Exodus 25, side by side

¹Then the LORD said to Moses,

¹And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

²“Tell the Israelites to bring Me an offering. You are to receive My offering from every man whose heart compels him.

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.

³This is the offering you are to accept 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 yarn; fine linen and goat hair;

⁴And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’ hair,

⁵ram skins dyed red and fine leather; acacia wood;

⁵And rams’ skins dyed red, and badgers’ skins, and shittim wood,

⁶olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;

⁶Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense,

⁷and onyx stones and gemstones to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.

⁷Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate.

⁸And they are to make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them.

⁸And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.

⁹You must make the tabernacle and design all its furnishings according to the pattern I show you.

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.

¹⁰And they are to construct an ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.

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.

¹¹Overlay it with pure gold both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it.

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.

¹²Cast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.

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 make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.

¹³And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.

¹⁴Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, in order to carry it.

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 are to remain in the rings of the ark; they must not be removed.

¹⁵The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it.

¹⁶And place inside the ark the Testimony, which I will give you.

¹⁶And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.

¹⁷And you are to construct a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

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.

¹⁸Make two cherubim of hammered gold at the 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.

¹⁹one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.

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 are to have wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim are to face each other, looking 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.

²¹Set the mercy seat atop the ark, and put the Testimony that I will give you into the ark.

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 I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the Testimony; I will speak with you about all that I command you regarding the Israelites.

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.

²³You are also to make a table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.

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.

²⁴Overlay it with pure gold and make a gold molding around it.

²⁴And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.

²⁵And make a rim around it a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim.

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.

²⁶Make four gold rings for the table and fasten them to the four corners 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 are to be close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.

²⁷Over against the border shall the rings be for places of the staves to bear the table.

²⁸Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, so 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 are also to make the plates and dishes, as well as the pitchers and bowls for pouring drink offerings. Make them out 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 place the Bread of the Presence on the table before Me at all times.

³⁰And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me alway.

³¹Then you are to make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. It shall be made of one piece, including its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals.

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.

³²Six branches are to extend from the sides of the lampstand—three on one side and three on the other.

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:

³³There are to be three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches that extend from 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.

³⁴And on the lampstand there shall be four cups shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals.

³⁴And in the candlestick shall be four bowls made like unto almonds, with their knops and their flowers.

³⁵For the six branches that extend from the lampstand, a bud must be under the first pair of branches, a bud under the second pair, and a bud under the third pair.

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.

³⁶The buds and branches are to be all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.

³⁶Their knops and their branches shall be of the same: all it shall be one beaten work of pure gold.

³⁷Make seven lamps and set them up on the lampstand so that they illuminate the area 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.

³⁸The wick trimmers and their trays must be of pure gold.

³⁸And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold.

³⁹The lampstand and all these utensils shall be made from a talent of pure gold.

³⁹Of a talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all these vessels.

⁴⁰See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.

⁴⁰And look that thou make them after their pattern, which was shewed thee in the mount.