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 may bring me an offering; from every man whose heart prompteth him thereto shall ye 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 from them: gold, and silver, and copper,

And, this is the heave-offering which ye shall take of 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 crimson and fine linen, and goat’s hair;

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

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

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

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

7 Onyx stones, and stones for setting, for the ephod, and for the breastplate.

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

8 And they shall make me a sanctuary; and I will dwell in the midst of them.

So shall they make for me a sanctuary, —and I will make my habitation 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, 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 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 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 thou 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 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 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 shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.

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

15 In the rings of the ark shall the staves remain: they shall not be removed therefrom.

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 will give unto thee.

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

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, on the two ends of the 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 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 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 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 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 cover above upon the ark; and in the ark shalt thou put the testimony which I will give unto 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 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 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 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 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 rim of a hand's breadth round about; and thou shalt make a golden crown on its rim 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 thou shalt put the rings on the four corners that are on its four feet.

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 under the rim shall the rings be; as receptacles 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 shittim wood, and overlay them with gold; and the table shall 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 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 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 show-bread before me always.

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; its shaft, and its branches, its bowls, its knobs, and its flowers, shall be out 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 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.

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

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

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 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 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 apples and their branches, of the same, shall be, —all of it, of 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 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 its tongs, and its snuff-dishes shall be of pure gold.

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

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

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

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

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