Exodus 25
1 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:
And YHWH speaks to Moses, saying,
2 '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.
“Speak to the sons of Israel, and they take a raised-offering for Me; you take My raised-offering from every man whose heart impels him.
3 And this is the offering which ye shall take of them: gold, and silver, and brass;
And this [is] the raised-offering which you take from them: gold, and silver, and bronze,
4 and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair;
and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and linen, and goats’ [hair],
5 and rams' skins dyed red, and sealskins, and acacia-wood;
and rams’ skins made red, and tachashim skins, and shittim wood,
6 oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense;
oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil, and for the incense of the spices,
7 onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate.
shoham stones, and stones for setting for an ephod, and for a breastplate.
8 And let them make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.
And they have made a sanctuary for Me, and I have dwelt in their midst;
9 According to all that I show thee, the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the furniture thereof, even so shall ye make it.
according to all that which I am showing you, the pattern of the Dwelling Place, and the pattern of all its vessels, even so you make [it].
10 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.
And they have made an ark of shittim wood; two cubits and a half its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height;
11 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.
and you have overlaid it [with] pure gold, you overlay it inside and outside, and you have made a ring of gold on it all around.
12 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.
And you have cast four rings of gold for it, and have put [them] on its four feet, even two rings on its one side, and two rings on its second side;
13 And thou shalt make staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with gold.
and you have made poles of shittim wood, and have overlaid them [with] gold,
14 And thou shalt put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, wherewith to bear the ark.
and have brought the poles into the rings on the sides of the Ark, to carry the Ark by them;
15 The staves shall be in the rings of the ark; they shall not be taken from it.
the poles are in the rings of the Ark, they are not turned aside from it;
16 And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.
and you have put the Testimony which I give to you into the Ark.
17 And thou shalt make an ark-cover of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.
And you have made a propitiatory covering of pure gold, two cubits and a half its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth;
18 And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold; of beaten work shalt thou make them, at the two ends of the ark-cover.
and you have made two cherubim of gold; you make them beaten work at the two ends of the propitiatory covering;
19 And make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end; of one piece with the ark-cover shall ye make the cherubim of the two ends thereof.
and make one cherub at the end on this [side] and one cherub at the end on that [side]; at the propitiatory covering you make the cherubim on its two ends.
20 And the cherubim shall spread out their wings on high, screening the ark-cover with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the ark-cover shall the faces of the cherubim be.
And the cherubim have been spreading out wings on high, covering over the propitiatory covering with their wings, and their faces [are] toward one another—the faces of the cherubim are toward the propitiatory covering.
21 And thou shalt put the ark-cover above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee.
And you have put the propitiatory covering on the Ark above, and you put the Testimony which I give to you into the Ark;
22 And there I will meet with thee, and I will speak with thee from above the ark-cover, 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.
and I have met with you there, and have spoken with you from off the propitiatory covering (from between the two cherubim, which [are] on the Ark of the Testimony) all that which I command you concerning the sons of Israel.
23 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.
And you have made a table of shittim wood, two cubits its length, and a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height,
24 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.
and have overlaid it [with] pure gold, and have made a crown of gold for it all around,
25 And thou shalt make unto it a border of a handbreadth round about, and thou shalt make a golden crown to the border thereof round about.
and have made a border of a handbreadth for it all around, and have made a crown of gold for its border all around.
26 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.
And you have made four rings of gold for it, and have put the rings on the four corners, which [are] at its four feet;
27 Close by the border shall the rings be, for places for the staves to bear the table.
close by the border are the rings for places for poles to carry the table;
28 And thou shalt make the staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.
and you have made the poles of shittim wood, and have overlaid them with gold, and the table has been carried with them;
29 And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and the pans thereof, and the jars thereof, and the bowls thereof, wherewith to pour out; of pure gold shalt thou make them.
and you have made its dishes, and its bowls, and its covers, and its cups, with which they pour out; you make them of pure gold;
30 And thou shalt set upon the table showbread before Me alway.
and you have put Bread of the Presentation on the table before Me continually.
31 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.
And you have made a lampstand of pure gold; the lampstand is made of beaten work; its base, and its branch, its calyxes, its knobs, and its flowers are of the same;
32 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 candle-stick out of the other side thereof;
and six branches are coming out of its sides, three branches of the lampstand out of the first side, and three branches of the lampstand out of the second side;
33 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.
three calyxes made like almonds in one branch, a knob and a flower, and three calyxes made like almonds in one branch, a knob and a flower—so for the six branches which are coming out from the lampstand.
34 And in the candlestick four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof.
And in the lampstand [are] four calyxes made like almonds, its knobs and its flowers;
35 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.
and 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, for the six branches which are coming out of the lampstand;
36 Their knops and their branches shall be of one piece with it; the whole of it one beaten work of pure gold.
their knobs and their branches are of the same, all of it one beaten work of pure gold;
37 And thou shalt make the lamps thereof, seven; and they shall light the lamps thereof, to give light over against it.
and you have made its seven lamps, and [one] has caused its lamps to go up, and it has given light over [and] beyond its front.
38 And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold.
And its snuffers and its snuff dishes [are] of pure gold;
39 Of a talent of pure gold shall it be made, with all these vessels.
he makes it of a talent of pure gold, with all these vessels.
40 And see that thou make them after their pattern, which is being shown thee in the mount.
Now see and make [them] by their pattern which you are shown on the mountain.”
