Exodus, 25

1. Yahweh spoke to Moses and said,

1. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

2. 'Tell the Israelites to set aside a contribution for me; you will accept a contribution from everyone whose heart prompts him to give it.

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.

3. And this is what you will accept from them: gold, silver and bronze;

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

4. materials dyed violet-purple, red-purple and crimson, fine linen, goats' hair;

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

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

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

6. oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and fragrant incense;

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

7. cornelian and other stones to be set in the ephod and breastplate.

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

8. Make me a sanctuary so that I can reside among them.

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

9. You will make it all according to the design for the Dwelling and the design for its furnishings which I shall now show you.

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].

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

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.

11. You will overlay it, inside and out, with pure gold and make a gold moulding all round it.

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.

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

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.

13. You will also make shafts of acacia wood and overlay them with gold

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

14. and pass the shafts through the rings on the sides of the ark, by which to carry it.

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

15. The shafts will stay in the rings of the ark and not be withdrawn.

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

16. Inside the ark you will put the Testimony which I am about to give you.

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

17. 'You will also make a mercy-seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and one and a half cubits wide,

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.

18. and you will model two great winged creatures of beaten gold, you will make them at the two ends of the mercy-seat.

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

19. Model one of the winged creatures at one end and the other winged creature at the other end; you will model the winged creatures of a piece with the mercy-seat at either end.

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.

20. The winged creatures must have their wings spread upwards, protecting the mercy-seat with their wings and facing each other, their faces being towards the mercy-seat.

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.

21. You will put the mercy-seat on the top of the ark, and inside the ark you will put the Testimony which I am about to give you.

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.

22. There I shall come to meet you; from above the mercy-seat, from between the two winged creatures which are on the ark of the Testimony, I shall give you all my orders for the Israelites.

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.

23. 'You must also make a table of acacia wood, two cubits long, one cubit wide and one and a half cubits high.

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.

24. You will overlay it with pure gold, and make a gold moulding all round it.

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

25. You will fit it with struts of a hand's breadth and make a gold moulding round the struts.

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.

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

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.

27. The rings must lie close to the struts to hold the shafts for carrying the table.

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

28. You must make the shafts of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. The table must be carried by these.

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

29. You must make dishes, cups, jars and libation bowls for it; you must make these of pure gold,

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.

30. and on the table, in my presence, you will always put the loaves of permanent offering.

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

31. 'You will also make a lamp-stand of pure gold; the lamp-stand must be of beaten gold, base and stem. Its cups, calyxes and petals, must be of a piece with it.

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.

32. Six branches must spring from its sides: three of the lamp-stand's branches from one side, three of the lamp-stand's branches from the other.

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:

33. The first branch must carry three cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with its calyx and petals; the second branch, too, must carry three cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with its calyx and bud, and similarly for all six branches springing from the lampstand.

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.

34. The lamp-stand itself must carry four cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with its calyx and bud:

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

35. one calyx under the first two branches springing from the lamp-stand, one calyx under the next pair of branches and one calyx under the last pair of branches -- thus for all six branches springing from the lamp-stand.

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.

36. The calyxes and the branches will be of a piece with the lamp-stand, and the whole made from a single piece of pure gold, beaten out.

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

37. You will also make seven lamps for it and mount the lamps in such a way that they light up the space in front of it.

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

38. The snuffers and trays must be of pure gold.

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

39. You will use a talent of pure gold for the lamp-stand and all its accessories;

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

40. and see that you work to the design which was shown you on the mountain.'

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