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 may bring me an offering; from every man whose heart prompteth him thereto shall ye 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 from them: gold, and silver, and copper,
And this [is] the raised-offering which you take from them: gold, and silver, and bronze,
4 And blue, and purple, and scarlet yarn, and linen thread, and goats' hair,
and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and linen, and goats’ [hair],
5 And rams' skins died red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,
and rams’ skins made red, and tachashim skins, and shittim wood,
6 Oil for lighting, spices for the anointing oil, and for the incense of spices,
oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil, and for the incense of the spices,
7 Onyx stones, and stones for setting, for the ephod, and for the breastplate.
shoham stones, and stones for setting for an ephod, and for a breastplate.
8 And they shall make me a sanctuary; and I will dwell in the midst of them.
And they have made a sanctuary for Me, and I have dwelt in their midst;
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 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 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 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 thou 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 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 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 shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.
and you have made poles of shittim wood, and have overlaid 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 have brought the poles into the rings on the sides of the Ark, to carry the Ark by them;
15 In the rings of the ark shall the staves remain: they shall not be removed therefrom.
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 will give unto thee.
and you have put the Testimony which I give to you into the Ark.
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 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, on the two ends of the 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 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.
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 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.
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 cover above upon the ark; and in the ark shalt thou put the testimony which I will give unto 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 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 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 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 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 rim of a hand's breadth round about; and thou shalt make a golden crown on its rim 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 thou shalt put the rings on the four corners that are on its four feet.
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 under the rim shall the rings be; as receptacles 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 shittim wood, and overlay them with gold; and the table shall 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 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 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 show-bread before me always.
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; its shaft, and its branches, its bowls, its knobs, and its flowers, shall be out 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 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 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 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 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 on the candlestick itself shall be four bowls, almond-shaped, [with] its knobs and its flowers.
And in the lampstand [are] four calyxes made like almonds, its knobs and its flowers;
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.
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 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.
their knobs and their branches are of the same, all of it one beaten work 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 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 its tongs, and its snuff-dishes shall be of pure gold.
And its snuffers and its snuff dishes [are] of pure gold;
39 Out of a talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all these vessels.
he makes it of a talent of pure gold, with all these vessels.
40 And look that thou make them after their pattern, which thou wast shown on the mount.
Now see and make [them] by their pattern which you are shown on the mountain.”
