Exodus 25

1 And he spoke Yahweh to Moses saying.

Yahweh said to Moses,

2 Speak to [the] people of Israel so they may take for me a contribution from with every person whom it will impel him heart his you will take contribution my.

“Tell the Israelites to take an offering for me from every person who is motivated by a willing heart. You must receive these offerings for me.

3 And this [is] the contribution which you will take from with them gold and silver and bronze.

These are the offerings that you must receive from them: gold, silver, and bronze;

4 And violet stuff and purple and scarlet stuff of scarlet and fine linen and goat hair.

blue, purple, and scarlet material; fine linen; goats' hair;

5 And hides of rams dyed red and hides of dolphins and wood of acacia.

ram skins dyed red and sea cow hides; acacia wood;

6 Oil for the light spices for [the] oil of the anointing and for [the] incense of the perfume.

oil for the sanctuary lamps; spices for the anointing oil and the fragrant incense;

7 Stones of onyx and stones of setting for the ephod and for the breastpiece.

onyx stones and other precious stones to be set for the ephod and breastpiece.

8 And they will make for me a sanctuary and I will dwell in midst of them.

Let them make me a sanctuary so that I may live among them.

9 According to all that I [am] about to show you [the] pattern of the tabernacle and [the] pattern of all articles its thus you will make [it].

You must make it exactly as I will show you in the plans for the tabernacle and for all its equipment.

10 And they will make an ark of wood of acacia [will be] two cubits and a half length its and [will be] a cubit and a half breadth its and [will be] a cubit and a half height its.

They are to make an ark of acacia wood. Its length must be two and a half cubits; its width will be one cubit and a half; and its height will be one cubit and a half.

11 And you will overlay it gold pure from inside and from outside you will overlay it and you will make on it a molding gold all around.

You must cover it inside and out with pure gold, and you must make on it a border of gold around its top.

12 And you will cast for it four rings of gold and you will put [them] on [the] four feet its and two rings [will be] on side its one and two rings [will be] on side its second.

You must cast four rings of gold for it, and put them on the ark's four feet, with two rings on one side of it, and two rings on the other side.

13 And you will make poles of wood of acacia and you will overlay them gold.

You must make poles of acacia wood and cover them with gold.

14 And you will put the poles in the rings on [the] sides of the ark to carry the ark by them.

You must put the poles into the rings on the ark's sides, in order to carry the ark.

15 In [the] rings of the ark they will be the poles not they will be removed from it.

The poles must remain in the rings of the ark; they must not be taken from it.

16 And you will put into the ark the testimony which I will give to you.

You must put into the ark the covenant decrees that I will give you.

17 And you will make an atonement cover gold pure [will be] two cubits and a half length its and [will be] a cubit and a half breadth its.

You must make an atonement lid of pure gold. Its length must be two and a half cubits, and its width must be a cubit and a half.

18 And you will make two cherubim gold hammered work you will make them from [the] two [the] ends of the atonement cover.

You must make two cherubim of hammered gold for the two ends of the atonement lid.

19 And make a cherub one from an end from this and a cherub one from an end from this from the atonement cover you will make the cherubim on [the] two ends its.

Make one cherub for one end of the atonement lid, and the other cherub for the other end. They must be made as one piece with the atonement lid.

20 And they will be the cherubim spreading out wings upwards covering with wings their over the atonement cover and faces their each [will be] to brother its to the atonement cover they will be [the] faces of the cherubim.

The cherubim must spread out their wings upward and overshadow the atonement lid with them. The cherubim must face one another and look toward the center of the atonement lid.

21 And you will put the atonement cover on the ark from to above and into the ark you will put the testimony which I will give to you.

You must put the atonement lid on top of the ark, and you must put into the ark the covenant decrees that I am giving you.

22 And I will meet you there and I will speak with you from above the atonement cover from between [the] two the cherubim which [will be] above [the] ark of the testimony all that I will command you to [the] people of Israel.

