Exodus 25

1 Yahweh said to Moses,

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

2 “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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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.

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

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

12 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

17 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.

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

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

19 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.

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

20 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.

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 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.

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

22 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.

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 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

31 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.

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 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.

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

33 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.

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

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

35 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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