Exodus 25

1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

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.

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

And this is the heave-offering that ye shall take of them: gold, and silver, and copper,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

And make staves of acacia-wood and overlay 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 staves into the rings upon the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 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 in which you will place the testimony that I will give to 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 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 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 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 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 overlay it with the purest gold. And you shall make it with a gold lip all around,

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

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

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

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

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

28 Likewise, the bars themselves you shall make of setim wood, and surround them with gold, to lift up 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 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 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 you shall place upon the table the bread of the presence, in my sight always.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof, and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may shine out before it;

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

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

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

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

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

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