Exodus 25

Offerings to Build the Tabernacle

25The Lord spoke to Moses: ²“Tell the Israelites to take an offering for Me. You are to take My offering from everyone who is willing to give. ^m3This is the offering you are to receive from them: gold, silver, and bronze; ⁴blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair; ⁵ram skins dyed red ⁿand manatee skins; ^oacacia wood; ⁶oil ^pfor the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense; ⁷and onyx ^qalong with other gemstones for mounting on the ephod and breastpiece. ^rs

⁸“They are to make a sanctuary ^tfor Me so that I may dwell ^uamong them. ⁹You must make it according to all that I show you—the pattern ^vof the tabernacle as well as the pattern of all its furnishings.

The Ark

¹⁰“They are to make an ark ^wof acacia wood, 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high. ^x11Overlay it with pure gold; overlay it both inside and out. Also make a gold molding all around it. ¹²Cast four gold rings for it and place them on its four feet, two rings on one side and two rings on the other side. ¹³Make 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 the ark with them. ¹⁵The poles are to remain in the rings of the ark; they must not be removed from it. ¹⁶Put the tablets of the testimony that I will give you into the ark. ^y17Make a mercy seat ^zof pure gold, 45 inches long and 27 inches wide. ^a18Make two cherubim of gold; make them of hammered work at the two ends of the mercy seat. ¹⁹Make one cherub at one end and one cherub at the other end. At its two ends, make the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat. ²⁰The cherubim are to have wings spread out above, covering ^bthe mercy seat with their wings, and are to face one another. The faces of the cherubim should be toward the mercy seat. ²¹Set the mercy seat on top of the ark and put the testimony that I will give you into the ark. ^c22I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim ^dthat are over the ark of the testimony; I will speak with you from there about all that I command you regarding the Israelites.

The Table

²³“You are to construct a table ^eof acacia wood, 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high. ^f24Overlay it with pure gold and make a gold molding all around it. ²⁵Make a three-inch ^gframe all around it and make a gold molding for it all around its frame. ²⁶Make four gold rings for it, and attach the rings to the four corners at its four legs. ²⁷The rings should be next to the frame as holders for the poles to carry the table. ²⁸Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, and the table can be carried by them. ²⁹You are also to make its plates ^hand cups, as well as its pitchers and bowls for pouring drink offerings. Make them out of pure gold. ³⁰Put the bread of the Presence ⁱon the table before Me at all times.

The Lampstand

³¹“You ^jare to make a lampstand ^kout of pure, hammered gold. It is to be made of one piece: its base and shaft, its ornamental cups, and its calyxes ^land petals. ³²Six branches are to extend from its sides, three branches of the lampstand from one side and three branches of the lampstand from the other side. ³³There are to be three cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with a calyx and petals, on the first branch, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with a calyx and petals, on the next branch. It is to be this way for the six branches that extend from the lampstand. ³⁴There are to be four cups shaped like almond blossoms on the lampstand shaft along with its calyxes and petals. ³⁵For the six branches that extend from the lampstand, a calyx must be under the first pair of branches from it, a calyx under the second pair of branches from it, and a calyx under the third pair of branches from it. ³⁶Their calyxes and branches are to be of one piece. ^mAll of it is to be a single hammered piece of pure gold.

³⁷“Make seven lamps ⁿon it. Its lamps are to be set up so they illuminate the area in front of it. ³⁸Its snuffers and firepans must be of pure gold. ³⁹The lampstand ^owith all these utensils is to be made from 75 pounds ^pof pure gold. ⁴⁰Be careful to make them according to the pattern ^qyou have been shown on the mountain.