Exodus 25
International Standard Version
An Offering for the Sanctuary
25 The Lord told Moses, 2 “Tell the Israelis to take an offering for me, and you are to accept my offering from every person whose heart moves him to give.[a] 3 This is the offering that you are to accept from them: gold, silver, and bronze; 4 blue, purple, and scarlet material;[b] fine linen and goat hair; 5 ram skins dyed[c] red, dolphin[d] skins, and acacia wood; 6 oil for lighting, spices for the anointing oil and for aromatic incense; 7 and onyx stones, stones for setting on the ephod and the breast piece.[e] 8 Let them make a sanctuary for me so I may live among them. 9 This is how you are to make it: according to all that I’m showing you, according to the pattern for the tent and the pattern for all its furnishings.”
The Ark of the Covenant
10 “They are to make an ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits[f] long, one and a half cubits[g] wide, and one and a half cubits[h] high. 11 You are to overlay it with pure gold—you are to overlay it inside and outside—and you are to make a gold molding around it. 12 You are to cast four rings for it and put them on its four feet, two rings on one side of it and two rings on its other side. 13 You are to make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. 14 You are to put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark with which to carry it.[i] 15 The poles are to remain in the rings of the ark and are not to be removed from it. 16 You are to put the Testimony[j] that I will give you into the ark.
17 “You are to make a Mercy Seat[k] of pure gold, two and a half cubits[l] long and one and a half cubits[m] wide. 18 You are to make two cherubim[n] of gold; you are to make them of hammered work at the two ends of the Mercy Seat. 19 Place one cherub at one end and one cherub at the other end. You are to make the cherubim at the two ends of the Mercy Seat, and of one piece with it. 20 The cherubim are to spread their wings upward, covering the Mercy Seat with their wings and facing each other. The faces of the cherubim is to be turned toward the Mercy Seat. 21 You are to put the Mercy Seat on top of the ark, and put the Testimony that I’ll give you into the ark. 22 I’ll meet with you there, and I’ll tell you all my commandments[o] for the Israelis from above the Mercy Seat, from between the two cherubim that are on the Ark of the Testimony.”
The Table of Showbread
23 “You are to make a table of acacia wood, two cubits[p] long, a cubit[q] wide, and one and a half cubits[r] high. 24 You are to overlay it with pure gold, and put a gold molding around it. 25 You are to make a rim one handbreadth in width[s] around it, and you are to make a gold molding around the rim. 26 You are to make four gold rings for it, and put the rings on the four corners where its four feet are. 27 The rings are to be close to the rim as holders for the poles to carry the table. 28 You are to make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold so the table can be carried with them. 29 You are to make its plates, dishes, jars, and bowls from which libations will be poured, and you are to make them of pure gold. 30 You are to put the bread of the Presence on the table before me continuously.”
The Lamp Stand(A)
31 “You are to make a lamp stand of pure gold: the lamp stand and its base and stem are to be of hammered work, and its cups, calyxes,[t] and flowers are to be of one piece with it. 32 Six branches are to extend from its sides, three branches of the lamp stand from one side of it and three branches of the lamp stand from its other side. 33 Three cups shaped like almond blossoms with calyxes and flowers are to be on one branch and three cups shaped like almond blossoms with calyxes and flowers are to be on the other branch, and so for the six branches extending from the lamp stand.
34 “On the lamp stand itself there are to be four cups shaped like almond blossoms with their calyxes and flowers. 35 A calyx[u] is to be under the two branches that extend out of the stem;[v] a calyx is to be under the next pair of branches[w] that extend out of the stem;[x] and a calyx is to be under the last pair of branches[y] that extend out of the stem,[z] and so for the six[aa] branches extending from the lamp stand. 36 Their calyxes and their branches are to be of one piece with it; all of it is to be made of one piece of hammered work of pure gold.
37 “You are to make seven lamps for it, and its lamps are to be mounted so as to give light in front of it. 38 Its tongs and trays are to be of pure gold. 39 The lamp stand[ab]—together with all its furnishings—is to be made from a talent[ac] of pure gold. 40 Now see that you make them according to the pattern for them which you are being shown on the mountain.”
