1 Y ahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

2 “ 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.

“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.

3 T his is the offering which you shall take from them: gold, silver, brass,

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

4 b lue, purple, scarlet, fine linen, goats’ hair,

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

5 r ams’ skins dyed red, sea cow hides, acacia wood,

ram skins dyed red, badger skins, and acacia wood;

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

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

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

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

8 L et them make me a sanctuary, 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 show you, the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all of its furniture, even so you shall make it.

According 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

10 “ 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.

“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.

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

And 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.

12 Y ou 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.

You 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.

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

And 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.

You shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, that the ark may be carried by them.

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

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

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

And you shall put into the ark the Testimony which I will give you.

17 Y ou 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 shall be its length and a cubit and a half its width.

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

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

19 M ake 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.

Make 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.

20 T he 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.

And 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.

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 that I will give you.

22 T here 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.

And 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

23 “ 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.

“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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

27 t he rings shall be close to the rim, for places for the poles to carry the table.

The rings shall be close to the frame, as holders for the poles to bear the table.

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

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

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

30 Y ou shall set bread of the presence on the table before me always.

And you shall set the showbread on the table before Me always. The Gold Lampstand

31 “ 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.

“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.

32 T here 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;

And 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.

33 t hree 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;

Three 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.

34 a nd in the lamp stand four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its flowers;

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

35 a nd 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.

And 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.

36 T heir buds and their branches shall be of one piece with it, all of it one beaten work of pure gold.

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

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

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

38 I ts snuffers and its snuff dishes shall be of pure gold.

And its wick-trimmers and their trays shall be of pure gold.

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

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

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

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