Exodus 25:1-22
New American Standard Bible
Offerings for the Sanctuary
25 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “(A)Tell the sons of Israel to take a [a]contribution for Me; (B)from everyone whose heart moves him you shall take My [b]contribution. 3 This is the [c]contribution which you are to take from them: gold, silver, and bronze, 4 [d](C)violet, purple, and scarlet material, fine linen, goat hair, 5 rams’ skins dyed red, [e]fine leather, acacia wood, 6 (D)oil for lighting, (E)balsam oil for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense, 7 onyx stones and setting stones for the (F)ephod and for the [f](G)breastpiece. 8 Have them (H)construct a sanctuary for Me, (I)so that I may dwell among them. 9 (J)According 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.
Ark of the Covenant
10 “Now (K)they shall construct an [g]ark of acacia wood [h]two and a half cubits [i]long, one and a half cubits [j]wide, and one and a half cubits [k]high. 11 You shall (L)overlay it with pure gold, inside and out you shall overlay it, and you shall make a gold molding [l]around it. 12 You shall also cast four gold rings for it and [m]fasten them on its four feet; two rings shall be on one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it. 13 And you shall make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. 14 You shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to carry the ark with them. 15 The (M)poles shall [n]remain in the rings of the ark; they shall not be removed from it. 16 You shall (N)put into the ark the testimony which I shall give you.
17 “And you shall (O)make [o]an atoning cover of pure gold, [p]two and a half cubits [q]long and one and a half cubits [r]wide. 18 You shall make two cherubim of gold; make them of hammered work [s]at the two ends of the atoning cover. 19 Make one cherub [t]at one end and one cherub [u]at the other end; you shall make the cherubim of one piece [v]with the atoning cover at its two ends. 20 And (P)the cherubim shall have their wings spread upward, covering the atoning cover with their wings and [w]facing one another; the faces of the cherubim are to be turned toward the atoning cover. 21 Then (Q)you shall put the atoning cover [x]on top of the ark, and (R)in the ark you shall put the testimony which I will give to you. 22 (S)There I will meet with you; and from above the atoning cover, from (T)between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, I will speak to you about [y]every commandment that I will give you for the sons of Israel.
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- Exodus 25:2 Or uplifted offering
- Exodus 25:2 Or uplifted offering
- Exodus 25:3 Or uplifted offering
- Exodus 25:4 Or bluish; LXX hyacinth in color
- Exodus 25:5 Meaning of the Heb uncertain
- Exodus 25:7 Or pouch
- Exodus 25:10 I.e., chest
- Exodus 25:10 About 3.7 ft. long and 2.2 ft. wide and high or 1.1 m and 68 cm
- Exodus 25:10 Lit its length
- Exodus 25:10 Lit its width
- Exodus 25:10 Lit its height
- Exodus 25:11 Lit on it round about
- Exodus 25:12 Or put
- Exodus 25:15 Lit be
- Exodus 25:17 Also called a mercy seat, and so throughout the ch; i.e., where blood was sprinkled on the Day of Atonement
- Exodus 25:17 About 3.7 ft. long and 2.2 ft. wide or 1.1 m and 68 cm
- Exodus 25:17 Lit its length
- Exodus 25:17 Lit its width
- Exodus 25:18 Lit from
- Exodus 25:19 Lit from
- Exodus 25:19 Lit from
- Exodus 25:19 Lit from
- Exodus 25:20 Lit their faces to
- Exodus 25:21 Lit above, upon
- Exodus 25:22 Lit all that I will command
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