Then the LORD spoke
to Moses
, saying
,
" aTell the sons
of Israel
to 1raise
a 2contribution
for Me; bfrom every
man
whose
heart
moves
him you shall 1raise
My 2contribution
.
"This is the 1contribution
which
you are to 2raise
from them: gold
, silver
and bronze
,
1 ablue, purple
and scarlet
material, fine
linen
, goat
hair,
rams' skins
dyed
red
, porpoise
skins
, acacia
wood
,
aoil for lighting
, bspices
for the anointing
oil
and for the fragrant
incense
,
onyx stones
and setting
stones
for the aephod
and for the 1 bbreastpiece
.
"Let them aconstruct a sanctuary
for Me, bthat I may dwell
among
them.
" aAccording to all that I am going to show
you, as the pattern
of the tabernacle
and the pattern
of all
its furniture
, just so
you shall construct
it.
" aThey shall construct an ark
of acacia
wood
two and a half
1cubits
2long
, and one and a half
cubits
3wide
, and one and a half
cubits
4high
.
"You shall aoverlay it with pure
gold
, inside
and out you shall overlay
it, and you shall make
a gold
molding
1around
it.
"You shall cast four
gold
rings
for it and 1fasten
them on its four
feet
, and two
rings
shall be on one
side
of it and two
rings
on the other
side
of it.
"You shall make poles
of acacia
wood
and overlay
them with gold
.
"You shall put the poles
into the rings
on the sides
of the ark
, to carry
the ark
with them.
"The apoles shall 1remain
in the rings
of the ark
; they shall not be removed
from it.
"You shall aput into the ark
the testimony
which
I shall give
you.
"You shall amake a 1mercy
seat
of pure
gold
, two and a half
2cubits
3long
and one and a half
cubits
4wide
.
"You shall make two
cherubim
of gold
, make
them of hammered
work
1at the two
ends
of the mercy
seat
.
"Make one
cherub
1at one
end
and one
cherub
1at the other
end
; you shall make
the cherubim
of one piece with the mercy
seat
at its two
ends
.
" aThe cherubim shall have
their wings
spread
upward
, covering
the mercy
seat
with their wings
and 1facing
one
another
; the faces
of the cherubim
are to be turned toward
the mercy
seat
.
" aYou shall put the mercy
seat
1on top
of the ark
, and bin the ark
you shall put
the testimony
which
I will give
to you.
" aThere I will meet
with you; and from above
the mercy
seat
, from bbetween
the two
cherubim
which
are upon the ark
of the testimony
, I will speak
to you about all
that I will give
you in commandment
for the sons
of Israel
.
" aYou shall make a table
of acacia
wood
, two
cubits
1long
and one cubit
2wide
and one and a half
cubits
3high
.
"You shall overlay it with pure
gold
and make
a gold
aborder
around
it.
"You shall make for it a rim
of a handbreadth
around
it; and you shall make
a gold
border
for the rim
around
it.
"You shall make four
gold
rings
for it and put
rings
on the four
corners
which
are on its four
feet
.
"The rings shall be close
to the rim
as holders
for the poles
to carry
the table
.
"You shall make the poles
of acacia
wood
and overlay
them with gold
, so that with them the table
may be carried
.
"You shall make its 1 adishes
and its pans
and its jars
and its 2bowls
with which
to pour
drink
offerings
; you shall make
them of pure
gold
.
"You shall set athe bread
of the 1Presence
on the table
before
Me 2at all
times
.
" aThen you shall make a lampstand
of pure
gold
. The lampstand
and its base
and its shaft
are to be made
of hammered
work
; its cups
, its 1bulbs
and its flowers
shall be of one piece with it.
" aSix branches
shall go
out from its sides
; three
branches
of the lampstand
from its one
side
and three
branches
of the lampstand
from its 1other
side
.
" aThree cups
shall be shaped
like
almond
blossoms in the one
branch
, a 1bulb
and a flower
, and three
cups
shaped
like
almond
blossoms in the 2other
branch
, a 1bulb
and a flower
--so
for six
branches
going
out from the lampstand
;
and ain the lampstand four
cups
shaped
like
almond
blossoms, its 1bulbs
and its flowers
.
" aA 1bulb shall be under
the first pair
of branches
coming out of it, and a 1bulb
under
the second pair
of branches
coming out of it, and a 1bulb
under
the third pair
of branches
coming out of it, for the six
branches
coming
out of the lampstand
.
" aTheir 1bulbs and their branches
shall be of one piece with it; all
of it shall be one
piece of hammered
work
of pure
gold
.
"Then you shall make its lamps
seven
in number; and athey shall 1mount
its lamps
so as to shed
light
on the space
in front
of it.
"Its snuffers and 1their trays
shall be of pure
gold
.
"It shall be made from a talent
of pure
gold
, with all
these
utensils
.
" aSee that you make
them bafter the pattern
for them, which
was shown
to you on the mountain
.