# Exodus 25.1

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**Book:** [Exodus](/codex/exodus/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> **1. And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,**
>
> 2. 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. 3. And this is the offering which ye shall take of them: gold, and silver, and brass, (Exodus 25:1-3, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> **1. Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,**
>
> 2. “Speak to the children of Israel, that they take an offering for me. From everyone whose heart makes him willing you shall take my offering. 3. This is the offering which you shall take from them: gold, silver, brass, (Exodus 25:1-3, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> **1. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,**
>
> 2. 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. <sup>bring me: Heb. take for me</sup> <sup>offering: or, heave offering</sup> 3. And this is the offering which ye shall take of them; gold, and silver, and brass, <sup>offering: or, heave offering</sup> (Exodus 25:1-3, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> **1. And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,**
>
> 2. 'Speak unto the sons of Israel, and they take for Me a heave-offering; from every man whose heart impelleth him ye do take My heave-offering. 3. 'And this [is] the heave-offering which ye take from them; gold, and silver, and brass, (Exodus 25:1-3, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
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- **Time period:** _TBD_

## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.