Exodus 25

CHAPTER 25

Contributions for the Sanctuary

¹Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

²“^aSpeak with the sons of Israel so that they take a ¹contribution for Me; ^bfrom every man whose heart is willing you shall take My ²contribution.

³“And this is the ¹contribution which you shall take from them: gold, silver, and bronze,

^41ablue, purple, and scarlet material, fine linen, goat hair,

⁵rams’ skins dyed red, porpoise skins, acacia wood,

^6aoil for lighting, ^bspices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense,

⁷onyx stones, and setting stones for the ^aephod and for the ^1bbreastpiece.

⁸“And let them ^amake a sanctuary for Me, ^bthat I may dwell among them.

⁹“^aAccording to all that I am going to show you, as the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its furniture, just so you shall make it.

The Ark of the Testimony

¹⁰“^aAnd they shall make an ark of acacia wood two and a half ¹cubits ²long, and one and a half cubits ³wide, and one and a half cubits ⁴high.

¹¹“You shall ^aoverlay it with pure gold, inside and out you shall overlay it, and you shall make a gold molding ¹around it.

¹²“You shall cast four gold rings for it and ¹fasten them on its four feet, and two rings shall be on one side of it and two rings on the other side of it.

¹³“You shall make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.

¹⁴“You shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to carry the ark with them.

¹⁵“The ^apoles shall ¹remain in the rings of the ark; they shall not be removed from it.

¹⁶“You shall ^aput into the ark the testimony which I shall give you.

¹⁷“You shall ^amake a ¹mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half ²cubits ³long and one and a half cubits ⁴wide.

¹⁸“You shall make two cherubim of gold; make them of hammered work ¹at the two ends of the mercy seat.

¹⁹“Make one cherub ¹at one end and one cherub ²at the other end; from one piece you shall make the mercy seat with the cherubim at its two ends.

²⁰“^aThe cherubim shall have their wings spread upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another; the faces of the cherubim are to be toward the mercy seat.

²¹“^aYou shall put the mercy seat ¹on top of the ark, and ^bin the ark you shall put the testimony which I will give to you.

²²“^aThere I will meet with you; and from above the mercy seat, from ^bbetween the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, I will speak to you about all which I will command you for the sons of Israel.

Bread of the Presence

²³“^aYou shall make a table of acacia wood, two ¹cubits ²long and one cubit ³wide and one and a half cubits ⁴high.

²⁴“You shall overlay it with pure gold and make a gold ^aborder around it.

²⁵“You shall make for it a rim of a ¹handbreadth around it; and you shall make a gold border for the rim around it.

²⁶“You shall make four gold rings for it and put rings on the four corners which are on its four feet.

²⁷“The rings shall be close to the rim as holders for the poles to carry the table.

²⁸“You shall make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, so that with them the table may be carried.

²⁹“You shall make its ^1adishes and its pans and its jars and its offering bowls with which to pour drink offerings; you shall make them of pure gold.

³⁰“You shall set ^athe bread of the ¹Presence on the table before Me ²at all times.

The Golden Lampstand

³¹“^aThen you shall make a lampstand of pure gold. The lampstand, its base, and its shaft are to be made of hammered work; its cups, its ¹bulbs, and its flowers shall be ²of the same piece.

³²“^aSix branches shall go out from its sides; three branches of the lampstand from its one side and three branches of the lampstand from its ¹other side.

³³“^aThree cups shall be shaped like almond blossoms in the one branch, a ¹bulb and a flower, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms in the ²other branch, a ³bulb and a flower—so for the six branches going out from the lampstand;

³⁴and ^ain the lampstand four cups shaped like almond blossoms, its ¹bulbs and its flowers.

³⁵“^aAnd a ¹bulb shall be under the first pair of branches coming out of it, and a ²bulb under the second pair of branches coming out of it, and a ³bulb under the third pair of branches coming out of it, for the six branches coming out of the lampstand.

³⁶“^aTheir ¹bulbs and their branches shall be ²of the same piece; all of it shall be one piece of hammered work of pure gold.

³⁷“Then you shall make its lamps seven in number; and ^athey shall ¹mount its lamps so as to shed light on the space in front of it.

³⁸“And its tongs and ¹their trays shall be of pure gold.

³⁹“It shall be made from a ¹talent of pure gold, with all these utensils.

⁴⁰“^aAnd see that you make them ^bafter the pattern for them, which was shown to you on the mountain.