1 T hen the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

2 “ Tell the sons of Israel to raise a contribution for Me; from every man whose heart moves him you shall raise My contribution.

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.

3 T his is the contribution which you are to raise from them: gold, silver and bronze,

And this is the offering which ye shall take of them; gold, and silver, and brass,

4 b lue, purple and scarlet material, fine linen, goat hair,

and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’ hair,

5 r ams’ skins dyed red, porpoise skins, acacia wood,

and rams’ skins dyed red, and badgers’ skins, and shittim wood,

6 o il for lighting, spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense,

oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense,

7 o nyx stones and setting stones for the ephod and for the breastpiece.

onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate.

8 L et them construct a sanctuary for Me, that I may dwell among them.

And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.

9 A ccording 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 construct it. Ark of the Covenant

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.

10 “ They shall construct an ark of acacia wood two and a half cubits long, and one and a half cubits wide, and one and a half cubits high.

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.

11 Y ou shall overlay it with pure gold, inside and out you shall overlay it, and you shall make a gold molding around it.

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.

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

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.

13 Y ou shall make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.

And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.

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

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

15 T he poles shall remain in the rings of the ark; they shall not be removed from it.

The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it.

16 Y ou shall put into the ark the testimony which I shall give you.

And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.

17 “ You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and one and a half cubits wide.

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.

18 Y ou shall make two cherubim of gold, make them of hammered work at the two ends of the mercy seat.

And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.

19 M ake one cherub at one end and one cherub at the other end; you shall make the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat at its two ends.

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.

20 T he cherubim shall have their wings spread upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings and facing one another; the faces of the cherubim are to be turned toward the mercy seat.

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.

21 Y ou shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the testimony which I will give to you.

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.

22 T here I will meet with you; and from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, I will speak to you about all that I will give you in commandment for the sons of Israel. The Table of Showbread

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.

23 “ You shall make a table of acacia wood, two cubits long and one cubit wide and one and a half cubits high.

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.

24 Y ou shall overlay it with pure gold and make a gold border around it.

And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.

25 Y ou shall make for it a rim of a handbreadth around it; and you shall make a gold border for the rim around it.

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.

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

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.

27 T he rings shall be close to the rim as holders for the poles to carry the table.

Over against the border shall the rings be for places of the staves to bear the table.

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

And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.

29 Y ou shall make its dishes and its pans and its jars and its bowls with which to pour drink offerings; you shall make them of pure gold.

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.

30 Y ou shall set the bread of the Presence on the table before Me at all times. The Golden Lampstand

And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me alway.

31 “ Then you shall make a lampstand of pure gold. The lampstand and its base and its shaft are to be made of hammered work; its cups, its bulbs and its flowers shall be of one piece with it.

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.

32 S ix branches shall go out from its sides; three branches of the lampstand from its one side and three branches of the lampstand from its other side.

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:

33 T hree cups shall be shaped like almond blossoms in the one branch, a bulb and a flower, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms in the other branch, a bulb and a flower—so for six branches going out from the lampstand;

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.

34 a nd in the lampstand four cups shaped like almond blossoms, its bulbs and its flowers.

And in the candlestick shall be four bowls made like unto almonds, with their knops and their flowers.

35 A bulb shall be under the first pair of branches coming out of it, and a bulb under the second pair of branches coming out of it, and a bulb under the third pair of branches coming out of it, for the six branches coming out of the lampstand.

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.

36 T heir bulbs and their branches shall be of one piece with it; all of it shall be one piece of hammered work of pure gold.

Their knops and their branches shall be of the same: all it shall be one beaten work of pure gold.

37 T hen you shall make its lamps seven in number; and they shall mount its lamps so as to shed light on the space in front of it.

And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it.

38 I ts snuffers and their trays shall be of pure gold.

And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold.

39 I t shall be made from a talent of pure gold, with all these utensils.

Of a talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all these vessels.

40 S ee that you make them after the pattern for them, which was shown to you on the mountain.

And look that thou make them after their pattern, which was shewed thee in the mount.