Exodus 25

1 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:

And Yahweh spake unto 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 unto the sons of Israel, that they take for me a heave-offering, —of every man whose heart urgeth him, shall ye take my heave-offering.

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

And, this is the heave-offering which ye shall take of them, —gold and silver and bronze;

4 and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair;

and blue, and purple, and crimson and fine linen, and goat’s hair;

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

and rams’ skins dyed red, and badgers’ skins and acacia wood;

6 oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense;

oil for giving light, —perfumes for the anointing oil, and for fragrant incense;

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

onyx stones, and setting stones, —for the ephod and for the breastpiece:

8 And let them make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.

So shall they make for me a sanctuary, —and I will make my habitation 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, I, am shewing thee, the pattern of the habitation, and the pattern of all the furnishings thereof, even so, shall ye 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 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.

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 thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without, shalt thou overlay it, —and thou shalt make thereon a rim of gold, round about.

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 thou shalt cast for it four rings of gold, and shalt put them on the four feet thereof, —even two rings on the one side thereof, and two rings on the other side thereof.

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

And thou shalt make staves, of acacia wood, —and shalt overlay 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 thou shalt bring in the staves into the rings, on the sides of the ark, —to bear the ark therewith,

15 The staves shall be in the rings of the ark; they shall not be taken from it.

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

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

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

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 thou shalt make a propitiatory, of pure gold, —two cubits and a half, the length thereof, and, a cubit and a half, the breadth thereof,

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 thou shalt make two cherubim of gold, —of beaten work, shalt thou make them, out of the two ends of the propitiatory.

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 thou one cherub out of this end, and the other cherub out of that end, —out of the propitiatory, shall ye make the cherubim upon the two ends thereof.

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 shall be spreading out two wings on high—making a shelter with their wings over the propitiatory, with their faces one towards the other, —towards the propitiatory, shall be the faces of the cherubim.

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 thou shalt put the propitiatory upon the ark above, —and in the ark, shalt thou put the testimony, which I will give unto thee.

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 will meet with thee there, and will speak with thee from off the propitiatory, from between the two cherubim, which are upon the ark of the testimony, —whatsoever I may give thee in charge, for 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 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.

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

and thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, —and shalt make thereto a rim of gold, round about;

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 thou shalt make thereto a border of a handbreadth, round about, —and shalt make a rim of gold to the border thereof, round about;

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 thou shalt make to it four rings of gold, —and shalt place the rings on the four corners which pertain to the four feet thereof:

27 Close by the border shall the rings be, for places for the staves to bear the table.

adjoining the border, shall be the rings, —as receptacles for the staves, for lifting 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 thou shalt make the staves of acacia wood, and shalt overlay them with gold, —and the table shall be lifted there, with;

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 thou shalt make its dishes and its pans and its basins and its bowls, for pouring out therewith, —of pure gold, shalt thou make them.

30 And thou shalt set upon the table showbread before Me alway.

And thou shalt place upon the table Presence-bread, 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 thou shalt make a lampstand of pure gold, of beaten work, shall the lampstand be made, even its base and its shaft its cups, its apples, and its blossoms of the same, shall be:

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;

with, six branches, coming out of its sides, three branches of the lampstand, out the one side thereof, and three branches of the lampstand, out of the other side thereof:

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 cups like almond-flowers, in the one branch apple and blossom, and, three cups like almond-flowers, in the other branch apple and blossom, so, for the six branches, coming out of the lampstand.

34 And in the candlestick four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof.

And in the lampstand itself, four cups, —like almond-flowers—its apples, and its blossoms;

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 an apple under two branches of the same, and, another apple, under two other branches of the same, and another apple under two other branches, of the same, —for the six branches, 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 apples and their branches, of the same, shall be, —all of it, of 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 thou shalt make the lamps thereof seven, and one shall light up its lamps, and it shall give light, over against the face thereof.

38 And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold.

And, its snuffers, and its snuff-trays of pure gold.

39 Of a talent of pure gold shall it be made, with all these vessels.

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

40 And see that thou make them after their pattern, which is being shown thee in the mount.

And see thou and make them, by the pattern of them, which thou wast caused to behold in the mount