“They are to make a sanctuary for Me so that I may dwell among them.

This is how you are to make it: according to all that I'm showing you, according to the pattern for the tent and the pattern for all its furnishings."

“They are to make an ark of acacia wood, 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high.

You are to overlay it with pure gold you are to overlay it inside and outside and you are to make a gold molding around it.

You are to cast four rings for it and put them on its four feet, two rings on one side of it and two rings on its other side.

You are to make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.

You are to put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark with which to carry it.

in the rings of the ark are the staves, they are not turned aside from it;

Inside the ark you are to put the record which I will give you.

And you are to make a cover of the best gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

And at the two ends of the cover you are to make two winged ones of hammered gold,

One at one end and one at the other; the winged ones are to be part of the cover.

And the cherubs have been spreading out wings on high, covering the mercy-seat over with their wings, and their faces are one towards another -- towards the mercy-seat are the faces of the cherubs.

You are to put the Mercy Seat on top of the ark, and put the Testimony that I'll give you into the ark.

And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.

“You are to construct a table of acacia wood, 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high.

You are to overlay it with pure gold, and put a gold molding around it.

You are to make a rim one handbreadth in width around it, and you are to make a gold molding around the rim.

And thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that are on the four feet thereof.

over-against the border are the rings for places for staves to bear the table;

You are to make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold so the table can be carried with them.

You are also to make its plates and cups, as well as its pitchers and bowls for pouring drink offerings. Make them out of pure gold.

And on the table at all times you are to keep my holy bread.

'And thou hast made a candlestick of pure gold, of beaten work is the candlestick made; its base, and its branch, its calyxes, its knops, and its flowers are of the same;

and six branches are coming out of its sides, three branches of the candlestick out of the one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of the second side;

three calyxes made like almonds in the one branch, a knop and a flower, and three calyxes made like almonds in one branch, a knop and a flower; so for the six branches which are coming out from the candlestick.

And in the candlestick are four calyxes made like almonds, its knops and its flowers;

and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, are to the six branches which are coming out of the candlestick;

their knops and their branches are of the same, all of it one beaten work of pure gold;

“Make seven lamps on it. Its lamps are to be set up so they illuminate the area in front of it.

And its snuffers and its snuff dishes are of pure gold;

Now see that you make them according to the pattern for them which you are being shown on the mountain."

“You 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.

The length of each curtain should be 42 feet, and the width of each curtain six feet; all the curtains are to have the same measurements.

five of the curtains are joining one unto another, and five curtains are joining one to another.

And you are to put twists of blue cord on the edge of the outside curtain of the first group of five, and on the edge of the outside curtain of the second group of five;

You will make fifty loops on the one curtain, and you will make fifty loops on the end of the curtain that [is] in the second set; the loops are to be opposite {to one another}.

Then you are to make 50 gold clasps, and join the curtains to each other with the clasps so that the tent will be one piece.

“You are to make curtains of goat hair for a tent over the tabernacle; make 11 of these curtains.

The length of each curtain should be 45 feet and the width of each curtain six feet. All 11 curtains are to have the same measurements.

Five of these curtains are to be joined together, and the other six are to be joined together, the sixth being folded over to make a hanging in front of the tent.

And you are to put fifty twists of cord on the edge of the outside curtain of one group, and fifty twists on the edge of the outside curtain of the other group.

You are to make 50 bronze clasps, put the clasps into the loops, and join the tent together so that it will be one piece.

And then you are to make a cover for the tent, of sheepskins coloured red, and a cover of leather over that.

“You are to make upright planks of acacia wood for the tabernacle.

two handles are to the one board, joined one unto another; so thou dost make for all the boards of the tabernacle;

These are the boards needed for the house; twenty boards for the south side,

And you are to make 40 silver sockets under the 20 boards: two sockets under the one board for its two pegs and two sockets under the next board for its two pegs.

And for the second side of the tabernacle, for the north side, are twenty boards,

On the west you are to make six boards for the rear of the tent,

and you are to make two boards for the rear corners of the tent.

And they are pairs beneath, and together they are pairs above its head unto the one ring; so is it for them both, they are for the two corners.

And they have been eight boards, and their sockets of silver are sixteen sockets, two sockets under the one board, and two sockets under another board.

“You are to make five crossbars of acacia wood for the planks on one side of the tabernacle,

And the boards are to be plated with gold, having gold rings for the rods to go through: and the rods are to be plated with gold.

