Exodus 25

vayedabber Adonai el-mosheh lemor

GOD spoke to Moses, saying:

dabber el-bene yisra'el veyiqkhu-li terumah me'et kol-ish asher yiddevennu libbo tiqkhu et-terumati

Tell the Israelite people to bring Me gifts; you shall accept gifts for Me from every person whose heart is so moved.

vezot hatterumah asher tiqkhu me'ittam zahav vakhesef unekhoshet

And these are the gifts that you shall accept from them: gold, silver, and copper;

utekhelet ve'argaman vetola'at shani veshesh ve'izzim

blue, purple, and crimson yarns, fine linen, goats’ hair;

ve'orot elim me'oddamim ve'orot tekhashim va'atse shittim

tanned ram skins, dolphin skins, and acacia wood;

shemen lamma'or besamim leshemen hammishkhah veliqtoret hassammim

oil for lighting, spices for the anointing oil and for the aromatic incense;

avne-shoham ve'avne millu'im la'efod velakhoshen

lapis lazuli and other stones for setting, for the ephod and for the breastpiece.

ve'asu li miqdash veshakhanti betokham

And let them make Me a sanctuary that I may dwell among them.

kekhol asher ani mareh otekha et tavnit hammishkan ve'et tavnit kol-kelayw vekhen ta'asu

Exactly as I show you—the pattern of the Tabernacle and the pattern of all its furnishings—so shall you make it.

ve'asu aron atse shittim ammatayim vakhetsi orko ve'ammah vakhetsi rokhbo ve'ammah vakhetsi qomato

They shall make an ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.

vetsippita oto zahav tahor mibbayit umikhuts tetsappennu ve'asita alayw zer zahav saviv

Overlay it with pure gold—overlay it inside and out—and make upon it a gold molding round about.

veyatsaqta lo arba tabbe'ot zahav venatattah al arba pa'amotayw ushete tabba'ot al-tsalo ha'ekhat ushete tabba'ot al-tsalo hashenit

Cast four gold rings for it, to be attached to its four feet, two rings on one of its side walls and two on the other.

ve'asita vadde atse shittim vetsippita otam zahav

Make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold;

veheveta et-habbaddim battabba'ot al tsalot ha'aron laset et-ha'aron bahem

then insert the poles into the rings on the side walls of the ark, for carrying the ark.

betabbe'ot ha'aron yihyu habbaddim lo yasuru mimmennu

The poles shall remain in the rings of the ark: they shall not be removed from it.

venatatta el-ha'aron et ha'edut asher etten elekha

And deposit in the Ark [the tablets of] the Pact that I will give you.

ve'asita khapporet zahav tahor ammatayim vakhetsi orkah ve'ammah vakhetsi rokhbah

You shall make a cover of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

ve'asita shenayim keruvim zahav miqshah ta'aseh otam mishene qetsot hakkapporet

Make two cherubim of gold—make them of hammered work—at the two ends of the cover.

va'aseh keruv ekhad miqqatsah mizzeh ukheruv-ekhad miqqatsah mizzeh min-hakkapporet ta'asu et-hakkeruvim al-shene qetsotayw

Make one cherub at one end and the other cherub at the other end; of one piece with the cover shall you make the cherubim at its two ends.

vehayu hakkeruvim porese khenafayim lemalah sokhekhim bekhanfehem al-hakkapporet ufenehem ish el-akhiv el-hakkapporet yihyu pene hakkeruvim

The cherubim shall have their wings spread out above, shielding the cover with their wings. They shall confront each other, the faces of the cherubim being turned toward the cover.

venatatta et-hakkapporet al-ha'aron milma'elah ve'el-ha'aron titten et-ha'edut asher etten elekha

Place the cover on top of the Ark, after depositing inside the Ark the Pact that I will give you.

veno'adti lekha sham vedibbarti ittekha me'al hakkapporet mibben shene hakkeruvim asher al-aron ha'edut et kol-asher atsavveh otekha el-bene yisra'el

