Exodus 25
New American Standard Bible 2020
Offerings for the Sanctuary
1Then the LordH3068 spokeH1696 to MosesH4872, sayingH559, 2“1TellH1696 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 to takeH3947 a 2contributionH8641 for Me; 3from everyoneH3605H376 whoseH834 heartH3820 movesH5068 him you shall takeH3947 My 4contributionH8641. 3ThisH2088 is the 5contributionH8641 whichH834 you are to takeH3947 from them: goldH2091, silverH3701, and bronzeH5178, 467violetH8504, purpleH713, and scarletH8144 material, fineH8336 linenH8336, goatH5795 hair, 5rams’H352 skinsH5785 dyedH119 redH119, 8fineH8476 leatherH5785, acaciaH7848 woodH6086, 69oilH8081 for lightingH3974, 10balsamH1314 oilH1314 for the anointingH4888 oilH8081 and for the fragrantH5561 incenseH7004, 7onyxH7718 stonesH68 and settingH4394 stonesH68 for the 11ephodH646 and for the 1213breastpieceH2833. 8Have them 14constructH6213 a sanctuaryH4720 for Me, 15so that I may dwellH7931 amongH8432 them. 916According to allH3605 that I am going to showH7200 you as the patternH8403 of the tabernacleH4908 and the patternH8403 of allH3605 its furnitureH3627, soH3651 you shall constructH6213 it.
Ark of the Covenant
10“Now 17they shall constructH6213 an 18arkH727 of acaciaH7848 woodH6086 19two and a halfH2677 cubitsH520 20longH753, one and a halfH2677 cubitsH520 21wideH7341, and one and a halfH2677 cubitsH520 22highH6967. 11You shall 23overlayH6823 it with pureH2889 goldH2091, insideH4480H1004 and out you shall overlayH6823 it, and you shall makeH6213 a goldH2091 moldingH2213 24aroundH5439 it. 12You shall also castH3332 fourH702 goldH2091 ringsH2885 for it and 25fastenH5414 them on its fourH702 feetH6471; twoH8147 ringsH2885 shall be on oneH259 sideH6763 of it, and twoH8147 ringsH2885 on the otherH8145 sideH6763 of it. 13And you shall makeH6213 polesH905 of acaciaH7848 woodH6086 and overlayH6823 them with goldH2091. 14You shall putH935 the polesH905 into the ringsH2885 on the sidesH6763 of the arkH727, to carryH5375 the arkH727 with them. 15The 26polesH905 shall 27remainH1961 in the ringsH2885 of the arkH727; they shall not be removedH5493 from it. 16You shall 28putH5414 into the arkH727 the testimonyH5715 whichH834 I shall giveH5414 you.
17“And you shall 29makeH6213 30an atoningH3727 coverH3727 of pureH2889 goldH2091, 31two and a halfH2677 cubitsH520 32longH753 and one and a halfH2677 cubitsH520 33wideH7341. 18You shall makeH6213 twoH8147 cherubimH3742 of goldH2091; makeH6213 them of hammeredH4749 workH4749 34at the twoH8147 endsH7098 of the atoningH3727 coverH3727. 19MakeH6213 oneH259 cherubH3742 35at oneH2088 endH7098 and oneH259 cherubH3742 36at the otherH259 endH7098; you shall makeH6213 the cherubimH3742 of one piece 37with the atoningH3727 coverH3727 at its twoH8147 endsH7098. 20And 38the cherubimH3742 shall haveH1961 their wingsH3671 spreadH6566 upwardH4605, coveringH5526 the atoningH3727 coverH3727 with their wingsH3671 and 39facingH6440H413 oneH376 anotherH251; the facesH6440 of the cherubimH3742 are to be turned towardH413 the atoningH3727 coverH3727. 21Then 40you shall putH5414 the atoningH3727 coverH3727 41on topH4605 of the arkH727, and 42in the arkH727 you shall putH5414 the testimonyH5715 whichH834 I will giveH5414 to you. 2243ThereH8033 I will meetH3259 with you; and from aboveH5921 the atoningH3727 coverH3727, from 44betweenH996 the twoH8147 cherubimH3742 whichH834 are upon the arkH727 of the testimonyH5715, I will speakH1696 to you about 45everyH3605 commandmentH6680 that I will giveH6680 you for the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478.
Bread of the Presence
23“46You shall also makeH6213 a tableH7979 of acaciaH7848 woodH6086, 47twoH8147 cubitsH520 48longH753 and one cubitH520 49wideH7341, and one and a halfH2677 cubitsH520 50highH6967. 24You shall overlayH6823 it with pureH2889 goldH2091 and makeH6213 a goldH2091 51borderH2213 aroundH5439 it. 25And you shall makeH6213 for it a rimH4526 of a 52handH2948 widthH2947 aroundH5439 it; and you shall makeH6213 a goldH2091 borderH2213 for the rimH4526 aroundH5439 it. 26You shall also makeH6213 fourH702 goldH2091 ringsH2885 for it and putH5414 ringsH2885 on the fourH702 cornersH6285 whichH834 are on its fourH702 legsH7272. 27The ringsH2885 shall be closeH5980 to the rimH4526, as holdersH1004 for the polesH905 to carryH5375 the tableH7979. 28And you shall makeH6213 the polesH905 of acaciaH7848 woodH6086 and overlayH6823 them with goldH2091, so that with them the tableH7979 may be carriedH5375. 29You shall also makeH6213 its 53dishesH7086, its pansH3709, its jarsH7184, and its libationH4518 bowlsH4518 with whichH834 to pourH5258 drinkH5258 offeringsH5258; you shall makeH6213 them of pureH2889 goldH2091. 30And you shall setH5414 54the breadH3899 of the 55PresenceH6440 on the tableH7979 beforeH6440 Me continuallyH8548.
