This is how the lampstand was made: It was beaten work in gold; from its shaft to its flowers it was beaten work. According to the pattern which the Lord had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand.

The Lord said to Moses, "How long will this people despise me, and how long will they not believe in me, in spite of the signs that I have done among them?

"How long must I bear with this evil congregation that murmurs against me? I have heard the complaints of the Israelites that they murmured against me.

Then Moses said, "This is how you will know that the Lord has sent me to do all these works, for I have not done them of my own will.

how our ancestors went down into Egypt, and we lived in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians treated us and our ancestors badly.

How can I curse one whom God has not cursed, or how can I denounce one whom the Lord has not denounced?

How beautiful are your tents, O Jacob, and your dwelling places, O Israel!

Nevertheless the Kenite will be consumed. How long will Asshur take you away captive?"