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, that they bring me an offering: of every man that gives it willingly with his heart you shall take my offering.

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

And this is the offering which you 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 scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’ hair,

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

And rams’ skins dyed red, and badgers’ skins, and shittim wood,

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

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

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

Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate.

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

And let them make me a sanctuary; 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.

According to all that I show you, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall you 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 they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be 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 thereon a rim of gold, round about.

And you shall overlay it with pure gold, within and without shall you overlay it, and shall make on it a crown of gold 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 you shall cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four corners thereof; and two rings shall be in the one side of it, and two rings in the other side of it.

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

And you shall make staves of shittim 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,

And you shall put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.

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

The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it.

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

And you shall put into the ark the testimony which I shall 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 shall make a mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be 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, out of the two ends of the propitiatory.

And you shall make two cherubim of gold, of beaten work shall you make them, in the two 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.

And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end: even of the mercy seat shall you make the cherubim on the two ends thereof.

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 shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubim be.

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 you shall put the mercy seat above on the ark; and in the ark you shall put the testimony that I shall give you.

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 there I will meet with you, and I will commune with you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give you in commandment to 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.

You shall also make a table of shittim wood: two cubits shall be 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 shalt make thereto a rim of gold, round about;

And you shall overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold 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 you shall make to it a border of an hand breadth round about, and you shall make a golden crown to the border thereof 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 you shall make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that are on the four feet thereof.

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

Over against the border shall the rings be for places of the staves to bear 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;

And you shall make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may 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 you shall make the dishes thereof, and spoons thereof, and covers thereof, and bowls thereof, to cover with: of pure gold shall you make them.

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

And you shall set on the table show bread before me always.

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 you shall make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.

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 shall come out of the sides of it; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of 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.

Three bowls made like to almonds, with a bud and a flower in one branch; and three bowls made like almonds in the other branch, with a bud and a flower: so in the six branches that come out of the candlestick.

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

And in the candlesticks shall be four bowls made like to almonds, with their knops and their flowers.

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:

And there shall be a bud under two branches of the same, and a bud under two branches of the same, and a bud under two branches of the same, according to the six branches that proceed out of the candlestick.

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

Their knops and their branches shall be of the same: all it shall be one beaten work 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 you shall make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it.

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

And the tongs thereof, and the firepans thereof, shall be of pure gold.

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

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

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

And look that you make them after their pattern, which was showed you in the mount.