1 T hen the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

2 “ Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring Me an offering. From everyone who gives it willingly with his heart you shall take My offering.

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

3 A nd this is the offering which you shall take from them: gold, silver, and bronze;

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

4 b lue, purple, and scarlet thread, fine linen, and goats’ hair;

blue, purple and scarlet material, fine linen, goat hair,

5 r am skins dyed red, badger skins, and acacia wood;

rams’ skins dyed red, porpoise skins, acacia wood,

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

oil for lighting, spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense,

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

onyx stones and setting stones for the ephod and for the breastpiece.

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

Let them construct a sanctuary for Me, that I may dwell among them.

9 A ccording to all that I show you, that is, the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its furnishings, just so you shall make it. The Ark of the Testimony

According 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

10 “ And they shall make an ark of acacia wood; two and a half cubits shall be its length, a cubit and a half its width, and a cubit and a half its height.

“ 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.

11 A nd you shall overlay it with pure gold, inside and out you shall overlay it, and shall make on it a molding of gold all around.

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

12 Y ou shall cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in its four corners; two rings shall be on one side, and two rings on the other side.

You 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.

13 A nd you 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, that the ark may be carried by them.

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

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

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

16 A nd you shall put into the ark the Testimony which I will give you.

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

17 “ 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.

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

18 A nd you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work you shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat.

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

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

Make 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.

20 A nd the cherubim shall stretch out their wings above, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and they shall face one another; the faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy seat.

The 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.

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

You 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.

22 A nd there I will meet with you, and I will speak with you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the Testimony, about everything which I will give you in commandment to the children of Israel. The Table for the Showbread

There 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

23 “ You shall also make a table of acacia wood; two cubits shall be its length, a cubit its width, and a cubit and a half its height.

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

24 A nd you shall overlay it with pure gold, and make a molding of gold all around.

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

25 Y ou shall make for it a frame of a handbreadth all around, and you shall make a gold molding for the frame all around.

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

26 A nd you shall make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings on the four corners that are at its four legs.

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

27 T he rings shall be close to the frame, as holders for the poles to bear the table.

The rings shall be close to the rim as holders for the poles to carry the table.

28 A nd you shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be carried with them.

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

29 Y ou shall make its dishes, its pans, its pitchers, and its bowls for pouring. You shall make them of pure gold.

You 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.

30 A nd you shall set the showbread on the table before Me always. The Gold Lampstand

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

31 “ You shall also make a lampstand of pure gold; the lampstand shall be of hammered work. Its shaft, its branches, its bowls, its ornamental knobs, and flowers shall be of one piece.

“ 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.

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

Six 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.

33 T hree bowls shall be made like almond blossoms on one branch, with an ornamental knob and a flower, and three bowls made like almond blossoms on the other branch, with an ornamental knob and a flower—and so for the six branches that come out of the lampstand.

Three 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;

34 O n the lampstand itself four bowls shall be made like almond blossoms, each with its ornamental knob and flower.

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

35 A nd there shall be a knob under the first two branches of the same, a knob under the second two branches of the same, and a knob under the third two branches of the same, according to the six branches that extend from the lampstand.

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.

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

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

37 Y ou shall make seven lamps for it, and they shall arrange its lamps so that they give light in front of it.

Then 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.

38 A nd its wick-trimmers and their trays shall be of pure gold.

Its snuffers and their trays shall be of pure gold.

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

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

40 A nd see to it that you make them according to the pattern which was shown you on the mountain.

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