Exodus 25

1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

And the Lord said to Moses,

2 Speak to the children of Israel, and take first fruits of all, who may be disposed in their heart to give; and you shall take my first fruits.

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 And this is the offering which you shall take of them; gold and silver and brass,

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

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

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

5 and rams' skins dyed red, and blue skins, and incorruptible wood,

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

6 and oil for the light, incense for anointing oil, and for the composition of incense,

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

7 and sardius stones, and stones for the carved work of the breast-plate, and the full-length robe.

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

8 And you shall make me a sanctuary, and I will appear amongst you.

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

9 And you shall make for me according to all things which I show you in the mountain; even the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all its furniture: so shall you make it.

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

10 And you shall make the ark of testimony of incorruptible wood; the length of two cubits and a half, and the breadth of a cubit and a half, and the height of a cubit and a half.

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 And you shall gild it with pure gold, you shall gild it within and without; and you shall make for it golden wreaths twisted round about.

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

12 And you shall cast for it four golden rings, and shall put them on the four sides; two rings on the one side, and two rings on the other side.

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 you shall make staves [of] incorruptible wood, and shall gild them with gold.

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

14 And you shall put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark with them.

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

15 The staves shall remain fixed in the rings of the ark.

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

16 And you shall put into the ark the testimonies which I shall give you.

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

17 And you shall make a propitiatory, a lid of pure gold; the length of two cubits and a half, and the breadth of a cubit and a half.

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 And you shall make two cherubs graven in gold, and you shall put them on both sides of the propitiatory.

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

19 They shall be made, one cherub on this side, and another cherub on the other side of the propitiatory; and you shall make the two cherubs on the two sides.

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

20 The cherubs shall stretch forth their wings above, overshadowing the propitiatory with their wings; and their faces shall be towards each other, the faces of the cherubs shall be towards the propitiatory.

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

21 And you shall set the propitiatory on the ark above, and you shall put into the ark the testimonies which I shall give you.

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

22 And I will make myself known to you from thence, and I will speak to you above the propitiatory between the two cherubs, which are upon the ark of testimony, even in all things which I shall charge you concerning the children of Israel.

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 And you shall make a golden table of pure gold, in length two cubits, and in breadth a cubit, and in height a cubit and a half.

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 And you shall make for it golden wreaths twisted round about, and you shall make for it a crown of an hand-breadth round about.

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

25 And you shall make a twisted wreath for the crown round about.

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

26 And you shall make four golden rings; and you shall put the four rings upon the four parts of its feet under the crown.

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

27 And the rings shall be for bearings for the staves, that they may bear the table with them.

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

28 And you shall make the staves of incorruptible wood, and you shall gild them with pure gold; and the table shall be borne with them.

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

29 And you shall make its dishes and its censers, and its bowls, and its cups, with which you shall offer drink-offerings: of pure gold shall you make them.

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

30 And you shall set upon the table show bread before me continually.

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

31 And you shall make a candlestick of pure gold; you shall make the candlestick of graven work: its stem and its branches, and its bowls and its knops and its lilies shall be of one piece.

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 And six branches proceeding sideways, three branches of the candlestick from one side of it, and three branches of the candlestick from the other side.

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

33 And three bowls fashioned like almonds, on each branch a knop and a lily; so to the six branches proceeding from the candlestick,

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

34 and in the candlestick four bowls fashioned like almonds, in each branch knops and the flowers of the same.

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

35 A knop under two branches out of it, and a knop under four branches out of it; so to the six branches proceeding from the candlestick; and in the candlestick four bowls fashioned like almonds.

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

36 Let the knops and the branches be of one piece, altogether graven of one piece 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 And you shall make its seven lamps: and you shall set on [it] the lamps, and they shall shine from one front.

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 And you shall make its funnel and its snuff-dishes of pure gold.

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

39 All these articles [shall be] a talent of pure gold.

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

40 See, you shall make them according to the pattern showed you in the mount.

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