Offerings for the Tabernacle (Exodus 35:4–9)
1 Brenton And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, BSB BSB: Then the LORD said to Moses,
2 Brenton Speak to the children of Israel, and take first-fruits of all, who may be disposed in their heart to give; and ye shall take my first-fruits. BSB BSB: “Tell the Israelites to bring Me an offering. You are to receive My offering from every man whose heart compels him.
3 Brenton And this is the offering which ye shall take of them; gold and silver and brass, BSB BSB: This is the offering you are to accept from them: gold, silver, and bronze;
4 Brenton and blue, and purple, and double scarlet, and fine spun linen, and goats' hair, BSB BSB: blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair;
5 Brenton and rams' skins dyed red, and blue skins, and incorruptible wood, BSB BSB: ram skins dyed red and fine leather; acacia wood;
6 Brenton and oil for the light, incense for anointing oil, and for the composition of incense, BSB BSB: olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;
7 Brenton and sardius stones, and stones for the carved work of the breast-plate, and the full-length robe. BSB BSB: and onyx stones and gemstones to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.
8 Brenton And thou shalt make me a sanctuary, and I will appear among you. BSB BSB: And they are to make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them.
9 Brenton And thou shalt make for me according to all things which I shew thee in the mountain; even the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all its furniture: so shalt thou make it. BSB BSB: You must make the tabernacle and design all its furnishings according to the pattern I show you.
The Ark of the Covenant (Exodus 37:1–5)
10 Brenton And thou shalt make the ark of testimony of incorruptible wood; the length of two cubits and a half, and the breadth of a cubit and a half, and the height of a cubit and a half. BSB BSB: 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 Brenton And thou shalt gild it with pure gold, thou shalt gild it within and without; and thou shalt make for it golden wreaths twisted round about. BSB BSB: Overlay it with pure gold both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it.
13 Brenton And thou shalt make staves of incorruptible wood, and shalt gild them with gold. BSB BSB: And make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.
14 Brenton And thou shalt put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark with them. BSB BSB: Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, in order to carry it.
15 Brenton The staves shall remain fixed in the rings of the ark. BSB BSB: The poles are to remain in the rings of the ark; they must not be removed.
16 Brenton And thou shalt put into the ark the testimonies which I shall give thee. BSB BSB: And place inside the ark the Testimony, which I will give you.
The Mercy Seat (Exodus 37:6–9)
17 Brenton And thou shalt make a propitiatory, a lid of pure gold; the length of two cubits and a half, and the breadth of a cubit and a half. BSB BSB: And you are to construct a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.
18 Brenton And thou shalt make two cherubs graven in gold, and thou shalt put them on both sides of the propitiatory. BSB BSB: Make two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,
19 Brenton They shall be made, one cherub on this side, and another cherub on the other side of the propitiatory; and thou shalt make the two cherubs on the two sides. BSB BSB: one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.
20 Brenton The cherubs shall stretch forth their wings above, overshadowing the propitiatory with their wings; and their faces shall be toward each other, the faces of the cherubs shall be toward the propitiatory. BSB BSB: And the cherubim are to have wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the mercy seat.
21 Brenton And thou shalt set the propitiatory on the ark above, and thou shalt put into the ark the testimonies which I shall give thee. BSB BSB: Set the mercy seat atop the ark and put the Testimony that I will give you into the ark.
22 Brenton And I will make myself known to thee from thence, and I will speak to thee above the propitiatory between the two cherubs, which are upon the ark of testimony, even in all things which I shall charge thee concerning the children of Israel. BSB BSB: And I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the Testimony; I will speak with you about all that I command you regarding the Israelites.
The Table of Showbread (Exodus 37:10–16; Leviticus 24:5–9)
23 Brenton And thou shalt make a golden table of pure gold, in length two cubits, and in breadth a cubit, and in height a cubit and a half. BSB BSB: You are also to make a table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.
24 Brenton And thou shalt make for it golden wreaths twisted round about, and thou shalt make for it a crown of an hand-breadth round about. BSB BSB: Overlay it with pure gold and make a gold molding around it.
25 Brenton And thou shalt make a twisted wreath for the crown round about. BSB BSB: And make a rim around it a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim.
26 Brenton And thou shalt make four golden rings; and thou shalt put the four rings upon the four parts of its feet under the crown. BSB BSB: Make four gold rings for the table and fasten them to the four corners at its four legs.
27 Brenton And the rings shall be for bearings for the staves, that they may bear the table with them. BSB BSB: The rings are to be close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.
28 Brenton And thou shalt make the staves of incorruptible wood, and thou shalt gild them with pure gold; and the table shall be borne with them. BSB BSB: Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, so that the table may be carried with them.
29 Brenton And thou shalt make its dishes and its censers, and its bowls, and its cups, with which thou shalt offer drink-offerings: of pure gold shalt thou make them. BSB BSB: You are also to make the plates and dishes, as well as the pitchers and bowls for pouring drink offerings. Make them out of pure gold.
30 Brenton And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me continually. BSB BSB: And place the Bread of the Presence on the table before Me at all times.
The Lampstand (Exodus 37:17–24; Numbers 8:1–4)
31 Brenton And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold; thou shalt make the candlestick of graven work: its stem and its branches, and its bowls and its knops and its lilies shall be of one piece. BSB BSB: Then you are to make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. It shall be made of one piece, including its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals.
32 Brenton And six branches proceeding sideways, three branches of the candlestick from one side of it, and three branches of the candlestick from the other side. BSB BSB: Six branches are to extend from the sides of the lampstand—three on one side and three on the other.
33 Brenton And three bowls fashioned like almonds, on each branch a knop and a lily; so to the six branches proceeding from the candlestick, BSB BSB: There are to be three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches that extend from the lampstand.
34 Brenton and in the candlestick four bowls fashioned like almonds, in each branch knops and the flowers of the same. BSB BSB: And on the lampstand there shall be four cups shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals.
35 Brenton A knop under two branches out of it, and a knop under four branches out of it; so to the six branches proceeding from the candlestick; and in the candlestick four bowls fashioned like almonds. BSB BSB: For the six branches that extend from the lampstand, a bud must be under the first pair of branches, a bud under the second pair, and a bud under the third pair.
36 Brenton Let the knops and the branches be of one piece, altogether graven of one piece of pure gold. BSB BSB: The buds and branches are to be all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.
37 Brenton And thou shalt make its seven lamps: and thou shalt set on it the lamps, and they shall shine from one front. BSB BSB: Make seven lamps and set them up on the lampstand so that they illuminate the area in front of it.
38 Brenton And thou shalt make its funnel and its snuff-dishes of pure gold. BSB BSB: The wick trimmers and their trays must be of pure gold.
39 Brenton All these articles shall be a talent of pure gold. BSB BSB: The lampstand and all these utensils shall be made from a talent of pure gold.
40 Brenton See, thou shalt make them according to the pattern shewed thee in the mount. BSB BSB: See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.