Exodus 25

KING JAMES BIBLE	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,	1 This is what the LORD then said to Moses:
2 Speak 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.	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 And this is the offering which ye shall take of them; gold, and silver, and brass,	3 These are the contributions you shall accept from them: gold, silver and bronze;
4 And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair,	4 violet, purple and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair;
5 And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,	5 rams' skins dyed red, and tahash skins; acacia wood;
6 Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense,	6 oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;
7 Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate.	7 onyx stones and other gems for mounting on the ephod and the breastpiece.
8 And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.	8 "They shall make a sanctuary for me, that I may dwell in their midst.
9 According 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.	9 This Dwelling and all its furnishings you shall make exactly according to the pattern that I will now show you.
10 And 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.	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 And 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.	11 Plate it inside and outside with pure gold, and put a molding of gold around the top of it.
12 And 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.	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 And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.	13 Then make poles of acacia wood and plate them with gold.
14 And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.	14 These poles you are to put through the rings on the sides of the ark, for carrying it;
15 The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it.	15 they must remain in the rings of the ark and never be withdrawn.
16 And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.	16 In the ark you are to put the commandments which I will give you.
17 And 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.	17 "You shall then make a propitiatory of pure gold, two cubits and a half long, and one and a half cubits wide.
18 And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.	18 Make two cherubim of beaten gold for the two ends of the propitiatory,
19 And 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.	19 fastening them so that one cherub springs direct from each end.
20 And 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.	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 And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee.	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 And 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.	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 Thou 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.	23 "You shall also make a table of acacia wood, two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.
24 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.	24 Plate it with pure gold and make a molding of gold around it.
25 And 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.	25 Surround it with a frame, a handbreadth high, with a molding of gold around the frame.
26 And thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that are on the four feet thereof.	26 You shall also make four rings of gold for it and fasten them at the four corners, one at each leg,
27 Over against the border shall the rings be for places of the staves to bear the table.	27 on two opposite sides of the frame as holders for the poles to carry the table.
28 And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.	28 These poles for carrying the table you shall make of acacia wood and plate with gold.
29 And 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.	29 Of pure gold you shall make its plates and cups, as well as its pitchers and bowls for pouring libations.
30 And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me alway.	30 On the table you shall always keep showbread set before me.
31 And 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.	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 And 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:	32 Six branches are to extend from the sides of the lampstand, three branches on one side, and three on the other.
33 Three 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.	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 And in the candlestick shall be four bowls made like unto almonds, with their knops and their flowers.	34 On the shaft there are to be four cups, shaped like almond blossoms, with their knobs and petals,
35 And 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.	35 including a knob below each of the three pairs of branches that extend from the lampstand.
36 Their knops and their branches shall be of the same: all it shall be one beaten work of pure gold.	36 Their knobs and branches shall so spring from it that the whole will form but a single piece of pure beaten gold.
37 And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it.	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 And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold.	38 These, as well as the trimming shears and trays, must be of pure gold.
39 Of a talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all these vessels.	39 Use a talent of pure gold for the lampstand and all its appurtenances.
40 And look that thou make them after their pattern, which was shewed thee in the mount.	40 See that you make them according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.