Footnotes
- Exodus 25:2 Lit. moves him
- Exodus 25:4 The Heb. lacks material; and so throughout the book
- Exodus 25:5 Or tanned
- Exodus 25:5 Or dugong, a marine animal similar to a walrus or manatee
- Exodus 25:7 Or the pouch on the breast piece
- Exodus 25:10 I.e. about 45 inches
- Exodus 25:10 I.e. about 27 inches
- Exodus 25:10 I.e. about 27 inches
- Exodus 25:14 The Heb. lacks it
- Exodus 25:16 I.e. the tablets on which the ten commandments were written and which were placed in the Ark of the Covenant; and so through chapter 31
- Exodus 25:17 Or atonement cover; and so through chapter 31
- Exodus 25:17 I.e. about 45 inches
- Exodus 25:17 I.e. about 27 inches
- Exodus 25:18 I.e. representations of certain angelic beings
- Exodus 25:22 Lit. all that I have commanded you
- Exodus 25:23 I.e. about 36 inches
- Exodus 25:23 I.e. about 18 inches
- Exodus 25:23 I.e. about 45 inches
- Exodus 25:25 I.e. about 4 inches
- Exodus 25:31 Or buds; i.e. the round base at the bottom of a flower; and so through chapter 31
- Exodus 25:35 Or bud; i.e. the round base at the bottom of a flower; and so through chapter 31
- Exodus 25:35 Lit. out of it
- Exodus 25:35 Lit. under the two branches
- Exodus 25:35 Lit. out of it
- Exodus 25:35 Lit. under the two branches
- Exodus 25:35 Lit. out of it
- Exodus 25:35 The Heb. lacks six
- Exodus 25:39 Lit. It
- Exodus 25:39 I.e. about 75 pounds
Exodus 25
Common English Bible
Gifts offered for the dwelling
25 The Lord said to Moses: 2 Tell the Israelites to collect gift offerings for me. Receive my gift offerings from everyone who freely wants to give. 3 These are the gift offerings that you should receive from them: gold, silver, and copper; 4 blue, purple, and deep red yarns; fine linen; goats’ hair; 5 rams’ skins dyed red; beaded leather;[a] acacia wood; 6 oil for the lamps; spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet-smelling incense; 7 gemstones; and gems for setting in the priest’s vest[b] and chest piece. 8 They should make me a sanctuary so I can be present among them. 9 You should follow the blueprints that I will show you for the dwelling and for all its equipment.
Instructions for building the chest containing the covenant
10 Have them make an acacia-wood chest. It should be forty-five inches long, twenty-seven inches wide, and twenty-seven inches high. 11 Cover it with pure gold, inside and out, and make a gold molding all around it. 12 Cast four gold rings for it and put them on its four feet, two rings on one side and two rings on the other. 13 Make acacia-wood poles and cover them with gold. 14 Then put the poles into the rings on the chest’s sides and use them to carry the chest. 15 The poles should stay in the chest’s rings. They shouldn’t be taken out of them. 16 Put the covenant document that I will give you into the chest.
17 Then make a cover of pure gold, forty-five inches long and twenty-seven inches wide. 18 Make two winged heavenly creatures of hammered gold, one for each end of the cover. 19 Put one winged heavenly creature at one end and one winged heavenly creature at the other. Place the winged heavenly creatures at the cover’s two ends. 20 The heavenly creatures should have their wings spread out above, shielding the cover with their wings. The winged heavenly creatures should face each other toward the cover’s center. 21 Put the gold cover on top of the chest and put the covenant document that I will give you inside the chest. 22 There I will meet with you. From there above the cover, from between the two winged heavenly creatures that are on top of the chest containing the covenant, I will deliver to you all that I command you concerning the Israelites.
Instructions for the table
23 Make an acacia-wood table, three feet long, eighteen inches wide, and twenty-seven inches high. 24 Cover it with pure gold and make a gold molding all around it. 25 Make a frame around it that is four inches wide and a gold molding around the frame. 26 Make four gold rings for the table. Fasten the rings to the four corners at its four legs. 27 The rings that house the poles used for carrying the table should be close to the frame. 28 Make the poles from acacia wood and cover them with gold. The table should be carried with these poles. 29 Make its plates, dishes, jars, and bowls for pouring drink offerings. Make them of pure gold. 30 Set the bread of the presence on the table so it is always in front of me.
Instructions for the lampstand
31 Make a lampstand of pure hammered gold. The lampstand’s base, branches, cups, flowers, and petals should all be attached to it. 32 It should have six branches growing out from its sides, three branches on one side of the lampstand and three branches on the other side of the lampstand. 33 One branch will have three cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with a flower and petals, and the next branch will also have three cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with a flower and petals. So it will be for the six branches that grow out of the lampstand. 34 In addition, on the lampstand itself there will be four cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with its flower and petals. 35 There will be a flower attached under the first pair of branches, a flower attached under the next pair of branches, and a flower attached under the last pair of branches. So it will be for the six branches that grow out of the lampstand. 36 Their flowers and their branches will be permanently attached to it. The whole lampstand should be one piece of pure hammered gold. 37 Make its seven lamps and set up its lamps so that they direct their light in front of the lampstand. 38 You should also make its tongs and fire pans out of pure gold. 39 All these items should be made from pure gold weighing one kikkar. 40 See to it that you make them according to the blueprint for them that you were shown on the mountain.
Footnotes
- Exodus 25:5 Or dolphin skins
- Exodus 25:7 Heb ephod
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