Exodus 25 :: Brenton's English Septuagint (BES)

Offerings for the Sanctuary

(Exo 35:4–9 )

Exo 25:1And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

Exo 25:2Speak to the children of Israel, and take first-fruits of all, who may be disposed in their heart to give; and ye shall take my first-fruits.

Exo 25:3

Exo 25:3And this is the offering which ye shall take of them; gold and silver and brass,

Exo 25:4

Exo 25:4and blue, and purple, and double scarlet, and fine spun linen, and goats' hair,

Exo 25:5

Exo 25:5and rams' skins dyed red, and blue skins, and incorruptible wood,

Exo 25:6

Exo 25:6See Explanation

Exo 25:7

Exo 25:7and sardius stones, and stones for the carved work of the [fn]breast-plate, and the full-length robe.

Exo 25:8

Exo 25:8And thou shalt make me a sanctuary, and I will appear among you.

Exo 25:9

Exo 25:9And thou shalt make for me according to all things which I shew thee in the mountain; even the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all its furniture: so shalt thou make it.

Ark of the Covenant

(Exo 37:1–9 )

Exo 25:10

Exo 25:10And thou shalt make the ark of testimony of incorruptible wood; the length of two cubits and a half, and the breadth of a cubit and a half, and the height of a cubit and a half.

Exo 25:11

Exo 25:11And thou shalt gild it with pure gold, thou shalt gild it within and without; and thou shalt make for it golden wreaths twisted round about.

Exo 25:12

Exo 25:12And thou shalt cast for it four golden rings, and shalt put them on the four sides; two rings on the one side, and two rings on the other side.

Exo 25:13

Exo 25:13And thou shalt make staves of incorruptible wood, and shalt gild them with gold.

Exo 25:14

Exo 25:14And thou shalt put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark with them.

Exo 25:15

Exo 25:15The staves shall remain fixed in the rings of the ark.

Exo 25:16

Exo 25:16And thou shalt put into the ark the testimonies which I shall give thee.

Exo 25:17

Exo 25:17And thou shalt make a propitiatory, a lid of pure gold; the length of two cubits and a half, and the breadth of a cubit and a half.

Exo 25:18

Exo 25:18And thou shalt make two cherubs graven in gold, and thou shalt put them on both sides of the propitiatory.

Exo 25:19

Exo 25:19They shall be made, one cherub on this side, and another cherub on the other side of the propitiatory; and thou shalt make the two cherubs on the two sides.

Exo 25:20

Exo 25:20The cherubs shall stretch forth their wings above, overshadowing the propitiatory with their wings; and their faces shall be toward each other, the faces of the cherubs shall be toward the propitiatory.

Exo 25:21

Exo 25:21And thou shalt set the propitiatory on the ark above, and thou shalt put into the ark the testimonies which I shall give thee.

Exo 25:22

Exo 25:22And I will make myself known to thee from thence, and I will speak to thee above the propitiatory between the two cherubs, which are upon the ark of testimony, even in all things which I shall charge thee concerning the children of Israel.

The Table of Showbread

(Exo 37:10–16 )

Exo 25:23

Exo 25:23And thou shalt make a golden table of pure gold, in length two cubits, and in breadth a cubit, and in height a cubit and a half.

Exo 25:24

Exo 25:24And thou shalt make for it golden wreaths twisted round about, and thou shalt make for it a crown of an hand-breadth round about.

Exo 25:25

Exo 25:25And thou shalt make a twisted wreath for the crown round about.

Exo 25:26

Exo 25:26And thou shalt make four golden rings; and thou shalt put the four rings upon the four parts of its feet under the crown.

Exo 25:27

Exo 25:27And the rings shall be for bearings for the staves, that they may bear the table with them.

Exo 25:28

Exo 25:28And thou shalt make the staves of incorruptible wood, and thou shalt gild them with pure gold; and the table shall be borne with them.

Exo 25:29

Exo 25:29And thou shalt make its dishes and its censers, and its bowls, and its cups, with which thou shalt offer drink-offerings: of pure gold shalt thou make them.

Exo 25:30

Exo 25:30And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me continually.

The Golden Lampstand

(Exo 37:17–24 )

Exo 25:31

Exo 25:31And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold; thou shalt make the candlestick of graven work: its stem and its branches, and its bowls and its knops and its lilies shall be [fn]of one piece.

Exo 25:32

Exo 25:32And six branches proceeding sideways, three branches of the candlestick from one side of it, and three branches of the candlestick from the other side.

Exo 25:33

Exo 25:33And three bowls fashioned like almonds, on each branch a knop and a lily; so to the six branches proceeding from the candlestick,

Exo 25:34

Exo 25:34and in the candlestick four bowls fashioned like almonds, in each branch knops and the flowers [fn]of the same.

Exo 25:35

Exo 25:35A knop under two branches out of it, and a knop under four branches out of it; so to the six branches proceeding from the candlestick; and in the candlestick four bowls fashioned like almonds.

Exo 25:36

Exo 25:36Let the knops and the branches be of one piece, altogether graven of one piece of pure gold.

Exo 25:37

Exo 25:37And thou shalt make its seven lamps: and thou shalt set on it the lamps, and they shall shine from one front.

Exo 25:38

Exo 25:38And thou shalt make its funnel and its snuff-dishes of pure gold.

Exo 25:39

Exo 25:39All these articles shall be a talent of pure gold.

Exo 25:40

Exo 25:40See, thou shalt make them [fn] according to the pattern shewed thee in the mount.