.htm">1 Chronicles 29:2-9</a></span><br />Now with all my ability I have made provision for the house of my God—gold for the gold articles, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise, stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and slabs of marble—all in abundance. / Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple: / three thousand talents of gold (the gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/2-7.htm">2 Chronicles 2:7-9</a></span><br />Send me, therefore, a craftsman skilled in engraving to work with gold and silver, with bronze and iron, and with purple, crimson, and blue yarn. He will work with my craftsmen in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David provided. / Send me also cedar, cypress, and algum logs from Lebanon, for I know that your servants have skill to cut timber there. And indeed, my servants will work with yours / to prepare for me timber in abundance, because the temple I am building will be great and wonderful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/24-9.htm">2 Chronicles 24:9-14</a></span><br />And a proclamation was issued in Judah and Jerusalem that they were to bring to the LORD the tax imposed by Moses the servant of God on Israel in the wilderness. / All the officers and all the people rejoiced and brought their contributions, and they dropped them in the chest until it was full. / Whenever the chest was brought by the Levites to the king’s overseers and they saw that there was a large amount of money, the royal scribe and the officer of the high priest would come and empty the chest and carry it back to its place. They did this daily and gathered the money in abundance. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/1-4.htm">Ezra 1:4-6</a></span><br />And let every survivor, wherever he lives, be assisted by the men of that region with silver, gold, goods, and livestock, along with a freewill offering for the house of God in Jerusalem.’” / So the family heads of Judah and Benjamin, along with the priests and Levites—everyone whose spirit God had stirred—prepared to go up and rebuild the house of the LORD in Jerusalem. / And all their neighbors supported them with articles of silver and gold, with goods and livestock, and with valuables, in addition to all their freewill offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/7-70.htm">Nehemiah 7:70-72</a></span><br />Some of the heads of the families contributed to the project. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics of gold, 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments. / And some of the heads of the families gave to the treasury for the project 20,000 darics of gold and 2,200 minas of silver. / The rest of the people gave a total of 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas of silver, and 67 priestly garments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-6.htm">Isaiah 60:6-9</a></span><br />Caravans of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah, and all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and frankincense and proclaiming the praises of the LORD. / All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth will serve you and go up on My altar with acceptance; I will adorn My glorious house. / Who are these who fly like clouds, like doves to their shelters? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/haggai/2-8.htm">Haggai 2:8</a></span><br />The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine, declares the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-13.htm">1 Kings 7:13-14</a></span><br />Now King Solomon sent to bring Huram from Tyre. / He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Huram had great skill, understanding, and knowledge for every kind of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and carried out all his work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/10-10.htm">1 Kings 10:10</a></span><br />Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again were spices in such abundance brought in as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/10-14.htm">1 Kings 10:14-22</a></span><br />The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents, / not including the revenue from the merchants, traders, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land. / King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/12-4.htm">2 Kings 12:4-5</a></span><br />Then Joash said to the priests, “Collect all the money brought as sacred gifts into the house of the LORD—the census money, the money from vows, and the money brought voluntarily into the house of the LORD. / Let every priest receive it from his constituency, and let it be used to repair any damage found in the temple.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/22-4.htm">2 Kings 22:4-7</a></span><br />“Go up to Hilkiah the high priest and have him count the money that has been brought into the house of the LORD, which the doorkeepers have collected from the people. / And let them deliver it into the hands of the supervisors of those doing the work on the house of the LORD, who in turn are to give it to the workmen repairing the damages to the house of the LORD— / to the carpenters, builders, and masons—to buy timber and dressed stone to repair the temple. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/2-11.htm">Matthew 2:11</a></span><br />On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-7.htm">Matthew 26:7-13</a></span><br />a woman came to Him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, which she poured on His head as He reclined at the table. / When the disciples saw this, they were indignant and asked, “Why this waste? / This perfume could have been sold at a high price, and the money given to the poor.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-3.htm">Mark 14:3-9</a></span><br />While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head. / Some of those present, however, expressed their indignation to one another: “Why this waste of perfume? / It could have been sold for over three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor.” And they scolded her. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And this is the offering which you shall take of them; gold, and silver, and brass,</p><p class="hdg">brass.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/4-22.htm">Brass</a> <a href="/genesis/4-22.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/exodus/25-2.htm">Contribution</a> <a href="/luke/21-2.htm">Copper</a> <a href="/exodus/20-23.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/exodus/25-2.htm">Heave-Offering</a> <a href="/exodus/25-2.