Exodus 25

1 And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying:

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

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.

Speak to the children of Israel, and take first-fruits of all, who may be disposed in their heart to give; and ye shall take my first-fruits.

3 And, this is the heave-offering which ye shall take of them, —gold and silver and bronze;

And this is the offering which ye shall take of them; gold and silver and brass,

4 and blue, and purple, and crimson and fine linen, and goat’s hair;

and blue, and purple, and double scarlet, and fine spun linen, and goats' hair,

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

and rams' skins dyed red, and blue skins, and incorruptible wood,

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

and oil for the light, incense for anointing oil, and for the composition of incense,

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

and sardius stones, and stones for the carved work of the breast-plate, and the full-length robe.

8 So shall they make for me a sanctuary, —and I will make my habitation in their midst:

And thou shalt make me a sanctuary, and I will appear among you.

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.

And thou shalt make for me according to all things which I shew thee in the mountain; even the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all its furniture: so shalt thou make it.

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 thou shalt make the ark of testimony of incorruptible wood; the length of two cubits and a half, and the breadth of a cubit and a half, and the height of a cubit and a half.

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.

And thou shalt gild it with pure gold, thou shalt gild it within and without; and thou shalt make for it golden wreaths twisted round about.

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.

And thou shalt cast for it four golden rings, and shalt put them on the four sides; two rings on the one side, and two rings on the other side.

13 And thou shalt make staves, of acacia wood, —and shalt overlay them with gold.

And thou shalt make staves [of] incorruptible wood, and shalt gild 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,

And thou shalt put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark with them.

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

The staves shall remain fixed in the rings of the ark.

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

And thou shalt put into the ark the testimonies which I shall give thee.

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 thou shalt make a propitiatory, a lid of pure gold; the length of two cubits and a half, and the breadth of a cubit and a half.

18 And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold, —of beaten work, shalt thou make them, out of the two ends of the propitiatory.

And thou shalt make two cherubs graven in gold, and thou shalt put them on both sides of the propitiatory.

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.

They shall be made, one cherub on this side, and another cherub on the other side of the propitiatory; and thou shalt make the two cherubs on the two sides.

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.

The cherubs shall stretch forth their wings above, overshadowing the propitiatory with their wings; and their faces shall be toward each other, the faces of the cherubs shall be toward the propitiatory.

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.

And thou shalt set the propitiatory on the ark above, and thou shalt put into the ark the testimonies which I shall give thee.

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 make myself known to thee from thence, and I will speak to thee above the propitiatory between the two cherubs, which are upon the ark of testimony, even in all things which I shall charge thee concerning the children of Israel.

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.

And thou shalt make a golden table of pure gold, in length two cubits, and in breadth a cubit, and in height a cubit and a half.

24 and thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, —and shalt make thereto a rim of gold, round about;

And thou shalt make for it golden wreaths twisted round about, and thou shalt make for it a crown of an hand-breadth round about.

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 thou shalt make a twisted wreath for the crown round about.

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:

And thou shalt make four golden rings; and thou shalt put the four rings upon the four parts of its feet under the crown.

27 adjoining the border, shall be the rings, —as receptacles for the staves, for lifting the table;

And the rings shall be for bearings for the staves, that they may bear the table with them.

28 and thou shalt make the staves of acacia wood, and shalt overlay them with gold, —and the table shall be lifted there, with;

And thou shalt make the staves of incorruptible wood, and thou shalt gild them with pure gold; and the table shall be borne 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.

And thou shalt make its dishes and its censers, and its bowls, and its cups, with which thou shalt offer drink-offerings: of pure gold shalt thou make them.

30 And thou shalt place upon the table Presence-bread, before me continually.

And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me continually.

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:

And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold; thou shalt make the candlestick of graven work: its stem and its branches, and its bowls and its knops and its lilies shall be of one piece.

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:

And six branches proceeding sideways, three branches of the candlestick from one side of it, and three branches of the candlestick from the other side.

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.

And three bowls fashioned like almonds, on each branch a knop and a lily; so to the six branches proceeding from the candlestick,

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

and in the candlestick four bowls fashioned like almonds, in each branch knops and the flowers of the same.

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:

A knop under two branches out of it, and a knop under four branches out of it; so to the six branches proceeding from the candlestick; and in the candlestick four bowls fashioned like almonds.

36 their apples and their branches, of the same, shall be, —all of it, of one beaten work, of pure gold.

Let the knops and the branches be of one piece, altogether graven of one piece 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.

And thou shalt make its seven lamps: and thou shalt set on [it] the lamps, and they shall shine from one front.

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

And thou shalt make its funnel and its snuff-dishes of pure gold.

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

All these articles [shall be] 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, thou shalt make them according to the pattern shewed thee in the mount.