New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 25

Offerings for the Sanctuary

1Then the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Tellדַּבֵּר֙da.BerH1696the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478toraiseוְיִקְחוּ־ve.yik.chu-H3947acontributionתְּרוּמָ֑הte.ru.MahH8641for Me;from everyכָּל־kol-H3605manאִישׁ֙'ishH376whoseאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834heartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820movesיִדְּבֶ֣נּוּyi.de.Ve.nuH5068him you shallraiseתִּקְח֖וּtik.ChuH3947Mycontributionתְּרוּמָתִֽי׃te.ru.ma.TiH8641.

3ThisH2088is thecontributionהַתְּרוּמָ֔הha.te.ru.MahH8641whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you are toraiseתִּקְח֖וּtik.ChuH3947from them: goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091,silverוָכֶ֖סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701and bronzeוּנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃u.ne.Cho.shetH5178,

4blueוּתְכֵ֧לֶתu.te.Khe.letH8504,purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713and scarletשָׁנִ֖יsha.NiH8144material,fineוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8336linenH8336,goatוְעִזִּֽים׃ve.'i.ZimH5795hair,

5rams’אֵילִ֧ם'ei.LimH352skinsוְעֹרֹ֨תve.'o.RotH5785dyedH119redמְאָדָּמִ֛יםme.'a.da.MimH119,porpoiseתְּחָשִׁ֖יםte.cha.ShimH8476skinsוְעֹרֹ֥תve.'o.RotH5785,acaciaשִׁטִּֽים׃shi.TimH7848woodוַעֲצֵ֥יva.'a.TzeiH6086,

6oilשֶׁ֖מֶןShe.menH8081for lightingלַמָּאֹ֑רla.ma.'OrH3974,spicesבְּשָׂמִים֙be.sa.MimH1314for the anointingהַמִּשְׁחָ֔הha.mish.ChahH4888oilלְשֶׁ֣מֶןle.She.menH8081and for the fragrantהַסַּמִּֽים׃ha.sa.MimH5561incenseוְלִקְטֹ֖רֶתve.lik.To.retH7004,

7onyxשֹׁ֕הַםSho.hamH7718stonesאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68and settingמִלֻּאִ֑יםmi.lu.'ImH4394stonesוְאַבְנֵ֖יve.'av.NeiH68for theephodלָאֵפֹ֖דla.'e.FodH646and for thebreastpieceוְלַחֹֽשֶׁן׃ve.la.Cho.shenH2833.

8Let themconstructוְעָ֥שׂוּve.'A.suH6213a sanctuaryמִקְדָּ֑שׁmik.DashH4720for Me,that I may dwellוְשָׁכַנְתִּ֖יve.sha.khan.TiH7931amongבְּתוֹכָֽם׃be.to.KhamH8432them.

9According to allכְּכֹ֗לke.KholH3605that I am going to showמַרְאֶ֣הmar.'EhH7200you, asthe patternתַּבְנִ֣יתtav.NitH8403of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908and the patternתַּבְנִ֣יתtav.NitH8403of allכָּל־kol-H3605its furnitureכֵּלָ֑יוke.LavH3627,just soוְכֵ֖ןve.KhenH3651you shall constructתַּעֲשֽׂוּ׃ סta.'a.SuH6213it.

Ark of the Covenant

10“They shall constructוְעָשׂ֥וּve.'a.SuH6213an arkאֲר֖וֹן'a.RonH727of acaciaשִׁטִּ֑יםshi.TimH7848woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086two and a halfוָחֵ֜צִיva.Che.tziH2677cubitsאַמָּתַ֨יִם'a.ma.Ta.yimH520longאָרְכּ֗וֹ'a.re.KoH753,and one and a halfוָחֵ֙צִי֙va.Che.tziH2677cubitsוְאַמָּ֤הve.'a.MahH520wideרָחְבּ֔וֹra.che.BoH7341,and one and a halfוָחֵ֖צִיva.Che.tziH2677cubitsוְאַמָּ֥הve.'a.MahH520highקֹמָתֽוֹ׃ko.ma.ToH6967.

