Exodus, 25

1. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

1. Yahweh spoke to Moses and said,

2. Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering.

2. "Tell the sons of Israel to set aside a contribution for me; you shall accept this contribution from every man who gives from the heart.

3. And this [is] the offering which ye shall take of them; gold, and silver, and brass,

3. The things you shall accept from them are these: gold, silver, and bronze,

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

4. purple cloth of violet shade and red, crimson cloth, fine linen, goats' hair;

5. And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,

5. rams' skins dyed red, fine leather, acacia wood;

6. Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense,

6. oil for the lamps, spices for the chrism and for the fragrant incense; precious stones and gems to be set in priestly vestments.

7. Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate.

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8. And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.

8. For they must build me a sanctuary so that I may dwell among them,

9. According to all that I shew thee, [after] the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make [it].

9. and you shall make the tabernacle and its furnishings following exactly the pattern I shall show you.

10. And they shall make an ark [of] shittim 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.

10. You are to make me an ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, one and a half cubits wide, one and a half cubits high.

11. 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.

11. You are to cover it with pure gold inside and out, and decorate it all around with a gold molding.

12. And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put [them] in the four corners thereof; and two rings [shall be] in the one side of it, and two rings in the other side of it.

12. You will cast four gold rings for the ark and fix them to its four supports: two rings on one side and two rings on the other.

13. And thou shalt make staves [of] shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.

13. You will also make poles of acacia wood covered with gold

14. And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.

14. and pass the poles through the rings on the sides of the ark, to carry the ark by these.

15. The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it.

15. The poles must remain in the rings of the ark and not be withdrawn.

16. And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.

16. Inside the ark you will place the Statement that I shall give you.

17. And thou shalt make a mercy seat [of] pure gold: two cubits and a half [shall be] the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

17. Further, you are to make the mercy Seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long, and one and a half cubits wide.

18. And thou shalt make two cherubims [of] gold, [of] beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.

18. For the two ends of the mercy Seat you are to make two golden cherubim of hammered gold.

19. And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end: [even] of the mercy seat shall ye make the cherubims on the two ends thereof.

19. Make the first cherub for one end and the second for the other, and fasten them to the two ends of the cover so that they may make one piece with it.

20. And the cherubims shall stretch forth [their] wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces [shall look] one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be.

20. The cherubim are to have their wings spread upward so that they overshadow the mercy Seat. They must face one another, their faces towards the mercy Seat.

21. And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee.

21. You must place the mercy Seat on the top of the ark. Inside the ark you must place the stone tablets that I shall give you.

22. And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which [are] upon the ark of the testimony, of all [things] which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.

22. There I shall come to meet you; there, from above the mercy Seat from between the two cherubim on it, I shall give you all my commands for the people of Israel.

23. Thou shalt also make a table [of] shittim wood: two cubits [shall be] the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

23. You are to make a table of acacia wood, two cubits long, one cubit wide, and one and a half cubits high.

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

24. You are to cover it with pure gold and decorate it all around with a gold edge.

25. And thou shalt make unto it a border of an hand breadth round about, and thou shalt make a golden crown to the border thereof round about.

25. You are to surround it with a frame three inches wide, and decorate these with a golden edge.

26. 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.

26. You are to make for it four gold rings and fix these at the four corners where the four legs are.

27. Over against the border shall the rings be for places of the staves to bear the table.

27. The rings must be close to the frame to hold the poles for carrying the table.

28. And thou shalt make the staves [of] shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.

28. You are to make the poles of acacia wood and cover them with gold. The table is to be carried by these.

29. And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and spoons thereof, and covers thereof, and bowls thereof, to cover withal: [of] pure gold shalt thou make them.

29. You are to make dishes, cups, jars and bowls to be used for the wine offerings; you are to make these of pure gold.

30. And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me alway.

30. On the table, before me, you must place the bread of continual offering.

31. And thou shalt make a candlestick [of] pure gold: [of] beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.

31. You are to make a lampstand of pure gold; the lampstand must be of hammered gold, both its base and stem. Its decorative flowers, including buds and petals, must be of one piece with it.

32. And six branches shall come out of the sides of it; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side:

32. Six branches must extend from its sides, three from one side, three from the other.

33. Three bowls made like unto almonds, [with] a knop and a flower in one branch; and three bowls made like almonds in the other branch, [with] a knop and a flower: so in the six branches that come out of the candlestick.

33. Each of the six branches of the lampstand is to have three decorative flowers shaped like almond blossoms, each with its bud and petals.

34. And in the candlestick [shall be] four bowls made like unto almonds, [with] their knops and their flowers.

34. The lampstand itself is to have four decorative flowers shaped like almond blossoms, each with its bud and petals, thus:

35. And [there shall be] 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, according to the six branches that proceed out of the candlestick.

35. one bud under the first two branches extending from the lampstand, one under the next pair, one under the last pair: corresponding to the six branches extending from the lampstand.

36. Their knops and their branches shall be of the same: all it [shall be] one beaten work [of] pure gold.

36. The buds and the branches must be of one piece with the lampstand, and the whole made from a single piece of pure hammered gold.

37. And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it.

37. Then you are to make lamps for it, seven of them, and set them so that they throw their light toward the front of it.

38. And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, [shall be of] pure gold.

38. Tongs for extinguishing the burning lamps and trays must be of pure gold.

39. [Of] a talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all these vessels.

39. You are to use seventy-five pounds of pure gold for making the lampstand and all its accessories.

40. And look that thou make [them] after their pattern, which was shewed thee in the mount.

40. See that you make them according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.