Offerings for the Tabernacle (Exodus 35:4–9)
1 WBS And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, BSB BSB: Then the LORD said to Moses,
2 WBS Speak to 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. BSB BSB: “Tell the Israelites to bring Me an offering. You are to receive My offering from every man whose heart compels him.
3 WBS 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 WBS And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair . BSB BSB: blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair;
5 WBS And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood. BSB BSB: ram skins dyed red and fine leather; acacia wood;
6 WBS Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense, BSB BSB: olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;
7 WBS Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breast-plate. BSB BSB: and onyx stones and gemstones to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.
8 WBS And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them. BSB BSB: And they are to make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them.
9 WBS According to all that I show thee after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all its instruments, even so shall ye 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 WBS And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its hight. 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 WBS And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold around it. BSB BSB: Overlay it with pure gold both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it.
13 WBS And thou shalt make staffs of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold. BSB BSB: And make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.
14 WBS And thou shalt put the staffs into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them. BSB BSB: Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, in order to carry it.
15 WBS The staffs shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it. BSB BSB: The poles are to remain in the rings of the ark; they must not be removed.
16 WBS And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony 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 WBS And thou shalt make a mercy-seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth. 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 WBS And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy-seat. BSB BSB: Make two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,
19 WBS 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 cherubim on its two ends. BSB BSB: one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.
20 WBS And the cherubim shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy-seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; towards the mercy-seat shall the faces of the cherubim be. 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 WBS 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. BSB BSB: Set the mercy seat atop the ark and put the Testimony that I will give you into the ark.
22 WBS And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy-seat, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment to 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 WBS Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood: its length shall be two cubits, and its breadth a cubit, and its hight 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 WBS And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make to it a crown of gold around it. BSB BSB: Overlay it with pure gold and make a gold molding around it.
25 WBS And thou shalt make to it a border of an hand-breadth around it, and thou shalt make a golden crown to its border around it. BSB BSB: And make a rim around it a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim.
26 WBS And thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that are on its four feet. BSB BSB: Make four gold rings for the table and fasten them to the four corners at its four legs.
27 WBS Over against the border shall the rings be for places of the staffs to bear the table. BSB BSB: The rings are to be close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.
28 WBS And thou shalt make the staffs of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may 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 WBS And thou shalt make its dishes, and its spoons, and its covers, and its bowls, to cover it with: 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 WBS And thou shalt set upon the table show-bread before me always. 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 WBS And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: its shaft, and its branches, its bowls, its knobs, and its flowers, shall be of the same. 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 WBS And six branches shall extend from the sides of it; three branches of the candlestick from the one side, 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 WBS Three bowls made like to almonds, with a knob and a flower in one branch; and three bowls made like almonds in the other branch, with a knob and a flower: so in the six branches that project 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 WBS And in the candlesticks shall be four bowls made like to almonds, with their knobs and their flowers. BSB BSB: And on the lampstand there shall be four cups shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals.
35 WBS And there shall be a knob under two branches of the same, and a knob under two branches of the same, and a knob under two branches of the same, according to the six branches that project from the candlestick. 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 WBS Their knobs and their branches shall be of the same: all of it shall be one beaten work 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 WBS And thou shalt make its seven lamps: and they shall light its lamps, that they may give light over against it. BSB BSB: Make seven lamps and set them up on the lampstand so that they illuminate the area in front of it.
38 WBS And its tongs, and its snuff-dishes, shall be of pure gold. BSB BSB: The wick trimmers and their trays must be of pure gold.
39 WBS Of a talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all these vessels.BSB BSB: The lampstand and all these utensils shall be made from a talent of pure gold.
40 WBS And look that thou make them after their pattern, which was shown thee on the mount. BSB BSB: See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.