You are to set up the tabernacle according to the plan for it that you have been shown on the mountain.

“You are to make a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen with a design of cherubim worked into it.

and thou hast put it on four pillars of shittim wood, overlaid with gold, their pegs are of gold, on four sockets of silver.

And you are to put up the veil under the hooks, and put inside it the ark of the law: the veil is to be a division between the holy place and the most holy.

You are to put the cover on the ark of the law, inside the most holy place.

And outside the veil you are to put the table, and the support for the lights opposite the table on the south side of the House; and the table is to be on the north side.

“For the entrance to the tent you are to make a screen embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen.

and thou hast made for the covering five pillars of shittim wood, and hast overlaid them with gold, their pegs are of gold, and thou hast cast for them five sockets of brass.

“You are to construct the altar of acacia wood. The altar must be square, 7½ feet long, and 7½ feet wide; it must be 4½ feet high.

And thou hast made its horns on its four corners, its horns are of the same, and thou hast overlaid it with brass.

You are to make pans for removing its ashes, shovels, bowls, forks, and fire-pans for it, and you are to make all its utensils of bronze.

You are to make a lattice, a netting of bronze for it, and you are to make four bronze rings on the netting at its four corners.

You are to put it under the ledge of the altar, so that the netting extends halfway up the altar.

You are to make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and you are to overlay them with bronze.

The poles are to be inserted into the rings so that the poles are on two sides of the altar when it is carried.

Construct the altar with boards so that it is hollow. They are to make it just as it was shown to you on the mountain.

“You are to make the courtyard for the tabernacle. Make the hangings on the south of the courtyard out of finely spun linen, 150 feet long on that side.

and its twenty pillars and their twenty sockets are of brass, the pegs of the pillars and their fillets are of silver;

and so for the north side in length, hangings of a hundred cubits in length, and its twenty pillars and their twenty sockets are of brass, the pegs of the pillars and their fillets are of silver.

And for the breadth of the court at the west side are hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and their sockets ten.

And for the breadth of the court at the east side, eastward, are fifty cubits.

And the hangings at the side are fifteen cubits, their pillars three, and their sockets three.

And at the second side are hangings fifteen cubits, their pillars three, and their sockets three.

All the pillars of the court round about are filleted with silver, their pegs are silver, and their sockets brass.

The length of the court is a hundred by the cubit, and the breadth fifty by fifty, and the height five cubits, of twined linen, and their sockets are brass,

even all the vessels of the tabernacle, in all its service, and all its pins, and all the pins of the court, are brass.

“You are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil from crushed olives for the light, in order to keep the lamp burning continually.

In the tent of meeting outside the veil that is in front of the testimony, Aaron and his sons are to tend the lamp from evening until morning before the Lord. This is to be a permanent statute for the Israelites throughout their generations.

"You are to bring your brother Aaron, along with his sons, from among the Israelis so they can serve as priests for me: that is, Aaron and his sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

You are to make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for dignity and beauty.

And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron's garments to consecrate him, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.

And these are the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.

They are to take the gold and blue and purple and red and the best linen,

“They are to make the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn.

You are to take two beryl stones, on which the names of the children of Israel are to be cut:

With the work of a jeweller, like the cutting of a stamp, the names of the children of Israel are to be cut on them, and they are to be fixed in twisted frames of gold.

And the two stones are to be placed on the ephod, over the arm-holes, to be stones of memory for the children of Israel: Aaron will have their names on his arms when he goes in before the Lord, to keep the Lord in mind of them.

And you are to make twisted frames of gold;

and you are to make two chains of pure gold twisted like cords, and then fasten the twisted chains to the filigree settings."

“You are to make an embroidered breastpiece for making decisions. Make it with the same workmanship as the ephod; make it of gold, of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and of finely spun linen.

And on it you are to put four lines of jewels; the first line is to be a cornelian, a chrysolite, and an emerald;

and the fourth row is beryl, and onyx, and jasper; embroidered with gold are they in their settings,

and the stones are according to the names of the sons of Israel, twelve, according to their names, openings of a signet, each by his name are they for the twelve tribes.

“You are to make braided chains of pure gold cord work for the breastpiece.

You are to make two gold rings for the breast piece, and put the two rings on the two edges of the breast piece.