Exodus 25

1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying:

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.

Speak unto the sons of Israel, that they take for me a heave-offering, —of every man whose heart urgeth him, shall ye take my heave-offering.

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

And, this is the heave-offering which ye shall take of them, —gold and silver and bronze;

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

and blue, and purple, and crimson and fine linen, and goat’s hair;

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

and rams’ skins dyed red, and badgers’ skins and acacia wood;

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

oil for giving light, —perfumes for the anointing oil, and for fragrant incense;

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

onyx stones, and setting stones, —for the ephod and for the breastpiece:

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

So shall they make for me a sanctuary, —and I will make my habitation in their midst:

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.

according to all that, I, am shewing thee, the pattern of the habitation, and the pattern of all the furnishings thereof, even so, shall ye make it.

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 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 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.

And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without, shalt thou overlay it, —and thou shalt make thereon a rim of gold, round about.

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 thou shalt cast for it four rings of gold, and shalt put them on the four feet thereof, —even two rings on the one side thereof, and two rings on the other side thereof.

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

And thou shalt make staves, of acacia wood, —and shalt overlay 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 thou shalt bring in the staves into the rings, on the sides of the ark, —to bear the ark therewith,

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

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

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

And thou shalt put into the ark, —the testimony which I will give unto thee.

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 thou shalt make a propitiatory, of pure gold, —two cubits and a half, the length thereof, and, a cubit and a half, the breadth thereof,

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

And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold, —of beaten work, shalt thou make them, out of the two ends of the propitiatory.

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.

And make thou one cherub out of this end, and the other cherub out of that end, —out of the propitiatory, shall ye make the cherubim upon the two ends thereof.

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 the cherubim shall be spreading out two wings on high—making a shelter with their wings over the propitiatory, with their faces one towards the other, —towards the propitiatory, shall be the faces of the cherubim.

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 thou shalt put the propitiatory upon the ark above, —and in the ark, shalt thou put the testimony, which I will give unto thee.

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 I will meet with thee there, and will speak with thee from off the propitiatory, from between the two cherubim, which are upon the ark of the testimony, —whatsoever I may give thee in charge, for the sons 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 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 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.

and thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, —and shalt make thereto a rim of gold, round about;

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

and thou shalt make thereto a border of a handbreadth, round about, —and shalt make a rim of gold to the border thereof, round about;

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 thou shalt make to it four rings of gold, —and shalt place the rings on the four corners which pertain to the four feet thereof:

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

adjoining the border, shall be the rings, —as receptacles for the staves, for lifting the table;

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.

and thou shalt make the staves of acacia wood, and shalt overlay them with gold, —and the table shall be lifted there, with;

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 thou shalt make its dishes and its pans and its basins and its bowls, for pouring out therewith, —of pure gold, shalt thou make them.

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

And thou shalt place upon the table Presence-bread, before me continually.

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 thou shalt make a lampstand of pure gold, of beaten work, shall the lampstand be made, even its base and its shaft its cups, its apples, and its blossoms of the same, shall be:

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.

with, six branches, coming out of its sides, three branches of the lampstand, out the one side thereof, and three branches of the lampstand, out of the other side thereof:

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

three cups like almond-flowers, in the one branch apple and blossom, and, three cups like almond-flowers, in the other branch apple and blossom, so, for the six branches, coming out of the lampstand.

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

And in the lampstand itself, four cups, —like almond-flowers—its apples, and its blossoms;

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 an apple under two branches of the same, and, another apple, under two other branches of the same, and another apple under two other branches, of the same, —for the six branches, coming out of the lampstand:

36 Let the knops and the branches be of one piece, altogether graven of one piece of pure gold.

their apples and their branches, of the same, shall be, —all of it, of one beaten work, of pure gold.

37 And you shall make its seven lamps: and you shall set on [it] the lamps, and they shall shine from one front.

And thou shalt make the lamps thereof seven, and one shall light up its lamps, and it shall give light, over against the face thereof.

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

And, its snuffers, and its snuff-trays of pure gold.

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

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

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

And see thou and make them, by the pattern of them, which thou wast caused to behold in the mount