[1] The Lord said to Moses,
[2] “Tell the people of Israel to bring me gifts. Each person must decide in his heart what he wants to give me. Accept these gifts for me.
[3] Here is the list of the things that you should accept from the people: gold, silver, and bronze;
[4] blue, purple, and red yarn and fine linen; goat hair,
[5] ram skins dyed red, and fine leather; acacia wood;
[6] oil for the lamps; spices for the anointing oil and spices for the sweet-smelling incense.
[7] Also accept onyx stones and other jewels to be put on the Ephod and the Judgment Pouch.”
[8] ˻God also said,˼ “The people will build a holy place for me. Then I can live among them.
[9] I will show you what the Holy Tent and everything in it should look like. Build everything exactly like I show you.
[10] “Use acacia wood and build a special box. This Holy Box must be 2,1/2 cubits long, 1,1/2 cubits wide, and 1,1/2 cubits high.
[11] Use pure gold to cover the Box inside and out. Put gold trim around the edges of the Box.
[12] Make four gold rings for carrying the Box. Put the gold rings on the four corners, two rings on each side.
[13] Then make poles for carrying the Box. These poles should be made from acacia wood and covered with gold.
[14] Put the poles through the rings on the corners of the Box. Use these poles to carry the Box.
[15] These poles should always stay in the rings of the Box. Don’t take the poles out.
[16] ˻God said,˼ “I will give you the Agreement. Put the Agreement into this Box.
[17] Then make a cover. Make it from pure gold. Make it 2,1/2 cubits long and 1,1/2 cubits wide.
[18] “Then make two Cherub angels and put them on each end of the cover. Hammer gold to make these angels.
[19] Put one angel on one end of the cover, and put the other angel on the other end. Join the angels together with the cover to make one piece.
[20] The wings of these angels should spread up toward the sky. The angels should cover the Box with their wings. The angels should face each other, looking toward the cover.
[21] “I will give you the Agreement. Put that Agreement in the Box, and put the cover on the Box.
[22] When I meet with you, I will speak from between the Cherub angels on the cover that is on the Box of the Agreement. From that place I will give all my commands to the people of Israel.
[23] “Make a table from acacia wood. The table must be 2 cubits long, 1 cubit wide, and 1,1/2 cubits high.
[24] Cover the table with pure gold and put gold trim around it.
[25] Then make a frame 1 handbreadth wide around the table. And put gold trim on the frame.
[26] Then make four gold rings and put them on the four corners of the table, where the four legs are.
[27] Put the rings close to the frame ˻around the top of the table˼. These rings will hold the poles used to carry the table.
[28] Use acacia wood to make the poles, and cover them with gold. The poles are for carrying the table.
[29] Make the plates, the spoons, the pitchers, and the bowls from pure gold. The pitchers and bowls will be used for pouring ˻the drink offerings˼.
[30] Put the special bread before me on the table. It must always be there in front of me.
[31] “Then you must make a lampstand. Use pure gold and hammer it to make the base and the shaft. Make flowers, buds, and petals from pure gold. Join all these things together into one piece.
[32] “The lampstand must have six branches—three branches on one side, and three branches on the other.
[33] Each branch must have three flowers. Make these flowers like almond flowers with buds and petals.
[34] Make four more flowers for the lampstand. These flowers must be made like almond flowers with buds and petals.
[35] There will be six branches on the lampstand—three branches coming out from each side of the shaft. Make a flower with buds and petals below each of the three places where the branches join the shaft.
[36] The whole lampstand with the flowers and branches must be made from pure gold. All this gold must be hammered and joined together into one piece.
[37] Then make seven lamps to go on the lampstand. These lamps will give light to the area in front of the lampstand.
[38] Use pure gold to make the wick trimmers and the trays.
[39] Use 75 pounds of pure gold to make the lampstand and the things to be used with it.
[40] Be very careful to make everything exactly the way I showed you on the mountain.”