Exodus 25 Parallel Bible

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1	And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:	The LORD said to Moses,	The LORD said to Moses,
2	“Speak to the sons of Israel, so that they may take the first-fruits to me. You shall accept these from every man who offers of his own accord.	“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.	“Tell the Israelites to bring me an offering. You are to receive the offering for me from everyone whose heart prompts them to give.
3	Now these are the things that you must accept: Gold, and silver, and brass,	And this is the contribution that you shall receive from them: gold, silver, and bronze,	These are the offerings you are to receive from them: gold, silver and bronze;
4	hyacinth and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine linen, the hair of goats,	blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen, goats’ hair,	blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen; goat hair;
5	and the skins of rams, dyed red, and skins of violet, and setim wood,	tanned rams’ skins, goatskins, acacia wood,	ram skins dyed red and another type of durable leather; acacia wood;
6	oil to prepare lights, aromatics as ointments and sweet-smelling incense,	oil for the lamps, spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense,	olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;
7	onyx stones and gems to adorn the ephod as well as the breastplate.	onyx stones, and stones for setting, for the ephod and for the breastpiece.	and onyx stones and other gems to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.
8	And they shall make a sanctuary for me, and I will live in their midst.	And let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell in their midst.	“Then have them make a sanctuary for me, and I will dwell among them.
9	According to exact likeness of the tabernacle, and all of the vessels for its rituals, that I will reveal to you, so shall you make it.	Exactly as I show you concerning the pattern of the tabernacle, and of all its furniture, so you shall make it.	Make this tabernacle and all its furnishings exactly like the pattern I will show you.
10	Join together an ark of setim wood, whose length shall hold two and one half cubits; the width, one and one half cubits; the height, likewise, one and one half cubits.	“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.	“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.
11	And you shall overlay it with the finest gold, inside and out. And over it, you shall fashion a gold crown all around,	You 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.	Overlay it with pure gold, both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it.
12	and four gold rings, which you shall set into the four corners of the ark. Let two rings be on one side and two on the other.	You 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.	Cast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other.
13	Likewise, you shall make bars of setim wood and cover them with gold.	You shall make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.	Then make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.
14	And you shall put them through the rings that are in the sides of the ark, so that it may be carried on them.	And you shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry the ark by them.	Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it.
15	These must always be in the rings, neither shall they ever be drawn out of them.	The poles shall remain in the rings of the ark; they shall not be taken from it.	The poles are to remain in the rings of this ark; they are not to be removed.
16	And you shall place the testimony, which I will give to you, in the ark.	And you shall put into the ark the testimony that I shall give you.	Then put in the ark the tablets of the covenant law, which I will give you.
17	You shall also make a propitiatory of the finest gold. Its length shall hold two and one half cubits, and the width, one and one half cubits.	“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.	“Make an atonement cover of pure gold—two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.
18	Likewise, you shall make two Cherubim of formed gold, on both sides of the oracle.	And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work shall you make them, on the two ends of the mercy seat.	And make two cherubim out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover.
19	Let one Cherub be on the one side, and the other be on the other.	Make 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.	Make 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.
20	And let them cover both sides of the propitiatory, spreading their wings and covering the oracle, and let them look out toward one another, their faces being turned toward the propitiatory, with which the ark is to be covered,	The 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.	The cherubim are to have their wings spread upward, overshadowing the cover with them. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the cover.
21	in which you will place the testimony that I will give to you.	And 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.	Place the cover on top of the ark and put in the ark the tablets of the covenant law that I will give you.
22	From there, I will warn you and speak to you, above the propitiatory and from the middle of the two Cherubim, which will be over the ark of the testimony, about everything that I will command of the sons of Israel through you.	There I will meet with you, and from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim that are on the ark of the testimony, I will speak with you about all that I will give you in commandment for the people of Israel.	There, above the cover between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the covenant law, I will meet with you and give you all my commands for the Israelites.
23	You shall also make a table of setim wood, having two cubits of length, and one cubit in width, and one cubit and one half cubits in height.	“You shall make a table of acacia wood. Two cubits shall be its length, a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height.	“Make a table of acacia wood—two cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high.
24	And you shall overlay it with the purest gold. And you shall make it with a gold lip all around,	You shall overlay it with pure gold and make a molding of gold around it.	Overlay it with pure gold and make a gold molding around it.