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/exodus/24-5.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/exodus/25-2.htm">Raise</a> <a href="/exodus/25-2.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/exodus/22-7.htm">Silver</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/26-11.htm">Brass</a> <a href="/exodus/26-11.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/exodus/29-28.htm">Contribution</a> <a href="/exodus/26-37.htm">Copper</a> <a href="/exodus/25-11.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/exodus/29-27.htm">Heave-Offering</a> <a href="/exodus/28-38.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/exodus/25-29.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/exodus/40-2.htm">Raise</a> <a href="/exodus/27-3.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/exodus/26-19.htm">Silver</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 25</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/25-1.htm">What the Israelites were to offer for the building of the tabernacle</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/25-10.htm">The dimensions of the ark</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/25-17.htm">The mercy seat, with the cherubim</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/25-23.htm">The table of show bread, with the furniture thereof</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/25-31.htm">The golden candlestick, with the instruments thereof</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/25.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/25.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>This is the offering you are to accept from them:</b><br>In the context of <a href="/exodus/25.htm">Exodus 25</a>, God is instructing Moses on the construction of the Tabernacle, a sacred place where He will dwell among the Israelites. The offerings are voluntary contributions from the people, reflecting their willingness to participate in God's plan. This mirrors the New Testament principle of giving, as seen in <a href="/2_corinthians/9-7.htm">2 Corinthians 9:7</a>, where believers are encouraged to give cheerfully. The offerings symbolize the people's devotion and obedience to God, setting a precedent for worship and sacrifice.<p><b>gold, silver, and bronze;</b><br>These materials were highly valued in ancient times and were often used in the construction of sacred spaces. Gold, representing purity and divinity, was used extensively in the Tabernacle, particularly in the Holy of Holies. It symbolizes the divine nature of Christ, as seen in <a href="/revelation/1-13.htm">Revelation 1:13-15</a>, where Jesus is described with golden elements. Silver, often associated with redemption (<a href="/exodus/30-11.htm">Exodus 30:11-16</a>), points to the atoning work of Christ, who was betrayed for thirty pieces of silver (<a href="/matthew/26-15.htm">Matthew 26:15</a>). Bronze, known for its strength and durability, was used for the altar and other items, symbolizing judgment and endurance. This reflects the strength and steadfastness of Christ's sacrifice, as well as the judgment He bore on behalf of humanity. The use of these materials in the Tabernacle foreshadows the ultimate sacrifice and redemption found in Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, who received instructions from God on Mount Sinai regarding the construction of the Tabernacle.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who were delivered from slavery in Egypt and were journeying to the Promised Land.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a></b><br>The portable sanctuary that God instructed Moses to build, where He would dwell among His people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The mountain where God gave Moses the Law and the instructions for the Tabernacle.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The divine being who commanded the construction of the Tabernacle and provided specific instructions for its materials and design.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_precious_materials.htm">The Significance of Precious Materials</a></b><br>Gold, silver, and bronze were valuable and symbolized the worthiness of God’s dwelling place. This teaches us to offer our best to God, recognizing His supreme value in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/voluntary_offerings.htm">Voluntary Offerings</a></b><br>The Israelites were to give willingly, not under compulsion. This principle applies to our giving today, encouraging us to contribute to God’s work with a willing heart.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_dwelling_among_his_people.htm">God’s Dwelling Among His People</a></b><br>The Tabernacle was a physical representation of God’s presence. Today, believers are the temple of the Holy Spirit, reminding us of the importance of living lives that honor God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_worship.htm">Preparation for Worship</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites prepared materials for the Tabernacle, we should prepare our hearts and resources for worship and service to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_involvement.htm">Community Involvement</a></b><br>The construction of the Tabernacle required the participation of the entire community, illustrating the importance of unity and collective effort in the body of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_25.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 25</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_more_precious_than_gold.htm">What is more precious than gold?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/exodus_26__do_tabernacle_sizes_match_texts.htm">Exodus 26 - How do these tabernacle measurements align or conflict with other biblical or historical texts regarding the scale and feasibility of such a dwelling?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_israelites_get_materials_for_garments.htm">Exodus 28:2–5: Where did nomadic Israelites supposedly in the desert acquire the costly fabrics, precious stones, and gold for such elaborate garments? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_nomads_craft_gold_cherubim.htm">Exodus 37:1-9: How could ancient desert nomads craft such detailed cherubim from pure gold with the tools and resources supposedly available?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/25.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">Gold, and silver, and brass.