Exodus 25

1 And the Lord said to Moses,

Then the LORD said to Moses,

2 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

ram skins dyed red and fine leather; acacia wood;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10 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.

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.

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

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

12 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

22 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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

31 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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

37 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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