Exodus 25

1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

2 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.

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 ye 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 certain skins, and acacia wood,

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

6 oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for the 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 for the ephod and for 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 thee: the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the furniture of it, even so shall ye 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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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

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

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

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

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

17 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.

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 thou shall make two cherubim of gold; of beaten work shall thou make them, at 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 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.

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 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.

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

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 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.

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 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.

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 thou 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 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.

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

26 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.

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 The rings shall be close by the border, for places for 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 thou shall make the staves of acacia 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 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.

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 thou shall set upon the table showbread before me always.

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

31 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.

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 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:

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 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,

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

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

35 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.

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 one piece with it, the whole of it 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 shall make the lamps of it, seven. And they shall light the lamps of it, to give light in front of 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 snuffers of it, and the snuff dishes of it, 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 it be made, with all these vessels.

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

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

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