Exodus 25

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Offerings for the Tabernacle

¹Then the LORD said to Moses,

¹And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,

²“Tell the Israelites to bring Me an offering. You are to receive My offering from every man whose heart compels him.

²“Speak to the sons of Israel, and they shall take for Me a contribution. From every man whose heart impels him, you shall take My contribution.

³This is the offering you are to accept from them:

gold, silver, and bronze;

³And this is the contribution that you shall take from them: gold, and silver, and bronze,

⁴blue, purple, and scarlet yarn;

fine linen and goat hair;

⁴and blue, and purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen, and goats’ hair,

⁵ram skins dyed red and fine leather;^a

acacia wood;

⁵and ram skins dyed red, and badger skins, and acacia wood,

⁶olive oil for the light;

spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;

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

⁷and onyx stones and gemstones to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.

⁷onyx stones, and stones as settings for the ephod and for the breastplate.

⁸And they are to make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them.

⁸And let them make for Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell in their midst.

⁹You must make the tabernacle and design all its furnishings according to the pattern I show you.

⁹According to all that I am showing you—the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its vessels—and thus you shall make it.

The Ark of the Covenant

¹⁰And they are to construct an ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.^a

¹⁰And they shall make an ark of acacia wood, two cubits and a half its length, and a cubit and a half its width, and a cubit and a half its height.

¹¹Overlay it with pure gold both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it.

¹¹And you shall overlay it with pure gold—from within and from without you shall overlay it—and you shall make on it a molding of gold all around.

¹²Cast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.

¹²And you shall cast for it four rings of gold and put them on its four feet, and two rings on the one side, and two rings on the second side.

¹³And make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.

¹³And you shall make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.

¹⁴Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, in order to carry it.

¹⁴And you shall bring the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry the ark by them.

¹⁵The poles are to remain in the rings of the ark; they must not be removed.

¹⁵In the rings of the ark shall be the poles; they shall not be taken from it.

¹⁶And place inside the ark the Testimony,^a which I will give you.

¹⁶And you shall put into the ark the Testimony that I shall give to you.

The Mercy Seat

¹⁷And you are to construct a mercy seat^a of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.^b

¹⁷And you shall make a mercy seat of pure gold, two cubits and a half its length, and a cubit and a half its width.

¹⁸Make two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,

¹⁸And you shall make two cherubim of gold—of hammered work you shall make them—from the two ends of the mercy seat.

¹⁹one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.

¹⁹And make one cherub from this end, and one cherub from that end; from the mercy seat you shall make the cherubim on its two ends.

²⁰And the cherubim are to have wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the mercy seat.

²⁰And the cherubim shall be stretching out wings upward, covering over the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces each toward his brother; toward the mercy seat shall be the faces of the cherubim.

²¹Set the mercy seat atop the ark and put the Testimony that I will give you into the ark.

²¹And you shall put the mercy seat on the ark from above, and in the ark you shall put the Testimony that I shall give to you.

²²And I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the Testimony;^a I will speak with you about all that I command you regarding the Israelites.

²²And I will meet with you there, and I will speak with you from above the mercy seat (from between the two cherubim that are on the ark of the Testimony) all that I command you for the sons of Israel.

The Table of Showbread

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

²³And you shall make a table of acacia wood, two cubits its length, and a cubit its width, and a cubit and a half its height.

²⁴Overlay it with pure gold and make a gold molding around it.

²⁴And you shall overlay it with pure gold and make for it a molding of gold all around.

²⁵And make a rim around it a handbreadth wide^a and put a gold molding on the rim.

²⁵And you shall make for it a frame of a handbreadth all around, and you shall make a gold molding for its frame all around.

²⁶Make four gold rings for the table and fasten them to the four corners at its four legs.

²⁶And you shall make for it four rings of gold, and you shall put the rings on the four corners that are at its four feet.

²⁷The rings are to be close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.

²⁷Close to the frame shall be the rings as holders for the poles, to carry the table.

²⁸Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, so that the table may be carried with them.

²⁸And you shall make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, and the table may be carried with them.

²⁹You are also to make the plates and dishes, as well as the pitchers and bowls for pouring drink offerings. Make them out of pure gold.

²⁹And you shall make its dishes, and its pans, and its pitchers, and its bowls with which it shall be poured out; of pure gold you shall make them.

³⁰And place the Bread of the Presence on the table before Me at all times.

³⁰And you shall set on the table the Bread of the Presence before My face continually.

The Lampstand

³¹Then you are to make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. It shall be made of one piece, including its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals.

³¹And you shall make a lampstand of pure gold, it shall be made of hammered work; the lampstand, its base, and its branches, its cups, its buds, and its flowers shall be from it.

³²Six branches are to extend from the sides of the lampstand—three on one side and three on the other.

³²And six branches shall come out from its sides, three branches out of the one side of the lampstand, and three branches of the lampstand out of the second side.

³³There are to be three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches that extend from the lampstand.

³³Three cups made like almond blossoms on the one branch—a bud and a flower—and three cups made like almond blossoms on the one branch—a bud and a flower—thus for the six branches coming out from the lampstand.

³⁴And on the lampstand there shall be four cups shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals.

³⁴And on the lampstand itself are four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its flowers.

³⁵For the six branches that extend from the lampstand, a bud must be under the first pair of branches, a bud under the second pair, and a bud under the third pair.

³⁵And a bud under two branches from it, and a bud under two branches from it, and a bud under two branches from it, for the six branches going out from the lampstand.

³⁶The buds and branches are to be all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.

³⁶Their buds and their branches are from it, all of it one hammered work of pure gold.

³⁷Make seven lamps and set them up on the lampstand so that they illuminate the area in front of it.

³⁷And you shall make its seven lamps; and he shall cause its lamps to go up and they shall give light on the side of its face.

³⁸The wick trimmers and their trays must be of pure gold.

³⁸And its wick trimmers and their firepans are of pure gold.

³⁹The lampstand and all these utensils shall be made from a talent of pure gold.^a

³⁹Of a talent of pure gold it shall be made, with all these vessels.

⁴⁰See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.^a

⁴⁰And see and make according to their pattern that you are being shown on the mountain.