< Exodus 25 >
1 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,
And YHWH speaks to 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 to the sons of Israel, and they take a raised-offering for Me; you take My raised-offering from every man whose heart impels him.
3 'And this [is] the heave-offering which ye take from them; gold, and silver, and brass,
And this [is] the raised-offering which you take from them: gold, and silver, and bronze,
4 and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and linen, and goats' [hair],
and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and linen, and goats’ [hair],
5 and rams' skins made red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,
and rams’ skins made red, and tachashim skins, and shittim 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 incense of the spices,
7 shoham stones, and stones for setting for an ephod, and for a breastplate.
shoham stones, and stones for setting for an ephod, and for a breastplate.
8 'And they have made for Me a sanctuary, and I have tabernacled in their midst;
And they have made a sanctuary for Me, and I have dwelt in their midst;
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 which I am showing you, the pattern of the Dwelling Place, and the pattern of all its vessels, even so you 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 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;
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 you have overlaid it [with] pure gold, you overlay it inside and outside, and you have made a ring of gold on it all around.
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 you have cast four rings of gold for it, and have put [them] on its four feet, even two rings on its one side, and two rings on its second side;
13 and thou hast made staves of shittim wood, and hast overlaid them [with] gold,
and you have made poles of shittim wood, and have overlaid 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 have brought the poles into the rings on the sides of the Ark, to carry the Ark by them;
15 in the rings of the ark are the staves, they are not turned aside from it;
the poles are in the rings of the Ark, they are not turned aside from it;
16 and thou hast put unto the ark the testimony which I give unto thee.
and you have put the Testimony which I give to you into the Ark.
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 you have made a propitiatory covering of pure gold, two cubits and a half 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 you have made two cherubim of gold; you make them beaten work at the two ends of the propitiatory covering;
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 end on this [side] and one cherub at the end on that [side]; at the propitiatory covering you make the cherubim on its two ends.
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 have been spreading out wings on high, covering over the propitiatory covering with their wings, and their faces [are] toward one another—the faces of the cherubim are toward the propitiatory covering.
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 you have put the propitiatory covering on the Ark above, and you put the Testimony which I give to you into the Ark;
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 have met with you there, and have spoken with you from off the propitiatory covering (from between the two cherubim, which [are] on the Ark of the Testimony) all that which I command you concerning the sons 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 you have made a table of shittim wood, two cubits 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 have overlaid it [with] pure gold, and have made a crown of gold for it all around,
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 have made a border of a handbreadth for it all around, and have made a crown of gold for its border all around.
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 you have made four rings of gold for it, and have put the rings on the four corners, which [are] at its four feet;
27 over-against the border are the rings for places for staves to bear the table;
close by the border are the rings for places for poles to carry 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 you have made the poles of shittim wood, and have overlaid them with gold, and the table has been carried 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 you have made its dishes, and its bowls, and its covers, and its cups, with which they pour out; you make them of pure gold;
30 and thou hast put on the table bread of the presence before Me continually.
and you have put Bread of the Presentation on the table before Me continually.
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 you have made a lampstand of pure gold; the lampstand is made of beaten work; its base, and its branch, its calyxes, its knobs, and its flowers are of the same;
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 are coming out of its sides, three branches of the lampstand out of the first side, and three branches of the lampstand out of the second 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 calyxes made like almonds in one branch, a knob and a flower, and three calyxes made like almonds in one branch, a knob and a flower—so for the six branches which are coming out from the lampstand.
34 'And in the candlestick [are] four calyxes made like almonds, its knops and its flowers;
And in the lampstand [are] four calyxes made like almonds, 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 a knob under two branches of the same, and a knob under two branches of the same, and a knob under two branches of the same, for the six branches which are coming out of the lampstand;
36 their knops and their branches are of the same, all of it one beaten work of pure gold;
their knobs and their branches are of the same, all 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 you have made its seven lamps, and [one] has caused its lamps to go up, and it has given light over [and] beyond its front.
38 'And its snuffers and its snuff dishes [are] of pure gold;
And its snuffers and its snuff dishes [are] of pure gold;
39 of a talent of pure gold he doth make it, with all these vessels.
he makes it of a talent of pure gold, with all these vessels.
40 And see thou and do [them] by their pattern which thou art shewn in the mount.
Now see and make [them] by their pattern which you are shown on the mountain.”