11You shalloverlayוְצִפִּיתָ֤ve.tzi.pi.TaH6823it with pureטָה֔וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,insideמִבַּ֥יִתmi.Ba.yitH4480 H1004and out you shall overlayתְּצַפֶּ֑נּוּte.tzap.Pe.nuH6823it, and you shall makeוְעָשִׂ֧יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213a goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091moldingזֵ֥רzerH2213aroundסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439it.

12You shall castוְיָצַ֣קְתָּve.ya.Tzak.taH3332fourאַרְבַּע֙'ar.Ba'H702goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091ringsטַבְּעֹ֣תta.be.'OtH2885for it andfastenוְנָ֣תַתָּ֔הve.Na.ta.TahH5414them on its fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702feetפַּעֲמֹתָ֑יוpa.'a.mo.TavH6471,and twoוּשְׁתֵּ֣יu.she.TeiH8147ringsטַבָּעֹ֗תta.ba.'OtH2885shall be on oneהָֽאֶחָ֔תha.'e.ChatH259sideצַלְעוֹ֙tzal.'OH6763of it and twoוּשְׁתֵּי֙u.she.TeiH8147ringsטַבָּעֹ֔תta.ba.'OtH2885on the otherהַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ha.she.NitH8145sideצַלְע֖וֹtzal.'OH6763of it.

13You shall makeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213polesבַדֵּ֖יva.DeiH905of acaciaשִׁטִּ֑יםshi.TimH7848woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086and overlayוְצִפִּיתָ֥ve.tzi.pi.TaH6823them with goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

14You shall putוְהֵֽבֵאתָ֤ve.he.ve.TaH935the polesהַבַּדִּים֙ha.ba.DimH905into the ringsבַּטַּבָּעֹ֔תba.ta.ba.'OtH2885on the sidesצַלְעֹ֣תtzal.'OtH6763of the arkהָאָרֹ֑ןha.'a.RonH727,to carryלָשֵׂ֥אתla.SetH5375the arkהָאָרֹ֖ןha.'a.RonH727with them.

15Thepolesהַבַּדִּ֑יםha.ba.DimH905shallremainיִהְי֖וּyih.YuH1961in the ringsבְּטַבְּעֹת֙be.ta.be.'OtH2885of the arkהָאָרֹ֔ןha.'a.RonH727;they shall not be removedיָסֻ֖רוּya.Su.ruH5493from it.

16You shallputוְנָתַתָּ֖ve.na.ta.TaH5414into the arkהָאָרֹ֑ןha.'a.RonH727the testimonyהָעֵדֻ֔תha.'e.DutH5715whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I shall giveאֶתֵּ֖ן'e.TenH5414you.

17“You shallmakeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213amercyH3727seatH3727of pureטָה֑וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,two and a halfוָחֵ֙צִי֙va.Che.tziH2677cubitsאַמָּתַ֤יִם'a.ma.Ta.yimH520longאָרְכָּ֔הּ'a.re.KahH753and one and a halfוָחֵ֖צִיva.Che.tziH2677cubitsוְאַמָּ֥הve.'a.MahH520wideרָחְבָּֽהּ׃ra.che.BahH7341.

18You shall makeוְעָשִׂ֛יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213twoשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimH8147cherubimכְּרֻבִ֖יםke.ru.VimH3742of goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091,makeתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213them of hammeredH4749workמִקְשָׁה֙mik.ShahH4749at the twoמִשְּׁנֵ֖יmi.she.NeiH8147endsקְצ֥וֹתke.TzotH7098of the mercyH3727seatH3727.

19Makeוַ֠עֲשֵׂהVa.'a.sehH6213oneאֶחָ֤ד'e.ChadH259cherubכְּר֨וּבke.RuvH3742at oneH2088endמִקָּצָה֙mi.ka.TzahH7098and oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259cherubוּכְרוּב־u.khe.ruv-H3742at the otherH259endמִקָּצָ֖הmi.ka.TzahH7098;you shall makeתַּעֲשׂ֥וּta.'a.SuH6213the cherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֖יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742of one piecewith the mercyH3727seatH3727at its twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147endsקְצוֹתָֽיו׃ke.tzo.TavH7098.

