Offerings for the Sanctuary

25 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ² “^(A)Tell the sons of Israel to take a ^[a]contribution for Me; ^(B)from everyone whose heart moves him you shall take My ^[b]contribution. ³ This is the ^[c]contribution which you are to take from them: gold, silver, and bronze, ^4 [d](C)violet, purple, and scarlet material, fine linen, goat hair, ⁵ rams’ skins dyed red, ^[e]fine leather, acacia wood, ^6 (D)oil for lighting, ^(E)balsam oil for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense, ⁷ onyx stones and setting stones for the ^(F)ephod and for the ^[f](G)breastpiece. ⁸ Have them ^(H)construct a sanctuary for Me, ^(I)so that I may dwell among them. ^9 (J)According 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 ^(K)they shall construct an ^[g]ark of acacia wood ^[h]two and a half cubits ^[i]long, one and a half cubits ^[j]wide, and one and a half cubits ^[k]high. ¹¹ You shall ^(L)overlay it with pure gold, inside and out you shall overlay it, and you shall make a gold molding ^[l]around it. ¹² You shall also cast four gold rings for it and ^[m]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 ^(M)poles shall ^[n]remain in the rings of the ark; they shall not be removed from it. ¹⁶ You shall ^(N)put into the ark the testimony which I shall give you.

¹⁷ “And you shall ^(O)make ^[o]an atoning cover of pure gold, ^[p]two and a half cubits ^[q]long and one and a half cubits ^[r]wide. ¹⁸ You shall make two cherubim of gold; make them of hammered work ^[s]at the two ends of the atoning cover. ¹⁹ Make one cherub ^[t]at one end and one cherub ^[u]at the other end; you shall make the cherubim of one piece ^[v]with the atoning cover at its two ends. ²⁰ And ^(P)the cherubim shall have their wings spread upward, covering the atoning cover with their wings and ^[w]facing one another; the faces of the cherubim are to be turned toward the atoning cover. ²¹ Then ^(Q)you shall put the atoning cover ^[x]on top of the ark, and ^(R)in the ark you shall put the testimony which I will give to you. ^22 (S)There I will meet with you; and from above the atoning cover, from ^(T)between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, I will speak to you about ^[y]every commandment that I will give you for the sons of Israel.

Bread of the Presence

²³ “^(U)You shall also make a table of acacia wood, ^[z]two cubits ^[aa]long and one cubit ^[ab]wide, and one and a half cubits ^[ac]high. ²⁴ You shall overlay it with pure gold and make a gold ^(V)border around it. ²⁵ And you shall make for it a rim of a ^[ad]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 ^(W)dishes, 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 ^(X)the bread of the ^[ae]Presence on the table before Me continually.

The Golden Lampstand

³¹ “^(Y)Then 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 ^[af]bulbs, and its flowers shall be of one piece with it. ^32 (Z)Six branches shall go out from its sides; three branches of the lampstand from its one side and three branches of the lampstand from its ^[ag]other side. ^33 (AA)Three cups shall be shaped like almond blossoms on the one branch, a ^[ah]bulb and a flower, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the ^[ai]other branch, a ^[aj]bulb and a flower—the same for six branches going out from the lampstand; ³⁴ and ^(AB)on the lampstand four cups shaped like almond blossoms, its ^[ak]bulbs and its flowers. ^35 (AC)A ^[al]bulb shall be under the first pair of branches coming out of it, and a ^[am]bulb under the second pair of branches coming out of it, and a ^[an]bulb under the third pair of branches coming out of it, for the six branches coming out of the lampstand. ^36 (AD)Their ^[ao]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 ^(AE)they shall ^[ap]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 ^[aq]talent of pure gold, with all these utensils. ^40 (AF)See that you make them ^(AG)by the pattern for them, which was shown to you on the mountain.