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 unto 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 unto the children of Israel, that they may bring me an offering; from every man whose heart prompteth him thereto shall ye take my offering.

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

And this is the offering which ye shall take from them: gold, and silver, and copper,

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

And blue, and purple, and scarlet yarn, and linen thread, and goats' hair,

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

And rams' skins died red, and badgers' skins, and shittim 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 for lighting, spices for the anointing oil, and for the incense of spices,

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 stones for setting, for the ephod, and for the breastplate.

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.”

In accordance with all that I show thee, the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye 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.

And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height.

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 pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it; and thou shalt make upon it a crown of gold 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 thou shalt cast for it four rings of gold, and put them on the four corners thereof; namely, two rings shall be on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.

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

And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and 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 place the staves into the rings, upon the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.

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

In the rings of the ark shall the staves remain: they shall not be removed therefrom.

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 into the ark the testimony which I will give unto 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.

And thou shalt make a cover of pure gold; two cubits and a half shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth.

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

And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, on the two ends of the cover.

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].

And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end; from the cover itself shall ye make the cherubim on the two ends thereof.

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

And the cherubim shall be spreading forth their wings on high, overshadowing the cover with their wings, with their faces turned one to the other; toward the cover shall the faces of the cherubim be directed.

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

And thou shalt put the cover above upon the ark; and in the ark shalt thou put the testimony which I will give unto 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.”

And I will meet with thee there, and I will speak with thee from above the cover, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, all that which I will command thee unto the children of Israel.

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 also make a table of shittim wood; two cubits shall be its length, and a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height.

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

And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold 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 thou shalt make unto it a rim of a hand's breadth round about; and thou shalt make a golden crown on its rim round about.

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].

And thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, and thou shalt put the rings on the four corners that are on its four feet.

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

Close under the rim shall the rings be; as receptacles for the staves, to bear the table.

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.

And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold; and the table shall be borne with them.

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.

And thou shalt make its dishes, and its spoons, and its supporters, and its purifying tubes, wherewith [the bread] is to be covered: of pure gold shalt thou make them.

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 show-bread before me 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.

And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made; its shaft, and its branches, its bowls, its knobs, and its flowers, shall be out of one piece with it.

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

And six branches shall come out of its sides; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side.

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 bowls, almond-shaped, shall be on one branch, with a knob and a flower; and three bowls, almond-shaped, on the other branch, with a knob and a flower: so on the six branches that come out of the candlestick.

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 on the candlestick itself shall be four bowls, almond-shaped, [with] its knobs and its flowers.

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

And there shall be a knob under the two branches that come out of the same, and a knob under the two branches that come out of the same, and a knob under the two branches that come out of the same; for the six branches that proceed out of the candlestick.

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

Their knobs and their branches shall be out of one piece with it; all of it shall be one piece of beaten work of pure 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).

And thou shalt make its seven lamps; and when they light its lamps, it shall give light toward the body of it.

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

And its tongs, and its snuff-dishes shall be of pure gold.

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

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

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

And look that thou make them after their pattern, which thou wast shown on the mount.