The Lampstand

³¹ “You^(A) are to make a lampstand^(B) out of pure, hammered gold. It is to be made of one piece: its base and shaft, its ornamental cups, and its buds^[a] and petals. ³² Six branches are to extend from its sides, three branches of the lampstand from one side and three branches of the lampstand from the other side. ³³ There are to be three cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with a bud and petals, on one branch, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with a bud and petals, on the next branch. It is to be this way for the six branches that extend from the lampstand. ³⁴ There are to be four cups shaped like almond blossoms on the lampstand shaft along with its buds and petals. ³⁵ For the six branches that extend from the lampstand, a bud must be under the first pair of branches from it, a bud under the second pair of branches from it, and a bud under the third pair of branches from it. ³⁶ Their buds and branches are to be of one piece.^[b] All of it is to be a single hammered piece of pure gold.

³⁷ “Make its seven lamps,^(C) and set them up so that they illuminate the area in front of it. ³⁸ Its snuffers and firepans must be of pure gold. ³⁹ The lampstand^[c] with all these utensils is to be made from seventy-five pounds^[d] of pure gold. ⁴⁰ Be careful to make them according to the pattern^(D) you have been shown on the mountain.