Exodus 25:3

And this is the offering which ye shall take of them; Gold, and siluer, and brasse,
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

"This is the contribution which you are to raise from them: gold, silver and bronze,
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And this is the offering which ye shall take of them: gold, and silver, and brass,
- American Standard Version (1901)

And this is the offering you are to take from them: gold and silver and brass;
- Basic English Bible

And this is the heave-offering that ye shall take of them: gold, and silver, and copper,
- Darby Bible

And this is the offering which ye shall take of them; gold, and silver and brass,
- Webster's Bible

This is the offering which you shall take from them: gold, silver, brass,
- World English Bible

`And this [is] the heave-offering which ye take from them; gold, and silver, and brass,
- Youngs Literal Bible

And this is the offering which ye shall take of them: gold, and silver, and brass;
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Wesley's Notes for Exodus 25:3

25:1 Doubtless when Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and abode there so long, he saw and heard glorious things, but they were things which were not lawful or possible to utter; and therefore, in the records he kept of the transactions there, he saith nothing to satisfy curiosity, but writes that only which he was to speak to the children of Israel. Probably there never was any house or temple built for sacred uses, before this tabernacle was erected by Moses. In this God kept his court, as Israel's king, and it was intended for a sign or token of his presence, that while they had that in the midst of them they might never again ask, Is the Lord among us or not? And because in the wilderness they dwelt in tents, even this royal palace was ordered to be a tabernacle too, that it might move with them. And these holy places made with hands were the figures of the true, #Heb 9:24|. The gospel - church is the true tabernacle which the Lord pitched, and not man, #Heb 8:2|. The body of Christ, in and by which he made atonement, was the greater and more perfect tabernacle, #Heb 9:11|. The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, as in a tabernacle.

25:2 Speak unto the children of Israel that they bring me an offering - This offering was to be given willingly, and with the heart. It was not prescribed to them what or how much they must give, but it was left to their generosity, that they might shew their good - will to the house of God, and the offices thereof.

25:4 Blue, and purple, and scarlet - Materials of those colours.

25:5 Shittim - wood - A kind of wood growing in Egypt and the deserts of Arabia, very durable and precious.