Exodus 25

₁The Lord said to Moses, ₂“Tell the Israelites to make an offering to me. Receive whatever offerings anyone wishes to give. ₃These offerings are to be: gold, silver, and bronze; ₄fine linen; blue, purple, and red wool; cloth made of goats' hair; ₅rams' skin dyed red; fine leather; acacia wood; ₆oil for the lamps; spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet-smelling incense; ₇carnelians and other jewels to be set in the ephod of the High Priest and in his breastpiece. ₈The people must make a sacred tent for me, so that I may live among them. ₉Make it and all its furnishings according to the plan that I will show you.

₁₀“Make a box out of acacia wood, 110 centimetres long, 66 centimetres wide, and 66 centimetres high. ₁₁Cover it with pure gold inside and out and put a gold border all round it. ₁₂Make four carrying rings of gold for it and attach them to its four legs, with two rings on each side. ₁₃Make carrying poles of acacia wood and cover them with gold ₁₄and put them through the rings on each side of the box. ₁₅The poles are to be left in the rings and must not be taken out. ₁₆Then put in the box the two stone tablets that I will give you, on which the commandments are written.

₁₇“Make a lid of pure gold, 110 centimetres long and 66 centimetres wide. ₁₈Make two winged creatures of hammered gold, ₁₉one for each end of the lid. Make them so that they form one piece with the lid. ₂₀The winged creatures are to face each other across the lid, and their outspread wings are to cover it. ₂₁Put the two stone tablets inside the box and put the lid on top of it. 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.

₂₃“Make a table out of acacia wood, 88 centimetres long, 44 centimetres wide, and 66 centimetres high. ₂₄Cover it with pure gold and put a gold border round it. ₂₅Make a rim 75 millimetres wide round it and a gold border round the rim. ₂₆Make four carrying rings of gold for it and put them at the four corners, where the legs are. ₂₇The rings to hold the poles for carrying the table are to be placed near the rim. ₂₈Make the poles of acacia wood and cover them with gold. ₂₉Make plates, cups, jars, and bowls to be used for the wine offerings. All of these are to be made of pure gold. 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.

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. ₃₂Six branches shall extend from its sides, three from each side. ₃₃Each of the six branches is to have three decorative flowers shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals. ₃₄The shaft of the lampstand is to have four decorative flowers shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals. ₃₅There is to be one bud below each of the three pairs of branches. ₃₆The buds, the branches, and the lampstand are to be a single piece of pure hammered gold. ₃₇Make seven lamps for the lampstand and set them up so that they shine towards the front. ₃₈Make its tongs and trays of pure gold. ₃₉Use 35 kilogrammes of pure gold to make the lampstand and all this equipment. ₄₀Take care to make them according to the plan that I showed you on the mountain.