Exodus 25

1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

And the LORD spake unto 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 take for me an offering: of every man whose heart maketh him willing ye shall take my offering.

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

And this is the offering which ye shall take of 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 scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’ [hair];

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

and rams’ skins dyed red, and sealskins, 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 sweet incense;

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

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

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

And let them 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 shew thee, the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the furniture 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 shall be 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, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown 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 thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four feet thereof; and two rings shall be on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.

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

And thou shalt 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 thou shalt put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark withal.

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 be taken 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 which 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 [shall be] 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 one end, and one cherub at the other end: of one piece with the mercy-seat shall ye make the cherubim on 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 spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy-seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the mercy-seat shall the faces of the cherubim be.

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

And thou shalt put the mercy-seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put 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 I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy-seat, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which 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 [shall be] 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 thereto a crown 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 unto it a border of an handbreadth round about, and thou shalt make a golden crown to the border 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 in 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 by the border shall the rings be, for places for the staves to bear 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, that the table may be borne with 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 the spoons thereof, and the flagons thereof, and the bowls thereof, to pour out withal: 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 alway.

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 candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made, even its base, and its shaft; its cups, its knops, and its flowers, shall be of one piece with it:

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

and there shall be six branches going out of the sides thereof; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candlestick 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 made like almond-blossoms in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three cups made like almond-blossoms in the other branch, a knop and a flower: so for the six branches going out of the candlestick:

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 candlestick four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof:

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

and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of the candlestick.

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

Their knops and their branches shall be of one piece with it: the whole of it 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 lamps thereof, seven: and they shall light the lamps thereof, to give light over against it.

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

And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be 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 it be made, 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 thou make them after their pattern, which hath been shewed thee in the mount.