NASB — Exodus 25 — KJV

Offerings for the Sanctuary

1 Then the LORD° spoke° to Moses°, saying°, 2aTell° the sons° of Israel° to Iraise° a IIcontribution° for Me; bfrom every° man° whose° heart° moves° him you shall Iraise° My IIcontribution°. 3 This° is the Icontribution° which° you are to IIraise° from them: gold°, silver° and bronze°, 4 Iablue°, purple° and scarlet° [material], fine° linen°, goat° [hair], 5 rams’° skins° dyed° red°, porpoise° skins°, acacia° wood°, 6 aoil° for lighting°, bspices° for the anointing° oil° and for the fragrant° incense°, 7 onyx° stones° and setting° stones° for the aephod° and for the Ibbreastpiece°. 8 Let them aconstruct° a sanctuary° for Me, bthat I may dwell° among° them. 9 aAccording to all° that I am going to show° you, [as] the pattern° of the tabernacle° and the pattern° of all° its furniture°, just so° you shall construct° [it].

[2] ILit take IIOr heave offering aEx 35:4-9 bEx 35:21; 1Ch 29:3, 5, 9; Ezr 2:68; 2Co 8:11, 12; 9:7
[3] IOr heave offering IILit take
[4] IOr violet aEx 28:5, 6, 8
[6] aEx 27:20 bEx 30:23f
[7] IOr pouch aEx 28:4, 6-14 bEx 28:4, 15-30
[8] aEx 36:1-5 bEx 29:45, 46; Nu 5:3; Dt 12:11; 1K 6:13; 2Co 6:16; Rv 21:3
[9] aEx 25:40; 26:30; Ac 7:44; He 8:2, 5

Ark of the Covenant

10 ¶ “aThey shall construct° an ark° of acacia° wood° two and a half° Icubits° IIlong°, and one and a half° cubits° IIIwide°, and one and a half° cubits° IVhigh°. 11 You shall aoverlay° it with pure° gold°, inside°° and out you shall overlay° it, and you shall make° a gold° molding° Iaround° it. 12 You shall cast° four° gold° rings° for it and Ifasten° them on its four° feet°, and two° rings° shall be on one° side° of it and two° rings° on the other° side° of it. 13 You shall make° poles° of acacia° wood° and overlay° them with gold°. 14 You shall put° the poles° into the rings° on the sides° of the ark°, to carry° the ark° with them. 15 The apoles° shall Iremain° in the rings° of the ark°; they shall not be removed° from it. 16 You shall aput° into the ark° the testimony° which° I shall give° you.

[10] II.e. One cubit equals approx 18 in. IILit its length IIILit its width IVLit its height aEx 37:1-9; Dt 10:3; He 9:4
[11] ILit on it round about aHe 9:4
[12] IOr put
[15] ILit be a1K 8:8
[16] aEx 40:20; Dt 10:2; 31:26; 1K 8:9; He 9:4

17 ¶ “You shall amake° a Imercy° seat° of pure° gold°, two and a half° IIcubits° IIIlong° and one and a half° cubits° IVwide°. 18 You shall make° two° cherubim° of gold°, make° them of hammered° work° Iat the two° ends° of the mercy° seat°. 19 Make° one° cherub° Iat one° end° and one° cherub° Iat the other° end°; you shall make° the cherubim° [of one piece] with the mercy° seat° at its two° ends°. 20 aThe cherubim° shall have° [their] wings° spread° upward°, covering° the mercy° seat° with their wings° and Ifacing°° one° another°; the faces° of the cherubim° are to be [turned] toward° the mercy° seat°. 21 aYou shall put° the mercy° seat° Ion top° of the ark°, and bin the ark° you shall put° the testimony° which° I will give° to you. 22 aThere° I will meet° with you; and from above° the mercy° seat°, from bbetween° the two° cherubim° which° are upon the ark° of the testimony°, I will speak° to you about all° that I will give° you in commandment° for the sons° of Israel°.

[17] ILit propitiatory, and so through v 22 III.e. One cubit equals approx 18 in. IIILit its length IVLit its width aEx 37:6
[18] ILit from
[19] ILit from
[20] ILit their faces to a1K 8:7; 1Ch 28:18; He 9:5
[21] ILit above, upon aEx 26:34; 40:20 bEx 25:16
[22] aEx 29:42, 43; 30:6, 36; Lv 16:2; Nu 17:4 bNu 7:89; 1S 4:4; 2S 6:2; 2K 19:15; Ps 80:1; Is 37:16

The Table of Showbread

23 ¶ “aYou shall make° a table° of acacia° wood°, two° cubits° Ilong° and one cubit° IIwide° and one and a half° cubits° IIIhigh°. 24 You shall overlay° it with pure° gold° and make° a gold° aborder° around° it. 25 You shall make° for it a rim° of a handbreadth° around° [it]; and you shall make° a gold° border° for the rim° around° it. 26 You shall make° four° gold° rings° for it and put° rings° on the four° corners° which° are on its four° feet°. 27 The rings° shall be close° to the rim° as holders° for the poles° to carry° the table°. 28 You shall make° the poles° of acacia° wood° and overlay° them with gold°, so that with them the table° may be carried°. 29 You shall make° its Iadishes° and its pans° and its jars° and its IIbowls° with which° to pour° drink° offerings°; you shall make° them of pure° gold°. 30 You shall set° athe bread° of the IPresence° on the table° before° Me IIat all° times°.

