Exodus 25
1 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,
And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:
2 'Speak unto the sons of Israel, and they take for Me a heave-offering; from every man whose heart impelleth him ye do take My heave-offering.
'Speak unto the children of Israel, that they take for Me an offering; of every man whose heart maketh him willing ye shall take My offering.
3 'And this [is] the heave-offering which ye take from them; gold, and silver, and brass,
And this is the offering which ye shall take of them: gold, and silver, and brass;
4 and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and linen, and goats' [hair],
and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair;
5 and rams' skins made red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,
and rams' skins dyed red, and sealskins, and acacia-wood;
6 oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil, and for the perfume of the spices,
oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense;
7 shoham stones, and stones for setting for an ephod, and for a breastplate.
onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate.
8 'And they have made for Me a sanctuary, and I have tabernacled in their midst;
And let them make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.
9 according to all that which I am shewing thee, the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all its vessels, even so ye do make [it].
According to all that I show thee, the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the furniture thereof, even so shall ye make it.
10 'And they have made an ark of shittim wood; two cubits and a half its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height;
And they shall make an ark of acacia-wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.
11 and thou hast overlaid it [with] pure gold, within and without thou dost overlay it, and thou hast made on it a ring of gold round about.
And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about.
12 'And thou hast cast for it four rings of gold, and hast put [them] on its four feet, even two rings on its one side, and two rings on its second side;
And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four feet thereof; and two rings shall be on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.
13 and thou hast made staves of shittim wood, and hast overlaid them [with] gold,
And thou shalt make staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with gold.
14 and hast brought the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark by them,
And thou shalt put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, wherewith to bear the ark.
15 in the rings of the ark are the staves, they are not turned aside from it;
The staves shall be in the rings of the ark; they shall not be taken from it.
16 and thou hast put unto the ark the testimony which I give unto thee.
And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.
17 'And thou hast made a mercy-seat of pure gold, two cubits and a half its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth;
And thou shalt make an ark-cover of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.
18 and thou hast made two cherubs of gold, beaten work dost thou make them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat;
And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold; of beaten work shalt thou make them, at the two ends of the ark-cover.
19 and make thou one cherub at the end on this side, and one cherub at the end on that; at the mercy-seat ye do make the cherubs on its two ends.
And make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end; of one piece with the ark-cover shall ye make the cherubim of the two ends thereof.
20 'And the cherubs have been spreading out wings on high, covering the mercy-seat over with their wings, and their faces [are] one towards another — towards the mercy-seat are the faces of the cherubs.
And the cherubim shall spread out their wings on high, screening the ark-cover with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the ark-cover shall the faces of the cherubim be.
21 'And thou hast put the mercy-seat on the ark above, and unto the ark thou dost put the testimony which I give unto thee;
And thou shalt put the ark-cover above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee.
22 and I have met with thee there, and have spoken with thee from off the mercy-seat (from between the two cherubs, which [are] on the ark of the testimony) all that which I command thee concerning the sons of Israel.
And there I will meet with thee, and I will speak with thee from above the ark-cover, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.
23 'And thou hast made a table of shittim wood, two cubits its length, and a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height,
And thou shalt make a table of acacia-wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.
24 and hast overlaid it [with] pure gold, and hast made for it a crown of gold round about,
And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.
25 and hast made for it a border of a handbreadth round about, and hast made a crown of gold to its border round about.
And thou shalt make unto it a border of a handbreadth round about, and thou shalt make a golden crown to the border thereof round about.
26 'And thou hast made to it four rings of gold, and hast put the rings on the four corners, which [are] to its four feet;
And thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that are on the four feet thereof.
27 over-against the border are the rings for places for staves to bear the table;
Close by the border shall the rings be, for places for the staves to bear the table.
28 and thou hast made the staves of shittim wood, and hast overlaid them with gold, and the table hath been borne with them;
And thou shalt make the staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.
29 and thou hast made its dishes, and its bowls, and its covers, and its cups, with which they pour out; of pure gold thou dost make them;
And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and the pans thereof, and the jars thereof, and the bowls thereof, wherewith to pour out; of pure gold shalt thou make them.
30 and thou hast put on the table bread of the presence before Me continually.
And thou shalt set upon the table showbread before Me alway.
31 'And thou hast made a candlestick of pure gold, of beaten work is the candlestick made; its base, and its branch, its calyxes, its knops, and its flowers are of the same;
And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made, even its base, and its shaft; its cups, its knops, and its flowers, shall be of one piece with it.
32 and six branches are coming out of its sides, three branches of the candlestick out of the one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of the second side;
And there shall be six branches going out of the sides thereof: three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candle-stick out of the other side thereof;
33 three calyxes made like almonds in the one branch, a knop and a flower, and three calyxes made like almonds in one branch, a knop and a flower; so for the six branches which are coming out from the candlestick.
three cups made like almond-blossoms in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three cups made like almond-blossoms in the other branch, a knop and a flower; so for the six branches going out of the candlestick.
34 'And in the candlestick [are] four calyxes made like almonds, its knops and its flowers;
And in the candlestick four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof.
35 and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, [are] to the six branches which are coming out of the candlestick;
And a knop under two branches of one piece with it, and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of the candlestick.
36 their knops and their branches are of the same, all of it one beaten work of pure gold;
Their knops and their branches shall be of one piece with it; the whole of it one beaten work of pure gold.
37 and thou hast made its seven lamps, and [one] hath caused its lights to go up, and it hath given light over-against its front.
And thou shalt make the lamps thereof, seven; and they shall light the lamps thereof, to give light over against it.
38 'And its snuffers and its snuff dishes [are] of pure gold;
And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold.
39 of a talent of pure gold he doth make it, with all these vessels.
Of a talent of pure gold shall it be made, with all these vessels.
40 And see thou and do [them] by their pattern which thou art shewn in the mount.
And see that thou make them after their pattern, which is being shown thee in the mount.
