| GOD'S WORD Translation (GW) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 4 violet, purple, and bright red yarn, fine linen, goats' hair, | 4 blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen; goat hair; |
| 5 rams' skins dyed red, fine leather, acacia wood, | 5 ram skins dyed red and hides of sea cows; acacia wood; |
| 6 olive oil for the lamps, spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet-smelling incense, | 6 olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense; |
| 7 onyx stones, and other precious stones to be set in the [chief priest's] ephod and his breastplate. | 7 and onyx stones and other gems to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece. |
| 8 "Then have them make a holy place for me, and I will live among them. | 8 "Then have them make a sanctuary for me, and I will dwell among them. |
| 9 Make the tent and all its furnishings exactly like the plans I am showing you. | 9 Make this tabernacle and all its furnishings exactly like the pattern I will show you. |
| 10 "Make an ark of acacia wood 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high. | 10 "Have them make a chest of acacia wood--two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. |
| 11 Cover it with pure gold inside and out, and put a gold molding around it. | 11 Overlay it with pure gold, both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it. |
| 12 Cast four gold rings for it, and fasten them to its four feet, two rings on each side. | 12 Cast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other. |
| 13 Make poles of acacia wood, and cover them with gold. | 13 Then make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. |
| 14 Put the poles through the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it. | 14 Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the chest to carry it. |
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