It is at the ark that I will meet with you. I will speak with you from my position above the atonement lid. It will be from between the two cherubim over the ark of the testimony that I will speak to you about all the commands I will give you for the Israelites.

23 And you will make a table wood of acacia [will be] two cubits length its and [will be] a cubit breadth its and [will be] a cubit and a half height its.

You must make a table of acacia wood. Its length must be two cubits; its width must be one cubit, and its height must be a cubit and a half.

24 And you will overlay it gold pure and you will make for it a molding of gold all around.

You must cover it with pure gold and put a border of gold around the top.

25 And you will make for it a rim of a hand breadth all around and you will make a molding of gold for rim its all around.

You must make a surrounding frame for it one handbreadth wide, with a surrounding border of gold for the frame.

26 And you will make for it four rings of gold and you will put the rings on [the] four the corners which [belong] to [the] four feet its.

You must make for it four rings of gold and attach the rings to the four corners, where the four feet were.

27 Close to the rim they will become the rings holders for poles to carry the table.

The rings must be attached to the frame to provide places for the poles, in order to carry the table.

28 And you will make the poles wood of acacia and you will overlay them gold and it will be carried by them the table.

You must make the poles out of acacia wood and cover them with gold so that the table may be carried with them.

29 And you will make dishes its and pans its and jugs its and bowls its which it will be poured out with them gold pure you will make them.

You must make the dishes, spoons, pitchers, and bowls to be used to pour out drink offerings. You must make them of pure gold.

30 And you will put on the table bread of presence before me continually.

You must regularly set the bread of the presence on the table before me.

31 And you will make a lampstand of gold pure hammered work it will be made the lampstand base its and shaft its cups its bulbs its and blossoms its from it they will be.

You must make a lampstand of pure hammered gold. The lampstand is to be made with its base and shaft. Its cups, its leafy bases, and its flowers are to be all made of one piece with it.

32 And six branches [will be] coming out from sides its three - branches of lampstand [will be] from side its one and three branches of lampstand [will be] from side its second.

Six branches must extend out from its sides—three branches must extend from one side, and three branches of the lampstand must extend from the other side.

33 Three cups shaped like almond blossoms [will be] on the branch one a bulb and a blossom and three cups shaped like almond blossoms [will be] on the branch one a bulb and a blossom thus for [the] six the branches which come out from the lampstand.

The first branch must have three cups made like almond blossoms, with a leafy base and a flower, and three cups made like almond blossoms in the other branch, with a leafy base and a flower. It must be the same for all six branches extending out from the lampstand.

34 And [will be] on the lampstand four cups shaped like almond blossoms bulbs its and blossoms its.

On the lampstand itself, the central shaft, there must be four cups made like almond blossoms, with their leafy bases and the flowers.

35 And a bulb [will be] under [the] two the branches from it and a bulb [will be] under [the] two the branches from it and a bulb [will be] under [the] two the branches from it for [the] six the branches which come out from the lampstand.

There must be a leafy base under the first pair of branches—made as one piece with it, and a leafy base under the second pair of branches—also made as one piece with it. In the same way there must be a leafy base under the third pair of branches, made as one piece with it. It must be the same for all six branches extending out from the lampstand.

36 Bulbs their and branches their from it they will be all of it [will be] hammered work one gold pure.

Their leafy bases and branches must all be one piece with it, one beaten piece of work of pure gold.

37 And you will make lamps its seven and it will lift up lamps its and it will give light on [the] side of face its.

You must make the lampstand and its seven lamps, and set up its lamps for them to give light from it.

38 And tongs its and fire-pans its [will be] gold pure.

The tongs and their trays must be made of pure gold.

39 A talent gold pure someone will make it all the articles these.

Use one talent of pure gold to make the lampstand and its accessories.

40 And see and make [them] in pattern their which you [are] being shown on the mountain.

Be sure to make them after the pattern that you are being shown on the mountain.