Exodus 25

1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

And the LORD 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 to the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart 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 badgers' skins, and shittim wood.

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

Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense,

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 breast-plate.

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 show thee [after] the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all its instruments, 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] shittim wood: two cubits and a half [shall be] its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its hight.

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 around 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 thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put [them] in its four corners; and two rings [shall be] in the one side of it, and two rings in the other side of it.

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

And thou shalt make staffs [of] shittim 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 staffs into the rings by 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 staffs 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] its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth.

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, in 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 on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end: [even] of the mercy-seat shall ye make the cherubim on its two ends.

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 forth [their] wings on high, covering the mercy-seat with their wings, and their faces [shall look] one to another; towards 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 to 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.

Thou shalt also make a table [of] shittim wood: its length shall be two cubits, and its breadth a cubit, and its hight a cubit and a half.

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 to it a crown of gold around it.

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

And thou shalt make to it a border of an hand-breadth around it, and thou shalt make a golden crown to its border around it.

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 its four feet.

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

Over against the border shall the rings be for places of the staffs 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 staffs [of] shittim 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 its dishes, and its spoons, and its covers, and its bowls, to cover it with: [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 show-bread before me always.

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: its shaft, and its branches, its bowls, 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 extend from the sides of it; three branches of the candlestick from the one side, and three branches of the candlestick from the other side:

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 bowls made like to almonds, [with] a knob and a flower in one branch; and three bowls made like almonds in the other branch, [with] a knob and a flower: so in the six branches that project from 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 candlesticks [shall be] four bowls made like to almonds, [with] their knobs and their flowers.

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

And [there shall be] a knob under two branches of the same, and a knob under two branches of the same, and a knob under two branches of the same, according to the six branches that project from 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 knobs and their branches shall be of the same: all of it [shall be] 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 its seven lamps: and they shall light its lamps, that they may 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 its tongs, and its snuff-dishes, [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 he make it, with all these vessels.

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

And look that thou make [them] after their pattern, which was shown thee on the mount.