Exodus 25:1-21
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 25
1Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2Tell the sons of Israel to take a contribution for Me; from everyone whose heart moves him you shall take My contribution. 3This is the contribution which you are to take from them: gold, silver, and bronze, 4violet, purple, and scarlet material, fine linen, goat hair, 5rams’ skins dyed red, fine leather, acacia wood, 6oil for lighting, balsam oil for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense, 7onyx stones and setting stones for the ephod and for the breastpiece. 8Have them construct a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them. 9According to all that I am going to show you as the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its furniture, so you shall construct it.
10Now they shall construct an ark of acacia wood two and a half cubits long, one and a half cubits wide, and one and a half cubits high.
11You shall overlay it with pure gold, inside and out you shall overlay it, and you shall make a gold molding around it.
12You shall also cast four gold rings for it and fasten them on its four feet; two rings shall be on one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.
13And you shall make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.
14You shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to carry the ark with them.
15The poles shall remain in the rings of the ark; they shall not be removed from it.
16You shall put into the ark the testimony which I shall give you.
17And you shall make an atoning cover of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and one and a half cubits wide.
18You shall make two cherubim of gold; make them of hammered work at the two ends of the atoning cover.
19Make one cherub at one end and one cherub at the other end; you shall make the cherubim of one piece with the atoning cover at its two ends.
20And the cherubim shall have their wings spread upward, covering the atoning cover with their wings and facing one another; the faces of the cherubim are to be turned toward the atoning cover.
21Then you shall put the atoning cover on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the testimony which I will give to you.
King James Version
Chapter 25
1And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering. 3And this is the offering which ye shall take of them; gold, and silver, and brass, 4And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair, 5And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood, 6Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense, 7Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate. 8And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them. 9According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it. 10And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof. 11And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about. 12And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four corners thereof; and two rings shall be in the one side of it, and two rings in the other side of it. 13And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold. 14And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them. 15The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it. 16And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.
17And thou shalt make a mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.
18And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.
19And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end: even of the mercy seat shall ye make the cherubims on the two ends thereof.
20And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be.
21And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 25
1The Lord spoke to Moses: 2"Tell the Israelites to take an offering for me. You are to take my offering from everyone who is willing to give. 3This is the offering you are to receive from them: gold, silver, and bronze; 4blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair; 5ram skins dyed red and fine leather; acacia wood; 6oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense; 7and onyx along with other gemstones for mounting on the ephod and breastpiece.
8"They are to make a sanctuary for me so that I may dwell among them.
9You must make it according to all that I show you—the pattern of the tabernacle as well as the pattern of all its furnishings.
10"They are to make an ark of acacia wood, forty-five inches long, twenty-seven inches wide, and twenty-seven inches high.
11Overlay it with pure gold; overlay it both inside and out. Also make a gold molding all around it.
12Cast four gold rings for it and place them on its four feet, two rings on one side and two rings on the other side.
13Make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.
14Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry the ark with them.
15The poles are to remain in the rings of the ark; they must not be removed from it.
16Put the tablets of the testimony that I will give you into the ark.
17Make a mercy seat of pure gold, forty-five inches long and twenty-seven inches wide.
18Make two cherubim of gold; make them of hammered work at the two ends of the mercy seat.
19Make one cherub at one end and one cherub at the other end. At its two ends, make the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat.
20The cherubim are to have wings spread out above, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and are to face one another. The faces of the cherubim should be toward the mercy seat.
21Set the mercy seat on top of the ark and put the tablets of the testimony that I will give you into the ark.
New Living Translation
Chapter 25
1The Lord said to Moses, 2Tell the people of Israel to bring me their sacred offerings. Accept the contributions from all whose hearts are moved to offer them.
3Here is a list of sacred offerings you may accept from them: gold, silver, and bronze;
4blue, purple, and scarlet thread; fine linen and goat hair for cloth;
5tanned ram skins and fine goatskin leather; acacia wood;
6olive oil for the lamps; spices for the anointing oil and the fragrant incense;
7onyx stones, and other gemstones to be set in the ephod and the priest’s chestpiece.
8Have the people of Israel build me a holy sanctuary so I can live among them.
9You must build this Tabernacle and its furnishings exactly according to the pattern I will show you.
10Have the people make an Ark of acacia wood — a sacred chest 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high.
11Overlay it inside and outside with pure gold, and run a molding of gold all around it.
12Cast four gold rings and attach them to its four feet, two rings on each side.
13Make poles from acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.
14Insert the poles into the rings at the sides of the Ark to carry it.