</span>--The Israelites had brought out of Egypt (1) their ancestral wealth--the possessions of Abraham and the accumulations of Joseph, and (2) the rich gifts received from the Egyptians at the moment of their departure. They had added to their wealth by the plunder of the Amalekites. Thus they possessed a considerable store of the precious metals; and there is no difficulty in supposing that they furnished the gold needed for the tabernacle without seriously impoverishing themselves. The silver, which was of small amount comparatively, appears ultimately to have been furnished in another way (<a href="/context/exodus/30-12.htm" title="When you take the sum of the children of Israel after their number, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul to the LORD, when you number them; that there be no plague among them, when you number them.">Exodus 30:12-16</a>; <a href="/context/exodus/38-25.htm" title="And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation was an hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and three score and fifteen shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:">Exodus 38:25-28</a>) The brass, or rather bronze, for brass seems to have been unknown at this time, was small in amount (<a href="/exodus/38-29.htm" title="And the brass of the offering was seventy talents, and two thousand and four hundred shekels.">Exodus 38:29</a>), and of no great value. It would have constituted no serious drain on the resources of the people.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/25.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">This is the offering - gold and silver and brass</span>. Gold was needed for the overlaying of the boards, whereof the ark was composed (ver. 11); for the "crown of gold," which surmounted it (<span class="accented">ibid.</span>); for the "rings" (ver. 12); the "mercy-seat" (ver. 17) - the cherubim (ver. 18); the dishes, the spoons, the covers, the bowls (ver. 29); the candlestick (ver. 31); the tongs and snuff dishes (ver. 28); the hooks and taches (<a href="/exodus/26-6.htm">Exodus 26:6, 32</a>); for the covering of the table of shew bread (<a href="/exodus/25-24.htm">Exodus 25:24</a>); and of the staves and pillars (<span class="accented">ib</span>, 28: <a href="/exodus/26-32.htm">Exodus 26:32, 37</a>); and also for many parts of the dress of the High Priest (<a href="/exodus/28-6.htm">Exodus 28:6, 8, 11, 14</a>, etc.). Silver was required for the sockets which supported the hoards of the Tabernacle (<a href="/exodus/26-19.htm">Exodus 26:19</a>); and for the "hooks" and "fillets" of the pillars of the court (<a href="/exodus/27-10.htm">Exodus 27:10</a>) Brass, or rather bronze, was wanted for the "taches" which coupled together the curtains of the tent (<a href="/exodus/26-11.htm">Exodus 26:11</a>); for the "sockets" which received the pillars or tent-poles (<span class="accented">ib</span>, 37); for the external coating of the altar (<a href="/exodus/27-2.htm">Exodus 27:2</a>); for the vessels and utensils of the altar (<span class="accented">ib</span>, 3); for the covering of its staves (<span class="accented">ib</span>, 6); for the sockets of the pillars of the Court (<a href="/exodus/27-10.htm">Exodus 27:10</a>); for the "pins" of the Court (<span class="accented">ib</span>, 19); and generally for the vessels of the Tabernacle (<span class="accented">ibid.</span>). To understand how the Israelites could supply all that was wanted, we must remember, <p><span class="Text_Heading">1.</span> That they had a certain amount of ancestral wealth, as that which Joseph had accumulated, and what Jacob and his sons had brought with them into Egypt. <p><span class="Text_Heading">2.</span> That they had received large presents of gold and silver from the Egyptians just before their departure (<a href="/exodus/12-35.htm">Exodus 12:35</a>); and <p><span class="Text_Heading">3.</span> That they had recently defeated, and no doubt despoiled, the Amalekites (<a href="/exodus/16-8.htm">Exodus 16:8-13</a>). Whether they had further made money by trade since they entered the Sinaitic peninsula, may be doubted. The supposition is not at all needed in order to account for their wealth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/25-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">This</span><br /><span class="heb">וְזֹאת֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">is the offering</span><br /><span class="heb">הַתְּרוּמָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(hat·tə·rū·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8641.htm">Strong's 8641: </a> </span><span class="str2">Contribution, offering (for sacred uses)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you are to accept</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּקְח֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(tiq·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from them:</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאִתָּ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’it·tām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Direct object marker | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gold,</span><br /><span class="heb">זָהָ֥ב</span> <span class="translit">(zā·hāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2091.htm">Strong's 2091: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">silver,</span><br /><span class="heb">וָכֶ֖סֶף</span> <span class="translit">(wā·ḵe·sep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3701.htm">Strong's 3701: </a> </span><span class="str2">Silver, money</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and bronze;</span><br /><span class="heb">וּנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃</span> <span class="translit">(ū·nə·ḥō·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5178.htm">Strong's 5178: </a> </span><span class="str2">Copper, something made of that metal, coin, a fetter, base</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/25-3.htm">Exodus 25:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/25-3.htm">Exodus 25:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/25-3.htm">Exodus 25:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/25-3.htm">Exodus 25:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/25-3.htm">Exodus 25:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/25-3.htm">Exodus 25:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/25-3.htm">Exodus 25:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/25-3.htm">Exodus 25:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/25-3.htm">Exodus 25:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/25-3.htm">Exodus 25:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/25-3.htm">OT Law: Exodus 25:3 This is the offering which you shall (Exo. 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