Exodus 25
1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
Yahweh said to Moses,
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.
“Tell the Israelites to take an offering for me from every person who is motivated by a willing heart. You must receive these offerings for me.
3 This is the offering which you shall take from them: gold, silver, bronze,
These are the offerings that you must receive from them: gold, silver, and bronze;
4 blue, purple, scarlet, fine linen, goats' hair,
blue, purple, and scarlet material; fine linen; goats' hair;
5 rams' skins dyed red, sea cow hides, acacia wood,
ram skins dyed red and sea cow hides; acacia wood;
6 oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense,
oil for the sanctuary lamps; spices for the anointing oil and the fragrant incense;
7 onyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod and for the breastplate.
onyx stones and other precious stones to be set for the ephod and breastpiece.
8 Let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.
Let them make me a sanctuary so that I may live among them.
9 According to all that I show you, the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all of its furniture, even so you shall make it.
You must make it exactly as I will show you in the plans for the tabernacle and for all its equipment.
10 "They shall make an ark of acacia wood. Its length shall be three feet eight inches, its breadth two feet three inches, and two feet three inches its height.
They are to make an ark of acacia wood. Its length must be two and a half cubits; its width will be one cubit and a half; and its height will be one cubit and a half.
11 You shall overlay it with pure gold. You shall overlay it inside and outside, and you shall make a gold molding around it.
You must cover it inside and out with pure gold, and you must make on it a border of gold around its top.
12 You shall cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in its four feet. Two rings shall be on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.
You must cast four rings of gold for it, and put them on the ark's four feet, with two rings on one side of it, and two rings on the other side.
13 You shall make poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.
You must make poles of acacia wood and cover them with gold.
14 You shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry the ark.
You must put the poles into the rings on the ark's sides, in order to carry the ark.
15 The poles shall be in the rings of the ark. They shall not be taken from it.
The poles must remain in the rings of the ark; they must not be taken from it.
16 You shall put the testimony which I shall give you into the ark.
You must put into the ark the covenant decrees that I will give you.
17 You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold. Three feet eight inches shall be its length, and two feet three inches its breadth.
You must make an atonement lid of pure gold. Its length must be two and a half cubits, and its width must be a cubit and a half.
18 You shall make two cherubim of hammered gold. You shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat.
You must make two cherubim of hammered gold for the two ends of the atonement lid.
19 Make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end. You shall make the cherubim on its two ends of one piece with the mercy seat.
Make one cherub for one end of the atonement lid, and the other cherub for the other end. They must be made as one piece with the atonement lid.
20 The cherubim shall spread out their wings upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy seat.
The cherubim must spread out their wings upward and overshadow the atonement lid with them. The cherubim must face one another and look toward the center of the atonement lid.
21 You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the testimony that I will give you.
You must put the atonement lid on top of the ark, and you must put into the ark the covenant decrees that I am giving you.
22 There I will meet with you, and I will tell you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the testimony, all that I command you for the children of Israel.
It is at the ark that I will meet with you. I will speak with you from my position above the atonement lid. It will be from between the two cherubim over the ark of the testimony that I will speak to you about all the commands I will give you for the Israelites.
23 "You shall make a table of acacia wood. Two feet eleven inches shall be its length, and eighteen inches its breadth, and two feet three inches its height.
You must make a table of acacia wood. Its length must be two cubits; its width must be one cubit, and its height must be a cubit and a half.
24 You shall overlay it with pure gold, and make a gold molding around it.
You must cover it with pure gold and put a border of gold around the top.
25 You shall make a rim of a handbreadth around it. You shall make a golden molding on its rim around it.
You must make a surrounding frame for it one handbreadth wide, with a surrounding border of gold for the frame.
26 You shall make four rings of gold for it, and put the rings in the four corners that are on its four legs.
You must make for it four rings of gold and attach the rings to the four corners, where the four feet were.
27 The rings shall be close to the rim, for places for the poles to carry the table.
The rings must be attached to the frame to provide places for the poles, in order to carry the table.
28 You shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be carried with them.
You must make the poles out of acacia wood and cover them with gold so that the table may be carried with them.
29 You shall make its dishes, its spoons, its ladles, and its bowls to pour out offerings with. You shall make them of pure gold.
You must make the dishes, spoons, pitchers, and bowls to be used to pour out drink offerings. You must make them of pure gold.
30 You shall set bread of the presence on the table before me always.
You must regularly set the bread of the presence on the table before me.
31 "You shall make a lampstand of pure gold. Of hammered work shall the lampstand be made, even its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its flowers, shall be of one piece with it.
You must make a lampstand of pure hammered gold. The lampstand is to be made with its base and shaft. Its cups, its leafy bases, and its flowers are to be all made of one piece with it.
32 There shall be six branches going out of its sides: three branches of the lampstand out of its one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of its other side;
Six branches must extend out from its sides—three branches must extend from one side, and three branches of the lampstand must extend from the other side.
33 three cups made like almond blossoms in one branch, a bud and a flower; and three cups made like almond blossoms in the other branch, a bud and a flower, so for the six branches going out of the lampstand;
The first branch must have three cups made like almond blossoms, with a leafy base and a flower, and three cups made like almond blossoms in the other branch, with a leafy base and a flower. It must be the same for all six branches extending out from the lampstand.
34 and in the lampstand four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its flowers;
On the lampstand itself, the central shaft, there must be four cups made like almond blossoms, with their leafy bases and the flowers.
35 and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of the lampstand.
There must be a leafy base under the first pair of branches—made as one piece with it, and a leafy base under the second pair of branches—also made as one piece with it. In the same way there must be a leafy base under the third pair of branches, made as one piece with it. It must be the same for all six branches extending out from the lampstand.
36 Their buds and their branches shall be of one piece with it, all of it one beaten work of pure gold.
Their leafy bases and branches must all be one piece with it, one beaten piece of work of pure gold.
37 You shall make its lamps seven, and they shall light its lamps to give light to the space in front of it.
You must make the lampstand and its seven lamps, and set up its lamps for them to give light from it.
38 Its snuffers and its snuff dishes shall be of pure gold.
The tongs and their trays must be made of pure gold.
39 It shall be made of a talent of pure gold, with all these accessories.
Use one talent of pure gold to make the lampstand and its accessories.
40 See that you make them after their pattern, which has been shown to you on the mountain.
Be sure to make them after the pattern that you are being shown on the mountain.
