“They are to make a sanctuary(A) for Me so that I may dwell(B) among them. You must make it according to all that I show you—the pattern(C) of the tabernacle as well as the pattern of all its furnishings.

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“Then have them make a sanctuary(A) for me, and I will dwell(B) among them. Make this tabernacle and all its furnishings exactly like the pattern(C) I will show you.

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The Table

23 “You are to construct a table(A) of acacia wood, 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high.[a] 24 Overlay it with pure gold and make a gold molding all around it. 25 Make a three-inch[b] frame all around it and make a gold molding for it all around its frame. 26 Make four gold rings for it, and attach the rings to the four corners at its four legs. 27 The rings should be next to the frame as holders for the poles to carry the table. 28 Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, and the table can be carried by them. 29 You are also to make its plates(B) and cups, as well as its pitchers and bowls for pouring drink offerings. Make them out of pure gold. 30 Put the bread of the Presence(C) on the table before Me at all times.

The Lampstand

31 “You(D) are to make a lampstand(E) out of pure, hammered gold. It is to be made of one piece: its base and shaft, its ornamental cups, and its calyxes[c] and petals. 32 Six branches are to extend from its sides, three branches of the lampstand from one side and three branches of the lampstand from the other side. 33 There are to be three cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with a calyx and petals, on the first branch, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with a calyx and petals, on the next branch. It is to be this way for the six branches that extend from the lampstand. 34 There are to be four cups shaped like almond blossoms on the lampstand shaft along with its calyxes and petals. 35 For the six branches that extend from the lampstand, a calyx must be under the first pair of branches from it, a calyx under the second pair of branches from it, and a calyx under the third pair of branches from it. 36 Their calyxes and branches are to be of one piece.[d] All of it is to be a single hammered piece of pure gold.

37 “Make seven lamps(F) on it. Its lamps are to be set up so they illuminate the area in front of it. 38 Its snuffers and firepans must be of pure gold. 39 The lampstand[e] with all these utensils is to be made from 75 pounds[f] of pure gold.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 25:23 Lit two cubits its length, one cubit its width, and one and a half cubits its height
  2. Exodus 25:25 Lit Make it a handbreadth
  3. Exodus 25:31 = the outer covering of a flower
  4. Exodus 25:36 Lit piece with it
  5. Exodus 25:39 Lit It
  6. Exodus 25:39 Lit a talent

The Table(A)

23 “Make a table(B) of acacia wood—two cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high.[a] 24 Overlay it with pure gold and make a gold molding around it. 25 Also make around it a rim a handbreadth[b] wide and put a gold molding on the rim. 26 Make four gold rings for the table and fasten them to the four corners, where the four legs are. 27 The rings are to be close to the rim to hold the poles used in carrying the table. 28 Make the poles of acacia wood, overlay them with gold(C) and carry the table with them. 29 And make its plates and dishes of pure gold, as well as its pitchers and bowls for the pouring out of offerings.(D) 30 Put the bread of the Presence(E) on this table to be before me at all times.

The Lampstand(F)

31 “Make a lampstand(G) of pure gold. Hammer out its base and shaft, and make its flowerlike cups, buds and blossoms of one piece with them. 32 Six branches are to extend from the sides of the lampstand—three on one side and three on the other. 33 Three cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms are to be on one branch, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches extending from the lampstand. 34 And on the lampstand there are to be four cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms. 35 One bud shall be under the first pair of branches extending from the lampstand, a second bud under the second pair, and a third bud under the third pair—six branches in all. 36 The buds and branches shall all be of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.(H)

37 “Then make its seven lamps(I) and set them up on it so that they light the space in front of it. 38 Its wick trimmers and trays(J) are to be of pure gold. 39 A talent[c] of pure gold is to be used for the lampstand and all these accessories.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 25:23 That is, about 3 feet long, 1 1/2 feet wide and 2 1/4 feet high or about 90 centimeters long, 45 centimeters wide and 68 centimeters high
  2. Exodus 25:25 That is, about 3 inches or about 7.5 centimeters
  3. Exodus 25:39 That is, about 75 pounds or about 34 kilograms

The Tabernacle

26 “You(A) are to construct the tabernacle itself with 10 curtains. You must make them of finely spun linen, and blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, with a design of cherubim worked into them.

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The Tabernacle(A)

26 “Make the tabernacle(B) with ten curtains of finely twisted linen and blue, purple and scarlet yarn, with cherubim(C) woven into them by a skilled worker.

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“Take fine flour and bake it into 12 loaves;(A) each loaf is to be made with four quarts.[a] Arrange them in two rows, six to a row, on the pure gold table(B) before the Lord. Place pure frankincense(C) near each row, so that it may serve as a memorial portion(D) for the bread and a fire offering(E) to the Lord. The bread is to be set out before the Lord every Sabbath day as a perpetual covenant(F) obligation on the part of the Israelites.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 24:5 Lit two-tenths [of an ephah]

“Take the finest flour and bake twelve loaves of bread,(A) using two-tenths of an ephah[a](B) for each loaf. Arrange them in two stacks, six in each stack, on the table of pure gold(C) before the Lord. By each stack put some pure incense(D) as a memorial[b] portion(E) to represent the bread and to be a food offering presented to the Lord. This bread is to be set out before the Lord regularly,(F) Sabbath after Sabbath,(G) on behalf of the Israelites, as a lasting covenant.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 24:5 That is, probably about 7 pounds or about 3.2 kilograms
  2. Leviticus 24:7 Or representative