Exodus 25

1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

The Lord told Moses,

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.

“Instruct the Israelites to bring me an offering. You are to receive my offering from everyone who willingly wants to give.

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

These are the items you are to accept from them as contributions: gold, silver, and bronze;

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

blue, purple, and crimson thread; finely-spun linen and goat hair;

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

ram skins that have been tanned, and fine leather; acacia wood;

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

olive oil for the lamps; spices for the olive oil used in anointing and for the fragrant incense;

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

and onyx stones and other gemstones to be used in making the ephod and breastpiece.

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

They are to make me a sanctuary so I can live among 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.

You must make the Tabernacle and all its furnishings according to design I'm going to show you.

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.

They are to make an Ark of acacia wood that measures two and a half cubits long by a cubit and a half wide by one and a half cubits high.

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

Cover it with pure gold on the inside and the outside, and make a gold trim to go around it.

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.

Cast four gold rings and attach them to its four feet, two on one side and two on the other.

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

Make poles of acacia wood and cover them with gold.

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

Place the poles into the rings on the sides of the Ark, so it can be carried.

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

The poles are to stay in the rings of the Ark; don't take them out.

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

Place inside the Ark the Testimony which I'm going to give you.

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.

You are to make an atonement cover of pure gold, two and a half cubits long by a cubit and a half wide.

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

Make two cherubim of hammered gold for the ends of the atonement 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 put one cherub on each end. All of this is to be made from one piece of gold.

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.

The cherubim are to be designed with spread wings pointing upward, covering the atonement cover. The cherubim are to be placed facing each another, looking down towards the atonement cover.

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.

Place the atonement cover on top of the Ark, and put the Testimony that I'm going to give you inside the Ark.

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.

I will meet with you there as arranged above the atonement cover, between the two cherubim that stand over the Ark of the Testimony, and I will talk with you about all the commands I will give the Israelites.

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.

Then you are to make a table of acacia wood two cubits long by a cubit wide by a cubit and a half high.

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

Cover it with pure gold and make a gold trim to go around it.

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

Make a border around it the width of a hand and put a gold trim on the border.

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

Make four gold rings for the table and attach them to the four corners of the table by the legs.

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

The rings are to be close to the border to hold the poles used to carry the table.

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

Make the poles of acacia wood for carrying the table and cover them with gold.

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.

Make plates and dishes for the table, as well as pitchers and bowls for pouring out drink offerings. Make all of them out of pure gold.

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

Place the Bread of the Presence on the table so it is always in my presence.

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.

Make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. The whole of it is to be made of one piece—its base, shaft, cups, buds, and flowers.

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;

It is to have six branches coming out of the sides of the lampstand, three on each 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;

Have three cups shaped like almond flowers on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch. Each of six branches that come out will have three cups shaped like almond flowers, all complete with buds and petals.

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

On the main shaft of the lampstand make four cups shaped like almond flowers, complete with buds and petals.

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.

On the six branches that come out from the lampstand, place a bud under the first pair of branches, a bud under the second pair, and a bud under the third pair.

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

The buds and branches are to be made with the lampstand as one piece, hammered out 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.

Make seven lamps and place them on the lampstand so they can light up the area in front of it.

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

The wick tongs and their trays are to be made of pure gold.

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

The lampstand and all these utensils will require a talent of pure gold.

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

Be sure to make everything according to the design you were shown on the mountain.”