Exodus 25
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:
2 Speak to the children of Israel, and take first fruits of all, who may be disposed in their heart to give; and you shall take my first fruits.
'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 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 double scarlet, and fine spun linen, and goats' hair,
and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair;
5 and rams' skins dyed red, and blue skins, and incorruptible wood,
and rams' skins dyed red, and sealskins, and acacia-wood;
6 and oil for the light, incense for anointing oil, and for the composition of incense,
oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense;
7 and sardius stones, and stones for the carved work of the breast-plate, and the full-length robe.
onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate.
8 And you shall make me a sanctuary, and I will appear among you.
And let them make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.
9 And you shall make for me according to all things which I show you in the mountain; even the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all its furniture: so shall you make it.
According to all that I show thee, the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the furniture thereof, even so shall ye make it.
10 And you shall 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.
And they shall make an ark of acacia-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.
11 And you shall gild it with pure gold, you shall gild it within and without; and you shall make for it golden wreaths twisted round about.
And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about.
12 And you shall cast for it four golden rings, and shall put them on the four sides; two rings on the one side, and two rings on the other side.
And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four feet thereof; and two rings shall be on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.
13 And you shall make staves [of] incorruptible wood, and shall gild them with gold.
And thou shalt make staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with gold.
14 And you shall put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark with them.
And thou shalt put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, wherewith to bear the ark.
15 The staves shall remain fixed in the rings of the ark.
The staves shall be in the rings of the ark; they shall not be taken from it.
16 And you shall put into the ark the testimonies which I shall give you.
And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.
17 And you shall 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.
And thou shalt make an ark-cover of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.
18 And you shall make two cherubs graven in gold, and you shall put them on both sides of the propitiatory.
And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold; of beaten work shalt thou make them, at the two ends of the ark-cover.
19 They shall be made, one cherub on this side, and another cherub on the other side of the propitiatory; and you shall make the two cherubs on the two sides.
And make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end; of one piece with the ark-cover shall ye make the cherubim of the two ends thereof.
20 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.
And the cherubim shall spread out their wings on high, screening the ark-cover with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the ark-cover shall the faces of the cherubim be.
21 And you shall set the propitiatory on the ark above, and you shall put into the ark the testimonies which I shall give you.
And thou shalt put the ark-cover above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee.
22 And I will make myself known to you from thence, and I will speak to you above the propitiatory between the two cherubs, which are upon the ark of testimony, even in all things which I shall charge you concerning the children of Israel.
And there I will meet with thee, and I will speak with thee from above the ark-cover, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.
23 And you shall make a golden table of pure gold, in length two cubits, and in breadth a cubit, and in height a cubit and a half.
And thou shalt make a table of acacia-wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.
24 And you shall make for it golden wreaths twisted round about, and you shall make for it a crown of an hand-breadth round about.
And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.
25 And you shall make a twisted wreath for the crown round about.
And thou shalt make unto it a border of a handbreadth round about, and thou shalt make a golden crown to the border thereof round about.
26 And you shall make four golden rings; and you shall put the four rings upon the four parts of its feet under the crown.
And thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that are on the four feet thereof.
27 And the rings shall be for bearings for the staves, that they may bear the table with them.
Close by the border shall the rings be, for places for the staves to bear the table.
28 And you shall make the staves of incorruptible wood, and you shall gild them with pure gold; and the table shall be borne with them.
And thou shalt make the staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.
29 And you shall make its dishes and its censers, and its bowls, and its cups, with which you shall offer drink-offerings: of pure gold shall you make them.
And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and the pans thereof, and the jars thereof, and the bowls thereof, wherewith to pour out; of pure gold shalt thou make them.
30 And you shall set upon the table show bread before me continually.
And thou shalt set upon the table showbread before Me alway.
31 And you shall make a candlestick of pure gold; you shall 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.
And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made, even its base, and its shaft; its cups, its knops, and its flowers, shall be of one piece with it.
32 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.
And there shall be six branches going out of the sides thereof: three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candle-stick out of the other side thereof;
33 And three bowls fashioned like almonds, on each branch a knop and a lily; so to the six branches proceeding from the candlestick,
three cups made like almond-blossoms in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three cups made like almond-blossoms in the other branch, a knop and a flower; so for the six branches going out of the candlestick.
34 and in the candlestick four bowls fashioned like almonds, in each branch knops and the flowers of the same.
And in the candlestick four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof.
35 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.
And a knop under two branches of one piece with it, and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of the candlestick.
36 Let the knops and the branches be of one piece, altogether graven of one piece of pure gold.
Their knops and their branches shall be of one piece with it; the whole of it one beaten work of pure gold.
37 And you shall make its seven lamps: and you shall set on [it] the lamps, and they shall shine from one front.
And thou shalt make the lamps thereof, seven; and they shall light the lamps thereof, to give light over against it.
38 And you shall make its funnel and its snuff-dishes of pure gold.
And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold.
39 All these articles [shall be] a talent of pure gold.
Of a talent of pure gold shall it be made, with all these vessels.
40 See, you shall make them according to the pattern showed you in the mount.
And see that thou make them after their pattern, which is being shown thee in the mount.
