1 T hen the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

And Jehovah speaketh 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 sons of Israel, and they take for Me a heave-offering; from every man whose heart impelleth him ye do take My heave-offering.

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

`And this the heave-offering which ye take from them; gold, and silver, and brass,

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

and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and linen, and goats',

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

and rams' skins made 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 the anointing oil, and for the perfume of the spices,

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

shoham stones, and stones for setting for an ephod, and for a breastplate.

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

`And they have made for Me a sanctuary, and I have tabernacled in their midst;

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 which I am shewing thee, the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all its vessels, even so ye do make.

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 have made an ark of shittim wood; two cubits and a half its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth, 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.

and thou hast overlaid it pure gold, within and without thou dost overlay it, and thou hast made on it a ring 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 hast cast for it four rings of gold, and hast put on its four feet, even two rings on its one side, and two rings on its second side;

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

and thou hast made staves of shittim wood, and hast overlaid them gold,

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

and hast brought the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark by them,

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

in the rings of the ark are the staves, they are not turned aside from it;

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

and thou hast put unto the ark the testimony which I give unto 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 hast made a mercy-seat of pure gold, two cubits and a half its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth;

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

and thou hast made two cherubs of gold, beaten work dost thou 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.

and make thou one cherub at the end on this side, and one cherub at the end on that; at the mercy-seat ye do make the cherubs on its two ends.

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 cherubs have been spreading out wings on high, covering the mercy-seat over with their wings, and their faces one towards another -- towards the mercy-seat are the faces of the cherubs.

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 hast put the mercy-seat on the ark above, and unto the ark thou dost put the testimony which I give unto 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 I have met with thee there, and have spoken with thee from off the mercy-seat (from between the two cherubs, which on the ark of the testimony) all that which I command thee concerning the sons 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.

`And thou hast made a table of shittim wood, two cubits its length, and a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height,

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

and hast overlaid it pure gold, and hast made for it 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 hast made for it a border of a handbreadth round about, and hast made a crown of gold to its border 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 hast made to it four rings of gold, and hast put the rings on the four corners, which to its four feet;

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

over-against the border are the rings for places for 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 hast made the staves of shittim wood, and hast overlaid them with gold, and the table hath been 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 hast made its dishes, and its bowls, and its covers, and its cups, with which they pour out; of pure gold thou dost 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 hast put on the table bread of the presence before Me continually.

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 hast made a candlestick of pure gold, of beaten work is the candlestick made; its base, and its branch, its calyxes, its knops, and its flowers are 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 are coming out of its sides, three branches of the candlestick out of the one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of the second 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 calyxes made like almonds in the one branch, a knop and a flower, and three calyxes made like almonds in one branch, a knop and a flower; so for the six branches which are coming out from the candlestick.

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

`And in the candlestick four calyxes made like almonds, its knops 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 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, to the six branches which are coming 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 are of the same, 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.

and thou hast made its seven lamps, and hath caused its lights to go up, and it hath given light over-against its front.

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

`And its snuffers and its snuff dishes 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 he doth 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 see thou and do by their pattern which thou art shewn in the mount.