1 T he Lord said to Moses,

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

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

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

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

4 b lue, purple and red cloth, fine linen, goat hair,

And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair,

5 r ams’ skins made red, badgers’ skins, acacia wood,

And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,

6 l amp oil, spices for the oil used in worship and for perfumes,

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

7 o nyx stones, and stones to be set in the clothing of the religious leaders.

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

8 L et them make a holy place for Me, so I may live among them.

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

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

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 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.

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

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 M ake 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.

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

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

14 T hen put the pieces of wood through the rings on the sides of the box, for carrying the box.

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

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

16 P ut into the special box the Law which I will give you.

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

17 T hen make a mercy-seat from 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 M ake two cherubim out of beaten gold. Make them 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 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.

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 wings of the cherubim should spread up over the mercy-seat. Their faces should be toward each other, and 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 P ut the mercy-seat on top of the box. Put the Law which I will give you into the box.

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 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

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

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 C over it with pure gold and make a gold piece around it.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

29 M ake its plates, its pots and its jars, for pouring your gifts of drink. 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 A nd set the holy bread on the table before Me all the time.

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

31 “ 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

37 T hen make the seven lamps and put them where they will give light to 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 T he objects for putting out the light and their dishes will be of pure gold.

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

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

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

40 S ee that you make them by following the plan for them that was shown to you on the mountain.

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