Exodus 25
25
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 "Speak to the sons of Israel, so that they may take the first-fruits to me. You shall accept these from every man who offers of his own accord.
3 Now these are the things that you must accept: Gold, and silver, and brass,
4 hyacinth and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine linen, the hair of goats,
5 and the skins of rams, dyed red, and skins of violet, and setim wood,
6 oil to prepare lights, aromatics as ointments and sweet-smelling incense,
7 onyx stones and gems to adorn the ephod as well as the breastplate.
8 And they shall make a sanctuary for me, and I will live in their midst.
9 According to exact likeness of the tabernacle, and all of the vessels for its rituals, that I will reveal to you, so shall you make it.
10 Join together an ark of setim wood, whose length shall hold two and one half cubits; the width, one and one half cubits; the height, likewise, one and one half cubits.
11 And you shall overlay it with the finest gold, inside and out. And over it, you shall fashion a gold crown all around,
12 and four gold rings, which you shall set into the four corners of the ark. Let two rings be on one side and two on the other.
13 Likewise, you shall make bars of setim wood and cover them with gold.
14 And you shall put them through the rings that are in the sides of the ark, so that it may be carried on them.
15 These must always be in the rings, neither shall they ever be drawn out of them.
16 And you shall place the testimony, which I will give to you, in the ark.
17 You shall also make a propitiatory of the finest gold. Its length shall hold two and one half cubits, and the width, one and one half cubits.
18 Likewise, you shall make two Cherubim of formed gold, on both sides of the oracle.
19 Let one Cherub be on the one side, and the other be on the other.
20 And let them cover both sides of the propitiatory, spreading their wings and covering the oracle, and let them look out toward one another, their faces being turned toward the propitiatory, with which the ark is to be covered,
21 in which you will place the testimony that I will give to you.
22 From there, I will warn you and speak to you, above the propitiatory and from the middle of the two Cherubim, which will be over the ark of the testimony, about everything that I will command of the sons of Israel through you.
23 You shall also make a table of setim wood, having two cubits of length, and one cubit in width, and one cubit and one half cubits in height.
24 And you shall overlay it with the purest gold. And you shall make it with a gold lip all around,
25 and for the lip itself an engraved crown, four fingers high, and above it another little gold crown.
26 Likewise, you shall prepare four gold rings and set them in the four corners of the same table, over each foot.
27 Under the crown, there shall be gold rings, so that the bars may be put through them and the table may be carried.
28 Likewise, the bars themselves you shall make of setim wood, and surround them with gold, to lift up the table.
29 You shall also prepare small cups, as well as bowls, censers, and measuring cups, with which the libations shall be offered, out of the purest gold.
30 And you shall place upon the table the bread of the presence, in my sight always.
31 You shall also make a lampstand, formed from the finest gold, along with its stem and arms, its bowl and little spheres, as well as the lilies proceeding from it.
32 Six branches shall go out from the sides: three out of one side and three out of the other.
33 Three bowls, the size of nuts, shall be on each branch, and a little sphere with it, and a lily. And three similar bowls, in the likeness of nuts, shall be on the other branch, and a little sphere with it, and a lily. This shall be the form of the six branches, which are to proceed from the stem.
34 Then, in the lampstand itself, there shall be four bowls, the size of nuts, and each with little spheres and lilies.
35 Little spheres under two branches in three places, which together make six, shall proceed from one of the stems.
36 Thus both the little spheres and the branches shall be made out of the same thing: entirely formed from the purest gold.
37 You shall also make seven lamps, and you shall place them upon the lampstand, so that they may give light in every direction.
38 Likewise, the candle snuffers, and the place where the candles will be extinguished, shall be made from the purest gold.
39 The entire weight of the candlestick, with all its parts, shall hold one talent of the purest gold.
40 Observe, and then make it according to the example that was shown to you on the mountain."
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Exodus 25
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Offerings for the Holy Tent
1The Lord said to Moses, 2“Tell the people of Israel to bring me an offering. You must receive the offering for me from everyone whose hearts move them to give.
3“Here are the offerings you must receive from them.
“gold, silver and bronze
4blue, purple and bright red yarn and fine linen
goat hair
5ram skins that are dyed red
another kind of strong leather
acacia wood
6olive oil for the lights
spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet-smelling incense
7onyx stones and other jewels for the linen apron and chest cloth
8“Have them make a sacred tent for me. I will live among them. 9Make the holy tent and everything that belongs to it. Make them exactly like the pattern I will show you.
The Ark of the Covenant Law
10“Have them make an ark out of acacia wood. It must be a chest three feet nine inches long and two feet three inches wide and high. 11Cover it inside and outside with pure gold. Put a strip of gold around it. 12Make four gold rings for it. Join them to its four bottom corners. Put two rings on one side and two rings on the other. 13Then make poles out of acacia wood. Cover them with gold. 14Put the poles through the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it. 15The poles must remain in the rings of the ark. Do not remove them. 16I will give you the tablets of the covenant law. When I do, put them into the ark.
17“Make its cover out of pure gold. The cover is the place where sin will be paid for. Make it three feet nine inches long and two feet three inches wide. 18Make two cherubim out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover. 19Put one of the cherubim on each end of it. Make the cherubim part of the cover itself. 20They must have their wings spread up over the cover. The cherubim must face each other and look toward the cover. 21Place the cover on top of the ark. I will give you the tablets of the covenant law. Put them in the ark. 22The ark is where the tablets of the covenant law are kept. I will meet with you above the cover between the two cherubim that are over the ark. There I will give you all my commands for the Israelites.
The Table for the Holy Bread
23“Make a table out of acacia wood. Make it three feet long, one foot six inches wide and two feet three inches high. 24Cover it with pure gold. Put a strip of gold around it. 25Also make a rim around it three inches wide. Put a strip of gold around the rim. 26Make four gold rings for the table. Join them to the four corners, where the four legs are. 27The rings must be close to the rim. They must hold the poles that will be used to carry the table. 28Make the poles out of acacia wood. Cover them with gold. Use them to carry the table. 29Make its plates and dishes out of pure gold. Also make its pitchers and bowls out of pure gold. Use the pitchers and bowls to pour out drink offerings. 30Put the holy bread on the table. It must be near my holy throne on the ark of the covenant law at all times.
The Gold Lampstand
31“Make a lampstand out of pure gold. Hammer out its base and stem. Its buds, blossoms and cups must branch out from it. They must be part of the lampstand itself. 32Six branches must come out from the sides of the lampstand. Make three on one side and three on the other. 33On one branch make three cups that are shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms. Then put three on the next branch. Do the same with all six branches that come out from the lampstand. 34On the lampstand there must be four cups that are shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms. 35One bud must be under the first pair of branches that come out from the lampstand. Put a second bud under the second pair. And put a third bud under the third pair. Make a total of six branches. 36The buds and branches must come out from the lampstand. The whole lampstand must be one piece hammered out of pure gold.
37“Then make its seven lamps. Set them up on it so that they light the space in front of it. 38The trays and wick cutters must be made out of pure gold. 39Use 75 pounds of pure gold to make the lampstand and everything used with it. 40Be sure to make everything just like the pattern I showed you on the mountain.
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