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 may bring me an offering; from every man whose heart prompteth him thereto shall ye take my 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 offering which ye shall take from 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 yarn, and linen thread, and goats' hair,

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

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

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

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

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

7 Onyx stones, and stones for setting, for the ephod, and for 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; and I will dwell in the midst of them.

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

9 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.

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 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.

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, within and without shalt thou overlay it; and thou shalt make upon it a crown 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 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.

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

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

14 And thou shalt place 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 In the rings of the ark shall the staves remain: they shall not be removed therefrom.

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

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

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

17 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.

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, on the two ends of the cover.

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 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.

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 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.

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

21 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 thereto a crown 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 unto it a rim of a hand's breadth round about; and thou shalt make a golden crown on its rim 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 thou shalt put the rings on the four corners that are on its four feet.

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 under the rim shall the rings be; as receptacles for the staves, to bear 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 shittim wood, and overlay them with gold; and the table shall be borne with 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 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.

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 show-bread before me always.

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

31 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.

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 its sides; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side.

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 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.

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 on the candlestick itself shall be four bowls, almond-shaped, [with] 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 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.

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 out of one piece with it; all of it shall be one piece of 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 its seven lamps; and when they light its lamps, it shall give light toward the body of 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 its tongs, and its snuff-dishes shall be of pure gold.

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

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

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

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

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