Open English Translation EXO Chapter 25

25 Yahweh told Mosheh, 2 “Tell the Israelis that they should raise funds for me. You should collect a contribution from every family that’s willing to donate. 3 You should accept contributions of gold, silver, or bronze, 4 as well as yarn dyed blue, purple, or crimson, plus fine linen and spun goat hair, 5 and red-dyed ram skins, fine leather, and acacia timber. 6 Also lamp oil, spices for making anointing oil and fragrant incense, 7 onyx and other gemstones for setting into the apron and the breastplate. 8 Then they should make me a residence so I can live in it among them, 9 according to the patterns that I’ll show you for the residence and for all of its utensils. You all must make all of it exactly to plan.

10 They must make a wooden chest from acacia wood. It should be 125cm long, with the width and the height being 75cm. 11 It must be overlaid with pure gold sheeting on the outside and the inside, and have a gold moulding fitted all around it. 12 Four gold rings must be cast and attached to the four feet—two rings on each side. 13 Make two carrying poles from acacia wood and overlay them with gold sheeting. 14 Those poles will be inserted through the rings on the sides of the chest so it can be picked up and carried on them. 15 The poles must be kept in the rings on the chest—they mustn’t be removed. 16 The two stone slabs that I’ll give you with our agreement inscribed on them must be placed inside the chest.

17 You must make a lid the same length and width as the chest. It must be made of pure gold and will be known as ‘the atonement platform’.[ref] 18 Then make a pair of winged-creatures from gold that’s hammered from the two ends of the atonement platform. 19 Yes, make one winged-creature from each end of the gold lid material. 20 Their up-lifted wings should spread out covering the atonement platform and they should be facing each other across the top of the platform. 21 When I give you the stone slabs, put them inside the box and then fasten the atonement platform on top to form the lid. 22 Then I’ll meet with you there, and from the atonement platform between the two winged-creatures and above the stone slabs, I’ll be able to tell you my commands to pass on to the Israelis.

23 You must make a table from acacia wood: one metre long, 500cm wide, and 750cm high. 24 Overlay it with pure gold and have a gold moulding fitted all around it. 25 Make an 8cm wide rim around it and fit a gold moulding onto the rim. 26 Make four gold rings and attach them near the legs on the four corners of the table 27 near the rim. The rings are so poles can be inserted in order to carry the table. 28 Make two poles out of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold for carrying the table. 29 In addition, make the necessary plates and pans, and pitchers and bowls from pure gold to be used for pouring out the offerings. 30 You must keep sacred bread on the table continually in front of me.[ref]

31 You must make a lampstand from pure gold. The base and shaft are to be hammered out of one piece of gold as well as its cups and decorative buds and flowers. 32 There must be six branches extending from the shaft—three on each side. 33 Three cups shaped like almond flowers must be on each branch along with a bud and petals. 34 The centre shaft must have four cups like almond flowers along with a bud and petals. 35 For each of the three pairs of branches (one branch out each side in each pair), make a bud on the centre shaft so each pair of branches appear to be growing out of it. 36 These buds and their branches must all be hammered out from that single piece of pure gold. 37 Make seven lamps and set them up on it to give light out from the front of it, 38 and make all the utensils and dishes for the lamps from pure gold. 39 This can all be made from 35kg of pure gold 40 and be sure to make it all like the pattern that you’re being shown on the mountain.[ref]