Exodus 25

1 Yahweh said to Moses,

The Lord told Moses,

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.

“Instruct the Israelites to bring me an offering. You are to receive my offering from everyone who willingly wants to give.

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

These are the items you are to accept from them as contributions: gold, silver, and bronze;

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

blue, purple, and crimson thread; finely-spun linen and goat hair;

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

ram skins that have been tanned, and fine leather; acacia wood;

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

olive oil for the lamps; spices for the olive oil used in anointing and for the fragrant incense;

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

and onyx stones and other gemstones to be used in making the ephod and breastpiece.

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

They are to make me a sanctuary so I can live among them.

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

You must make the Tabernacle and all its furnishings according to design I'm going to show you.

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.

They are to make an Ark of acacia wood that measures two and a half cubits long by a cubit and a half wide by one and a half cubits high.

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

Cover it with pure gold on the inside and the outside, and make a gold trim to go around it.

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.

Cast four gold rings and attach them to its four feet, two on one side and two on the other.

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

Make poles of acacia wood and cover them with gold.

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

Place the poles into the rings on the sides of the Ark, so it can be carried.

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

The poles are to stay in the rings of the Ark; don't take them out.

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

Place inside the Ark the Testimony which I'm going to give you.

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.

You are to make an atonement cover of pure gold, two and a half cubits long by a cubit and a half wide.

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

Make two cherubim of hammered gold for the ends of the atonement cover,

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.

and put one cherub on each end. All of this is to be made from one piece of gold.

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.

The cherubim are to be designed with spread wings pointing upward, covering the atonement cover. The cherubim are to be placed facing each another, looking down towards the atonement cover.

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.

Place the atonement cover on top of the Ark, and put the Testimony that I'm going to give you inside the Ark.

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.

I will meet with you there as arranged above the atonement cover, between the two cherubim that stand over the Ark of the Testimony, and I will talk with you about all the commands I will give the Israelites.

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.

Then you are to make a table of acacia wood two cubits long by a cubit wide by a cubit and a half high.

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

Cover it with pure gold and make a gold trim to go around it.

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

Make a border around it the width of a hand and put a gold trim on the border.

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

Make four gold rings for the table and attach them to the four corners of the table by the legs.

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

The rings are to be close to the border to hold the poles used to carry the table.

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

Make the poles of acacia wood for carrying the table and cover them with gold.

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.

Make plates and dishes for the table, as well as pitchers and bowls for pouring out drink offerings. Make all of them out of pure gold.

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

Place the Bread of the Presence on the table so it is always in my presence.

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.

Make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. The whole of it is to be made of one piece—its base, shaft, cups, buds, and flowers.

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.

It is to have six branches coming out of the sides of the lampstand, three on each side.

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.

Have three cups shaped like almond flowers on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch. Each of six branches that come out will have three cups shaped like almond flowers, all complete with buds and petals.

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

On the main shaft of the lampstand make four cups shaped like almond flowers, complete with buds and petals.

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.

On the six branches that come out from the lampstand, place a bud under the first pair of branches, a bud under the second pair, and a bud under the third pair.

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

The buds and branches are to be made with the lampstand as one piece, hammered out of pure gold.

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

Make seven lamps and place them on the lampstand so they can light up the area in front of it.

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

The wick tongs and their trays are to be made of pure gold.

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

The lampstand and all these utensils will require a talent of pure gold.

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

Be sure to make everything according to the design you were shown on the mountain.”