Exodus 25
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1Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:1And the LORD spake unto 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.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.
3And this is the offering which you shall take 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 thread, fine linen, and goats’ hair;4And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair,
5ram skins dyed red, badger skins, and acacia wood;5And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,
6oil for the light, and spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense;6Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense,
7onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod and in the breastplate.7Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate.
8And let them make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.8And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.
9According 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.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“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.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.
11And 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.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.
12You 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.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.
13And 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.
14You shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, that the ark may be carried by them.14And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.
15The poles shall be in the rings of the ark; they shall not be taken from it.15The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it.
16And you shall put into the ark the Testimony which I will 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 shall be its length and a cubit and a half its width.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.
18And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work you shall make them 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.
19Make 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.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.
20And 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.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.
21You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the Testimony that I will give 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.
22And 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.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 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.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.
24And you shall overlay it with pure gold, and make a molding of gold all around.24And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.
25You shall make for it a frame of a handbreadth all around, and you shall make a gold molding for the frame all around.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.
26And you shall make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings on the four corners that are at its four legs.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.
27The rings shall be close to the frame, as holders for the poles to bear the table.27Over against the border shall the rings be for places of the staves to bear the table.
28And you shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be carried with them.28And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.
29You shall make its dishes, its pans, its pitchers, and its bowls for pouring. 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.
30And you shall set the showbread on the table before Me always.30And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me alway.
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.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.
32And 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.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:
33Three 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.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.
34On the lampstand itself four bowls shall be made like almond blossoms, each with its ornamental knob and flower.34And in the candlestick shall be four bowls made like unto almonds, with their knops and their flowers.
35And 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.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.
36Their knobs and their branches shall be of one piece; all of it shall be one hammered piece of pure gold.36Their knops and their branches shall be of the same: all it shall be one beaten work of pure gold.
37You shall make seven lamps for it, and they shall arrange its lamps so that they give light 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.
38And its wick-trimmers and their trays shall be of pure gold.38And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold.
39It shall be made of a talent of pure gold, with all these utensils.39Of a talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all these vessels.
40And see to it that you make them according to the pattern which was shown you on the mountain.40And look that thou make them after their pattern, which was shewed thee in the mount.
The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com.
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