(NIV)
Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and raise livestock.
Adah bore Jabal; he was the
father of those who
dwell in
tents and have
livestock.
(NIV)
When he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and lay uncovered inside his tent.
He
drank of the
wine and
became drunk and lay
uncovered in his
tent.
(NIV)
May God extend Japheth’s territory;
may Japheth live in the tents of Shem,
and may Canaan be the slave of Japheth.’
May
God enlarge Japheth and let him
dwell in the
tents of
Shem,
and let
Canaan be his
servant.”
(NIV)
From there he went on towards the hills east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the
Lord and called on the name of the
Lord.
From there he
moved to the
hill country on the
east of
Bethel and
pitched his
tent, with
Bethel on the
west and
Ai on the
east. And there he
built an
altar to the
Lord and
called upon the
name of the
Lord.
(NIV)
From the Negev he went from place to place until he came to Bethel, to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had been earlier
And he
journeyed on from the
Negeb as far as
Bethel to the
place where his
tent had
been at the
beginning, between
Bethel and
Ai,
(NIV)
Now Lot, who was moving about with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents.
And
Lot, who
went with Abram, also had
flocks and
herds and
tents,
(NIV)
The
Lord appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day.
And the
Lord appeared to him by the
oaks of
Mamre, as he
sat at the
door of his
tent in the
heat of the
day.
(NIV)
Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he hurried from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.
He
lifted up his
eyes and
looked, and
behold,
three men were
standing in
front of him. When he
saw them, he
ran from the
tent door to
meet them and
bowed himself to the
earth
(NIV)
So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah. ‘Quick,’ he said, ‘get three seahs of the finest flour and knead it and bake some bread.’
And
Abraham went
quickly into the
tent to
Sarah and
said, “
Quick!
Three seahs of
fine flour!
Knead it, and
make cakes.”
(NIV)
‘Where is your wife Sarah?’ they asked him.
‘There, in the tent,’ he said.
They
said to him, “
Where is
Sarah your
wife?” And he
said, “She is in the
tent.”
(NIV)
Then one of them said, ‘I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son.’
Now Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, which was behind him.
The
Lord said, “I will
surely return to you about this
time next year, and
Sarah your
wife shall have a
son.” And
Sarah was
listening at the
tent door behind him.
(NIV)
Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah, and he married Rebekah. So she became his wife, and he loved her; and Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.
Then
Isaac brought her into the
tent of
Sarah his
mother and
took Rebekah, and she became his
wife, and he
loved her. So
Isaac was
comforted after his
mother’s death.
(NIV)
The boys grew up, and Esau became a skilful hunter, a man of the open country, while Jacob was content to stay at home among the tents.
When the
boys grew up,
Esau was a
skillful hunter, a
man of the
field, while
Jacob was a
quiet man,
dwelling in
tents.
(NIV)
Isaac built an altar there and called on the name of the
Lord. There he pitched his tent, and there his servants dug a well.
So he
built an
altar there and
called upon the
name of the
Lord and
pitched his
tent there. And there
Isaac’s servants dug a
well.
(NIV)
Jacob had pitched his tent in the hill country of Gilead when Laban overtook him, and Laban and his relatives camped there too.
And
Laban overtook Jacob. Now
Jacob had
pitched his
tent in the
hill country, and
Laban with his
kinsmen pitched tents in the
hill country of
Gilead.
(NIV)
So Laban went into Jacob’s tent and into Leah’s tent and into the tent of the two female servants, but he found nothing. After he came out of Leah’s tent, he entered Rachel’s tent.
So
Laban went
into Jacob’s tent and into
Leah’s tent and into the
tent of the
two female servants, but he did
not find them. And he
went out of
Leah’s tent and
entered Rachel’s.
(NIV)
Now Rachel had taken the household gods and put them inside her camel’s saddle and was sitting on them. Laban searched through everything in the tent but found nothing.
Now
Rachel had
taken the
household gods and
put them in the
camel’s saddle and
sat on them.
Laban felt all about the
tent, but did
not find them.
(NIV)
Jacob, however, went to Sukkoth, where he built a place for himself and made shelters for his livestock. That is why the place is called Sukkoth.
But
Jacob journeyed to
Succoth, and
built himself a
house and
made booths for his
livestock.
Therefore the
name of the
place is
called Succoth.
(NIV)
For a hundred pieces of silver, he bought from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem, the plot of ground where he pitched his tent.
And
from the
sons of
Hamor,
Shechem’s father,
he
bought for a
hundred pieces of
money the
piece of
land on
which he had
pitched his
tent.
(NIV)
Israel moved on again and pitched his tent beyond Migdal Eder.
Israel journeyed on and
pitched his
tent beyond the
tower of
Eder.
(NIV)
This is what the
Lord has commanded: “Everyone is to gather as much as they need. Take an omer for each person you have in your tent.”’
