Exodus 25
1 And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying:
Then the LORD said to Moses,
2 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.
“Tell the Israelites to bring Me an offering. You are to receive My offering from every man whose heart compels him.
3 And, this is the heave-offering which ye shall take of them, —gold and silver and bronze;
This is the offering you are to accept from them: gold, silver, and bronze;
4 and blue, and purple, and crimson and fine linen, and goat’s hair;
blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair;
5 and rams’ skins dyed red, and badgers’ skins and acacia wood;
ram skins dyed red and fine leather; acacia wood;
6 oil for giving light, —perfumes for the anointing oil, and for fragrant incense;
olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;
7 onyx stones, and setting stones, —for the ephod and for the breastpiece:
and onyx stones and gemstones to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.
8 So shall they make for me a sanctuary, —and I will make my habitation in their midst:
And they are to make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them.
9 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.
You must make the tabernacle and design all its furnishings according to the pattern I show you.
10 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.
And they are to construct an ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.
11 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.
Overlay it with pure gold both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it.
12 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.
Cast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.
13 And thou shalt make staves, of acacia wood, —and shalt overlay them with gold.
And make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.
14 And thou shalt bring in the staves into the rings, on the sides of the ark, —to bear the ark therewith,
Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, in order to carry it.
15 In the rings of the ark, shall remain the staves, —they shall not be removed therefrom.
The poles are to remain in the rings of the ark; they must not be removed.
16 And thou shalt put into the ark, —the testimony which I will give unto thee.
And place inside the ark the Testimony, which I will give you.
17 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,
And you are to construct a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.
18 And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold, —of beaten work, shalt thou make them, out of the two ends of the propitiatory.
Make two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,
19 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.
one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.
20 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.
And the cherubim are to have wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the mercy seat.
21 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.
Set the mercy seat atop the ark, and put the Testimony that I will give you into the ark.
22 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.
And I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the Testimony; I will speak with you about all that I command you regarding the Israelites.
23 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.
You are also to make a table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.
24 and thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, —and shalt make thereto a rim of gold, round about;
Overlay it with pure gold and make a gold molding around it.
25 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;
And make a rim around it a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim.
26 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:
Make four gold rings for the table and fasten them to the four corners at its four legs.
27 adjoining the border, shall be the rings, —as receptacles for the staves, for lifting the table;
The rings are to be close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.
28 and thou shalt make the staves of acacia wood, and shalt overlay them with gold, —and the table shall be lifted there, with;
Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, so that the table may be carried with them.
29 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.
You are also to make the plates and dishes, as well as the pitchers and bowls for pouring drink offerings. Make them out of pure gold.
30 And thou shalt place upon the table Presence-bread, before me continually.
And place the Bread of the Presence on the table before Me at all times.
31 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:
Then you are to make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. It shall be made of one piece, including its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals.
32 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:
Six branches are to extend from the sides of the lampstand—three on one side and three on the other.
33 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.
There are to be three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches that extend from the lampstand.
34 And in the lampstand itself, four cups, —like almond-flowers—its apples, and its blossoms;
And on the lampstand there shall be four cups shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals.
35 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:
For the six branches that extend from the lampstand, a bud must be under the first pair of branches, a bud under the second pair, and a bud under the third pair.
36 their apples and their branches, of the same, shall be, —all of it, of one beaten work, of pure gold.
The buds and branches are to be all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.
37 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.
Make seven lamps and set them up on the lampstand so that they illuminate the area in front of it.
38 And, its snuffers, and its snuff-trays of pure gold.
The wick trimmers and their trays must be of pure gold.
39 With a talent of pure gold, shall he make it, with all these vessels,
The lampstand and all these utensils shall be made from a talent of pure gold.
40 And see thou and make them, by the pattern of them, which thou wast caused to behold in the mount
See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.
