Exodus 25

1 Yahweh said to Moses/me, “There [are many things that I want] you to tell to the Israeli people.

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

2 Tell them that they must give offerings/gifts to me. Receive from the people every offering/gift that they want to give to me.

Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring firstfruits to me: of every man that offereth of his own accord, you shall take them.

3 These are the things that they may offer/give: Gold, silver, bronze,

And these are the things you must take: gold, and silver, and brass,

4 blue, purple, and scarlet yarn/wool, fine (linen/white cloth), goats’ hair for making [cloth],

Violet and purple, and scarlet twice dyed, and fine linen, and goats’ hair,

5 rams’ skins that have been (tanned/dyed red), goatskins, [hard] wood from acacia [trees],

And rams’ skins dyed red, and violet skins, and setim wood:

6 olive oil [to burn] in the lamps, spices to [put in] the olive oil for anointing [the priests] and in the sweet-smelling incense,

Oil to make lights: spices for ointment, and for sweetsmelling incense:

7 [expensive quartz] stones [called] onyx, and other expensive stones to be fastened [to the priest’s vest] and put on the pouches [that are to be fastened to the vest].

Onyx stones, and precious stones to adorn the ephod and the rational.

8 Tell the people to make a big Sacred Tent for me, so that I can live in it among them.

And they shall make me a sanctuary, and I will dwell in the midst of them:

9 They must make the Sacred Tent and all the things that will be used inside it according to the plan/model that I will show you.”

According to all the likeness of the tabernacle which I will shew thee, and of all the vessels for the service thereof: and thus you shall make it:

10 “[Tell the people to] make a [sacred] chest from acacia wood. It is to be (45 in./110 cm.) long, (27 in./66 cm.) wide, and (27 in./66 cm.) high.

Frame an ark of setim wood, the length whereof shall be of two cubits and a half: the breadth, a cubit and a half: the height, likewise, a cubit and a half.

11 Cover it with pure gold inside and outside, and put a gold border around the top of it.

And thou shalt overlay it with the purest gold within and without: and over it thou shalt make a golden crown round about:

12 [They must] make/cast four rings from gold and fasten them to the legs of the chest. Put two rings on each side of the chest.

And four golden rings, which thou shall put at the four corners of the ark: let two rings be on the one side, and two on the other.

13 [They must] make [two] poles from acacia wood, and they must cover them with gold.

Thou shalt make bars also of setim wood, and shalt overlay them with gold.

14 [They must] put the poles into the rings on the sides of the chest, so that the chest can be carried by the poles.

And thou shalt put them in through the rings that are in the sides of the ark, that it may be carried on them.

15 The poles must always be left in the rings; they must not take the poles out [of the rings].

And they shall be always in the rings, neither shall they at any time be drawn out of them.

16 Put inside the chest the [two stone slabs that I will give you, on which] I have written my commandments.

And thou shalt put in the ark the testimony which I will give thee.

17 [Tell them to] make a lid for the chest from pure gold. [It will be the place where I will] forgive people’s sins. It [also] is to be (45 in./110 cm.) long and (27 in./66 cm.) wide.

Thou shalt make also a propitiatory of the purest gold: the length thereof shall be two cubits and a half, and the breadth a cubit and a half.

18 [Tell them to] hammer [huge lump of] gold into the form of two creatures that have wings.

Thou shalt make also two cherubims of beaten gold, on the two sides of the oracle.

19 One of these is to be put at each end of the chest, but the gold [from which] they [are made] must be joined to the gold from which the lid [is made].

Let one cherub be on the one side, and the other on the other.

20 [Tell them to place the] winged creatures so that their wings touch each other and spread out over the lid.

Let them cover both sides of the propitiatory, spreading their wings, and covering the oracle, and let them look one towards the other, their faces being turned towards the propitiatory wherewith the ark is to be covered.

21 Put inside the chest the stone slabs that I will give you. Then fasten the lid onto the top of the chest.

In which thou shalt put the testimony that I will give thee.

22 I will set times to talk with you there. From above the lid of the chest, between the two winged creatures, I will tell to you all my laws that [you must tell] to the Israeli people.”

