25:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
25:1 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

25:2 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.
25:2 "Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring Me an offering. From everyone who gives it willingly with his heart you shall take My offering.

25:3 And this [is] the offering which ye shall take of them; gold, and silver, and brass,
25:3 "And this is the offering which you shall take from them: gold, silver, and bronze;

25:4 And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' [hair],
25:4 "blue, purple, and scarlet thread, fine linen, and goats' hair;

25:5 And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,
25:5 "ram skins dyed red, badger skins, and acacia wood;

25:6 Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense,
25:6 "oil for the light, and spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense;

25:7 Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate.
25:7 "onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod and in the breastplate.

25:8 And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.
25:8 "And let them make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.

25:9 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].
25:9 "According to all that I show you, that is, the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its furnishings, just so you shall make it.

25:10 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.
25:10 "And they shall make an ark of acacia wood; two and a half cubits shall be its length, a cubit and a half its width, and a cubit and a half its height.

25:11 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.
25:11 "And you shall overlay it with pure gold, inside and out you shall overlay it, and shall make on it a molding of gold all around.

25:12 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.
25:12 "You shall cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in its four corners; two rings shall be on one side, and two rings on the other side.

25:13 And thou shalt make staves [of] shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.
25:13 "And you shall make poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.

25:14 And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.
25:14 "You shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, that the ark may be carried by them.

25:15 The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it.
25:15 "The poles shall be in the rings of the ark; they shall not be taken from it.

25:16 And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.
25:16 "And you shall put into the ark the Testimony which I will give you.

25:17 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.
25:17 "You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold; two and a half cubits shall be its length and a cubit and a half its width.

25:18 And thou shalt make two cherubims [of] gold, [of] beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.
25:18 "And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work you shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat.

25:19 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.
25:19 "Make one cherub at one end, and the other cherub at the other end; you shall make the cherubim at the two ends of it of one piece with the mercy seat.

25:20 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.
25:20 "And the cherubim shall stretch out their wings above, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and they shall face one another; the faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy seat.

25:21 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.
25:21 "You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the Testimony that I will give you.

25:22 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.
25:22 "And there I will meet with you, and I will speak with you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the Testimony, about everything which I will give you in commandment to the children of Israel.

25:23 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.
25:23 "You shall also make a table of acacia wood; two cubits shall be its length, a cubit its width, and a cubit and a half its height.

25:24 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.
25:24 "And you shall overlay it with pure gold, and make a molding of gold all around.

25:25 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.
25:25 "You shall make for it a frame of a handbreadth all around, and you shall make a gold molding for the frame all around.

25:26 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.
25:26 "And you shall make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings on the four corners that are at its four legs.

25:27 Over against the border shall the rings be for places of the staves to bear the table.
25:27 "The rings shall be close to the frame, as holders for the poles to bear the table.

25:28 And thou shalt make the staves [of] shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.
25:28 "And you shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be carried with them.

25:29 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.
25:29 "You shall make its dishes, its pans, its pitchers, and its bowls for pouring. You shall make them of pure gold.

25:30 And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me alway.
25:30 "And you shall set the showbread on the table before Me always.

25:31 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.
25:31 "You shall also make a lampstand of pure gold; the lampstand shall be of hammered work. Its shaft, its branches, its bowls, its ornamental knobs, and flowers shall be of one piece.

25:32 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:
25:32 "And six branches shall come out of its sides: three branches of the lampstand out of one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side.

25:33 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.
25:33 "Three bowls shall be made like almond blossoms on one branch, with an ornamental knob and a flower, and three bowls made like almond blossoms on the other branch, with an ornamental knob and a flower--and so for the six branches that come out of the lampstand.

25:34 And in the candlestick [shall be] four bowls made like unto almonds, [with] their knops and their flowers.
25:34 "On the lampstand itself four bowls shall be made like almond blossoms, each with its ornamental knob and flower.

25:35 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.
25:35 "And there shall be a knob under the first two branches of the same, a knob under the second two branches of the same, and a knob under the third two branches of the same, according to the six branches that extend from the lampstand.

25:36 Their knops and their branches shall be of the same: all it [shall be] one beaten work [of] pure gold.
25:36 "Their knobs and their branches shall be of one piece; all of it shall be one hammered piece of pure gold.

25:37 And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it.
25:37 "You shall make seven lamps for it, and they shall arrange its lamps so that they give light in front of it.

25:38 And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, [shall be of] pure gold.
25:38 "And its wick-trimmers and their trays shall be of pure gold.

25:39 [Of] a talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all these vessels.
25:39 "It shall be made of a talent of pure gold, with all these utensils.

25:40 And look that thou make [them] after their pattern, which was shewed thee in the mount.
25:40 "And see to it that you make them according to the pattern which was shown you on the mountain.