Exodus 25

1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

2 Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye 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 you shall take my first fruits.

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

And this is the offering which you 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 you shall make me a sanctuary, and I will appear amongst you.

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

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.

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

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.

11 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold around it.

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.

12 And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in its four corners; and two rings shall be in its one side, and two rings in its other side.

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.

13 And thou shalt make staffs of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.

And you shall make staves [of] incorruptible wood, and shall gild them with gold.

14 And thou shalt put the staffs into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.

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

15 The staffs 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 thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.

And you shall put into the ark the testimonies which I shall give you.

17 And thou shalt make a mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth.

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.

18 And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.

And you shall make two cherubs graven in gold, and you shall 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 ye make the cherubim on its two ends.

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.

20 And the cherubim 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 cherubim be.

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

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

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

22 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 children of Israel.

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.

23 Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood: its length shall be two cubits, and its breadth a cubit, and its height a cubit and a half.

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.

24 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make for it a crown of gold around it.

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.

25 And thou shalt make for it a border of an hand breadth around it, and thou shalt make a golden crown to its border around it.

And you shall make a twisted wreath for the crown round about.

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

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

27 Close to the border shall the rings be for places of the staffs to bear the table.

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

28 And thou shalt make the staffs of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.

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.

29 And thou shalt make its dishes, and its spoons, and its covers, and its bowls, to cover it with: of pure gold shalt thou make them.

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.

30 And thou shalt set upon the table showbread before me always.

And you shall set upon the table show bread before me continually.

31 And thou shalt make a lampstand of pure gold: of beaten work shall the lampstand be made: its shaft, and its branches, its bowls, its knobs, and its flowers, shall be of the same.

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.

32 And six branches shall extend from the sides of it; three branches of the lampstand from the one side, and three branches of the lampstand from 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 almonds, with a knob and a flower in one branch; and three bowls made like almonds in the other branch, with a knob and a flower: so in the six branches that go out from the lampstand.

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 lampstand shall be four bowls made like almonds, with their knobs 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 knob under two branches of the same, and a knob under two branches of the same, and a knob under two branches of the same, according to the six branches that go out from the lampstand.

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 knobs and their branches shall be of the same: all of 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 thou shalt make its seven lamps: and they shall light its lamps, that they may give light in front of it.

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

38 And its tongs, and its snuffdishes, shall be of pure gold.

And you shall 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 see that thou make them after their pattern, which was shown thee on the mount.

See, you shall make them according to the pattern showed you in the mount.