Christian Standard Bible

King James Bible

1The LORD spoke to Moses:

1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

2"Tell the Israelites to take an offering for me. You are to take my offering from everyone who is willing to give.

2Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering.

3This is the offering you are to receive from them: gold, silver, and bronze;

3And this is the offering which ye shall take of them; gold, and silver, and brass,

4blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair;

4And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair,

5ram skins dyed red and fine leather; acacia wood;

5And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,

6oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;

6Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense,

7and onyx along with other gemstones for mounting on the ephod and breastpiece.

7Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate.

8"They are to make a sanctuary for me so that I may dwell among them.

8And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.

9You must make it according to all that I show you--the pattern of the tabernacle as well as the pattern of all its furnishings.

9According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it.

10"They are to make an ark of acacia wood, forty-five inches long, twenty-seven inches wide, and twenty-seven inches high.

10And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

11Overlay it with pure gold; overlay it both inside and out. Also make a gold molding all around it.

11And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about.

12Cast four gold rings for it and place them on its four feet, two rings on one side and two rings on the other side.

12And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four corners thereof; and two rings shall be in the one side of it, and two rings in the other side of it.

13Make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.

13And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.

14Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry the ark with them.

14And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.

15The poles are to remain in the rings of the ark; they must not be removed from it.

15The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it.

16Put the tablets of the testimony that I will give you into the ark.

16And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.

17Make a mercy seat of pure gold, forty-five inches long and twenty-seven inches wide.

17And thou shalt make a mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

18Make two cherubim of gold; make them of hammered work at the two ends of the mercy seat.

18And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.

19Make one cherub at one end and one cherub at the other end. At its two ends, make the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat.

19And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end: even of the mercy seat shall ye make the cherubims on the two ends thereof.

20The cherubim are to have wings spread out above, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and are to face one another. The faces of the cherubim should be toward the mercy seat.

20And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be.

21Set the mercy seat on top of the ark and put the tablets of the testimony that I will give you into the ark.

21And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee.

22I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the testimony; I will speak with you from there about all that I command you regarding the Israelites.

22And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.

23"You are to construct a table of acacia wood, thirty-six inches long, eighteen inches wide, and twenty-seven inches high.

23Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

24Overlay it with pure gold and make a gold molding all around it.

24And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.

25Make a three-inch frame all around it and make a gold molding for it all around its frame.

25And thou shalt make unto it a border of an hand breadth round about, and thou shalt make a golden crown to the border thereof round about.

26Make four gold rings for it, and attach the rings to the four corners at its four legs.

26And thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that are on the four feet thereof.

27The rings should be next to the frame as holders for the poles to carry the table.

27Over against the border shall the rings be for places of the staves to bear the table.

28Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, and the table can be carried by them.

28And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.

29You are also to make its plates and cups, as well as its pitchers and bowls for pouring drink offerings. Make them out of pure gold.

29And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and spoons thereof, and covers thereof, and bowls thereof, to cover withal: of pure gold shalt thou make them.

30Put the Bread of the Presence on the table before me at all times.

30And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me alway.

31"You are to make a lampstand out of pure, hammered gold. It is to be made of one piece: its base and shaft, its ornamental cups, and its buds and petals.

31And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.

32Six 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.

32And six branches shall come out of the sides of it; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side:

33There 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.

33Three bowls made like unto almonds, with a knop and a flower in one branch; and three bowls made like almonds in the other branch, with a knop and a flower: so in the six branches that come out of the candlestick.

34There are to be four cups shaped like almond blossoms on the lampstand shaft along with its buds and petals.

34And in the candlestick shall be four bowls made like unto almonds, with their knops and their flowers.

35For 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.

35And there shall be a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according to the six branches that proceed out of the candlestick.

36Their buds and branches are to be of one piece. All of it is to be a single hammered piece of pure gold.

36Their knops and their branches shall be of the same: all it shall be one beaten work of pure gold.

37"Make its seven lamps, and set them up so that they illuminate the area in front of it.

37And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it.

38Its snuffers and firepans must be of pure gold.

38And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold.

39The lampstand with all these utensils is to be made from seventy-five pounds of pure gold.

39Of a talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all these vessels.

40Be careful to make them according to the pattern you have been shown on the mountain.

40And look that thou make them after their pattern, which was shewed thee in the mount.

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