Exodus 25:10-33

New American Standard Bible

Ark of the Covenant

¹⁰ “Now ^(A)they shall construct an ^[a]ark of acacia wood ^[b]two and a half cubits ^[c]long, one and a half cubits ^[d]wide, and one and a half cubits ^[e]high. ¹¹ You shall ^(B)overlay it with pure gold, inside and out you shall overlay it, and you shall make a gold molding ^[f]around it. ¹² You shall also cast four gold rings for it and ^[g]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 ^(C)poles shall ^[h]remain in the rings of the ark; they shall not be removed from it. ¹⁶ You shall ^(D)put into the ark the testimony which I shall give you.

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

Bread of the Presence

²³ “^(K)You shall also make a table of acacia wood, ^[t]two cubits ^[u]long and one cubit ^[v]wide, and one and a half cubits ^[w]high. ²⁴ You shall overlay it with pure gold and make a gold ^(L)border around it. ²⁵ And you shall make for it a rim of a ^[x]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 ^(M)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 ^(N)the bread of the ^[y]Presence on the table before Me continually.

The Golden Lampstand

³¹ “^(O)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 ^[z]bulbs, and its flowers shall be of one piece with it. ^32 (P)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 ^[aa]other side. ^33 (Q)Three cups shall be shaped like almond blossoms on the one branch, a ^[ab]bulb and a flower, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the ^[ac]other branch, a ^[ad]bulb and a flower—the same for six branches going out from the lampstand;