Exodus 25 Parallel Bible

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	NLT New Living Translation	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
1	The LORD said to Moses,	The LORD said to Moses,	The LORD said to Moses,
2	“Tell the people of Israel to bring me their sacred offerings. Accept the contributions from all whose hearts are moved to offer them.	“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	Here is a list of sacred offerings you may accept from them: gold, silver, and bronze;	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	blue, purple, and scarlet thread; fine linen and goat hair for cloth;	blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen, goats’ hair,	blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen; goat hair;
5	tanned ram skins and fine goatskin leather; acacia wood;	tanned rams’ skins, goatskins, acacia wood,	ram skins dyed red and another type of durable leather; acacia wood;
6	olive oil for the lamps; spices for the anointing oil and the fragrant 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 other gemstones to be set in the ephod and the priest’s chestpiece.	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	“Have the people of Israel build me a holy sanctuary so I can live among them.	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	You must build this Tabernacle and its furnishings exactly according to the pattern I will show you.	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	“Have the people make an Ark of acacia wood—a sacred chest 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high.	“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	Overlay it inside and outside with pure gold, and run a molding of gold all around it.	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	Cast four gold rings and attach them to its four feet, two rings on each side.	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	Make poles from acacia wood, and overlay 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	Insert the poles into the rings at the sides of the Ark to carry it.	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 carrying poles must stay inside the rings; never remove 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	When the Ark is finished, place inside it the stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant, which I will give to you.	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	“Then make the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—from pure gold. It must be 45 inches long and 27 inches wide.	“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	Then make two cherubim from hammered gold, and place them on the two ends of the atonement cover.	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	Mold the cherubim on each end of the atonement cover, making it all of one piece of gold.	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	The cherubim will face each other and look down on the atonement cover. With their wings spread above it, they will protect it.	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	Place 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.	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	I will meet with you there and talk to you from above the atonement cover between the gold cherubim that hover over the Ark of the Covenant. From there I will give you my commands for the people of Israel.	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	“Then make a table of acacia wood, 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high.	“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	Overlay it with pure gold and run a gold molding around the edge.	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	Decorate it with a 3-inch border all around, and run a gold molding along the border.	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	Make four gold rings for the table and attach them at the four corners next to the four legs.	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	Attach the rings near the border to hold the poles that are used to carry the table.	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	Make these poles from acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.	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	Make special containers of pure gold for the table—bowls, ladles, pitchers, and jars—to be used in pouring out liquid offerings.	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	Place the Bread of the Presence on the table to remain before me at all times.	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	“Make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. Make the entire lampstand and its decorations of one piece—the base, center stem, lamp cups, buds, and petals.	“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	Make it with six branches going out from the center stem, three on each side.	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	Each of the six branches will have three lamp cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and petals.	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	Craft the center stem of the lampstand with four lamp cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and petals.	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	There will also be an almond bud beneath each pair of branches where the six branches extend from the center stem.	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	The almond buds and branches must all be of one piece with the center stem, and they must be hammered from pure 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	Then make the seven lamps for the lampstand, and set them so they reflect their light forward.	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	The lamp snuffers and trays must also be made of pure gold.	Its tongs and their trays shall be of pure gold.	Its wick trimmers and trays are to be of pure gold.
39	You will need 75 pounds of pure gold for the lampstand and its accessories.	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	“Be sure that you make everything according to the pattern I have shown you here 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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