Exodus 25

1 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:

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

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

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

And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' [hair].

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

And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' 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 anointing oil, and for sweet incense,

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

Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breast-plate.

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

And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.

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 show thee [after] the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all its instruments, 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] 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 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 shalt make upon it a crown of gold around it.

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

And thou shalt make staffs [of] shittim wood, and 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 put the staffs into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.

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

The staffs shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it.

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 shall give 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 mercy-seat [of] pure gold: two cubits and a half [shall be] 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 thou shalt make two cherubim [of] gold, [of] beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy-seat.

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 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 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 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 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 mercy-seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give 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 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 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.

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 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 make to it a crown of gold around it.

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

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 for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that [are] on its four feet.

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

Over against the border shall the rings be for places of the staffs to bear 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 staffs [of] shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne 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 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 thou shalt set upon the table showbread before Me alway.

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

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

And in the candlesticks [shall be] four bowls made like to almonds, [with] their knobs and their 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 [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 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 shall be of the same: all of it [shall be] 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 its seven lamps: and they shall light its lamps, that they may give light over against it.

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

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

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

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