< 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, that they bring firstfruits to me: of every man that offereth of his own accord, you shall take them.
3 And this is the offering which ye shall take from them: gold, and silver, and copper,
And these are the things you must take: gold, and silver, and brass,
4 And blue, and purple, and scarlet yarn, and linen thread, and goats' hair,
Violet and purple, and scarlet twice dyed, and fine linen, and goats’ hair,
5 And rams' skins died red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,
And rams’ skins dyed red, and violet skins, and setim wood:
6 Oil for lighting, spices for the anointing oil, and for the incense of spices,
Oil to make lights: spices for ointment, and for sweetsmelling incense:
7 Onyx stones, and stones for setting, for the ephod, and for the breastplate.
Onyx stones, and precious stones to adorn the ephod and the rational.
8 And they shall make me a sanctuary; and I will dwell in the midst of them.
And they shall make me a sanctuary, and I will dwell in the midst of them:
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.
According to all the likeness of the tabernacle which I will shew thee, and of all the vessels for the service thereof: and thus you shall 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.
Frame an ark of setim wood, the length whereof shall be of two cubits and a half: the breadth, a cubit and a half: the height, likewise, 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 thou shalt overlay it with the purest gold within and without: and over it thou shalt make a golden crown 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 four golden rings, which thou shall put at the four corners of the ark: let two rings be on the one side, and two on the other.
13 And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.
Thou shalt make bars also of setim wood, and shalt overlay 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 thou shalt put them in through the rings that are in the sides of the ark, that it may be carried on them.
15 In the rings of the ark shall the staves remain: they shall not be removed therefrom.
And they shall be always in the rings, neither shall they at any time be drawn out of them.
16 And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I will give unto thee.
And thou shalt put in the ark the testimony which I will give thee.
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.
Thou shalt make also a propitiatory of the purest gold: the length thereof shall be two cubits and a half, and the breadth 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.
Thou shalt make also two cherubims of beaten gold, on the two sides of the oracle.
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.
Let one cherub be on the one side, and the other on the other.
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.
Let them cover both sides of the propitiatory, spreading their wings, and covering the oracle, and let them look one towards the other, their faces being turned towards the propitiatory wherewith the ark is to be covered.
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.
In which thou shalt put the testimony that I will give thee.
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.
Thence will I give orders, and will speak to thee over the propitiatory, and from the midst of the two cherubims, which shall be upon the ark of the testimony, all things which I will command the children of Israel by thee.
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.
Thou shalt make a table also of setim wood, of two cubits in length, and a cubit in breadth, and a cubit and half in height.
24 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.
And thou shalt overlay it with the purest gold: and thou shalt make to it a golden ledge 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 to the ledge itself a polished crown, four inches high: and over the same another little golden crown.
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.
Thou shalt prepare also four golden rings, and shalt put them in the four corners of the same table over each foot.
27 Close under the rim shall the rings be; as receptacles for the staves, to bear the table.
Under the crown shall the golden rings be, that the bars may be put through them, and the table may be carried.
28 And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold; and the table shall be borne with them.
The bars also themselves thou shalt make of setim wood, and shalt overlay them with gold to bear up the table.
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.
Thou shalt prepare also dishes, and bowls, censers, and cups, wherein the libations are to be offered of the purest gold.
30 And thou shalt set upon the table show-bread before me always.
And thou shalt set upon the table loaves of proposition in my sight always.
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.
Thou shalt make also a candlestick of beaten work of the finest gold, the shaft thereof, and the branches, the cups, and the bowls, and the lilies going forth from it.
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.
Six branches shall come out of the sides, three out of the one side, and three out of the other.
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.
Three cups as it were nuts to every branch, and a bowl withal, and a lily; and three cups, likewise of the fashion of nuts in the other branch, and a bowl withal, and a lily. Such shall be the work of the six branches, that are to come out from the shaft:
34 And on the candlestick itself shall be four bowls, almond-shaped, [with] its knobs and its flowers.
And in the candlestick itself shall be four cups in the manner of a nut, and at every one, bowls and lilies.
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.
Bowls under two branches in three places, which together make six coming forth out of one shaft.
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.
And both the bowls and the branches shall be of the same beaten work of the purest gold.
37 And thou shalt make its seven lamps; and when they light its lamps, it shall give light toward the body of it.
Thou shalt make also seven lamps, and shalt set them upon the candlestick, to give light over against.
38 And its tongs, and its snuff-dishes shall be of pure gold.
The snuffers also and where the snuffings shall be put out, shall be made of the purest gold.
39 Out of a talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all these vessels.
The whole weight of the candlestick with all the furniture thereof shall be a talent of the purest gold.
40 And look that thou make them after their pattern, which thou wast shown on the mount.
Look and make it according to the pattern, that was shewn thee in the mount.