This is
what the
Lord has
commanded: ‘
Gather of it,
each one of you, as much as he
can eat. You shall
each take an
omer according to the
number of the
persons that each of
you has in his
tent.’”
(NIV)
So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law and bowed down and kissed him. They greeted each other and then went into the tent.
Moses went out to
meet his
father-in-law and bowed
down and
kissed him. And they
asked each other of their
welfare and
went into the
tent.
(NIV)
Make this tabernacle and all its furnishings exactly like the pattern I will show you.
Exactly as I
show you concerning the
pattern of the
tabernacle, and of
all its
furniture, so you shall
make it.
(NIV)
‘Make the tabernacle with ten curtains of finely twisted linen and blue, purple and scarlet yarn, with cherubim woven into them by a skilled worker.
“Moreover, you shall
make the
tabernacle with
ten curtains of
fine twined linen and
blue and
purple and
scarlet yarns; you shall
make them with
cherubim skillfully worked into them.
(NIV)
Then make fifty gold clasps and use them to fasten the curtains together so that the tabernacle is a unit.
And you shall
make fifty clasps of
gold, and
couple the
curtains one to the
other with the
clasps,
so that the tabernacle may be a
single whole.
(NIV)
‘Make curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle – eleven altogether.
“You shall also
make curtains of
goats’ hair for a
tent over the
tabernacle;
eleven curtains shall you
make.
(NIV)
Join five of the curtains together into one set and the other six into another set. Fold the sixth curtain double at the front of the tent.
You shall
couple five curtains by themselves, and
six curtains by themselves, and the
sixth curtain you shall
double over at the
front of the
tent.
(NIV)
Then make fifty bronze clasps and put them in the loops to fasten the tent together as a unit.
“You shall
make fifty clasps of
bronze, and
put the
clasps into the
loops, and
couple the
tent together that it may be a
single whole.
(NIV)
As for the additional length of the tent curtains, the half curtain that is left over is to hang down at the rear of the tabernacle.
And the
part that
remains of the
curtains of the
tent, the
half curtain that
remains, shall
hang over the
back of the
tabernacle.
(NIV)
The tent curtains will be a cubit longer on both sides; what is left will hang over the sides of the tabernacle so as to cover it.
And the extra that
remains in the
length of the
curtains, the
cubit on the
one side, and the
cubit on the other side, shall
hang over the
sides of the
tabernacle, on
this side and
that side, to
cover it.
(NIV)
Make for the tent a covering of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of other durable leather.
And you shall
make for the
tent a
covering of
tanned rams’
skins and a
covering of
goatskins on
top.
(NIV)
‘Make upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle.
“You shall
make upright frames for the
tabernacle of
acacia wood.
(NIV)
with two projections set parallel to each other. Make all the frames of the tabernacle in this way.
There shall be
two tenons in
each frame, for
fitting together.
So shall you
do for
all the
frames of the
tabernacle.
(NIV)
Make twenty frames for the south side of the tabernacle
You shall
make the
frames for the
tabernacle:
twenty frames for the
south side;
(NIV)
For the other side, the north side of the tabernacle, make twenty frames
and for the
second side of the
tabernacle, on the
north side twenty frames,
(NIV)
Make six frames for the far end, that is, the west end of the tabernacle,
And for the
rear of the
tabernacle westward you shall
make six frames.
(NIV)
and make two frames for the corners at the far end.
And you shall
make two frames for
corners of the
tabernacle in the
rear;
(NIV)
‘Also make crossbars of acacia wood: five for the frames on one side of the tabernacle,
“You shall
make bars of
acacia wood,
five for the
frames of the
one side of the
tabernacle,
(NIV)
five for those on the other side, and five for the frames on the west, at the far end of the tabernacle.
and
five bars for the
frames of the
other side of the
tabernacle, and
five bars for the
frames of the
side of the
tabernacle at the
rear westward.
(NIV)
‘Set up the tabernacle according to the plan shown you on the mountain.
Then you shall
erect the
tabernacle according to the
plan for it that you were
shown on the
mountain.
(NIV)
Place the table outside the curtain on the north side of the tabernacle and put the lampstand opposite it on the south side.
And you shall
set the
table outside the
veil, and the
lampstand on the
south side of the
tabernacle opposite the
table, and you shall
put the
table on the
north side.
(NIV)
‘For the entrance to the tent make a curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen – the work of an embroiderer.
“You shall
make a
screen for the
entrance of the
tent, of
blue and
purple and
scarlet yarns and
fine twined linen,
embroidered with
needlework.
(NIV)
‘Make a courtyard for the tabernacle. The south side shall be a hundred cubits long and is to have curtains of finely twisted linen,
“You shall
make the
court of the
tabernacle. On the
south side the
court shall have
hangings of
fine twined linen a
hundred cubits long for
one side.
