| Berean Study Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Then the LORD said to Moses, | 1Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, |
| 2“Tell the Israelites to bring Me an offering. You are to receive My offering from every man whose heart compels him. | 2"Tell the sons of Israel to raise a contribution for Me; from every man whose heart moves him you shall raise My contribution. |
| 3This is the offering you are to accept from them: gold, silver, and bronze; | 3"This is the contribution which you are to raise from them: gold, silver and bronze, |
| 4blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair; | 4blue, purple and scarlet material, fine linen, goat hair, |
| 5ram skins dyed red and fine leather; acacia wood; | 5rams' skins dyed red, porpoise skins, acacia wood, |
| 6olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense; | 6oil for lighting, spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense, |
| 7and onyx stones and gemstones to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece. | 7onyx stones and setting stones for the ephod and for the breastpiece. |
| 8And they are to make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them. | 8"Let them construct a sanctuary for Me, that I may dwell among them. |
| 9You must make the tabernacle and design all its furnishings according to the pattern I show you. | 9"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. |
| 10And they are to construct an ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. | 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. |
| 11Overlay it with pure gold both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it. | 11"You shall overlay it with pure gold, inside and out you shall overlay it, and you shall make a gold molding around it. |
| 12Cast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other. | 12"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. |
| 13And make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. | 13"You shall make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. |
| 14Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, in order to carry it. | 14"You shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to carry the ark with them. |
| 15The poles are to remain in the rings of the ark; they must not be removed. | 15"The poles shall remain in the rings of the ark; they shall not be removed from it. |
| 16And place inside the ark the Testimony, which I will give you. | 16"You shall put into the ark the testimony which I shall give you. |
| 17And you are to construct a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide. | 17"You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and one and a half cubits wide. |
| 18Make two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat, | 18"You shall make two cherubim of gold, make them of hammered work at the two ends of the mercy seat. |
| 19one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold. | 19"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. |
| 20And the cherubim are to have wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the mercy seat. | 20"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. |
| 21Set the mercy seat atop the ark, and put the Testimony that I will give you into the ark. | 21"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. |
| 22And I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the Testimony; I will speak with you about all that I command you regarding the Israelites. | 22"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. |
| 23You are also to make a table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high. | 23"You shall make a table of acacia wood, two cubits long and one cubit wide and one and a half cubits high. |
| 24Overlay it with pure gold and make a gold molding around it. | 24"You shall overlay it with pure gold and make a gold border around it. |
| 25And make a rim around it a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim. | 25"You shall make for it a rim of a handbreadth around it; and you shall make a gold border for the rim around it. |
| 26Make four gold rings for the table and fasten them to the four corners at its four legs. | 26"You shall make four gold rings for it and put rings on the four corners which are on its four feet. |
| 27The rings are to be close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table. | 27"The rings shall be close to the rim as holders for the poles to carry the table. |
| 28Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, so that the table may be carried with them. | 28"You shall make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, so that with them the table may be carried. |
| 29You are also to make the plates and dishes, as well as the pitchers and bowls for pouring drink offerings. Make them out of pure gold. | 29"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. |
| 30And place the Bread of the Presence on the table before Me at all times. | 30"You shall set the bread of the Presence on the table before Me at all times. |
| 31Then you are to make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. It shall be made of one piece, including its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals. | 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. |
| 32Six branches are to extend from the sides of the lampstand—three on one side and three on the other. | 32"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. |
| 33There are to be three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches that extend from the lampstand. | 33"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; |
| 34And on the lampstand there shall be four cups shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals. | 34and in the lampstand four cups shaped like almond blossoms, its bulbs and its flowers. |
| 35For the six branches that extend from the lampstand, a bud must be under the first pair of branches, a bud under the second pair, and a bud under the third pair. | 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. |
| 36The buds and branches are to be all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold. | 36"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. |
| 37Make seven lamps and set them up on the lampstand so that they illuminate the area in front of it. | 37"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. |
| 38The wick trimmers and their trays must be of pure gold. | 38"Its snuffers and their trays shall be of pure gold. |
| 39The lampstand and all these utensils shall be made from a talent of pure gold. | 39"It shall be made from a talent of pure gold, with all these utensils. |
| 40See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain. | 40"See that you make them after the pattern for them, which was shown to you on the mountain. |
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