Exodus 25

1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

And Jehovah 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 unto the children of Israel, that they bring me a heave-offering: of every one whose heart prompteth him, ye shall take my heave-offering.

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

And this is the heave-offering that ye shall take of them: gold, and silver, and copper,

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

and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and byssus, and goats' [hair],

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

and rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' 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 incense of fragrant drugs;

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

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

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

And they shall make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.

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.

According to all that I shall shew thee, the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the utensils thereof, even so shall ye 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 they shall make an ark of acacia-wood; two cubits and a half the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

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 overlay it with pure gold: inside and outside shalt thou overlay it; and shalt make upon it a border of gold 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 cast four rings of gold for it, and put [them] at the four corners thereof, that two rings may be upon the one side thereof and two rings upon the other side thereof.

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

And make staves of acacia-wood and overlay 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 put the staves into the rings upon the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.

15 The staves 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 come out from it.

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

And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony that 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 mercy-seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

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 cherubim of gold; [of] beaten work shalt thou make them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat.

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.

And make one cherub at the end of the one side, and one cherub at the end of the other side; out of the mercy-seat shall ye make the cherubim at the two ends thereof.

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.

And the cherubim shall stretch out [their] wings over it, covering over with their wings the mercy-seat, and their faces opposite to one another: toward the mercy-seat shall the faces of the cherubim be [turned].

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 put the mercy-seat above on the ark, and shalt put in the ark the testimony that 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 there will I meet with thee, and will speak with thee from above the mercy-seat, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, everything that I will give thee in commandment unto 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 table of acacia-wood, two cubits the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

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

And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make upon it a border of gold 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 for it a margin of a handbreadth round about, and shalt make a border of gold for the margin thereof 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 for it four rings of gold, and put the rings at the four corners that are on the four feet thereof.

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

Close to the margin shall the rings be, as receptacles of the staves to carry the table.

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 acacia-wood, and overlay them with gold; and the table shall be carried upon 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 the dishes thereof, and cups thereof, and goblets thereof, and bowls thereof, with which to pour out: 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 lamp-stand of pure gold; [of] beaten work shall the lamp-stand be made: its base and its shaft, its cups, its knobs, and its flowers shall be of the same.

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 shall come out of the sides thereof — three branches of the lamp-stand out of one side thereof, and three branches of the lamp-stand out of the other side thereof;

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,

three cups shaped like almonds in the one branch, a knob and a flower: and three cups shaped like almonds in the other branch, a knob and a flower: so in the six branches that come out of the lamp-stand.

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

And in the lamp-stand four cups shaped like almonds, its knobs and its flowers;

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.

and a knob under two branches of it, and [again] a knob under two branches of it, and [again] a knob under two branches of it, for the six branches that proceed out of the lamp-stand.

36 Their knobs and their branches shall be of one piece with it, the whole of it one beaten work of pure gold.

Their knobs and their branches shall be of itself — all of one beaten work 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 the seven lamps thereof, and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may shine out before it;

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

and the snuffers thereof, and the snuff-trays thereof, of pure gold.

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

Of a talent of pure gold shall they make it, with all these utensils.

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

And see that thou make [them] according to their pattern, which hath been shewn to thee in the mountain.