Exodus 25

1 Yahweh said to Moses,

And the Lord spoke unto 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 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 offerings that you must receive from them: gold, silver, and bronze;

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

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

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

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

And rams' skins died red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,

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

Oil for lighting, spices for the anointing oil, and for the incense of spices,

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

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

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.

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 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.

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 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 pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it; and thou shalt make upon it a crown of gold 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 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 You must make poles of acacia wood and cover them with gold.

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

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

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

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

And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I will give unto 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.

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

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

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 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.

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 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.

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

And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

And thou shalt set upon the table show-bread before me 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.

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 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.

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

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

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.

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 Their leafy bases and branches must all be one piece with it, one beaten piece of work 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 You must make the lampstand and its seven lamps, and set up its lamps for them to give light from it.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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