1 T hen the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

Yahweh spoke to 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 to the children of Israel, that they take an offering for me. From everyone whose heart makes him willing you shall take my offering.

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

This is the offering which you shall take from them: gold, silver, brass,

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

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

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

rams’ skins dyed red, sea cow hides, acacia wood,

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

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

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

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

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

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 show you, the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all of its furniture, even so you shall 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.

“They shall make an ark of acacia wood. Its length shall be two and a half cubits, its width a cubit and a half, and a cubit and a half its height.

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.

You shall overlay it with pure gold. You shall overlay it inside and outside, and you shall make a gold molding around it.

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.

You shall cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in its four feet. Two rings shall be on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.

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

You shall make poles of acacia 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.

You shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry the ark.

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

The poles 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.

You shall put the testimony which I shall give you into the ark.

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

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.

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

You shall make two cherubim of hammered gold. You shall make them at 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.

Make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end. You shall make the cherubim on its two ends of one piece with the mercy seat.

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.

The cherubim shall spread out their wings upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy seat.

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.

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.

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

There I will meet with you, and I will tell you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the testimony, all that I command you for 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.

“You shall make a table of acacia wood. Two cubits shall be its length, and a cubit its width, and one and a half cubits its height.

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

You shall overlay it with pure gold, and make a gold molding around it.

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.

You shall make a rim of a hand width around it. You shall make a golden molding on its rim around it.

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

You shall make four rings of gold for it, and put the rings in the four corners that are on its four feet.

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

the rings shall be close to the rim, for places for the poles to carry 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.

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

You shall make its dishes, its spoons, its ladles, and its bowls to pour out offerings with. You shall make them of pure gold.

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

You shall set bread of the presence on the table before me always.

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.

“You shall make a lamp stand of pure gold. Of hammered work shall the lamp stand be made, even its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its flowers, shall be of one piece with it.

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.

There shall be six branches going out of its sides: three branches of the lamp stand out of its one side, and three branches of the lamp stand out of its 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 cups made like almond blossoms in one branch, a bud and a flower; and three cups made like almond blossoms in the other branch, a bud and a flower, so for the six branches going out of the lamp stand;

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

and in the lamp stand four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its 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 a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of the lamp stand.

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 buds and their branches shall be of one piece with it, all of it 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.

You shall make its lamps seven, and they shall light its lamps to give light to the space in front of it.

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

Its snuffers and its snuff dishes shall be of pure gold.

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

It shall be made of a talent of pure gold, with all these accessories.

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

See that you make them after their pattern, which has been shown to you on the mountain.