20The cherubimהַכְּרֻבִים֩ha.ke.ru.VimH3742shall haveH1961theirwingsכְנָפַ֜יִםkhe.na.Fa.yimH3671spreadפֹּרְשֵׂ֨יpo.re.SeiH6566upwardלְמַ֗עְלָהle.Ma'.lahH4605,coveringסֹכְכִ֤יםso.khe.KhimH5526the mercyH3727seatH3727with their wingsבְּכַנְפֵיהֶם֙be.khan.fei.HemH3671andfacingוּפְנֵיהֶ֖ם אֶל־u.fe.nei.Hem 'el-H6440 H413oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251;the facesפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the cherubimהַכְּרֻבִֽים׃ha.ke.ru.VimH3742are to be turnedtowardאֶל־'el-H413the mercyH3727seatH3727.

21You shall putוְנָתַתָּ֧ve.na.ta.TaH5414the mercyH3727seatH3727on topמִלְמָ֑עְלָהmil.Ma.'e.lahH4605of the arkהָאָרֹ֖ןha.'a.RonH727, andin the arkהָ֣אָרֹ֔ןha.'a.RonH727you shall putתִּתֵּן֙ti.TenH5414the testimonyהָ֣עֵדֻ֔תha.'e.DutH5715whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I will giveאֶתֵּ֖ן'e.TenH5414to you.

22Thereשָׁם֒shamH8033I will meetוְנוֹעַדְתִּ֣יve.no.'ad.TiH3259with you; and from aboveH5921the mercyH3727seatH3727, frombetweenמִבֵּין֙mi.BeinH996the twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147cherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֔יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742whichH834are upon the arkאֲרֹ֣ן'a.RonH727of the testimonyהָעֵדֻ֑תha.'e.DutH5715,I will speakוְדִבַּרְתִּ֨יve.di.bar.TiH1696to you about allכָּל־kol-H3605that I will giveH6680you in commandmentH6680for the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

The Table of Showbread

23“You shall makeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213a tableשֻׁלְחָ֖ןshul.ChanH7979of acaciaשִׁטִּ֑יםshi.TimH7848woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086,twoH8147cubitsאַמָּתַ֤יִם'a.ma.Ta.yimH520longאָרְכּוֹ֙'a.re.KoH753and one cubitוְאַמָּ֣הve.'a.MahH520wideרָחְבּ֔וֹra.che.BoH7341and one and a halfוָחֵ֖צִיva.Che.tziH2677cubitsוְאַמָּ֥הve.'a.MahH520highקֹמָתֽוֹ׃ko.ma.ToH6967.

24You shall overlayוְצִפִּיתָ֥ve.tzi.pi.TaH6823it with pureטָה֑וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091and makeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213a goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091borderזֵ֥רzerH2213aroundסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439it.

25You shall makeוְעָשִׂ֨יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213for it a rimמִסְגֶּ֛רֶתmis.Ge.retH4526of a handbreadthטֹ֖פַחTo.fachH2948aroundסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439it;and you shall makeוְעָשִׂ֧יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213a goldזָהָ֛בza.HavH2091borderזֵר־zer-H2213for the rimלְמִסְגַּרְתּ֖וֹle.mis.gar.ToH4526aroundסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439it.

26You shall makeוְעָשִׂ֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213fourאַרְבַּ֖ע'ar.Ba'H702goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091ringsטַבְּעֹ֣תta.be.'OtH2885for it and putוְנָתַתָּ֙ve.na.ta.TaH5414ringsהַטַּבָּעֹ֔תha.ta.ba.'OtH2885on the fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702cornersהַפֵּאֹ֔תha.pe.'OtH6285whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834are on its fourלְאַרְבַּ֥עle.'ar.Ba'H702feetרַגְלָֽיו׃rag.LavH7272.

