Exodus 25:1-16 ▼

1 Then the LORD said to Moses,

2 “Tell the Israelites to bring Me an offering. You are to receive My offering from every man whose heart compels him.

3 This is the offering you are to accept from them: gold, silver, and bronze;

4 blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair;

5 ram skins dyed red and fine leather; acacia wood;

6 olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;

7 and onyx stones and gemstones to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.

8 And they are to make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them.

9 You must make the tabernacle and design all its furnishings according to the pattern I show you.

10 And they are to construct 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 with pure gold both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it.

12 Cast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.

13 And make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.

14 Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, in order to carry it.

15 The poles are to remain in the rings of the ark; they must not be removed.

16 And place inside the ark the Testimony, which I will give you.