[23] ILit its length IILit its width IIILit its height aEx 37:10-16
[24] aEx 25:11
[29] IOr platters IILit libation bowls aEx 37:16; Nu 4:7
[30] ILit Face IIOr continually aEx 39:36; 40:23; Lv 24:5-9

The Golden Lampstand

31 ¶ “aThen you shall make° a lampstand° of pure° gold°. The lampstand° [and] its base° and its shaft° are to be made° of hammered° work°; its cups°, its Ibulbs° and its flowers° shall be [of one piece] with it. 32 aSix° branches° shall go° out from its sides°; three° branches° of the lampstand° from its one° side° and three° branches° of the lampstand° from its Iother° side°. 33 aThree° cups° [shall be] shaped° like° almond° [blossoms] in the one° branch°, a Ibulb° and a flower°, and three° cups° shaped° like° almond° [blossoms] in the IIother° branch°, a Ibulb° and a flower°—so° for six° branches° going° out from the lampstand°; 34 and ain the lampstand° four° cups° shaped° like° almond° [blossoms], its Ibulbs° and its flowers°. 35 aA Ibulb° shall be under° the [first] pair° of branches° [coming] out of it, and a Ibulb° under° the [second] pair° of branches° [coming] out of it, and a Ibulb° under° the [third] pair° of branches° [coming] out of it, for the six° branches° coming° out of the lampstand°. 36 aTheir Ibulbs° and their branches° [shall be of one piece] with it; all° of it shall be one° piece of hammered° work° of pure° gold°. 37 Then you shall make° its lamps° seven° [in number]; and athey shall Imount° its lamps° so as to shed° light° on the space° in front° of it. 38 Its snuffers° and Itheir trays° [shall be] of pure° gold°. 39 It shall be made° from a talent° of pure° gold°, with all° these° utensils°. 40 aSee° that you make° [them] bafter the pattern° for them, which° was shown° to you on the mountain°.

[31] IOr calyx aEx 37:17-24; 1K 7:49; Zc 4:2
[32] ILit second aEx 37:18
[33] IOr calyx IILit one branch aEx 37:19
[34] IOr calyxes aEx 37:20
[35] IOr calyx aEx 37:21
[36] IOr calyxes aEx 37:22
[37] ILit raise up aNu 8:2
[38] ILit its snuff dishes
[40] aHe 8:5 bEx 25:9; 26:30; Nu 8:4; Ac 7:44


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What the Israelites must offer for the making of the Tabernacle.

1 ¶ And the LORDº spakeºª unto² Moses,º saying,ºª 2 Speakºª unto² the childrenº of Israel,º that they bringºª me an offering:º of²² every² manº that² giveth it willinglyºª with his heartº ye shall takeºª² my offering.º 3 And this² [is] the offeringº which² ye shall takeºª of²² them; gold,º and silver,º and brass,º 4 And blue,º and purple,º and scarlet,ºº and fine linen,º and goats'º [hair], 5 And rams'º skinsº dyed red,ºª and badgers'º skins,º and shittimº wood,º 6 Oilº for the light,º spicesº for anointingº oil,º and for sweetº incense,º 7 Onyxº stones,º and stonesº to be setº in the ephod,º and in the breastplate.º 8 And let them makeºª me a sanctuary;º that I may dwellºª amongº them. 9 According to all² that² I² shewºª thee, [after]² the patternº of the tabernacle,º and the patternº of all² the instrumentsº thereof, even so² shall ye makeºª [it].

[2] Ex 35:5, 21; Nu 7:3; 18:24; Dt 16:16; Jg 5:9; 1Ch 29:1, 3, 5, 9, 14, 17; Ezr 1:6; 2:68; 3:5; 7:16; Ne 11:2; Ps 110:3; 2Co 8:12; 9:7.
[3] Dt 8:9; Jb 28:2.
[4] Gn 41:42; Ezk 16:10; Rv 19:8.
[5] Ex 26:14, 15, 26, 37; 27:1; 36:20.
[6] Ex 25:37; 27:20; 30:23; 40:24.
[7] Ex 28:4, 6, 9, 15.
[8] Ex 15:2; 29:45; 36:1; Lv 4:6; 10:4; 21:12; 1K 6:13; Is 12:6; Zc 2:10; 8:3; 2Co 6:16; He 3:6; 9:1; Rv 21:3.
[9] Ex 25:40; 1Ch 28:11; He 8:5; 9:9.

