Exodus 25

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Gifts for the Holy Things

25 <1> The Lord said to Moses, <2> "Tell the Israelites to bring me gifts. You will accept gifts for me from everyone who is willing to give. <3> Here is the list of the things that you should accept from the people: gold, silver, and bronze[153]; <4> blue, purple, and red yarn and fine linen; goat hair, <5> ram skins dyed red, and fine leather; acacia wood; <6> oil for the lamps; spices for the anointing[154] oil and spices for the sweet-smelling incense.[155] <7> Also accept onyx[156] stones and other jewels to be put on the ephod[157] and the judgment pouch.[158]

The Holy Tent

<8> "The people will build a holy[159] place for me. Then I can live among them. <9> I will show you what the Holy Tent[160] and everything in it should look like. Build everything exactly as I show you.

The Box of the Agreement

<10> "Use acacia wood and build a special box. This Holy Box[161] must be 2 1/2 cubits[162] long, 1 1/2 cubits[163] wide, and 1 1/2 cubits high. <11> Use pure gold to cover the Box inside and out. Put gold trim around the edges of the Box. <12> Make four gold rings for carrying the Box. Put the gold rings on the four corners, two rings on each side. <13> Then make poles for carrying the Box. These poles should be made from acacia wood and covered with gold. <14> Put the poles through the rings on the corners of the Box. Use these poles to carry the Box. <15> These poles should always stay in the rings of the Box. Don't take the poles out.

<16> "I will give you the Agreement.[164] Put it into this Box. <17> Then make a lid, the mercy-cover.[165] Make it from pure gold. Make it 2 1/2 cubits long and 1 1/2 cubits wide. <18> "Then make two Cherub angels[166] and put them on each end of the mercy-cover. Hammer gold to make these angels. <19> Put one angel on one end of the mercy-cover, and put the other angel on the other end. Join the angels together with the mercy-cover to make one piece. <20> The wings of these angels should spread up toward the sky. The angels should cover the Box with their wings and should face each other, looking toward the mercy-cover.

<21> "I will give you the Agreement.[167] Put it in the Box, and put the mercy-cover on the Box. <22> When I meet with you, I will speak from between the Cherub angels on the mercy-cover that is on the Box of the Agreement.[168] From that place, I will give all my commands to the Israelites.

The Table

<23> "Make a table from acacia wood. The table must be 2 cubits[169] long, 1 cubit[170] wide, and 1 1/2 cubits high. <24> Cover the table with pure gold and put gold trim around it. <25> Then make a frame 1 handbreadth[171] wide around the table. And put gold trim on the frame. <26> Then make four gold rings and put them on the four corners of the table, where the four legs are. <27> Put the rings close to the frame around the top of the table. These rings will hold the poles used to carry the table. <28> Use acacia wood to make the poles, and cover them with gold. The poles are for carrying the table. <29> Make the plates, the spoons, the pitchers, and the b owls from pure gold. The pitchers and bowls will be used for pouring the drink offerings. <30> Put the special bread[172] before me on the table. It must always be there in front of me.

The Lampstand

<31> "Then you must make a lampstand. Use pure gold and hammer it to make the base and the shaft.[173] Make flowers, buds, and petals from pure gold. Join all these things together into one piece.

<32> "The lampstand must have six branches-three branches on one side, and three branches on the other. <33> Each branch must have three flowers. Make these flowers like almond flowers with buds and petals. <34> Make four more flowers for the lampstand. These flowers must be made like almond flowers with buds and petals. <35> There will be six branches on the lampstand-three branches coming out from each side of the shaft. Make a flower with buds and petals below each of the three places where the branches join the shaft. <36> The whole lampstand with the flowers and branches must be made from pure gold. All this gold must be hammered and joined together into one piece. <37> Then make seven lamps[174] to go on the lampstand. These lamps will give light to the area in front of the lampstand. <38> Use pure gold to make the wick trimmers[175] and the trays. <39> Use 75 pounds[176] of pure gold to make the lampstand and the things to be used with it. <40> Be very careful to make everything exactly the way I showed you on the mountain.