THE
BOOK OF EXODUS
Exodus Chapter 25
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¶ Then the LORD said to Moses,
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Tell the children of
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And this is the offering which you shall receive from them; gold,
silver, and brass,
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And blue, purple, and scarlet material, and fine linen, and goats’ hair,
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And rams’ skins dyed red, and badgers’ skins, and acacia wood,
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Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense,
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Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in
the breastplate.
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And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.
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And you shall make it according to the pattern that I show you, the
pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the furniture in it.
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¶ And they shall make an ark of acacia wood: its length shall be
two and a half cubits, its breadth one and a half cubits, and its height one
and a half cubits.
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And you shall overlay it with pure gold, both within and without, and make a
gold molding all around it.
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And you shall cast four rings of gold for it, and attach them to the
four lower corners of it; two rings shall be on one side of it,
and two rings on the other side of it.
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And you shall make poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.
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And put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, that the ark may be
carried by them.
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The poles should stay in the rings of the ark: and not be removed from it.
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And you shall place the testimony that I will give you into the ark.
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And you shall make a mercy seat of pure gold: its length shall be
two and a half cubits, and its breadth one and a half cubits.
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And you shall make two golden cherubim, you shall make
them of hammered work, on the two ends of the mercy seat.
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One angel on the one end, and the other angel on the other end: making the
cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat on the two ends of it.
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And the cherubim shall spread out their wings above, covering the mercy
seat with their wings, and their faces shall be facing each other; and looking down
toward the mercy seat.
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And you shall put the mercy seat on the top of the ark; and you shall put the
testimony that I shall give you in the ark.
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There I will meet with you, and from above the mercy seat, from between the two
cherubim that are upon the ark of the testimony, I will commune with
you, and give you all the instructions that you shall give to the children of
Israel.
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¶ You shall also make a table of acacia wood:
Its length shall be two cubits, its breadth one cubit, and its height
one and a half cubits.
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And you shall overlay it with pure gold, and make a golden molding around it.
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And you shall make a rim a hand breadth wide around it, and you shall make a
golden molding around it.
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And you shall make for it four rings of gold, and fasten the rings on the four
corners that are on the table’s four legs.
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The rings for the poles to carry the table shall be close against the frame.
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And you shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold,
so that the table may be carried with them.
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And you shall make its plates, and cups, pitchers, and bowls for pouring drink
offerings, of pure gold.
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And you shall set the showbread on the table before me at all times.
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¶ And you shall make a lampstand
of pure gold: the lampstand shall be made
of beaten work: its shaft, and its branches, its bowls, its knobs, and its
flowers, shall be one piece with it.
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And six branches shall come out of the sides of it; three branches of the lampstand out of the one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side:
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There are to be three bowls shaped like almond blossoms, with a knob and
petals on one branch; and three bowls shaped like almond blossoms on the other
branch, with a knob and petals: and so on for all six branches that come
out of the candlestick.
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And on the shaft of the lampstand there shall
be four bowls shaped like almond blossoms, with their knobs and
their petals.
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And there shall be a knob under each pair of the six branches going out
of the lampstand.
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Their knobs and their branches shall be one piece with it: it shall all
be hammered from one piece of pure gold.
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And you shall make the seven lamps for it: its lamps are to be set up, so that
they give light in front of it.
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And its snuffers, and ash trays, shall be of pure gold.
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Use a talent of pure gold to make it, including all the utensils.
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And see to it that you follow the pattern, that was
shown to you on the mountain.