Exodus 25Exodus25

Berean Standard BibleKing James Version

1. Offerings for the Tabernacle

   (Exodus 35:4–9)

2. 1BSBThen the LORD said to Moses,KJVKJV: And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
3. 2BSB“Tell the Israelites to bring Me an offering. You are to receive My offering from every man whose heart compels him.KJVKJV: Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering.
4. 3BSBThis is the offering you are to accept from them: gold, silver, and bronze;KJVKJV: And this is the offering which ye shall take of them; gold, and silver, and brass,
5. 4BSBblue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair;KJVKJV: And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’ hair,
6. 5BSBram skins dyed red and fine leather; acacia wood;KJVKJV: And rams’ skins dyed red, and badgers’ skins, and shittim wood,
7. 6BSBolive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;KJVKJV: Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense,
8. 7BSBand onyx stones and gemstones to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.KJVKJV: Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate.
9. 8BSBAnd they are to make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them.KJVKJV: And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.
10. 9BSBYou must make the tabernacle and design all its furnishings according to the pattern I show you.KJVKJV: According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it.

11. The Ark of the Covenant

    (Exodus 37:1–5)

12. 10BSBAnd 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.KJVKJV: And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.
13. 11BSBOverlay it with pure gold both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it.KJVKJV: And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about.
14. 12BSBCast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.KJVKJV: And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four corners thereof; and two rings shall be in the one side of it, and two rings in the other side of it.
15. 13BSBAnd make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.KJVKJV: And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.
16. 14BSBInsert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, in order to carry it.KJVKJV: And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.
17. 15BSBThe poles are to remain in the rings of the ark; they must not be removed.KJVKJV: The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it.
18. 16BSBAnd place inside the ark the Testimony, which I will give you.KJVKJV: And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.

19. The Mercy Seat

    (Exodus 37:6–9)

20. 17BSBAnd you are to construct a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.KJVKJV: And thou shalt make a mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.
21. 18BSBMake two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,KJVKJV: And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.
22. 19BSBone cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.KJVKJV: And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end: even of the mercy seat shall ye make the cherubims on the two ends thereof.
23. 20BSBAnd 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.KJVKJV: And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be.
24. 21BSBSet the mercy seat atop the ark and put the Testimony that I will give you into the ark.KJVKJV: And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee.
25. 22BSBAnd 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.KJVKJV: And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.

26. The Table of Showbread

    (Exodus 37:10–16; Leviticus 24:5–9)

27. 23BSBYou are also to make a table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.KJVKJV: Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.
28. 24BSBOverlay it with pure gold and make a gold molding around it.KJVKJV: And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.
29. 25BSBAnd make a rim around it a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim.KJVKJV: And thou shalt make unto it a border of an hand breadth round about, and thou shalt make a golden crown to the border thereof round about.
30. 26BSBMake four gold rings for the table and fasten them to the four corners at its four legs.KJVKJV: And thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that are on the four feet thereof.
31. 27BSBThe rings are to be close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.KJVKJV: Over against the border shall the rings be for places of the staves to bear the table.
32. 28BSBMake the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, so that the table may be carried with them.KJVKJV: And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.
33. 29BSBYou 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.KJVKJV: And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and spoons thereof, and covers thereof, and bowls thereof, to cover withal: of pure gold shalt thou make them.
34. 30BSBAnd place the Bread of the Presence on the table before Me at all times.KJVKJV: And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me alway.

35. The Lampstand

    (Exodus 37:17–24; Numbers 8:1–4)

36. 31BSBThen 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.KJVKJV: And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.
37. 32BSBSix branches are to extend from the sides of the lampstand—three on one side and three on the other.KJVKJV: And six branches shall come out of the sides of it; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side:
38. 33BSBThere 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.KJVKJV: Three bowls made like unto almonds, with a knop and a flower in one branch; and three bowls made like almonds in the other branch, with a knop and a flower: so in the six branches that come out of the candlestick.
39. 34BSBAnd on the lampstand there shall be four cups shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals.KJVKJV: And in the candlestick shall be four bowls made like unto almonds, with their knops and their flowers.
40. 35BSBFor 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.KJVKJV: And there shall be a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according to the six branches that proceed out of the candlestick.
41. 36BSBThe buds and branches are to be all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.KJVKJV: Their knops and their branches shall be of the same: all it shall be one beaten work of pure gold.
42. 37BSBMake seven lamps and set them up on the lampstand so that they illuminate the area in front of it.KJVKJV: And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it.
43. 38BSBThe wick trimmers and their trays must be of pure gold.KJVKJV: And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold.
44. 39BSBThe lampstand and all these utensils shall be made from a talent of pure gold.KJVKJV: Of a talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all these vessels.
45. 40BSBSee to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.KJVKJV: And look that thou make them after their pattern, which was shewed thee in the mount.