Thence will I give orders, and will speak to thee over the propitiatory, and from the midst of the two cherubims, which shall be upon the ark of the testimony, all things which I will command the children of Israel by thee.

23 “[Tell them to] make a table from acacia wood. It is to be (36 in./88 cm.) long, (18 in./66 cm.) wide, and (27 in./66 cm.) high.

Thou shalt make a table also of setim wood, of two cubits in length, and a cubit in breadth, and a cubit and half in height.

24 [Tell them to] cover it with pure gold and put a gold border around it.

And thou shalt overlay it with the purest gold: and thou shalt make to it a golden ledge round about.

25 [Tell them to] make a rim all around it, (3 in./7.5 cm.) wide, and put a gold border around the rim.

And to the ledge itself a polished crown, four inches high: and over the same another little golden crown.

26 [Tell them to] make/cast four rings from gold and fasten the rings to the four corners of the table, one ring close to each leg [of the table].

Thou shalt prepare also four golden rings, and shalt put them in the four corners of the same table over each foot.

27 The rings should be fastened to the table near the rim.

Under the crown shall the golden rings be, that the bars may be put through them, and the table may be carried.

28 Make two poles from acacia wood and cover them with gold. The poles for carrying the table are to be inserted in the rings.

The bars also themselves thou shalt make of setim wood, and shalt overlay them with gold to bear up the table.

29 Also [tell them to] make plates, cups, jars, and bowls to be used [when the priests] pour out wine [to offer to me]. They must all be made from pure gold.

Thou shalt prepare also dishes, and bowls, censers, and cups, wherein the libations are to be offered of the purest gold.

30 On the table, in front of the chest, there must always be the loaves of sacred bread [that the priests have offered] to me.”

And thou shalt set upon the table loaves of proposition in my sight always.

31 “[Tell them to] make a lampstand from pure gold. They must hammer [one large lump of] gold to make its base and its shaft. [The branches of the lampstand], the cups for holding the oil, the flower buds and the [flower] petals [that decorate the branches of the lamp, the base, and the shaft are all to be hammered from] one [big] lump of gold.

Thou shalt make also a candlestick of beaten work of the finest gold, the shaft thereof, and the branches, the cups, and the bowls, and the lilies going forth from it.

32 There are to be six branches on the lampstand, three on each side [of the shaft].

Six branches shall come out of the sides, three out of the one side, and three out of the other.

33 Each of the branches is to have on it three [gold decorations that will look like] almond blossoms. These decorations must also have flower buds and [flower] petals.

Three cups as it were nuts to every branch, and a bowl withal, and a lily; and three cups, likewise of the fashion of nuts in the other branch, and a bowl withal, and a lily. Such shall be the work of the six branches, that are to come out from the shaft:

34 On the [shaft of the] lampstand there are to be four [gold decorations that also look like] almond blossoms, each one with flower buds and petals.

And in the candlestick itself shall be four cups in the manner of a nut, and at every one, bowls and lilies.

35 On each side, there is to be one [flower] bud beneath each of the branches.

Bowls under two branches in three places, which together make six coming forth out of one shaft.

36 All these buds and branches, along with the shaft, are to be hammered from one large lump of pure gold.

And both the bowls and the branches shall be of the same beaten work of the purest gold.

37 Also [tell them to] make seven small cups [for holding oil. One is to be put on top of the shaft and the others are to be put on top of the branches]. Place these cups so that [when the lamps are lit], the light will shine toward the (front of the lampstand/entrance).

Thou shalt make also seven lamps, and shalt set them upon the candlestick, to give light over against.

38 [Tell them to] make tongs from pure gold, [to remove the burned wicks] and trays [in which to put the burned wicks].

The snuffers also and where the snuffings shall be put out, shall be made of the purest gold.

39 [Tell them to] use (75 pounds/35 kg.) of pure gold to make the lampstand and the tongs and the trays.

The whole weight of the candlestick with all the furniture thereof shall be a talent of the purest gold.

40 Make sure that they make these things according to the instructions that I am giving you [here] on [this] mountain.”

Look and make it according to the pattern, that was shewn thee in the mount.