Chapter 25
1 This is what the LORD then said to Moses: 2 "Tell the Israelites to take up a collection
for me. From every man you shall accept the contribution that his heart prompts
him to give me. 3 These are the contributions
you shall accept from them: gold, silver and bronze; 4
violet, purple and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair; 5 rams' skins dyed red, and tahash skins; acacia wood;
6 oil for the light; spices for the anointing
oil and for the fragrant incense; 7 onyx stones
and other gems for mounting on the ephod and the breastpiece. 8 "They shall make a sanctuary for me, that I may
dwell in their midst. 9 This Dwelling and all
its furnishings you shall make exactly according to the pattern that I will now
show you.
10 "You shall make an ark of acacia wood, two and
a half cubits long, one and a half cubits wide, and one and a half cubits high.
11 Plate it inside and outside with pure gold,
and put a molding of gold around the top of it. 12
Cast four gold rings and fasten them on the four supports of the ark, two rings
on one side and two on the opposite side. 13 Then
make poles of acacia wood and plate them with gold. 14
These poles you are to put through the rings on the sides of the ark, for
carrying it; 15 they must remain in the rings of
the ark and never be withdrawn. 16 In the ark
you are to put the commandments which I will give you.
17 "You shall then make a propitiatory of pure
gold, two cubits and a half long, and one and a half cubits wide. 18 Make two cherubim of beaten gold for the two ends
of the propitiatory, 19 fastening them so that
one cherub springs direct from each end.20 The
cherubim shall have their wings spread out above, covering the propitiatory
with them; they shall be turned toward each other, but with their faces looking
toward the propitiatory. 21
This propitiatory you shall then
place on top of the ark. In the ark itself you are to put the commandments
which I will give you. 22 There I will meet you
and there, from above the propitiatory, between the two cherubim on the ark of
the commandments, I will tell you all the commands that I wish you to give the
Israelites.
23 "You shall also make a table of acacia wood,
two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high. 24 Plate it with pure gold and make a molding of gold
around it. 25 Surround it with a frame, a
handbreadth high, with a molding of gold around the frame. 26 You shall also make four rings of gold for it and
fasten them at the four corners, one at each leg, 27
on two opposite sides of the frame as holders for the poles to carry the table.
28 These poles for carrying the table you shall
make of acacia wood and plate with gold. 29 Of
pure gold you shall make its plates and cups, as well as its pitchers and bowls
for pouring libations. 30 On the table you shall
always keep showbread set before me.
31 "You shall make a lampstand of pure beaten
gold - its shaft and branches - with its cups and knobs and petals springing
directly from it. 32 Six branches are to extend
from the sides of the lampstand, three branches on one side, and three on the
other. 33 On one branch there are to be three
cups, shaped like almond blossoms, each with its knob and petals; on the
opposite branch there are to be three cups, shaped like almond blossoms, each
with its knob and petals; and so for the six branches that extend from the
lampstand. 34 On the shaft there are to be four
cups, shaped like almond blossoms, with their knobs and petals, 35 including a knob below each of the three pairs of
branches that extend from the lampstand. 36 Their
knobs and branches shall so spring from it that the whole will form but a
single piece of pure beaten gold. 37 You shall
then make seven lamps for it and so set up the lamps that they shed their light
on the space in front of the lampstand. 38 These,
as well as the trimming shears and trays, must be of pure gold. 39 Use a talent of pure gold for the lampstand and all
its appurtenances. 40 See that you make them
according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.
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