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their ten sockets. The hooks of the pillars and with it he made the sockets for the door of the
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their bands were silver. For the east side the tabernacle of meeting, the bronze altar, the
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hangings were fifty cubits. The hangings of bronze grating for it, and all the utensils for
one side of the gate were fifteen cubits long, the altar, the sockets for the court all around,
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with their three pillars and their three sockets, the bases for the court gate, all the pegs for the
15 and the same for the other side of the court tabernacle, and all the pegs for the court all
gate; on this side and that were hangings of fif- around.
teen cubits, with their three pillars and their Psalm 22:9–15
three sockets. All the hangings of the court
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all around were of fine woven linen. The 9 But You are He who took Me out of
sockets for the pillars were bronze, the hooks the womb;
of the pillars and their bands were silver, and You made Me trust while on
the overlay of their capitals was silver; and all My mother’s breasts.
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the pillars of the court had bands of silver. I was cast upon You from birth.
18 The screen for the gate of the court was From My mother’s womb
woven of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and 11 You have been My God.
of fine woven linen. The length was twenty Be not far from Me,
cubits, and the height along its width was five For trouble is near;
cubits, corresponding to the hangings of the For there is none to help.
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court. And there were four pillars with their 12 Many bulls have surrounded Me;
four sockets of bronze; their hooks were sil- Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled
ver, and the overlay of their capitals and their Me.
bands was silver. All the pegs of the taberna- 13 They gape at Me with their mouths,
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cle, and of the court all around, were bronze. Like a raging and roaring lion.
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tabernacle of the Testimony, which was count- I am poured out like water,
And all My bones are out of joint;
ed according to the commandment of Moses, My heart is like wax;
for the service of the Levites, by the hand of It has melted within Me.
Ithamar, son of Aaron the priest. 15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd,
22 Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the
tribe of Judah, made all that the LORD had com- And My tongue clings to My jaws;
You have brought Me to the dust of
manded Moses. And with him was Aholiab death.
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the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an
engraver and designer, a weaver of blue, pur- Proverbs 8:12–21
ple, and scarlet thread, and of fine linen. 12 “I, wisdom, dwell with prudence,
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the holy place, that is, the gold of the offering, 13 And find out knowledge and discretion.
The fear of the LORD is to hate evil;
was twenty-nine talents and seven hundred Pride and arrogance and the evil way
and thirty shekels, according to the shekel of And the perverse mouth I hate.
the sanctuary. And the silver from those who 14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom;
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were numbered of the congregation was one I am understanding, I have strength.
hundred talents and one thousand seven hun- 15 By me kings reign,
dred and seventy-five shekels, according to And rulers decree justice.
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the shekel of the sanctuary: a bekah for each 16 By me princes rule, and nobles,
man (that is, half a shekel, according to the All the judges of the earth.
shekel of the sanctuary), for everyone includ- 17 I love those who love me,
ed in the numbering from twenty years old And those who seek me diligently
and above, for six hundred and three thou- will find me.
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sand, five hundred and fifty men. And from 18 Riches and honor are with me,
the hundred talents of silver were cast the Enduring riches and righteousness.
sockets of the sanctuary and the bases of the 19 My fruit is better than gold, yes, than
veil: one hundred sockets from the hundred fine gold,
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talents, one talent for each socket. Then from And my revenue than choice silver.
the one thousand seven hundred and seventy- 20 I traverse the way of righteousness,
five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, over- In the midst of the paths of justice,
laid their capitals, and made bands for them. 21 That I may cause those who love me to
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The offering of bronze was seventy talents inherit wealth,
and two thousand four hundred shekels. And That I may fill their treasuries.
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