All their neighbors aided them with silver vessels, with gold, with goods, with animals, and with valuable gifts, besides all that was freely offered.
Exodus 25:2 - New Revised Standard Version Tell the Israelites to take for me an offering; from all whose hearts prompt them to give you shall receive the offering for me. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Speak to the Israelites, that they take for Me an offering. From every man who gives it willingly and ungrudgingly with his heart you shall take My offering. American Standard Version (1901) Speak unto the children of Israel, that they take for me an offering: of every man whose heart maketh him willing ye shall take my offering. Common English Bible Tell the Israelites to collect gift offerings for me. Receive my gift offerings from everyone who freely wants to give. Catholic Public Domain Version "Speak to the sons of Israel, so that they may take the first-fruits to me. You shall accept these from every man who offers of his own accord. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring first-fruits to me: of every man that offereth of his own accord, you shall take them. |
All their neighbors aided them with silver vessels, with gold, with goods, with animals, and with valuable gifts, besides all that was freely offered.
As soon as they came to the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, some of the heads of families made freewill offerings for the house of God, to erect it on its site.
and after that the regular burnt offerings, the offerings at the new moon and at all the sacred festivals of the Lord, and the offerings of everyone who made a freewill offering to the Lord.
with all the silver and gold that you shall find in the whole province of Babylonia, and with the freewill offerings of the people and the priests, given willingly for the house of their God in Jerusalem.
And the people blessed all those who willingly offered to live in Jerusalem.
Your people will offer themselves willingly on the day you lead your forces on the holy mountains. From the womb of the morning, like dew, your youth will come to you.
This is the offering that you shall receive from them: gold, silver, and bronze,
because I have given to the Levites as their portion the tithe of the Israelites, which they set apart as an offering to the Lord. Therefore I have said of them that they shall have no allotment among the Israelites.
Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
My heart goes out to the commanders of Israel who offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless the Lord.