Exodus 25

1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

2 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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9 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].

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.

10 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.

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.

11 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.

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.

12 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.

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.

13 And make staves of acacia-wood and overlay them with gold.

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

14 And put the staves into the rings upon the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.

And you shall put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark with them.

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

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

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

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

17 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.

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.

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

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

19 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.

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.

20 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].

The cherubs shall stretch forth their wings above, overshadowing the propitiatory with their wings; and their faces shall be toward each other, the faces of the cherubs shall be toward the propitiatory.

21 And thou shalt put the mercy-seat above on the ark, and shalt put in the ark the testimony that I shall give thee.

And you shall set the propitiatory on the ark above, and you shall put into the ark the testimonies which I shall give you.

22 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.

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.

23 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.

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.

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

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.

25 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.

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

26 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.

And you shall make four golden rings; and you shall put the four rings upon the four parts of its feet under the crown.

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

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

28 And thou shalt make the staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with gold; and the table shall be carried upon them.

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.

29 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.

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.

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

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

31 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.

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.

32 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;

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.

33 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.

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

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

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

35 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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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