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 may bring me an offering; from every man whose heart prompteth him thereto shall ye 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 from them: gold, and silver, and copper,

4 and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and linen, and goats' [hair],

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

5 and rams' skins made red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,

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

6 oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil, and for the perfume of the spices,

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

7 shoham stones, and stones for setting for an ephod, and for a breastplate.

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

8 'And they have made for Me a sanctuary, and I have tabernacled in their midst;

And they shall make me a sanctuary; and I will dwell in the midst of 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].

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 '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 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 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 thou 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 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 and thou hast made staves of shittim wood, and hast overlaid them [with] gold,

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

15 in the rings of the ark are the staves, they are not turned aside from it;

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

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 will give unto 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 a cover of pure gold; two cubits and a half shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth.

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, on the two ends of the 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 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 '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 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 '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 cover above upon the ark; and in the ark shalt thou put the testimony which I will give unto 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 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 '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,

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 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 rim of a hand's breadth round about; and thou shalt make a golden crown on its rim 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 thou shalt put the rings on the four corners that are on its four feet.

27 over-against the border are the rings for places for staves to bear the table;

Close under the rim shall the rings be; as receptacles 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 shittim wood, and overlay them with gold; and the table shall 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 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 and thou hast put on the table bread of the presence before Me continually.

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

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; its shaft, and its branches, its bowls, its knobs, and its flowers, shall be out 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 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 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 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 'And in the candlestick [are] four calyxes made like almonds, its knops and its flowers;

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

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 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 knops and their branches are of the same, all of it one beaten 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 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 its seven lamps; and when they light its lamps, it shall give light toward the body of it.

38 'And its snuffers and its snuff dishes [are] of pure gold;

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

39 of a talent of pure gold he doth make it, with all these vessels.

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

40 And see thou and do [them] by their pattern which thou art shewn in the mount.

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