Exodus 25

1 Then the LORD said to Moses,

And the Lord said to Moses,

2 “Tell the Israelites to bring Me an offering. You are to receive My offering from every man whose heart compels him.

Say to the children of Israel that they are to make me an offering; from every man who has the impulse in his heart take an offering for me.

3 This is the offering you are to accept from them: gold, silver, and bronze;

And this is the offering you are to take from them: gold and silver and brass;

4 blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair;

And blue and purple and red, and the best linen, and goats' hair;

5 ram skins dyed red and fine leather; acacia wood;

And sheepskins coloured red, and leather, and hard wood;

6 olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;

Oil for the light, spices for the sweet-smelling oil, sweet perfumes for burning;

7 and onyx stones and gemstones to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.

Beryls and stones of value to be put on the ephod and on the priest's bag.

8 And they are to make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them.

And let them make me a holy place, so that I may be ever present among them.

9 You must make the tabernacle and design all its furnishings according to the pattern I show you.

Make the House and everything in it from the designs which I will give you.

10 And they are to construct an ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.

And they are to make an ark of hard wood; two and a half cubits long, and a cubit and a half wide and high.

11 Overlay it with pure gold both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it.

It is to be plated inside and out with the best gold, with an edge of gold all round it

12 Cast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.

And make four rings of gold for it, to be fixed on its four feet, two rings on one side of it and two on the other.

13 And make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.

And make rods of the same wood, plating them with gold.

14 Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, in order to carry it.

And put the rods through the rings at the sides of the ark, for lifting it.

15 The poles are to remain in the rings of the ark; they must not be removed.

The rods are to be kept in the rings, and never taken out.

16 And place inside the ark the Testimony, which I will give you.

Inside the ark you are to put the record which I will give you.

17 And you are to construct a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

And you are to make a cover of the best gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

18 Make two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,

And at the two ends of the cover you are to make two winged ones of hammered gold,

19 one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.

One at one end and one at the other; the winged ones are to be part of the cover.

20 And the cherubim are to have wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the mercy seat.

And their wings are to be outstretched over the cover, and the winged ones are to be opposite one another, facing the cover.

21 Set the mercy seat atop the ark, and put the Testimony that I will give you into the ark.

And put the cover over the ark, and in the ark the record which I will give you.

22 And I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the Testimony; I will speak with you about all that I command you regarding the Israelites.

And there, between the two winged ones on the cover of the ark, I will come to you, face to face, and make clear to you all the orders I have to give you for the children of Israel.

23 You are also to make a table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.

And you are to make a table of the same wood, two cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high,

24 Overlay it with pure gold and make a gold molding around it.

Plated with the best gold, with a gold edge all round it;

25 And make a rim around it a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim.

And make a frame all round it, as wide as a man's hand, with a gold edge to the frame.

26 Make four gold rings for the table and fasten them to the four corners at its four legs.

And make four gold rings and put them at the four angles, on the four feet of the table;

27 The rings are to be close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.

The rings are to be fixed under the frame to take the rods with which the table is to be lifted.

28 Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, so that the table may be carried with them.

Make rods of the same wood, plated with gold, for lifting the table.

29 You are also to make the plates and dishes, as well as the pitchers and bowls for pouring drink offerings. Make them out of pure gold.

And make the table-vessels, the spoons and the cups and the basins for liquids, all of the best gold.

30 And place the Bread of the Presence on the table before Me at all times.

And on the table at all times you are to keep my holy bread.

31 Then you are to make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. It shall be made of one piece, including its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals.

And you are to make a support for lights, of the best gold; its base and its pillar are to be of hammered gold; its cups, its buds, and its flowers are to be made of the same metal.

32 Six branches are to extend from the sides of the lampstand—three on one side and three on the other.

It is to have six branches coming out from its sides; three branches from one side and three from the other.

33 There are to be three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches that extend from the lampstand.

Every branch having three cups made like almond flowers, every cup with a bud and a flower, on all the branches.

34 And on the lampstand there shall be four cups shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals.

And on the pillar, four cups like almond flowers, every one with its bud and its flower:

35 For the six branches that extend from the lampstand, a bud must be under the first pair of branches, a bud under the second pair, and a bud under the third pair.

And under every two branches a bud, made with the branch, for all the six branches of it.

36 The buds and branches are to be all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.

The buds and the branches are to be made of the same metal; all together one complete work of hammered gold.

37 Make seven lamps and set them up on the lampstand so that they illuminate the area in front of it.

Then you are to make its seven vessels for the lights, putting them in their place so that they give light in front of it.

38 The wick trimmers and their trays must be of pure gold.

And the instruments and trays for use with it are all to be of the best gold.

39 The lampstand and all these utensils shall be made from a talent of pure gold.

A talent of gold will be needed for it, with all these vessels.

40 See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.

And see that you make them from the design which you saw on the mountain.