Exodus 25

1 The Lord told Moses,

And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying,

2 “Instruct the Israelites to bring me an offering. You are to receive my offering from everyone who willingly wants to give.

Speak unto the children of Israel, that they may bring me an offering; from every man whose heart prompteth him thereto shall ye take my offering.

3 These are the items you are to accept from them as contributions: gold, silver, and bronze;

And this is the offering which ye shall take from them: gold, and silver, and copper,

4 blue, purple, and crimson thread; finely-spun linen and goat hair;

And blue, and purple, and scarlet yarn, and linen thread, and goats' hair,

5 ram skins that have been tanned, and fine leather; acacia wood;

And rams' skins died red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,

6 olive oil for the lamps; spices for the olive oil used in anointing and for the fragrant incense;

Oil for lighting, spices for the anointing oil, and for the incense of spices,

7 and onyx stones and other gemstones to be used in making the ephod and breastpiece.

Onyx stones, and stones for setting, for the ephod, and for the breastplate.

8 They are to make me a sanctuary so I can live among them.

And they shall make me a sanctuary; and I will dwell in the midst of them.

9 You must make the Tabernacle and all its furnishings according to design I'm going to show you.

In accordance with all that I show thee, the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it.

10 They are to make an Ark of acacia wood that measures two and a half cubits long by a cubit and a half wide by one and a half cubits high.

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 height.

11 Cover it with pure gold on the inside and the outside, and make a gold trim to go around it.

And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it; and thou shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about.

12 Cast four gold rings and attach them to its four feet, two on one side and two on the other.

And thou shalt cast for it four rings of gold, and put them on the four corners thereof; namely, two rings shall be on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.

13 Make poles of acacia wood and cover them with gold.

And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.

14 Place the poles into the rings on the sides of the Ark, so it can be carried.

And thou shalt place the staves into the rings, upon the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.

15 The poles are to stay in the rings of the Ark; don't take them out.

In the rings of the ark shall the staves remain: they shall not be removed therefrom.

16 Place inside the Ark the Testimony which I'm going to give you.

And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I will give unto thee.

17 You are to make an atonement cover of pure gold, two and a half cubits long by a cubit and a half wide.

And thou shalt make a cover of pure gold; two cubits and a half shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth.

18 Make two cherubim of hammered gold for the ends of the atonement cover,

And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, on the two ends of the cover.

19 and put one cherub on each end. All of this is to be made from one piece of gold.

And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end; from the cover itself shall ye make the cherubim on the two ends thereof.

20 The cherubim are to be designed with spread wings pointing upward, covering the atonement cover. The cherubim are to be placed facing each another, looking down towards the atonement cover.

And the cherubim shall be spreading forth their wings on high, overshadowing the cover with their wings, with their faces turned one to the other; toward the cover shall the faces of the cherubim be directed.

21 Place the atonement cover on top of the Ark, and put the Testimony that I'm going to give you inside the Ark.

And thou shalt put the cover above upon the ark; and in the ark shalt thou put the testimony which I will give unto thee.

22 I will meet with you there as arranged above the atonement cover, between the two cherubim that stand over the Ark of the Testimony, and I will talk with you about all the commands I will give the Israelites.

And I will meet with thee there, and I will speak with thee from above the cover, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, all that which I will command thee unto the children of Israel.

23 Then you are to make a table of acacia wood two cubits long by a cubit wide by a cubit and a half high.

Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood; two cubits shall be its length, and a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height.

24 Cover it with pure gold and make a gold trim to go around it.

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

25 Make a border around it the width of a hand and put a gold trim on the border.

And thou shalt make unto it a rim of a hand's breadth round about; and thou shalt make a golden crown on its rim round about.

26 Make four gold rings for the table and attach them to the four corners of the table by the legs.

And thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, and thou shalt put the rings on the four corners that are on its four feet.

27 The rings are to be close to the border to hold the poles used to carry the table.

Close under the rim shall the rings be; as receptacles for the staves, to bear the table.

28 Make the poles of acacia wood for carrying the table and cover them with gold.

And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold; and the table shall be borne with them.

29 Make plates and dishes for the table, as well as pitchers and bowls for pouring out drink offerings. Make all of them out of pure gold.

And thou shalt make its dishes, and its spoons, and its supporters, and its purifying tubes, wherewith [the bread] is to be covered: of pure gold shalt thou make them.

30 Place the Bread of the Presence on the table so it is always in my presence.

And thou shalt set upon the table show-bread before me always.

31 Make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. The whole of it is to be made of one piece—its base, shaft, cups, buds, and flowers.

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 out of one piece with it.

32 It is to have six branches coming out of the sides of the lampstand, three on each side.

And six branches shall come out of its sides; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side.

33 Have three cups shaped like almond flowers on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch. Each of six branches that come out will have three cups shaped like almond flowers, all complete with buds and petals.

Three bowls, almond-shaped, shall be on one branch, with a knob and a flower; and three bowls, almond-shaped, on the other branch, with a knob and a flower: so on the six branches that come out of the candlestick.

34 On the main shaft of the lampstand make four cups shaped like almond flowers, complete with buds and petals.

And on the candlestick itself shall be four bowls, almond-shaped, [with] its knobs and its flowers.

35 On the six branches that come out from the lampstand, place a bud under the first pair of branches, a bud under the second pair, and a bud under the third pair.

And there shall be a knob under the two branches that come out of the same, and a knob under the two branches that come out of the same, and a knob under the two branches that come out of the same; for the six branches that proceed out of the candlestick.

36 The buds and branches are to be made with the lampstand as one piece, hammered out of pure gold.

Their knobs and their branches shall be out of one piece with it; all of it shall be one piece of beaten work of pure gold.

37 Make seven lamps and place them on the lampstand so they can light up the area in front of it.

And thou shalt make its seven lamps; and when they light its lamps, it shall give light toward the body of it.

38 The wick tongs and their trays are to be made of pure gold.

And its tongs, and its snuff-dishes shall be of pure gold.

39 The lampstand and all these utensils will require a talent of pure gold.

Out of a talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all these vessels.

40 Be sure to make everything according to the design you were shown on the mountain.”

And look that thou make them after their pattern, which thou wast shown on the mount.