25:2 “Tell the ·Israelites [L sons/T children of Israel] to bring me ·gifts [tribute]. Receive for me the ·gifts [tribute] ·each person wants [L from each one whose heart moves them] to give.
25:3 ·These are the gifts [This is the tribute] that you should receive from them: gold, silver, bronze;
25:4 blue, purple, and ·red [scarlet] thread; fine linen, goat hair,
25:5 ·sheepskins [or ramskins] that are dyed red; ·fine leather [or sea cow/porpoise hide]; acacia wood;
25:6 olive oil to burn in the lamps; spices for sweet-smelling incense, and the special olive oil ·poured on a person’s head to make him a priest [L for anointing; Ps. 133];
25:7 onyx stones, and other jewels to be put on the ·holy vest [ephod; 28:6–14] and the ·chest covering [breastpiece; 28:15–30].
25:8 “The people must build a ·holy place [sanctuary] for me so that I can live among them.
25:9 Build this ·Holy Tent [Tabernacle] and ·everything in it [all its furniture] by the ·plan [pattern] I will show you [C every detail reflects a heavenly reality].
25:10 “·Use acacia wood and build an Ark [L They will make an Ark of acacia wood; C the Ark, considered the footstool of God’s throne, was a powerful symbol of God’s presence; 1 Sam. 4] ·forty-five inches [L two and a half cubits] long, ·twenty-seven inches [L a cubit and a half] wide, and ·twenty-seven inches [L a cubit and a half] high.
25:11 ·Cover the Ark [L Overlay it] inside and out with pure gold, and put a gold ·strip [molding] all around it.
25:12 ·Make [Cast] four gold rings for the Ark and attach them to its four feet, two rings on ·each [one side and two rings on the other] side.
25:13 Then make poles from acacia wood and ·cover [cast; overlay] them with gold.
25:14 Put the poles through the rings on the sides of the Ark, and use these poles to carry it.
25:15 These poles must always stay in the rings of the Ark. Do not take them out.
25:16 Then put in the Ark the ·Agreement [Covenant; Treaty; L Testimony] which I will make with you [C a reference to the tablets of the Ten Commandments].
25:17 “Then make the ·lid of the Ark [mercy seat; atonement cover] of pure gold. Make it ·forty-five inches [L two and a half cubits] long and ·twenty-seven inches [L one and a half cubits] wide.
25:18 ·Then hammer gold to make two creatures with wings [Make two cherubim of hammered gold], and put one on each end of the ·lid [mercy seat; atonement cover].
25:19 Attach one ·creature [cherub] on one end of the ·lid [mercy seat; atonement cover] and the other ·creature [cherub] on the other end. Make them to be one piece with the ·lid [mercy seat; atonement cover] at the ends.
25:20 The ·creatures’ [cherubim’s] wings should be spread upward, covering the ·lid [mercy seat; atonement cover], and the ·creatures [cherubim] are to face each other across the ·lid [mercy seat; atonement cover].
25:21 Put this ·lid [mercy seat; atonement cover] on top of the Ark, and put in the Ark the ·Agreement [Covenant; Treaty; L Testimony] which I will make with you.
25:22 I will meet with you there, above the ·lid [mercy seat; atonement cover] between the two ·winged creatures [cherubim] on the Ark of the ·Agreement [Covenant; Treaty; L Testimony]. There I will give you all my commands for the ·Israelites [L sons/T children of Israel].
25:23 “Make a table out of acacia wood, ·thirty-six inches [L two cubits] long, ·eighteen inches [L one cubit] wide, and ·twenty-seven inches [L one and a half cubits] high.
25:24 ·Cover [Overlay] it with pure gold, and put a gold ·strip [molding] around it.
25:25 Make a ·frame [rim] ·three inches [L a handbreadth] high ·that stands up all around the edge, and put a gold ·strip [molding] around it.
25:26 Then make four gold rings. Attach them to the four corners of the table where the four legs are.
25:27 Put the rings close to the ·frame [rim] around the top of the table, because they will hold the poles for carrying it.
25:28 Make the poles out of acacia wood, ·cover [overlay] them with gold, and carry the table with these poles.
25:29 Make the plates and bowls for the table, as well as the jars and cups, out of pure gold. They will be used for pouring out the drink offerings [Ezra 1:9–11; Dan. 1:2; 5:1–4].
25:30 On this table put the ·bread that shows you are in my presence [Bread of Presence] so that it is always there in front of me.
25:31 “Hammer pure gold to make a ·lampstand [L menorah]. Its base, ·stand [shaft], flower-like cups, buds, and petals must all be joined together in one piece [C its tree shape suggests that the Tabernacle represented Eden where God and humans lived in harmony].
25:32 The lampstand must have six branches going out from its sides—three on one side and three on the other.
25:33 Each branch must have three cups shaped like almond flowers on it. Each cup must have a bud and a petal. Each of the six branches going out from the lampstand must be the same.
25:34 And there must be four more cups made like almond flowers on the lampstand itself. These cups must also have buds and petals.
25:35 Put a bud under each pair of branches that goes out from the lampstand. Each of the six branches going out from the lampstand must be the same.
25:36 The branches, buds, and lampstand must be made of one piece, hammered out of pure gold.
25:37 “Then make seven ·small oil lamps [L lamps for it] and put them on the lampstand so that they give light to the area in front of it.
25:38 The ·wick trimmers [snuffers] and trays must be made of pure gold.
25:39 Use ·seventy-five pounds [L one talent] of pure gold to make the lampstand and everything with it.
25:40 Be very careful to make them by the ·plan [pattern] I showed you on the mountain [25:9].
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