15These carrying poles must stay inside the rings; never remove them.
16When the Ark is finished, place inside it the stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant, which I will give to you.
17Then make the Ark’s cover — the place of atonement — from pure gold. It must be 45 inches long and 27 inches wide.
18Then make two cherubim from hammered gold, and place them on the two ends of the atonement cover.
19Mold the cherubim on each end of the atonement cover, making it all of one piece of gold.
20The cherubim will face each other and look down on the atonement cover. With their wings spread above it, they will protect it.
21Place inside the Ark the stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant, which I will give to you. Then put the atonement cover on top of the Ark.
English Standard Version
Chapter 25
1The Lord said to Moses, 2"Speak to the people of Israel, that they take for me a contribution. From every man whose heart moves him you shall receive the contribution for me. 3And this is the contribution that you shall receive from them: gold, silver, and bronze, 4blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen, goats ' hair, 5tanned rams ' skins, goatskins, acacia wood, 6oil for the lamps, spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense, 7onyx stones, and stones for setting, for the ephod and for the breastpiece. 8And let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell in their midst. 9Exactly as I show you concerning the pattern of the tabernacle, and of all its furniture, so you shall make it.
10"They shall make an ark of acacia wood. Two cubits and a half shall be its length, a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height.
11You shall overlay it with pure gold, inside and outside shall you overlay it, and you shall make on it a molding of gold around it.
12You shall cast four rings of gold for it and put them on its four feet, two rings on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.
13You shall make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.
14And you shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry the ark by them.
15The poles shall remain in the rings of the ark; they shall not be taken from it.
16And you shall put into the ark the testimony that I shall give you.
17"You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold. Two cubits and a half shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth.
18And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work shall you make them, on the two ends of the mercy seat.
19Make one cherub on the one end, and one cherub on the other end. Of one piece with the mercy seat shall you make the cherubim on its two ends.
20The cherubim shall spread out their wings above, overshadowing the mercy seat with their wings, their faces one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubim be.
21And you shall put the mercy seat on the top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the testimony that I shall give you.
New International Version
Chapter 25
1The Lord said to Moses, 2"Tell the Israelites to bring me an offering. You are to receive the offering for me from everyone whose heart prompts them to give. 3These are the offerings you are to receive from them: gold, silver and bronze; 4blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen; goat hair; 5ram skins dyed red and another type of durable leather ; acacia wood; 6olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense; 7and onyx stones and other gems to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.
8"Then have them make a sanctuary for me, and I will dwell among them.
9Make this tabernacle and all its furnishings exactly like the pattern I will show you.
10"Have them 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.
11Overlay it with pure gold, both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it.
12Cast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other.
13Then make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.
14Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it.
15The poles are to remain in the rings of this ark; they are not to be removed.
16Then put in the ark the tablets of the covenant law, which I will give you.
17"Make an atonement cover of pure gold—two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.
18And make two cherubim out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover.
19Make one cherub on one end and the second cherub on the other; make the cherubim of one piece with the cover, at the two ends.
20The cherubim are to have their wings spread upward, overshadowing the cover with them. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the cover.
21Place the cover on top of the ark and put in the ark the tablets of the covenant law that I will give you.
New King James Version
Chapter 25
1Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2“Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring Me an offering. From everyone who gives it willingly with his heart you shall take My offering. 3And this is the offering which you shall take from them: gold, silver, and bronze; 4blue, purple, and scarlet thread, fine linen, and goats’ hair; 5ram skins dyed red, badger skins, and acacia wood; 6oil for the light, and spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense; 7onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod and in the breastplate. 8And let them make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them. 9According to all that I show you, that is, the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its furnishings, just so you shall make it.
10“And they shall make an ark of acacia wood; two and a half cubits shall be its length, a cubit and a half its width, and a cubit and a half its height.
11And you shall overlay it with pure gold, inside and out you shall overlay it, and shall make on it a molding of gold all around.
12You shall cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in its four corners; two rings shall be on one side, and two rings on the other side.
13And you shall make poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.
14You shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, that the ark may be carried by them.
15The poles shall be in the rings of the ark; they shall not be taken from it.
16And you shall put into the ark the Testimony which I will give you.
17“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.
18And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work you shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat.
19Make one cherub at one end, and the other cherub at the other end; you shall make the cherubim at the two ends of it of one piece with the mercy seat.
20And the cherubim shall stretch out their wings above, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and they shall face one another; the faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy seat.
21You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the Testimony that I will give you.
