Exodus 25

1 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that gives it willingly with his heart all of you shall take my offering.

Speak to the children of Israel, and take first-fruits of all, who may be disposed in their heart to give; and ye shall take my first-fruits.

3 And this is the offering which all of you shall take of them; gold, and silver, and brass,

And this is the offering which ye shall take of them; gold and silver and brass,

4 And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair,

and blue, and purple, and double scarlet, and fine spun linen, and goats' hair,

5 And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,

and rams' skins dyed red, and blue skins, and incorruptible wood,

6 Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense,

and oil for the light, incense for anointing oil, and for the composition of incense,

7 Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate.

and sardius stones, and stones for the carved work of the breast-plate, and the full-length robe.

8 And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.

And thou shalt make me a sanctuary, and I will appear among you.

9 According to all that I show you, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall all of you make it.

And thou shalt make for me according to all things which I shew thee in the mountain; even the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all its furniture: so shalt thou make it.

10 And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

And thou shalt make the ark of testimony of incorruptible wood; the length of two cubits and a half, and the breadth of a cubit and a half, and the height of a cubit and a half.

11 And you shall overlay it with pure gold, within and without shall you overlay it, and shall make upon it a crown of gold round about.

And thou shalt gild it with pure gold, thou shalt gild it within and without; and thou shalt make for it golden wreaths twisted round about.

12 And you shall cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four corners thereof; and two rings shall be in the one side of it, and two rings in the other side of it.

And thou shalt cast for it four golden rings, and shalt put them on the four sides; two rings on the one side, and two rings on the other side.

13 And you shall make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.

And thou shalt make staves [of] incorruptible wood, and shalt gild them with gold.

14 And you shall put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.

And thou shalt put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark with them.

15 The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it.

The staves shall remain fixed in the rings of the ark.

16 And you shall put into the ark the testimony which I shall give you.

And thou shalt put into the ark the testimonies which I shall give thee.

17 And you shall make a mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

And thou shalt make a propitiatory, a lid of pure gold; the length of two cubits and a half, and the breadth of a cubit and a half.

18 And you shall make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shall you make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.

And thou shalt make two cherubs graven in gold, and thou shalt put them on both sides of the propitiatory.

19 And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end: even of the mercy seat shall all of you make the cherubims on the two ends thereof.

They shall be made, one cherub on this side, and another cherub on the other side of the propitiatory; and thou shalt make the two cherubs on the two sides.

20 And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be.

The cherubs shall stretch forth their wings above, overshadowing the propitiatory with their wings; and their faces shall be toward each other, the faces of the cherubs shall be toward the propitiatory.

21 And you shall put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark you shall put the testimony that I shall give you.

And thou shalt set the propitiatory on the ark above, and thou shalt put into the ark the testimonies which I shall give thee.

22 And there I will meet with you, and I will commune with you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give you in commandment unto the children of Israel.

And I will make myself known to thee from thence, and I will speak to thee above the propitiatory between the two cherubs, which are upon the ark of testimony, even in all things which I shall charge thee concerning the children of Israel.

23 You shall also make a table of shittim wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

And thou shalt make a golden table of pure gold, in length two cubits, and in breadth a cubit, and in height a cubit and a half.

24 And you shall overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.

And thou shalt make for it golden wreaths twisted round about, and thou shalt make for it a crown of an hand-breadth round about.

25 And you shall make unto it a border of an hand breadth round about, and you shall make a golden crown to the border thereof round about.

And thou shalt make a twisted wreath for the crown round about.

26 And you shall make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that are on the four feet thereof.

And thou shalt make four golden rings; and thou shalt put the four rings upon the four parts of its feet under the crown.

27 Opposite to the border shall the rings be for places of the staves to bear the table.

And the rings shall be for bearings for the staves, that they may bear the table with them.

28 And you shall make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.

And thou shalt make the staves of incorruptible wood, and thou shalt gild them with pure gold; and the table shall be borne with them.

29 And you shall make the dishes thereof, and spoons thereof, and covers thereof, and bowls thereof, to cover likewise: of pure gold shall you make them.

And thou shalt make its dishes and its censers, and its bowls, and its cups, with which thou shalt offer drink-offerings: of pure gold shalt thou make them.

30 And you shall set upon the table showbread before me always.

And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me continually.

31 And you shall make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.

And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold; thou shalt make the candlestick of graven work: its stem and its branches, and its bowls and its knops and its lilies shall be of one piece.

32 And six branches shall come out of the sides of it; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side:

And six branches proceeding sideways, three branches of the candlestick from one side of it, and three branches of the candlestick from the other side.

33 Three bowls made like unto almonds, with a the shape of round apples and a flower in one branch; and three bowls made like almonds in the other branch, with a the shape of round apples and a flower: so in the six branches that come out of the candlestick.

And three bowls fashioned like almonds, on each branch a knop and a lily; so to the six branches proceeding from the candlestick,

34 And in the candlesticks shall be four bowls made like unto almonds, with their knops and their flowers.

and in the candlestick four bowls fashioned like almonds, in each branch knops and the flowers of the same.

35 And there shall be a the shape of round apples under two branches of the same, and a the shape of round apples under two branches of the same, and a the shape of round apples under two branches of the same, according to the six branches that proceed out of the candlestick.

A knop under two branches out of it, and a knop under four branches out of it; so to the six branches proceeding from the candlestick; and in the candlestick four bowls fashioned like almonds.

36 Their knops and their branches shall be of the same: all it shall be one beaten work of pure gold.

Let the knops and the branches be of one piece, altogether graven of one piece of pure gold.

37 And you shall make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light opposite to it.

And thou shalt make its seven lamps: and thou shalt set on [it] the lamps, and they shall shine from one front.

38 And the tongs thereof, and the intruments for snuffings thereof, shall be of pure gold.

And thou shalt make its funnel and its snuff-dishes of pure gold.

39 Of a talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all these vessels.

All these articles [shall be] a talent of pure gold.

40 And look that you make them after their pattern, which was showed you in the mount.

See, thou shalt make them according to the pattern shewed thee in the mount.