Exodus 25

1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

And the Lord said to Moses,

2 “Speak to the sons of Israel, so that they may take the first-fruits to me. You shall accept these from every man who offers of his own accord.

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 Now these are the things that you must accept: Gold, and silver, and brass,

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

4 hyacinth and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine linen, the hair of goats,

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

5 and the skins of rams, dyed red, and skins of violet, and setim wood,

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

6 oil to prepare lights, aromatics as ointments and sweet-smelling incense,

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

7 onyx stones and gems to adorn the ephod as well as the breastplate.

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

8 And they shall make a sanctuary for me, and I will live in their midst.

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

9 According to exact likeness of the tabernacle, and all of the vessels for its rituals, that I will reveal to you, so shall you make it.

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

10 Join together an ark of setim wood, whose length shall hold two and one half cubits; the width, one and one half cubits; the height, likewise, one and one half cubits.

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 overlay it with the finest gold, inside and out. And over it, you shall fashion a gold crown all around,

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

12 and four gold rings, which you shall set into the four corners of the ark. Let two rings be on one side and two on the other.

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 Likewise, you shall make bars of setim wood and cover them with gold.

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

14 And you shall put them through the rings that are in the sides of the ark, so that it may be carried on them.

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

15 These must always be in the rings, neither shall they ever be drawn out of them.

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

16 And you shall place the testimony, which I will give to you, in the ark.

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

17 You shall also make a propitiatory of the finest gold. Its length shall hold two and one half cubits, and the width, one and one half cubits.

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 Likewise, you shall make two Cherubim of formed gold, on both sides of the oracle.

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

19 Let one Cherub be on the one side, and the other be on the other.

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

20 And let them cover both sides of the propitiatory, spreading their wings and covering the oracle, and let them look out toward one another, their faces being turned toward the propitiatory, with which the ark is to be covered,

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

21 in which you will place the testimony that I will give to you.

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

22 From there, I will warn you and speak to you, above the propitiatory and from the middle of the two Cherubim, which will be over the ark of the testimony, about everything that I will command of the sons of Israel through you.

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 You shall also make a table of setim wood, having two cubits of length, and one cubit in width, and one cubit and one half cubits in height.

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 overlay it with the purest gold. And you shall make it with a gold lip all around,

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

25 and for the lip itself an engraved crown, four fingers high, and above it another little gold crown.

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

26 Likewise, you shall prepare four gold rings and set them in the four corners of the same table, over each foot.

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

27 Under the crown, there shall be gold rings, so that the bars may be put through them and the table may be carried.

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

28 Likewise, the bars themselves you shall make of setim wood, and surround them with gold, to lift up the table.

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

29 You shall also prepare small cups, as well as bowls, censers, and measuring cups, with which the libations shall be offered, out of the purest gold.

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

30 And you shall place upon the table the bread of the presence, in my sight always.

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

31 You shall also make a lampstand, formed from the finest gold, along with its stem and arms, its bowl and little spheres, as well as the lilies proceeding from it.

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 Six branches shall go out from the sides: three out of one side and three out of the other.

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

33 Three bowls, the size of nuts, shall be on each branch, and a little sphere with it, and a lily. And three similar bowls, in the likeness of nuts, shall be on the other branch, and a little sphere with it, and a lily. This shall be the form of the six branches, which are to proceed from the stem.

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

34 Then, in the lampstand itself, there shall be four bowls, the size of nuts, and each with little spheres and lilies.

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

35 Little spheres under two branches in three places, which together make six, shall proceed from one of the stems.

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

36 Thus both the little spheres and the branches shall be made out of the same thing: entirely formed from the purest gold.

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

37 You shall also make seven lamps, and you shall place them upon the lampstand, so that they may give light in every direction.

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 Likewise, the candle snuffers, and the place where the candles will be extinguished, shall be made from the purest gold.

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

39 The entire weight of the candlestick, with all its parts, shall hold one talent of the purest gold.

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

40 Observe, and then make it according to the example that was shown to you on the mountain.”

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