Exodus 25 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Contributions for the Sanctuary

(Exo 35:4–9 )

Then Yahweh^H3068 spoke^H1696 to Moses^H4872, saying^H559,

Exo 25:2“Speak with the sons of Israel so that they take a [fn]contribution for Me; from every man whose heart is willing you shall take My [fn]contribution.

Exo 25:3

Exo 25:3“And this is the [fn]contribution which you shall take from them: gold, silver, and bronze,

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Exo 25:4 [fn]blue, purple, and scarlet material, fine linen, goat hair,

Exo 25:5

Exo 25:5rams’ skins dyed red, porpoise skins, acacia wood,

Exo 25:6

Exo 25:6oil for lighting, spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense,

Exo 25:7

Exo 25:7onyx stones, and setting stones for the ephod and for the [fn]breastpiece.

Exo 25:8

Exo 25:8“And let them make a sanctuary for Me, that I may dwell among them.

Exo 25:9

Exo 25:9“According 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 make it.

The Ark of the Testimony

(Exo 37:1–9 )

Exo 25:10

“And they shall make^H6213 an ark^H727 of acacia^H7848 wood^H6086 two and a half^H2677 [fn]cubits^H520 [fn]long^H753, and one and a half^H2677 cubits^H520 [fn]wide^H7341, and one and a half^H2677 cubits^H520 [fn]high^H6967.

Exo 25:11

Exo 25:11“You shall overlay it with pure gold, inside and out you shall overlay it, and you shall make a gold molding [fn]around it.

Exo 25:12

Exo 25:12“You shall cast four gold rings for it and [fn]fasten them on its four feet, and two rings shall be on one side of it and two rings on the other side of it.

Exo 25:13

Exo 25:13“You shall make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.

Exo 25:14

Exo 25:14“You shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to carry the ark with them.

Exo 25:15

Exo 25:15“The poles shall [fn]remain in the rings of the ark; they shall not be removed from it.

Exo 25:16

Exo 25:16“You shall put into the ark the testimony which I shall give you.

Exo 25:17

“You shall make^H6213 a [fn]mercy^H3727 seat^H3727 of pure^H2889 gold^H2091, two and a half^H2677 [fn]cubits^H520 [fn]long^H753 and one and a half^H2677 cubits^H520 [fn]wide^H7341.

Exo 25:18

Exo 25:18“You shall make two cherubim of gold; make them of hammered work [fn]at the two ends of the mercy seat.

Exo 25:19

Exo 25:19“Make one cherub [fn]at one end and one cherub [fn]at the other end; from one piece you shall make the mercy seat with the cherubim at its two ends.

Exo 25:20

Exo 25:20“The cherubim shall have their wings spread upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another; the faces of the cherubim are to be toward the mercy seat.

Exo 25:21

Exo 25:21“You shall put the mercy seat [fn]on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the testimony which I will give to you.

Exo 25:22

Exo 25:22“There I will meet with you; and from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, I will speak to you about all which I will command you for the sons of Israel.

Bread of the Presence

(Exo 37:10–16 )

Exo 25:23

“You shall make^H6213 a table^H7979 of acacia^H7848 wood^H6086, two^H8147 [fn]cubits^H520 [fn]long^H753 and one cubit^H520 [fn]wide^H7341 and one and a half^H2677 cubits^H520 [fn]high^H6967.

Exo 25:24

Exo 25:24“You shall overlay it with pure gold and make a gold border around it.

Exo 25:25

Exo 25:25“You shall make for it a rim of a [fn]handbreadth around it; and you shall make a gold border for the rim around it.

Exo 25:26

Exo 25:26“You shall make four gold rings for it and put rings on the four corners which are on its four feet.

Exo 25:27

Exo 25:27“The rings shall be close to the rim as holders for the poles to carry the table.

Exo 25:28

Exo 25:28“You shall make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, so that with them the table may be carried.

Exo 25:29

Exo 25:29“You shall make its [fn]dishes and its pans and its jars and its offering bowls with which to pour drink offerings; you shall make them of pure gold.

Exo 25:30

Exo 25:30“You shall set the bread of the [fn]Presence on the table before Me [fn]at all times.

The Golden Lampstand

(Exo 37:17–24 )

Exo 25:31

“Then you shall make^H6213 a lampstand^H4501 of pure^H2889 gold^H2091. The lampstand^H4501, its base^H3409, and its shaft^H7070 are to be made^H6213 of hammered^H4749 work^H4749; its cups^H1375, its [fn]bulbs^H3730, and its flowers^H6525 shall be [fn]of the same piece.

Exo 25:32

Exo 25:32“Six branches shall go out from its sides; three branches of the lampstand from its one side and three branches of the lampstand from its [fn]other side.

Exo 25:33

Exo 25:33“Three cups shall be shaped like almond blossoms in the one branch, a [fn]bulb and a flower, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms in the [fn]other branch, a [fn]bulb and a flower—so for the six branches going out from the lampstand;

Exo 25:34

Exo 25:34and in the lampstand four cups shaped like almond blossoms, its [fn]bulbs and its flowers.

Exo 25:35

Exo 25:35“And a [fn]bulb shall be under the first pair of branches coming out of it, and a [fn]bulb under the second pair of branches coming out of it, and a [fn]bulb under the third pair of branches coming out of it, for the six branches coming out of the lampstand.

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