Exodus 25
Offerings for the Sanctuary
1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2“ aTell the sons of Israel to take a ▼▼Or uplifted offering
contribution for Me; cfrom everyone whose heart moves him you shall take My ▼▼Or uplifted offering
contribution. 3This is the ▼▼Or uplifted offering
contribution which you are to take from them: gold, silver, and bronze, 4 ▼▼Or bluish; LXX hyacinth in color
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gviolet, purple, and scarlet material, fine linen, goat hair, 5rams’ skins dyed red, ▼▼Meaning of the Heb uncertain
fine leather, acacia wood, 6 ioil for lighting, jbalsam oil for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense, 7onyx stones and setting stones for the kephod and for the ▼▼Or pouch
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mbreastpiece. 8Have them nconstruct a sanctuary for Me, oso that I may dwell among them. 9 pAccording to all that I am going to show you as the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its furniture, so you shall construct it. Ark of the Covenant
10 “Now qthey shall construct an ▼▼I.e., chest
ark of acacia wood ▼▼About 3.7 ft. long and 2.2 ft. wide and high or 1.1 m and 68 cm
two and a half cubits ▼▼Lit its length
long, one and a half cubits ▼▼Lit its width
wide, and one and a half cubits ▼▼Lit its height
high. 11You shall woverlay it with pure gold, inside and out you shall overlay it, and you shall make a gold molding ▼▼Lit on it round about
around it. 12You shall also cast four gold rings for it and ▼▼Or put
fasten them on its four feet; two rings shall be on one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it. 13And you shall make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. 14You shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to carry the ark with them. 15The zpoles shall ▼▼Lit be
remain in the rings of the ark; they shall not be removed from it. 16You shall abput into the ark the testimony which I shall give you. 17 “And you shall acmake ▼▼Also called a mercy seat, and so throughout the ch; i.e., where blood was sprinkled on the Day of Atonement
an atoning cover of pure gold, ▼▼About 3.7 ft. long and 2.2 ft. wide or 1.1 m and 68 cm
two and a half cubits ▼▼Lit its length
long and one and a half cubits ▼▼Lit its width
wide. 18You shall make two cherubim of gold; make them of hammered work ▼▼Lit from
at the two ends of the atoning cover. 19Make one cherub ▼▼Lit from
at one end and one cherub ▼▼Lit from
at the other end; you shall make the cherubim of one piece ▼▼Lit from
with the atoning cover at its two ends. 20And althe cherubim shall have their wings spread upward, covering the atoning cover with their wings and ▼▼Lit their faces to
facing one another; the faces of the cherubim are to be turned toward the atoning cover. 21Then anyou shall put the atoning cover ▼▼Lit above, upon
on top of the ark, and apin the ark you shall put the testimony which I will give to you. 22 aqThere I will meet with you; and from above the atoning cover, from arbetween the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, I will speak to you about ▼▼Lit all that I will command
every commandment that I will give you for the sons of Israel. Bread of the Presence
23 “ atYou shall also make a table of acacia wood, ▼▼About 3 ft. long, 1.5 ft. wide, 2.25 ft. high or 90 cm, 45 cm, and 68 cm
two cubits ▼▼Lit its length
long and one cubit ▼▼Lit its width
wide, and one and a half cubits ▼▼Lit its height
high. 24You shall overlay it with pure gold and make a gold ayborder around it. 25And you shall make for it a rim of a ▼▼About 3 in. or 7.5 cm
hand width around it; and you shall make a gold border for the rim around it. 26You shall also make four gold rings for it and put rings on the four corners which are on its four legs. 27The rings shall be close to the rim, as holders for the poles to carry the table. 28And you shall make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, so that with them the table may be carried. 29You shall also make its badishes, its pans, its jars, and its libation bowls with which to pour drink offerings; you shall make them of pure gold. 30And you shall set bbthe bread of the ▼▼Lit Face
Presence on the table before Me continually. The Golden Lampstand
31 “ bdThen you shall make a lampstand of pure gold. The lampstand, its base and its shaft, are to be made of hammered work; its cups, its ▼▼Or calyx
bulbs, and its flowers shall be of one piece with it. 32 bfSix branches shall go out from its sides; three branches of the lampstand from its one side and three branches of the lampstand from its ▼▼Lit second
other side. 33 bhThree cups shall be shaped like almond blossoms on the one branch, a ▼▼Or calyx
bulb and a flower, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the ▼▼Lit one branch
other branch, a ▼▼Or calyx
bulb and a flower--the same for six branches going out from the lampstand; 34and blon the lampstand four cups shaped like almond blossoms, its ▼▼Or calyxes
bulbs and its flowers. 35 bnA ▼▼Or calyx
bulb shall be under the first pair of branches coming out of it, and a ▼▼Or calyx
bulb under the second pair of branches coming out of it, and a ▼▼Or calyx
bulb under the third pair of branches coming out of it, for the six branches coming out of the lampstand. 36 brTheir ▼▼Or calyxes
bulbs and their branches shall be of one piece with it; all of it shall be one piece of hammered work of pure gold. 37Then you shall make its lamps seven in number; and btthey shall ▼▼Lit raise up
mount its lamps so as to shed light on the space in front of it. 38Its tongs and its trays shall be of pure gold. 39It shall be made from a ▼▼About 75 lb. or 34 kg
talent of pure gold, with all these utensils. 40 bwSee that you make them bxby the pattern for them, which was shown to you on the mountain.
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