25:1 The LORD said to Moses,
25:1 The LORD said to Moses:

25:2 "Speak to the people of Israel, that they take for me an offering; from every man whose heart makes him willing you shall receive the offering for me.
25:2 Tell the Israelites to take for me an offering; from all whose hearts prompt them to give you shall receive the offering for me.

25:3 And this is the offering which you shall receive from them: gold, silver, and bronze,
25:3 This is the offering that you shall receive from them: gold, silver, and bronze,

25:4 blue and purple and scarlet stuff and fine twined linen, goats' hair,
25:4 blue, purple, and crimson yarns and fine linen, goats' hair,

25:5 tanned rams' skins, goatskins, acacia wood,
25:5 tanned rams' skins, fine leather, acacia wood,

25:6 oil for the lamps, spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense,
25:6 oil for the lamps, spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense,

25:7 onyx stones, and stones for setting, for the ephod and for the breastpiece.
25:7 onyx stones and gems to be set in the ephod and for the breastpiece.

25:8 And let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell in their midst.
25:8 And have them make me a sanctuary, so that I may dwell among them.

25:9 According to all that I show you concerning the pattern of the tabernacle, and of all its furniture, so you shall make it.
25:9 In accordance with all that I show you concerning the pattern of the tabernacle and of all its furniture, so you shall make it.

25:10 "They shall make an ark of acacia wood; two cubits and a half shall be its length, a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height.
25:10 They shall make an ark of acacia wood; it shall be two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.

25:11 And you shall overlay it with pure gold, within and without shall you overlay it, and you shall make upon it a molding of gold round about.
25:11 You shall overlay it with pure gold, inside and outside you shall overlay it, and you shall make a molding of gold upon it all around.

25:12 And you shall cast four rings of gold for it and put them on its four feet, two rings on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.
25:12 You shall cast four rings of gold for it and put them on its four feet, two rings on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side.

25:13 You shall make poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.
25:13 You shall make poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.

25:14 And you shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to carry the ark by them.
25:14 And you shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, by which to carry the ark.

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

25:16 And you shall put into the ark the testimony which I shall give you.
25:16 You shall put into the ark the covenant that I shall give you.

25:17 Then you shall make a mercy seat of pure gold; two cubits and a half shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth.
25:17 Then you shall make a mercy seat of pure gold; two cubits and a half shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its width.

25:18 And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work shall you make them, on the two ends of the mercy seat.
25:18 You shall make two cherubim of gold; you shall make them of hammered work, at the two ends of the mercy seat.

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

25:20 The cherubim shall spread out their wings above, overshadowing the mercy seat with their wings, their faces one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubim be.
25:20 The cherubim shall spread out their wings above, overshadowing the mercy seat with their wings. They shall face one to another; the faces of the cherubim shall be turned toward the mercy seat.

25:21 And you shall put the mercy seat on the top of the ark; and in the ark you shall put the testimony that I shall give you.
25:21 You shall put the mercy seat on the top of the ark; and in the ark you shall put the covenant that I shall give you.

25:22 There I will meet with you, and from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim that are upon the ark of the testimony, I will speak with you of all that I will give you in commandment for the people of Israel.
25:22 There I will meet with you, and from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim that are on the ark of the covenant, I will deliver to you all my commands for the Israelites.

25:23 "And you shall make a table of acacia wood; two cubits shall be its length, a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height.
25:23 You shall make a table of acacia wood, two cubits long, one cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.

25:24 You shall overlay it with pure gold, and make a molding of gold around it.
25:24 You shall overlay it with pure gold, and make a molding of gold around it.

25:25 And you shall make around it a frame a handbreadth wide, and a molding of gold around the frame.
25:25 You shall make around it a rim a handbreadth wide, and a molding of gold around the rim.

25:26 And you shall make for it four rings of gold, and fasten the rings to the four corners at its four legs.
25:26 You shall make for it four rings of gold, and fasten the rings to the four corners at its four legs.

25:27 Close to the frame the rings shall lie, as holders for the poles to carry the table.
25:27 The rings that hold the poles used for carrying the table shall be close to the rim.

25:28 You shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, and the table shall be carried with these.
25:28 You shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, and the table shall be carried with these.

25:29 And you shall make its plates and dishes for incense, and its flagons and bowls with which to pour libations; of pure gold you shall make them.
25:29 You shall make its plates and dishes for incense, and its flagons and bowls with which to pour drink offerings; you shall make them of pure gold.

25:30 And you shall set the bread of the Presence on the table before me always.
25:30 And you shall set the bread of the Presence on the table before me always.

25:31 "And you shall make a lampstand of pure gold. The base and the shaft of the lampstand shall be made of hammered work; its cups, its capitals, and its flowers shall be of one piece with it;
25:31 You shall make a lampstand of pure gold. The base and the shaft of the lampstand shall be made of hammered work; its cups, its calyxes, and its petals shall be of one piece with it;

25:32 and there shall be six branches going out of its sides, three branches of the lampstand out of one side of it and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side of it;
25:32 and there shall be six branches going out of its sides, three branches of the lampstand out of one side of it and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side of it;

25:33 three cups made like almonds, each with capital and flower, on one branch, and three cups made like almonds, each with capital and flower, on the other branch -- so for the six branches going out of the lampstand;
25:33 three cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with calyx and petals, on one branch, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with calyx and petals, on the other branch--so for the six branches going out of the lampstand.

25:34 and on the lampstand itself four cups made like almonds, with their capitals and flowers,
25:34 On the lampstand itself there shall be four cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with its calyxes and petals.

25:35 and a capital of one piece with it under each pair of the six branches going out from the lampstand.
25:35 There shall be a calyx of one piece with it under the first pair of branches, a calyx of one piece with it under the next pair of branches, and a calyx of one piece with it under the last pair of branches--so for the six branches that go out of the lampstand.

25:36 Their capitals and their branches shall be of one piece with it, the whole of it one piece of hammered work of pure gold.
25:36 Their calyxes and their branches shall be of one piece with it, the whole of it one hammered piece of pure gold.

25:37 And you shall make the seven lamps for it; and the lamps shall be set up so as to give light upon the space in front of it.
25:37 You shall make the seven lamps for it; and the lamps shall be set up so as to give light on the space in front of it.

25:38 Its snuffers and their trays shall be of pure gold.
25:38 Its snuffers and trays shall be of pure gold.

25:39 Of a talent of pure gold shall it be made, with all these utensils.
25:39 It, and all these utensils, shall be made from a talent of pure gold.

25:40 And see that you make them after the pattern for them, which is being shown you on the mountain.
25:40 And see that you make them according to the pattern for them, which is being shown you on the mountain.