King James Version
Exodus 25:3 in the King James Version says “And this is the offering which ye shall take of them; gold, and silver, and brass, offering: or, heave offering” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 25 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And this is the offering which ye shall take of them; gold, and silver, and brass, offering: or, heave offering”
Exodus 25:3 · KJV
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering. bring me: Heb. take for me offering: or, heave offering
And this is the offering which ye shall take of them; gold, and silver, and brass, offering: or, heave offering
And blue, and purple, and scarlet , and fine linen, and goats' hair, fine: or, silk
And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And this is the offering”
H8641a present (as offered up), especially in sacrifice or as tribute
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“of them gold”
H2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e., yellow), as oil, a clear sky
“and brass”
H5178copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e., coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)
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