New King James Version | King James Bible |
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. |
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