27The ringsהַטַּבָּעֹ֑תha.ta.ba.'OtH2885shall be closeלְעֻמַּת֙le.'u.MatH5980to the rimהַמִּסְגֶּ֔רֶתha.mis.Ge.retH4526as holdersלְבָתִּ֣יםle.va.TimH1004for the polesלְבַדִּ֔יםle.va.DimH905to carryלָשֵׂ֖אתla.SetH5375the tableהַשֻּׁלְחָֽן׃ha.shul.ChanH7979.

28You shall makeוְעָשִׂ֤יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213the polesהַבַּדִּים֙ha.ba.DimH905of acaciaשִׁטִּ֔יםshi.TimH7848woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086and overlayוְצִפִּיתָ֥ve.tzi.pi.TaH6823them with goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091,so that with them the tableהַשֻּׁלְחָֽן׃ha.shul.ChanH7979may be carriedוְנִשָּׂא־ve.ni.sa'-H5375.

29You shall makeוְעָשִׂ֨יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213itsdishesקְּעָרֹתָ֜יוke.'a.ro.TavH7086and its pansוְכַפֹּתָ֗יוve.kha.po.TavH3709and its jarsוּקְשׂוֹתָיו֙u.ke.so.TavH7184and itsbowlsוּמְנַקִּיֹּתָ֔יוu.me.na.ki.yo.TavH4518with whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834to pourיֻסַּ֖ךְyu.SakhH5258drinkH5258offeringsH5258;you shall makeתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213them of pureטָה֖וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091.

30You shall setוְנָתַתָּ֧ve.na.ta.TaH5414the breadלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899of thePresenceפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH6440on the tableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֛ןha.shul.ChanH7979beforeלְפָנַ֥יle.fa.NaiH6440Meat allH8548timesH8548.

The Golden Lampstand

31“Then you shall makeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213a lampstandמְנֹרַ֖תme.no.RatH4501of pureטָה֑וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091.The lampstandהַמְּנוֹרָה֙ha.me.no.RahH4501andits baseיְרֵכָ֣הּye.re.KhahH3409and its shaftוְקָנָ֔הּve.ka.NahH7070are to be madeתֵּעָשֶׂ֤הte.'a.SehH6213of hammeredH4749workמִקְשָׁ֞הmik.ShahH4749;its cupsגְּבִיעֶ֛יהָge.vi.'Ei.haH1375, itsbulbsכַּפְתֹּרֶ֥יהָkaf.to.Rei.haH3730and its flowersוּפְרָחֶ֖יהָu.fe.ra.Chei.haH6525shall be of one piece with it.

32Sixוְשִׁשָּׁ֣הve.shi.ShahH8337branchesקָנִ֔יםka.NimH7070shall goיֹצְאִ֖יםyo.tze.'ImH3318out from its sidesמִצִּדֶּ֑יהָmi.tzi.Dei.haH6654;threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה׀she.lo.ShahH7969branchesקְנֵ֣יke.NeiH7070of the lampstandמְנֹרָ֗הme.no.RahH4501from its oneהָאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259sideמִצִּדָּהּ֙mi.tzi.DahH6654and threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙u.she.lo.ShahH7969branchesקְנֵ֣יke.NeiH7070of the lampstandמְנֹרָ֔הme.no.RahH4501from itsotherהַשֵּׁנִֽי׃ha.she.NiH8145sideמִצִּדָּ֖הּmi.tzi.DahH6654.

33Threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969cupsגְ֠בִעִיםGe.vi.'imH1375shall beshapedH8246likeH8246almondמְֽשֻׁקָּדִ֞יםme.shu.ka.DimH8246blossomsin the oneהָאֶחָד֮ha.'e.ChadH259branchבַּקָּנֶ֣הba.ka.NehH7070, abulbכַּפְתֹּ֣רkaf.TorH3730and a flowerוָפֶרַח֒va.fe.RachH6525,and threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הu.she.lo.ShahH7969cupsגְבִעִ֗יםge.vi.'ImH1375shapedH8246likeH8246almondמְשֻׁקָּדִ֛יםme.shu.ka.DimH8246blossoms in theotherהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259branchבַּקָּנֶ֥הba.ka.NehH7070, abulbכַּפְתֹּ֣רkaf.TorH3730and a flowerוָפָ֑רַחva.Fa.rachH6525--soכֵּ֚ןkenH3651for sixלְשֵׁ֣שֶׁתle.She.shetH8337branchesהַקָּנִ֔יםha.ka.NimH7070goingהַיֹּצְאִ֖יםhai.yo.tze.'ImH3318out from the lampstandהַמְּנֹרָֽה׃ha.me.no.RahH4501;