25	and for the lip itself an engraved crown, four fingers high, and above it another little gold crown.	And you shall make a rim around it a handbreadth wide, and a molding of gold around the rim.	Also make around it a rim a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim.
26	Likewise, you shall prepare four gold rings and set them in the four corners of the same table, over each foot.	And you shall make for it four rings of gold, and fasten the rings to the four corners at its four legs.	Make four gold rings for the table and fasten them to the four corners, where the four legs are.
27	Under the crown, there shall be gold rings, so that the bars may be put through them and the table may be carried.	Close to the frame the rings shall lie, as holders for the poles to carry the table.	The rings are to be close to the rim to hold the poles used in carrying the table.
28	Likewise, the bars themselves you shall make of setim wood, and surround them with gold, to lift up the table.	You shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, and the table shall be carried with these.	Make the poles of acacia wood, overlay them with gold and carry the table with them.
29	You shall also prepare small cups, as well as bowls, censers, and measuring cups, with which the libations shall be offered, out of the purest gold.	And you shall make its plates and dishes for incense, and its flagons and bowls with which to pour drink offerings; you shall make them of pure gold.	And make its plates and dishes of pure gold, as well as its pitchers and bowls for the pouring out of offerings.
30	And you shall place upon the table the bread of the presence, in my sight always.	And you shall set the bread of the Presence on the table before me regularly.	Put the bread of the Presence on this table to be before me at all times.
31	You shall also make a lampstand, formed from the finest gold, along with its stem and arms, its bowl and little spheres, as well as the lilies proceeding from it.	“You shall make a lampstand of pure gold. The lampstand shall be made of hammered work: its base, its stem, its cups, its calyxes, and its flowers shall be of one piece with it.	“Make a lampstand of pure gold. Hammer out its base and shaft, and make its flowerlike cups, buds and blossoms of one piece with them.
32	Six branches shall go out from the sides: three out of one side and three out of the other.	And there shall be six branches going out of its sides, three branches of the lampstand out of one side of it and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side of it;	Six branches are to extend from the sides of the lampstand—three on one side and three on the other.
33	Three bowls, the size of nuts, shall be on each branch, and a little sphere with it, and a lily. And three similar bowls, in the likeness of nuts, shall be on the other branch, and a little sphere with it, and a lily. This shall be the form of the six branches, which are to proceed from the stem.	three cups made like almond blossoms, each with calyx and flower, on one branch, and three cups made like almond blossoms, each with calyx and flower, on the other branch—so for the six branches going out of the lampstand.	Three cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms are to be on one branch, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches extending from the lampstand.
34	Then, in the lampstand itself, there shall be four bowls, the size of nuts, and each with little spheres and lilies.	And on the lampstand itself there shall be four cups made like almond blossoms, with their calyxes and flowers,	And on the lampstand there are to be four cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms.
35	Little spheres under two branches in three places, which together make six, shall proceed from one of the stems.	and a calyx of one piece with it under each pair of the six branches going out from the lampstand.	One bud shall be under the first pair of branches extending from the lampstand, a second bud under the second pair, and a third bud under the third pair—six branches in all.
36	Thus both the little spheres and the branches shall be made out of the same thing: entirely formed from the purest gold.	Their calyxes and their branches shall be of one piece with it, the whole of it a single piece of hammered work of pure gold.	The buds and branches shall all be of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.
37	You shall also make seven lamps, and you shall place them upon the lampstand, so that they may give light in every direction.	You shall make seven lamps for it. And the lamps shall be set up so as to give light on the space in front of it.	“Then make its seven lamps and set them up on it so that they light the space in front of it.
38	Likewise, the candle snuffers, and the place where the candles will be extinguished, shall be made from the purest gold.	Its tongs and their trays shall be of pure gold.	Its wick trimmers and trays are to be of pure gold.
39	The entire weight of the candlestick, with all its parts, shall hold one talent of the purest gold.	It shall be made, with all these utensils, out of a talent of pure gold.	A talent of pure gold is to be used for the lampstand and all these accessories.
40	Observe, and then make it according to the example that was shown to you on the mountain.”	And see that you make them after the pattern for them, which is being shown you on the mountain.	See that you make them according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.
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