Exodus 25

1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying,

2 "Speak to the children of Israel, that they take an offering for me. From everyone whose heart makes him willing you shall take my offering.

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.

3 This is the offering which you shall take from them: gold, silver, bronze,

And this is the offering which ye shall take from them: gold, and silver, and copper,

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

And blue, and purple, and scarlet yarn, and linen thread, and goats' hair,

5 rams' skins dyed red, sea cow hides, acacia wood,

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

6 oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense,

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

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

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

8 Let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.

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

9 According to all that I show you, the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all of its furniture, even so you shall make it.

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.

10 "They shall make an ark of acacia wood. Its length shall be three feet eight inches, its breadth two feet three inches, and two feet three inches its height.

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.

11 You shall overlay it with pure gold. You shall overlay it inside and outside, and you shall make a gold molding around it.

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.

12 You shall cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in its four feet. 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 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.

13 You shall make poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.

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

14 You shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry the ark.

And thou shalt place the staves into the rings, upon the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.

15 The poles shall be in the rings of the ark. They shall not be taken from it.

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

16 You shall put the testimony which I shall give you into the ark.

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

17 You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold. Three feet eight inches shall be its length, and two feet three inches its breadth.

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.

18 You shall make two cherubim of hammered gold. You shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat.

And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, on the two ends of the cover.

19 Make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end. You shall make the cherubim on its two ends of one piece with the mercy seat.

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.

20 The cherubim shall spread out their wings upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy seat.

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.

21 You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the testimony that I will give you.

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.

22 There I will meet with you, and I will tell you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the testimony, all that I command you for the children of Israel.

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.

23 "You shall make a table of acacia wood. Two feet eleven inches shall be its length, and eighteen inches its breadth, and two feet three inches its height.

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.

24 You shall overlay it with pure gold, and make a gold molding around it.

And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.

25 You shall make a rim of a handbreadth around it. You shall make a golden molding on its rim around it.

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.

26 You shall make four rings of gold for it, and put the rings in the four corners that are on its four legs.

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.

27 The rings shall be close to the rim, for places for the poles to carry the table.

Close under the rim shall the rings be; as receptacles for the staves, to bear the table.

28 You shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be carried with them.

And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold; and the table shall be borne with them.

29 You shall make its dishes, its spoons, its ladles, and its bowls to pour out offerings with. You shall make them of pure gold.

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.

30 You shall set bread of the presence on the table before me always.

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

31 "You shall make a lampstand of pure gold. Of hammered work shall the lampstand be made, even its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, 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 out of one piece with it.

32 There shall be six branches going out of its sides: three branches of the lampstand out of its one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of its other side;

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.

33 three cups made like almond blossoms in one branch, a bud and a flower; and three cups made like almond blossoms in the other branch, a bud and a flower, so for the six branches going out of the lampstand;

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.

34 and in the lampstand four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its flowers;

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

35 and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of the lampstand.

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.

36 Their buds and their branches shall be of one piece with it, all of it one beaten work of pure gold.

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.

37 You shall make its lamps seven, and they shall light its lamps to give light to the space in front of it.

And thou shalt make its seven lamps; and when they light its lamps, it shall give light toward the body of it.

38 Its snuffers and its snuff dishes shall be of pure gold.

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

39 It shall be made of a talent of pure gold, with all these accessories.

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

40 See that you make them after their pattern, which has been shown to you on the mountain.

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