(NIV)
All the other articles used in the service of the tabernacle, whatever their function, including all the tent pegs for it and those for the courtyard, are to be of bronze.
All the
utensils of the
tabernacle for
every use, and
all its
pegs and
all the
pegs of the
court, shall be of
bronze.
(NIV)
In the tent of meeting, outside the curtain that shields the ark of the covenant law, Aaron and his sons are to keep the lamps burning before the
Lord from evening till morning. This is to be a lasting ordinance among the Israelites for the generations to come.
In the
tent of
meeting,
outside the
veil that is
before the
testimony,
Aaron and his
sons shall
tend it from
evening to
morning before the
Lord. It shall be a
statute forever to be observed throughout their
generations by the
people of
Israel.
(NIV)
Aaron and his sons must wear them whenever they enter the tent of meeting or approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they will not incur guilt and die.
‘This is to be a lasting ordinance for Aaron and his descendants.
and they shall be on
Aaron and on his
sons when they go
into the
tent of
meeting or when they come
near the
altar to
minister in the
Holy Place,
lest they
bear guilt and
die.
This shall be a
statute forever for him and for his
offspring after him.
(NIV)
Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the tent of meeting and wash them with water.
You shall
bring Aaron and his
sons to the
entrance of the
tent of
meeting and
wash them with
water.
(NIV)
‘Bring the bull to the front of the tent of meeting, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on its head.
“Then you shall
bring the
bull before the
tent of
meeting.
Aaron and his
sons shall
lay their
hands on the
head of the
bull.
(NIV)
Slaughter it in the
Lord’s presence at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
Then you shall
kill the
bull before the
Lord at the
entrance of the
tent of
meeting,
(NIV)
The son who succeeds him as priest and comes to the tent of meeting to minister in the Holy Place is to wear them seven days.
The
son who succeeds him as
priest, who
comes into the
tent of
meeting to
minister in the
Holy Place, shall
wear them
seven days.
(NIV)
At the entrance to the tent of meeting, Aaron and his sons are to eat the meat of the ram and the bread that is in the basket.
And
Aaron and his
sons shall
eat the
flesh of the
ram and the
bread that is in the
basket in the
entrance of the
tent of
meeting.
(NIV)
‘For the generations to come this burnt offering is to be made regularly at the entrance to the tent of meeting, before the
Lord. There I will meet you and speak to you;
It shall be a
regular burnt offering throughout your
generations at the
entrance of the
tent of
meeting before the
Lord,
where I will
meet with you, to
speak to you
there.
(NIV)
‘So I will consecrate the tent of meeting and the altar and will consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve me as priests.
I will
consecrate the
tent of
meeting and the
altar.
Aaron also and his
sons I will
consecrate to serve me as
priests.
(NIV)
Receive the atonement money from the Israelites and use it for the service of the tent of meeting. It will be a memorial for the Israelites before the
Lord, making atonement for your lives.’
You shall
take the
atonement money from the
people of
Israel and shall
give it for the
service of the
tent of
meeting, that it may bring the
people of
Israel to
remembrance before the
Lord, so as to
make atonement for your
lives.”
(NIV)
‘Make a bronze basin, with its bronze stand, for washing. Place it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it.
“You shall also
make a
basin of
bronze, with its
stand of
bronze, for
washing.
You shall
put it
between the
tent of
meeting and the
altar, and you shall
put water in
it,
(NIV)
Whenever they enter the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water so that they will not die. Also, when they approach the altar to minister by presenting a food offering to the
Lord,
When they go
into the
tent of
meeting,
or when they come
near the
altar to
minister, to
burn a
food offering to the
Lord, they shall
wash with
water, so that they may
not die.
(NIV)
Then use it to anoint the tent of meeting, the ark of the covenant law,
With it you shall
anoint the
tent of
meeting and the
ark of the
testimony,
(NIV)
Grind some of it to powder and place it in front of the ark of the covenant law in the tent of meeting, where I will meet with you. It shall be most holy to you.
You shall
beat some of
it very
small, and
put part of
it before the
testimony in the
tent of
meeting where I shall
meet with you. It shall be
most holy for you.
(NIV)
the tent of meeting, the ark of the covenant law with the atonement cover on it, and all the other furnishings of the tent –
the
tent of
meeting, and the
ark of the
testimony, and the
mercy seat that is
on it, and
all the
furnishings of the
tent,
(NIV)
Now Moses used to take a tent and pitch it outside the camp some distance away, calling it the ‘tent of meeting’. Anyone enquiring of the
Lord would go to the tent of meeting outside the camp.
Now
Moses used to
take the
tent and
pitch it
outside the
camp,
far off from the
camp, and he
called it the
tent of
meeting. And
everyone who
sought the
Lord would
go out to the
tent of
meeting,
which was
outside the
camp.
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