The form of the Ark.

10 ¶ And they shall makeºª an arkº [of] shittimº wood:º two cubitsº and a halfº [shall be] the lengthº thereof, and a cubitº and a halfº the breadthº thereof, and a cubitº and a halfº the heightº thereof. 11 And thou shalt overlayºª it with pureº gold,º withinº² and withoutº² shalt thou overlayºª it, and shalt makeºª upon² it a crownº of goldº round about.º 12 And thou shalt castºª fourº ringsº of goldº for it, and putºª [them] in² the fourº cornersº thereof; and twoº ringsº [shall be] in² the oneº sideº of it, and twoº ringsº in² the otherº side² of it. 13 And thou shalt makeºª stavesº [of] shittimº wood,º and overlayºª them with gold.º 14 And thou shalt putºª² the stavesº into the ringsº by² the sidesº of the ark,º that² the arkº may be borneºª with them. 15 The stavesº shall beºª in the ringsº of the ark:º they shall not² be takenºª from² it. 16 And thou shalt putºª into² the arkº² the testimonyº which² I shall giveºª² thee.

[10] Ex 37:1; Dt 10:1; 2Ch 8:11; He 9:4; Rv 11:19.
[11] Ex 25:24; 30:3; 1K 6:20; 2Ch 3:4.
[12] Ex 25:15, 26; 26:29; 27:7; 37:5; 38:7.
[13] Ex 25:28; 27:6; 30:5; 37:4; 40:20; Nu 4:6, 8, 11, 14; 1Ch 15:15.
[15] 1K 8:8; 2Ch 5:9.
[16] Ex 16:34; 27:21; 30:6, 36; 31:18; 32:15; 34:29; 38:21; Nu 17:4; Dt 10:2; 31:26; 1K 8:9; 2K 11:12; 2Ch 34:14; Ac 7:44; Ro 3:2; He 9:4.

The Mercy Seat, with the cherubims.

17 And thou shalt makeºª a mercy seatº [of] pureº gold:º two cubitsº and a halfº [shall be] the lengthº thereof, and a cubitº and a halfº the breadthº thereof. 18 And thou shalt makeºª twoº cherubimsº [of] gold,º [of] beaten workº shalt thou makeºª them, in the twoº² endsº of the mercy seat.º 19 And makeºª oneº cherubº on the one end,ºº² and the otherº cherubº on the other¹ end:ºº² [even] of² the mercy seatº shall ye makeºª² the cherubimsº on² the twoº endsº thereof. 20 And the cherubimsº shall² stretch¹ª forth² [their] wingsº on high,º coveringºª² the mercy seatº with their wings,º and their facesº [shall look] oneº to² another;º toward² the mercy seatº shall the facesº of the cherubimsº be.² 21 And thou shalt putºª² the mercy seatº aboveº² upon² the ark;º and in² the arkº thou shalt putºª² the testimonyº that² I shall giveºª² thee. 22 And there² I will meetºª with thee, and I will communeºª with² thee from above²² the mercy seat,º from betweenº² the twoº cherubimsº which² [are] uponº the arkº of the testimony,º² of all² [things] which² I will give thee in commandmentºª² unto² the childrenº of Israel.º

[17] Ex 26:34; 37:6; 40:20; Lv 16:12; 1Ch 28:11; Ro 3:25; He 4:16; 9:5; 1Jn 2:2.
[18] Gn 3:24; Ex 37:7; 1S 4:4; 1K 6:23; 8:6; 1Ch 28:18; Ezk 10:2, 20; 41:18; He 9:5.
[20] Gn 28:12; Ex 25:18; 1K 8:7; 1Ch 28:18; 2Ch 3:10; Is 6:1; Ezk 1:20; 28:14; Mt 24:31; Jn 1:51; 1Co 4:9; 11:10; Ep 3:10; Col 2:10; He 1:14; 1P 1:12; 3:22; Rv 5:11.
[21] Ex 25:16, 17; 26:34; Ro 10:4.
[22] Gn 18:33; Ex 20:24; 29:42; 30:6, 36; 31:6, 18; Lv 1:1; 16:2; Nu 7:89; 17:4; Dt 5:26; Jg 20:27; 1S 4:4; 2S 6:2; 2K 19:15; Ps 80:1; 90:1; 99:1; Is 37:16.

The table, with the furniture thereof.

