New American Standard Bible 1995

King James Bible

1Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

1And the LORD spake 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.

2Speak 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"This is the contribution which you are to raise from them: gold, silver and bronze,

3And this is the offering which ye shall take of them; gold, and silver, and brass,

4blue, purple and scarlet material, fine linen, goat hair,

4And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair,

5rams' skins dyed red, porpoise skins, acacia wood,

5And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,

6oil for lighting, spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense,

6Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense,

7onyx stones and setting stones for the ephod and for the breastpiece.

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

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

8And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.

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.

9According 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 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.

10And 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"You shall overlay it with pure gold, inside and out you shall overlay it, and you shall make a gold molding around it.

11And 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"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.

12And 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"You shall make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.

13And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.

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

14And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.

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

15The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it.

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

16And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.

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

17And 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"You shall make two cherubim of gold, make them of hammered work at the two ends of the mercy seat.

18And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.

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.

19And 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"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.

20And 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"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.

21And 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"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.

22And 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"You shall make a table of acacia wood, two cubits long and one cubit wide and one and a half cubits high.

23Thou 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"You shall overlay it with pure gold and make a gold border around it.

24And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.

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.

25And 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"You shall make four gold rings for it and put rings on the four corners which are on its four feet.

26And 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"The rings shall be close to the rim as holders for the poles to carry the table.

27Over against the border shall the rings be for places of the staves to bear the table.

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

28And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.

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.

29And 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"You shall set the bread of the Presence on the table before Me at all times.

30And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me alway.

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.

31And 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"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.

32And 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"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;

33Three 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.

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

34And in the candlestick shall be four bowls made like unto almonds, with their knops and their 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.

35And 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"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.

36Their knops and their branches shall be of the same: all it shall be one beaten work of pure gold.

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.

37And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it.

38"Its snuffers and their trays shall be of pure gold.

38And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold.

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

39Of a talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all these vessels.

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

40And look that thou make them after their pattern, which was shewed thee in the mount.

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