Exodus 25:1-40 ERV

[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; [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 oil and spices for the sweet-smelling incense. [7] Also accept onyx stones and other jewels to be put on the ephod and the judgment pouch. [8] "The people will build a holy place for me. Then I can live among them. [9] I will show you what the Holy Tent and everything in it should look like. Build everything exactly as I show you. [10] "Use acacia wood and build a special box. This Holy Box must be 2 1/2 cubits long, 1 1/2 cubits 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. Put it into this Box. [17] Then make a lid, the mercy-cover. Make it from pure gold. Make it 2 1/2 cubits long and 1 1/2 cubits wide. [18] Then make two Cherub angels 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. 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. From that place, I will give all my commands to the Israelites. [23] "Make a table from acacia wood. The table must be 2 cubits long, 1 cubit 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 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 bowls from pure gold. The pitchers and bowls will be used for pouring the drink offerings. [30] Put the special bread before me on the table. It must always be there in front of me. [31] "Then you must make a lampstand. Use pure gold and hammer it to make the base and the shaft. 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 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 lamp snuffers and trays. [39] Use 75 pounds 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.