There I will meet with you, and I will impart to you—from above the cover, from between the two cherubim that are on top of the Ark of the Pact—all that I will command you concerning the Israelite people.

ve'asita shulkhan atse shittim ammatayim orko ve'ammah rokhbo ve'ammah vakhetsi qomato

You shall make a table of acacia wood, two cubits long, one cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.

vetsippita oto zahav tahor ve'asita lo zer zahav saviv

Overlay it with pure gold, and make a gold molding around it.

ve'asita lo misgeret tofakh saviv ve'asita zer-zahav lemisgarto saviv

Make a rim of a hand’s breadth around it, and make a gold molding for its rim round about.

ve'asita lo arba tabbe'ot zahav venatatta et-hattabba'ot al arba happe'ot asher le'arba raglayw

Make four gold rings for it, and attach the rings to the four corners at its four legs.

le'ummat hammisgeret tihyena hattabba'ot levattim levaddim laset et-hashulkhan

The rings shall be next to the rim, as holders for poles to carry the table.

ve'asita et-habbaddim atse shittim vetsippita otam zahav venissa-vam et-hashulkhan

Make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold; by these the table shall be carried.

ve'asita qe'arotayw vekhappotayw uqesotayw umenaqqiyyotayw asher yussakh bahen zahav tahor ta'aseh otam

Make its bowls, ladles, jars and jugs with which to offer libations; make them of pure gold.

venatatta al-hashulkhan lekhem panim lefanay tamid

And on the table you shall set the bread of display, to be before Me always.

ve'asita menorat zahav tahor miqshah te'aseh hammenorah yerekhah veqanah gevi'eha kaftoreha uferakheha mimmennah yihyu

You shall make a lampstand of pure gold; the lampstand shall be made of hammered work; its base and its shaft, its cups, calyxes, and petals shall be of one piece.

veshisha qanim yotse'im mitsiddeha sheloshah qene menorah mitsiddah ha'ekhad usheloshah qene menorah mitsiddah hasheni

Six branches shall issue from its sides; three branches from one side of the lampstand and three branches from the other side of the lampstand.

sheloshah gevi'im meshuqqadim baqqaneh ha'ekhad kaftor vaferakh usheloshah gevi'im meshuqqadim baqqaneh ha'ekhad kaftor vafarakh ken lesheshet haqqanim hayyotse'im min-hammenorah

On one branch there shall be three cups shaped like almond-blossoms, each with calyx and petals, and on the next branch there shall be three cups shaped like almond-blossoms, each with calyx and petals; so for all six branches issuing from the lampstand.

uvammenorah arba'ah gevi'im meshuqqadim kaftoreha uferakheha

And on the lampstand itself there shall be four cups shaped like almond-blossoms, each with calyx and petals:

vekhaftor takhat shene haqqanim mimmennah vekhaftor takhat shene haqqanim mimmennah vekhaftor takhat-shene haqqanim mimmennah lesheshet haqqanim hayyotse'im min-hammenorah

a calyx, of one piece with it, under a pair of branches; and a calyx, of one piece with it, under the second pair of branches, and a calyx, of one piece with it, under the last pair of branches; so for all six branches issuing from the lampstand.

kaftorehem uqenotam mimmennah yihyu kullah miqshah akhat zahav tahor

Their calyxes and their stems shall be of one piece with it, the whole of it a single hammered piece of pure gold.

ve'asita et-neroteha shivah vehe'elah et-neroteha vehe'ir al-ever paneha

Make its seven lamps—the lamps shall be so mounted as to give the light on its front side—

umalqakheha umakhtoteha zahav tahor

and its tongs and fire pans of pure gold.

kikkar zahav tahor ya'aseh otah et kol-hakkelim ha'elleh

It shall be made, with all these furnishings, out of a talent of pure gold.

ure'eh va'aseh betavnitam asher-attah moreh bahar

Note well, and follow the patterns for them that are being shown you on the mountain.