1 ¶ And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

The Lord said to Moses,

2 S peak unto the sons of Israel that they bring me an offering; of every man that gives it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering.

“Tell the people of Israel to take a gift for Me. Receive the gift for Me from every person whose heart makes him willing.

3 A nd this shall be the offering which ye shall take of them: gold and silver and brass

This is the gift you are to receive from them: Gold, silver and brass,

4 a nd blue and purple and scarlet and fine linen and goats’ hair

blue, purple and red cloth, fine linen, goat hair,

5 a nd rams’ skins dyed red and badgers’ skins and cedar wood,

rams’ skins made red, badgers’ skins, acacia wood,

6 o il for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense,

lamp oil, spices for the oil used in worship and for perfumes,

7 o nyx stones and stones to be set in the ephod and in the pectoral.

onyx stones, and stones to be set in the clothing of the religious leaders.

8 A nd let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.

Let them make a holy place for Me, so I may live among them.

9 A ccording to all that I show thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its vessels, even so shall ye make it.

Make the meeting tent and all that is in it like the plans I am going to show you. The Special Box of the Agreement

10 ¶ And they shall make an ark of cedar wood; two cubits and a half shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height.

“They will make a special box of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, one and a half cubits wide, and one and a half cubits tall.

11 A nd thou shalt cover it with pure gold; within and without shalt thou cover it and shalt make upon it a moulding of gold round about.

Cover it inside and out with pure gold. And make a piece of gold to put on it all around.

12 A nd 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.

Make four gold rings for it and put them on its four feet. Put two rings on one side of it and two rings on the other side.

13 A nd thou shalt make staves of cedar wood and overlay them with gold.

Cut long pieces of acacia wood for carrying and cover them with gold.

14 A nd thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.

Then put the pieces of wood through the rings on the sides of the box, for carrying the box.

15 T he staves shall be in the rings of the ark; they shall not be taken from it.

The long pieces will stay in the rings of the box. They must not be taken out.

16 A nd thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.

Put into the special box the Law which I will give you.

17 A nd thou shalt make a seat of reconciliation of pure gold; two cubits and a half shall be its length and a cubit and a half its breadth.

Then make a mercy-seat from pure gold, two and a half cubits long and one and a half cubits wide.

18 A nd thou shalt make two cherubim of gold; of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the seat of reconciliation.

Make two cherubim out of beaten gold. Make them at the two ends of the mercy-seat.

19 A nd make one cherub on the one end and the other cherub on the other end: even of the seat of reconciliation shall ye make the cherubim on the two ends thereof.

Make one cherub on one end and one cherub on the other end. Make the top of the mercy-seat, with the cherubim at each end, of one piece.

20 A nd the cherubim shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the seat of reconciliation with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the seat of reconciliation shall the faces of the cherubim be.

The wings of the cherubim should spread up over the mercy-seat. Their faces should be toward each other, and toward the mercy-seat.

21 A nd thou shalt put the seat of reconciliation above upon the ark, and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee.

Put the mercy-seat on top of the box. Put the Law which I will give you into the box.

22 A nd there I will meet with thee, and I will speak with thee from above the seat of reconciliation, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the sons of Israel.

I will meet with you there. Between the two cherubim which are upon the special box of the Law, I will speak to you about all the Laws I will give you for the people of Israel. The Table for the Holy Bread

23 ¶ Thou shalt likewise make a table of cedar wood; two cubits shall be its length and a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height.

“Make a table of acacia wood, two cubits long, one cubit wide, and one and a half cubits tall.

24 A nd thou shalt cover it with pure gold and make a moulding of gold round about it.

Cover it with pure gold and make a gold piece around it.

25 A nd thou shalt make unto it a border of a handbreadth round about, and thou shalt make a golden moulding to its border round about.

Make a piece around it as wide as a hand and put gold on the side of this piece all around.

26 A nd thou shalt make for it four rings of gold and put the rings in the four corners that are on the four feet thereof.

Make four rings of gold for it. Put them on the four corners that are on the table’s four legs.

27 O ver against the border shall the rings be for places of the staves to bear the table.

The rings will be close to the sides, to hold the long pieces of wood used to carry the table.

28 A nd thou shalt make the staves of cedar wood and cover them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.

Cut the long, straight pieces of acacia wood and cover them with gold. The table will be carried with these.

29 A nd thou shalt make the dishes thereof and spoons thereof and covers thereof and bowls thereof to cover the bread; of pure gold shalt thou make them.

Make its plates, its pots and its jars, for pouring your gifts of drink. Make them of pure gold.

30 A nd thou shalt set the showbread upon the table before me always.

And set the holy bread on the table before Me all the time.

31 ¶ And thou shalt make a lampstand of pure gold; of beaten work shall the lampstand be made; its base and its branches, its bowls, its knops, and its flowers shall be of the same.

“Then make a lamp-stand of pure gold. The lamp-stand and its base are to be made of beaten gold. Its cups, its buds, and its flowers will be of one piece with it.

32 A nd six branches shall come out of the sides of it, three branches of the lampstand out of the one side and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side,

Six branches will go out of its sides, three branches of the lamp-stand out of one side, and three branches out of its other side.

33 t hree 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; thus in the six branches that come out of the lampstand.

Three cups will be made to look like almond flowers, each with bud and flower on one branch, and three on the next branch. This is to be done for all six branches going out of the lamp-stand.

34 A nd in the lampstand shall be four bowls made like unto almonds with their knops and their flowers.

Four cups made to look like almond flowers, with their buds and flowers, will be put on the lamp-stand’s base.

35 A nd there shall be a knop under two branches of the same, and another knop under two branches of the same, and another knop under two branches of the same, according to the six branches that proceed out of the lampstand.

Make a bud under each of the six branches going out from the place where the lamp-stand is put.

36 T heir knops and their branches shall be of the same; all of it shall be one beaten work of pure gold.

Their buds and their branches will all be one piece with the lamp-stand of pure, beaten gold.

37 A nd thou shalt make its seven lamps; and they shall light its lamps, that they may give light over against it.

Then make the seven lamps and put them where they will give light to the space in front of it.

38 A nd its tongs, and its snuffdishes, shall be of pure gold.

The objects for putting out the light and their dishes will be of pure gold.

39 O f a talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all these vessels.

Make it and all the objects for it out of a piece of gold about half the weight of a man.

40 A nd look that thou make them after their pattern, which was showed thee in the mount.

See that you make them by following the plan for them that was shown to you on the mountain.