Exodus 25

1 And the Lord said to Moses,

And the Lord spoke unto 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 may bring me an offering; from every man whose heart prompteth him thereto shall ye take my offering.

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

And this is the offering which ye shall take from 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 yarn, and linen thread, and goats' hair,

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

And rams' skins died red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,

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

Oil for lighting, spices for the anointing oil, and for the incense of spices,

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

Onyx stones, and stones for setting, for the ephod, and for 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; and I will dwell in the midst of them.

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

In accordance with all that I show thee, the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments 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 shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height.

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, within and without shalt thou overlay it; and thou shalt make upon it a crown 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 thou shalt cast for it four rings of gold, and put them on the four corners thereof; namely, two rings shall be on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.

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

And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.

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

And thou shalt place 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.

In the rings of the ark shall the staves remain: they shall not be removed therefrom.

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

And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I will give unto 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 cover of pure gold; two cubits and a half shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth.

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, on the two ends of the cover.

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

And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end; from the cover itself shall ye make the cherubim on 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 be spreading forth their wings on high, overshadowing the cover with their wings, with their faces turned one to the other; toward the cover shall the faces of the cherubim be directed.

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

And thou shalt put the cover above upon the ark; and in the ark shalt thou put the testimony which I will give unto 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 I will meet with thee there, and I will speak with thee from above the cover, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, all that which I will command thee 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,

Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood; two cubits shall be its length, and a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height.

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

And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown 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 unto it a rim of a hand's breadth round about; and thou shalt make a golden crown on its rim 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 thou shalt put the rings on the four corners that are on its four feet.

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

Close under the rim shall the rings be; as receptacles for the staves, to bear the table.

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

And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold; and the table shall be borne with 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 its dishes, and its spoons, and its supporters, and its purifying tubes, wherewith [the bread] is to be covered: 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 show-bread before me always.

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 candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made; its shaft, and its branches, its bowls, its knobs, and its flowers, shall be out of one piece with it.

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 its sides; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side.

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

Three bowls, almond-shaped, shall be on one branch, with a knob and a flower; and three bowls, almond-shaped, on the other branch, with a knob and a flower: so on the six branches that come out of the candlestick.

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

And on the candlestick itself shall be four bowls, almond-shaped, [with] 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 there shall be a knob under the two branches that come out of the same, and a knob under the two branches that come out of the same, and a knob under the two branches that come out of the same; for the six branches that proceed out of the candlestick.

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 out of one piece with it; all of it shall be one piece of 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 its seven lamps; and when they light its lamps, it shall give light toward the body of it.

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

And its tongs, and its snuff-dishes shall be of pure gold.

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

Out of a talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all these vessels.

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

And look that thou make them after their pattern, which thou wast shown on the mount.