Exo 25 | NASB2020 | STEP | Then the Lord spoke to Moses , saying ,

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. 3 This is the ^{▼▼Or uplifted offering}contribution which you are to take from them: gold, silver, and bronze, 4 ^{▼▼Or bluish; LXX hyacinth in color
,} ^gviolet, purple, and scarlet material, fine linen, goat hair, 5 rams’ 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, 7 onyx stones and setting stones for the ^kephod and for the ^{▼▼Or pouch
,} ^mbreastpiece. 8 Have 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. 11 You 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. 12 You 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. 13 And you shall make poles of acacia 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. 15 The ^zpoles shall ^{▼▼Lit be}remain in the rings of the ark; they shall not be removed from it. 16 You 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. 18 You shall make two cherubim of gold; make them of hammered work ^{▼▼Lit from}at the two ends of the atoning cover. 19 Make 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. 20 And ^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. 21 Then ^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. 24 You shall overlay it with pure gold and make a gold ^ayborder around it. 25 And 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. 26 You shall also make four gold rings for it and put rings on the four corners which are on its four legs. 27 The rings shall be close to the rim, as holders for the poles to carry the table. 28 And you shall make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, so that with them the table may be carried. 29 You 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. 30 And 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; 34 and ^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. 37 Then 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. 38 Its tongs and its trays shall be of pure gold. 39 It 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.