25Exodus 25

Offerings for the Sacred Tent

1The Lord said to Moses,Select Exodus 25:1

2“Tell the Israelites to make an offering to me. Receive whatever offerings anyone wishes to give.Select Exodus 25:2

3These offerings are to be: gold, silver, and bronze;Select Exodus 25:3

4fine linen; blue, purple, and red wool; cloth made of goats' hair;Select Exodus 25:4

5rams' skin dyed red; fine leather; acacia wood;Select Exodus 25:5

6oil for the lamps; spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet-smelling incense;Select Exodus 25:6

7carnelians and other jewels to be set in the ephod of the High Priest and in his breastpiece.Select Exodus 25:7

8The people must make a sacred Tent for me, so that I may live among them.Select Exodus 25:8

9Make it and all its furnishings according to the plan that I will show you.Select Exodus 25:9

The Covenant Box

10“Make a Box out of acacia wood, 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high.Select Exodus 25:10

11Cover it with pure gold inside and out and put a gold border all around it.Select Exodus 25:11

12Make four carrying rings of gold for it and attach them to its four legs, with two rings on each side.Select Exodus 25:12

13Make carrying poles of acacia wood and cover them with goldSelect Exodus 25:13

14and put them through the rings on each side of the Box.Select Exodus 25:14

15The poles are to be left in the rings and must not be taken out.Select Exodus 25:15

16Then put in the Box the two stone tablets that I will give you, on which the commandments are written.Select Exodus 25:16

17“Make a lid of pure gold, 45 inches long and 27 inches wide.Select Exodus 25:17

18Make two winged creatures of hammered gold,Select Exodus 25:18

19one for each end of the lid. Make them so that they form one piece with the lid.Select Exodus 25:19

20The winged creatures are to face each other across the lid, and their outspread wings are to cover it.Select Exodus 25:20

21Put the two stone tablets inside the Box and put the lid on top of it.Select Exodus 25:21

22I will meet you there, and from above the lid between the two winged creatures I will give you all my laws for the people of Israel.Select Exodus 25:22

The Table for the Bread Offered to God

23“Make a table out of acacia wood, 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high.Select Exodus 25:23

24Cover it with pure gold and put a gold border around it.Select Exodus 25:24

25Make a rim 3 inches wide around it and a gold border around the rim.Select Exodus 25:25

26Make four carrying rings of gold for it and put them at the four corners, where the legs are.Select Exodus 25:26

27The rings to hold the poles for carrying the table are to be placed near the rim.Select Exodus 25:27

28Make the poles of acacia wood and cover them with gold.Select Exodus 25:28

29Make plates, cups, jars, and bowls to be used for the wine offerings. All of these are to be made of pure gold.Select Exodus 25:29

30The table is to be placed in front of the Covenant Box, and on the table there is always to be the sacred bread offered to me.Select Exodus 25:30

The Lampstand

31“Make a lampstand of pure gold. Make its base and its shaft of hammered gold; its decorative flowers, including buds and petals, are to form one piece with it.Select Exodus 25:31

32Six branches shall extend from its sides, three from each side.Select Exodus 25:32

33Each of the six branches is to have three decorative flowers shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals.Select Exodus 25:33

34The shaft of the lampstand is to have four decorative flowers shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals.Select Exodus 25:34

35There is to be one bud below each of the three pairs of branches.Select Exodus 25:35

36The buds, the branches, and the lampstand are to be a single piece of pure hammered gold.Select Exodus 25:36

37Make seven lamps for the lampstand and set them up so that they shine toward the front.Select Exodus 25:37

38Make its tongs and trays of pure gold.Select Exodus 25:38

39Use seventy-five pounds of pure gold to make the lampstand and all this equipment.Select Exodus 25:39

40Take care to make them according to the plan that I showed you on the mountain.Select Exodus 25:40