Exodus 25

1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

And Jehovah 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.

Speak to the sons of Israel, that they take for me an offering; of every man whose heart makes him willing ye shall take my offering.

3 This is the offering which you shall take from them: gold, silver, bronze,

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

4 blue, purple, scarlet, fine linen, goats’ hair,

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

5 rams’ skins dyed red, sea cow hides, acacia wood,

and rams' skins dyed red, and certain skins, and acacia wood,

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

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

7 onyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod and for the breastplate.

onyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod and for the breastplate.

8 Let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.

And let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell 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.

According to all that I show thee: the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the furniture of it, even so shall ye make it.

10 “They shall make an ark of acacia wood. Its length shall be two and a half cubits, its width a cubit and a half, and a cubit and a half its height.

And they shall make an ark of acacia wood. Two cubits and a half shall be the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it.

11 You shall overlay it with pure gold. You shall overlay it inside and outside, and you shall make a gold molding around it.

And thou shall overlay it with pure gold. Inside and outside thou shall overlay it, and shall make upon it a crown of gold round about.

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.

And thou shall cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four feet of it. And two rings shall be on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.

13 You shall make poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.

And thou shall make staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.

14 You shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry the ark.

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

15 The poles shall be in the rings of the ark. They shall not be taken from it.

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

16 You shall put the covenant which I shall give you into the ark.

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

17 You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold. Two and a half cubits shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its width.

And thou shall make a mercy-seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it.

18 You shall make two cherubim of hammered gold. You shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat.

And thou shall make two cherubim of gold; of beaten work shall thou make them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat.

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.

And make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end; of one piece with the mercy-seat ye shall make the cherubim on the two ends of it.

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.

And the cherubim shall spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy-seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; the faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy-seat.

21 You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the covenant that I will give you.

And thou shall put the mercy-seat above upon the ark. And in the ark thou shall put the testimony that I shall give thee.

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 covenant, all that I command you for the children of Israel.

And there I will meet with thee. And I will commune with thee from above the mercy-seat, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment to the sons of Israel.

23 “You shall make a table of acacia wood. Its length shall be two cubits, and its width a cubit, and its height one and a half cubits.

And thou shall make a table of acacia wood, two cubits the length of it, and a cubit the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it.

24 You shall overlay it with pure gold, and make a gold molding around it.

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

25 You shall make a rim of a hand width around it. You shall make a golden molding on its rim around it.

And thou shall make to it a border of a handbreadth round about, and thou shall make a golden crown to the border of it round about.

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

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

27 The rings shall be close to the rim, for places for the poles to carry the table.

The rings shall be close by the border, for places for the staves to bear the table.

28 You shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be carried with them.

And thou shall make the staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.

29 You shall make its dishes, its spoons, its ladles, and its bowls with which to pour out offerings. You shall make them of pure gold.

And thou shall make the dishes of it, and the spoons of it, and the pitchers of it, and the bowls of it, with which to pour out, of pure gold thou shall make them.

30 You shall set bread of the presence on the table before me always.

And thou shall set upon the table showbread before me always.

31 “You shall make a lamp stand of pure gold. The lamp stand shall be made of hammered work. Its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its flowers shall be of one piece with it.

And thou shall make a lampstand of pure gold. Of beaten work shall the lampstand be made, even its base, and its shaft, its cups, its knobs, and its flowers, shall be of one piece with it.

32 There shall be six branches going out of its sides: three branches of the lamp stand out of its one side, and three branches of the lamp stand out of its other side;

And there shall be six branches going out of the sides of it, three branches of the lampstand out of the one side of it, and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side of it:

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 lamp stand;

three cups made like almond-blossoms in one branch, a knob and a flower, and three cups made like almond-blossoms in the other branch, a knob and a flower, so for the six branches going out of the lampstand,

34 and in the lamp stand four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its flowers;

and in the lampstand four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knobs of it, and the flowers of it.

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 lamp stand.

And a knob under two branches of one piece with it, and a knob under two branches of one piece with it, and a knob under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of 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 knobs and their branches shall be of one piece with it, the whole of it one beaten 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.

And thou shall make the lamps of it, seven. And they shall light the lamps of it, to give light in front of it.

38 Its snuffers and its snuff dishes shall be of pure gold.

And the snuffers of it, and the snuff dishes of it, shall be of pure gold.

39 It shall be made of a talent of pure gold, with all these accessories.

Of a talent of pure gold shall it be made, with all these vessels.

40 See that you make them after their pattern, which has been shown to you on the mountain.

And see that thou make them according to their pattern that has been shown thee on the mountain.