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The Second Book of Moses: Exodus

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- Chapter 25 -

(Exodus 35:4–9)
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And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
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Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring firstfruits to me: of every man that offereth of his own accord, you shall take them.
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And these are the things you must take: gold, and silver, and brass,
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Violet and purple, and scarlet twice dyed, and fine linen, and goats’ hair,
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And rams’ skins dyed red, and violet skins, and setim wood:
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Oil to make lights: spices for ointment, and for sweetsmelling incense:
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Onyx stones, and precious stones to adorn the ephod and the rational.
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And they shall make me a sanctuary, and I will dwell in the midst of them:
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According to all the likeness of the tabernacle which I will shew thee, and of all the vessels for the service thereof: and thus you shall make it:

The Ark of the Covenant

(Exodus 37:1–5)
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Frame an ark of setim wood, the length whereof shall be of two cubits and a half: the breadth, a cubit and a half: the height, likewise, a cubit and a half.
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And thou shalt overlay it with the purest gold within and without: and over it thou shalt make a golden crown round about:
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And four golden rings, which thou shall put at the four corners of the ark: let two rings be on the one side, and two on the other.
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Thou shalt make bars also of setim wood, and shalt overlay them with gold.
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And thou shalt put them in through the rings that are in the sides of the ark, that it may be carried on them.
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And they shall be always in the rings, neither shall they at any time be drawn out of them.
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And thou shalt put in the ark the testimony which I will give thee.

The Mercy Seat

(Exodus 37:6–9)
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Thou shalt make also a propitiatory of the purest gold: the length thereof shall be two cubits and a half, and the breadth a cubit and a half.
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Thou shalt make also two cherubims of beaten gold, on the two sides of the oracle.
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Let one cherub be on the one side, and the other on the other.
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Let them cover both sides of the propitiatory, spreading their wings, and covering the oracle, and let them look one towards the other, their faces being turned towards the propitiatory wherewith the ark is to be covered.
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In which thou shalt put the testimony that I will give thee.
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Thence will I give orders, and will speak to thee over the propitiatory, and from the midst of the two cherubims, which shall be upon the ark of the testimony, all things which I will command the children of Israel by thee.

The Table of Showbread

(Exodus 37:10–16; Leviticus 24:5–9)
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Thou shalt make a table also of setim wood, of two cubits in length, and a cubit in breadth, and a cubit and half in height.
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And thou shalt overlay it with the purest gold: and thou shalt make to it a golden ledge round about.
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And to the ledge itself a polished crown, four inches high: and over the same another little golden crown.
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Thou shalt prepare also four golden rings, and shalt put them in the four corners of the same table over each foot.
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Under the crown shall the golden rings be, that the bars may be put through them, and the table may be carried.
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The bars also themselves thou shalt make of setim wood, and shalt overlay them with gold to bear up the table.
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Thou shalt prepare also dishes, and bowls, censers, and cups, wherein the libations are to be offered of the purest gold.
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And thou shalt set upon the table loaves of proposition in my sight always.

The Lampstand

(Exodus 37:17–24; Numbers 8:1–4)
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Thou shalt make also a candlestick of beaten work of the finest gold, the shaft thereof, and the branches, the cups, and the bowls, and the lilies going forth from it.
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Six branches shall come out of the sides, three out of the one side, and three out of the other.
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Three cups as it were nuts to every branch, and a bowl withal, and a lily; and three cups, likewise of the fashion of nuts in the other branch, and a bowl withal, and a lily. Such shall be the work of the six branches, that are to come out from the shaft:
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And in the candlestick itself shall be four cups in the manner of a nut, and at every one, bowls and lilies.
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Bowls under two branches in three places, which together make six coming forth out of one shaft.
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And both the bowls and the branches shall be of the same beaten work of the purest gold.
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Thou shalt make also seven lamps, and shalt set them upon the candlestick, to give light over against.
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The snuffers also and where the snuffings shall be put out, shall be made of the purest gold.
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The whole weight of the candlestick with all the furniture thereof shall be a talent of the purest gold.
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Look and make it according to the pattern, that was shewn thee in the mount.
(Exodus 35:4–9)
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The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
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“Speak to the children of Israel, that they take an offering for me. From everyone whose heart makes him willing you shall take my offering.
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This is the offering which you shall take from them: gold, silver, bronze,
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blue, purple, scarlet, fine linen, goats’ hair,
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rams’ skins dyed red, sea cow hides,(a) acacia wood,
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oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense,
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onyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod and for the breastplate.
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Let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.
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According to all that I show you, the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all of its furniture, even so you shall make it.

The Ark of the Covenant

(Exodus 37:1–5)
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“They shall make an ark of acacia wood. Its length shall be two and a half cubits,(b) its width a cubit and a half, and a cubit and a half its height.
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You shall overlay it with pure gold. You shall overlay it inside and outside, and you shall make a gold molding around it.
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You shall cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in its four feet. Two rings shall be on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.
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You shall make poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.
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You shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry the ark.
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The poles shall be in the rings of the ark. They shall not be taken from it.
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You shall put the covenant which I shall give you into the ark.

The Mercy Seat

(Exodus 37:6–9)
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You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold. Two and a half cubits shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its width.
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You shall make two cherubim of hammered gold. You shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat.
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Make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end. You shall make the cherubim on its two ends of one piece with the mercy seat.
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The cherubim shall spread out their wings upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy seat.
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You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the covenant that I will give you.
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There I will meet with you, and I will tell you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the covenant, all that I command you for the children of Israel.

The Table of Showbread

(Exodus 37:10–16; Leviticus 24:5–9)
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“You shall make a table of acacia wood. Its length shall be two cubits, and its width a cubit, and its height one and a half cubits.
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You shall overlay it with pure gold, and make a gold molding around it.
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You shall make a rim of a hand width around it. You shall make a golden molding on its rim around it.
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You shall make four rings of gold for it, and put the rings in the four corners that are on its four feet.
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The rings shall be close to the rim, for places for the poles to carry the table.
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You shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be carried with them.
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You shall make its dishes, its spoons, its ladles, and its bowls with which to pour out offerings. You shall make them of pure gold.
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You shall set bread of the presence on the table before me always.

The Lampstand

(Exodus 37:17–24; Numbers 8:1–4)
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“You shall make a lamp stand of pure gold. The lamp stand shall be made of hammered work. Its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its flowers shall be of one piece with it.
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There shall be six branches going out of its sides: three branches of the lamp stand out of its one side, and three branches of the lamp stand out of its other side;
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three cups made like almond blossoms in one branch, a bud and a flower; and three cups made like almond blossoms in the other branch, a bud and a flower, so for the six branches going out of the lamp stand;
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and in the lamp stand four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its flowers;
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and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of the lamp stand.
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Their buds and their branches shall be of one piece with it, all of it one beaten work of pure gold.
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You shall make its lamps seven, and they shall light its lamps to give light to the space in front of it.
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Its snuffers and its snuff dishes shall be of pure gold.
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It shall be made of a talent (c) of pure gold, with all these accessories.
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See that you make them after their pattern, which has been shown to you on the mountain.

Footnotes

(a)25:5 or, fine leather
(b)25:10 A cubit is the length from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow on a man’s arm, or about 18 inches or 46 centimeters.
(c)25:39 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds or 965 Troy ounces
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