Exodus 25

1 And the Lord said to Moses,

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

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.

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 you are to take from 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 red, and the best linen, and goats' hair;

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

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

and rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins; and acacia-wood;

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

oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil, and for the incense of fragrant drugs;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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.

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

And make staves 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.

And put the staves into the rings upon the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.

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

The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not come out from it.

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

And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony that I shall give thee.

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

And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold; [of] beaten work shalt thou make them, at the two 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.

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

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

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

And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make upon it a border of gold round about.

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

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

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

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

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

And thou shalt make the staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with gold; and the table shall be carried upon them.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Their knobs and their branches shall be of itself — all of one beaten work 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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