23 ¶ Thou shalt also makeºª a tableº [of] shittimº wood:º two cubitsº [shall be] the lengthº thereof, and a cubitº the breadthº thereof, and a cubitº and a halfº the heightº thereof. 24 And thou shalt overlayºª it with pureº gold,º and makeºª thereto a crownº of goldº round about.º 25 And thou shalt makeºª unto it a borderº of an hand breadthº round about,º and thou shalt makeºª a goldenº crownº to the borderº thereof round about.º 26 And thou shalt makeºª for it fourº ringsº of gold,º and putºª² the ringsº in² the fourº cornersº that² [are] on the fourº feetº thereof. 27 Over againstº the borderº shall the ringsº be² for placesº of the stavesº to bearºª² the table.º 28 And thou shalt makeºª² the stavesº [of] shittimº wood,º and overlayºª them with gold,º that² the tableº may be borneºª with them. 29 And thou shalt makeºª the dishesº thereof, and spoonsº thereof, and coversº thereof, and bowlsº thereof, to coverºª withal:º² [of] pureº goldº shalt thou makeºª them. 30 And thou shalt setºª upon² the tableº shewbreadº² beforeº me alway.º

[23] Ex 37:10; 40:22; Lv 24:6; Nu 3:31; 1K 7:48; 1Ch 28:16; 2Ch 4:8, 19; Is 41:19; Ezk 40:41; He 9:2.
[24] Ex 25:11; 1K 6:20.
[25] Ex 30:3; 37:2.
[26] Ex 25:12.
[27] Ex 25:14, 28.
[28] Ex 25:14, 27; Nu 10:17; Ac 9:15.
[29] Ex 37:16; Lv 24:5; Nu 4:7; 7:13, 19, 31; 1K 7:50; 2Ch 4:22; Ezr 1:9; So 5:1; Jr 52:18; Rv 3:20.
[30] Ex 35:13; 39:36; Lv 24:5; Nu 4:7; 1S 21:6; 1Ch 9:32; 23:29; 2Ch 13:11; Mal 1:7, 12; Mt 12:4.

The candlestick, with the instruments thereof.

31 ¶ And thou shalt makeºª a candlestickº [of] pureº gold:º [of] beaten workº shall the candlestickº be made:ºª his shaft,º and his branches,º his bowls,º his knops,º and his flowers,º shall be² of² the same. 32 And sixº branchesº shall come¹ª out² of the sidesº² of it; threeº branchesº of the candlestickº out of the one¹ side,º²² and threeº branchesº of the candlestickº out of the other¹ side:º²² 33 Threeº bowlsº made like unto almonds,ºª [with] a knopº and a flowerº in oneº branch;º and threeº bowlsº made like almondsºª in the otherº branch,º [with] a knopº and a flower:º so² in the sixº branchesº that come¹ª out² of² the candlestick.º 34 And in the candlestickº [shall be] fourº bowlsº made like unto almonds,ºª [with] their knopsº and their flowers.º 35 And [there shall be] a knopº under² twoº branchesº of² the same, and a knopº under² twoº branchesº of² the same, and a knopº under² twoº branchesº of² the same, according to the sixº branchesº that proceed¹ª out² of² the candlestick.º 36 Their knopsº and their branchesº shall be² of² the same: all² it [shall be] oneº beaten workº [of] pureº gold.º 37 And thou shalt makeºª the² sevenº lampsº thereof: and they shall lightºª² the lampsº thereof, that they may give lightºª over againstº²² it.¹ 38 And the tongsº thereof, and the snuffdishesº thereof, [shall be of] pureº gold.º 39 [Of] a talentº of pureº goldº shall he makeºª it, with² all² these² vessels.º 40 And lookºª that thou makeºª [them] after their pattern,º which² was shewedºª thee² in the mount.º

[31] Ex 35:14; 37:17; 40:24; 1K 6:18; 7:24, 49; 2Ch 13:11; Zc 4:2; He 9:2; Rv 1:12, 20; 2:1, 5; 4:5.
[33] Ex 37:19; Nu 17:4; Jr 1:11; Zc 4:3.
[36] Ex 25:18; Nu 8:4; 1K 10:16; 2Ch 9:15.
[37] Ex 27:21; 30:8; 37:23; 40:24; Lv 24:2; Nu 8:2; 2Ch 13:11; Ps 119:105; Pv 6:23; Is 8:20; Zc 4:2; Mt 5:14; Lk 1:79; Jn 1:9; 8:12; 12:5; Ac 26:18; Rv 1:4, 12, 20; 2:1; 4:5; 21:23; 22:5.
[38] Ex 37:23; Nu 4:9; 1K 7:50; 2K 12:13; 25:14; 2Ch 4:21; Is 6:6; Jr 52:18.
[39] Ex 37:24; Zc 5:7.
[40] Ex 26:30; 39:42; Nu 8:4; 1Ch 28:11, 19; Ezk 43:11; Ac 7:44; He 8:5.


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