34andin the lampstandוּבַמְּנֹרָ֖הu.va.me.no.RahH4501fourאַרְבָּעָ֣ה'ar.ba.'AhH702cupsגְבִעִ֑יםge.vi.'ImH1375shapedH8246likeH8246almondמְשֻׁקָּדִ֔יםme.shu.ka.DimH8246blossoms, itsbulbsכַּפְתֹּרֶ֖יהָkaf.to.Rei.haH3730and its flowersוּפְרָחֶֽיהָ׃u.fe.ra.Chei.haH6525.

35Abulbוְכַפְתֹּ֡רve.khaf.TorH3730shall be underתַּחַת֩ta.ChatH8478the firstpairשְׁנֵ֨יshe.NeiH8147of branchesהַקָּנִ֜יםha.ka.NimH7070coming out of it, and abulbוְכַפְתֹּר֙ve.khaf.TorH3730underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the secondpairשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147of branchesהַקָּנִים֙ha.ka.NimH7070coming out of it, and abulbוְכַפְתֹּ֕רve.khaf.TorH3730underתַּחַת־ta.chat-H8478the thirdpairשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147of branchesהַקָּנִ֖יםha.ka.NimH7070comingout of it, for the sixלְשֵׁ֙שֶׁת֙le.She.shetH8337branchesהַקָּנִ֔יםha.ka.NimH7070comingהַיֹּצְאִ֖יםhai.yo.tze.'ImH3318out of the lampstandהַמְּנֹרָֽה׃ha.me.no.RahH4501.

36Theirbulbsכַּפְתֹּרֵיהֶ֥םkaf.to.rei.HemH3730and their branchesוּקְנֹתָ֖םu.ke.no.TamH7070shall be of one piecewith it; allכֻּלָּ֛הּku.LahH3605of it shall be oneאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259piece of hammeredH4749workמִקְשָׁ֥הmik.ShahH4749of pureטָהֽוֹר׃ta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091.

37Then you shall makeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213its lampsנֵרֹתֶ֖יהָne.ro.Tei.haH5216sevenשִׁבְעָ֑הshiv.'AhH7651in number; and they shallmountוְהֶֽעֱלָה֙ve.he.'e.LahH5927its lampsנֵ֣רֹתֶ֔יהָne.ro.Tei.haH5216so as to shedH215lightוְהֵאִ֖ירve.he.'IrH215on the spaceעֵ֥בֶר'E.verH5676in frontפָּנֶֽיהָ׃pa.Nei.haH6440of it.

38Its snuffersוּמַלְקָחֶ֥יהָu.mal.ka.Chei.haH4457andtheir traysוּמַחְתֹּתֶ֖יהָu.mach.to.Tei.haH4289shall beof pureטָהֽוֹר׃ta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091.

39It shall be madeיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213from a talentכִּכָּ֛רki.KarH3603of pureטָה֖וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091,with allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428utensilsהַכֵּלִ֖יםha.ke.LimH3627.

40Seeוּרְאֵ֖הu.re.'EhH7200that you makeוַעֲשֵׂ֑הva.'a.SehH6213themafter the patternבְּתַ֨בְנִיתָ֔םbe.Tav.ni.TamH8403for them, whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834was shownמָרְאֶ֖הma.re.'EhH7200to you on the mountainבָּהָֽר׃ סba.HarH2022.

Offerings for the Sanctuary

Ark of the Covenant

The Table of Showbread

The Golden Lampstand

Commentaries on Exodus 25