The Golden Lampstand
31“56Then you shall makeH6213 a lampstandH4501 of pureH2889 goldH2091. The lampstandH4501, its baseH3409 and its shaftH7070, are to be madeH6213 of hammeredH4749 workH4749; its cupsH1375, its 57bulbsH3730, and its flowersH6525 shall be of one piece with it. 3258SixH8337 branchesH7070 shall goH3318 outH3318 from its sidesH6654; threeH7969 branchesH7070 of the lampstandH4501 from its oneH259 sideH6654 and threeH7969 branchesH7070 of the lampstandH4501 from its 59otherH8145 sideH6654. 3360ThreeH7969 cupsH1375 shall be shapedH8246 likeH8246 almondH8246 blossomsH8246 on the oneH259 branchH7070, a 61bulbH3730 and a flowerH6525, and threeH7969 cupsH1375 shapedH8246 likeH8246 almondH8246 blossomsH8246 on the 62otherH259 branchH7070, a 63bulbH3730 and a flowerH6525--the sameH3651 for sixH8337 branchesH7070 goingH3318 outH3318 from the lampstandH4501; 34and 64on the lampstandH4501 fourH702 cupsH1375 shapedH8246 likeH8246 almondH8246 blossomsH8246, its 65bulbsH3730 and its flowersH6525. 3566A 67bulbH3730 shall be underH8478 the first pairH8147 of branchesH7070 coming out of it, and a 68bulbH3730 underH8478 the second pairH8147 of branchesH7070 coming out of it, and a 69bulbH3730 underH8478 the third pairH8147 of branchesH7070 coming out of it, for the sixH8337 branchesH7070 comingH3318 outH3318 of the lampstandH4501. 3670Their 71bulbsH3730 and their branchesH7070 shall be of one piece with it; allH3605 of it shall be oneH259 piece of hammeredH4749 workH4749 of pureH2889 goldH2091. 37Then you shall makeH6213 its lampsH5216 sevenH7651 in number; and 72they shall 73mountH5927 its lampsH5216 so as to shedH215 lightH215 on the spaceH5676 in frontH6440 of it. 38Its tongsH4457 and its traysH4289 shall be of pureH2889 goldH2091. 39It shall be madeH6213 from a 74talentH3603 of pureH2889 goldH2091, with allH3605 theseH428 utensilsH3627. 4075SeeH7200 that you makeH6213 them 76by the patternH8403 for them, whichH834 was shownH7200 to you on the mountainH2022.
Notes
- 1. Exodus 25:2 Ex 35:4-9 ↩
- 2. Exodus 25:2 Or uplifted offering ↩
- 3. Exodus 25:2 Ex 35:21; 1 Chr 29:3, 5, 9; Ezra 2:68; 2 Cor 8:11, 12; 9:7 ↩
- 4. Exodus 25:2 Or uplifted offering ↩
- 5. Exodus 25:3 Or uplifted offering ↩
- 6. Exodus 25:4 Or bluish; LXX hyacinth in color ↩
- 7. Exodus 25:4 Ex 28:5, 6, 8 ↩
- 8. Exodus 25:5 Meaning of the Heb uncertain ↩
- 9. Exodus 25:6 Ex 27:20 ↩
- 10. Exodus 25:6 Ex 30:23f ↩
- 11. Exodus 25:7 Ex 28:4, 6-14 ↩
- 12. Exodus 25:7 Or pouch ↩
- 13. Exodus 25:7 Ex 28:4, 15-30 ↩
- 14. Exodus 25:8 Ex 36:1-5 ↩
- 15. Exodus 25:8 Ex 29:45, 46; Num 5:3; Deut 12:11; 1 Kin 6:13; 2 Cor 6:16; Rev 21:3 ↩
- 16. Exodus 25:9 Ex 25:40; 26:30; Acts 7:44; Heb 8:2, 5 ↩
- 17. Exodus 25:10 Ex 37:1-9; Deut 10:3; Heb 9:4 ↩
- 18. Exodus 25:10 I.e., chest ↩
- 19. Exodus 25:10 About 3.7 ft. long and 2.2 ft. wide and high or 1.1 m and 68 cm ↩
- 20. Exodus 25:10 Lit its length ↩
- 21. Exodus 25:10 Lit its width ↩
- 22. Exodus 25:10 Lit its height ↩
- 23. Exodus 25:11 Heb 9:4 ↩
- 24. Exodus 25:11 Lit on it round about ↩
- 25. Exodus 25:12 Or put ↩
- 26. Exodus 25:15 1 Kin 8:8 ↩
- 27. Exodus 25:15 Lit be ↩
- 28. Exodus 25:16 Ex 40:20; Deut 10:2; 31:26; 1 Kin 8:9; Heb 9:4 ↩
- 29. Exodus 25:17 Ex 37:6 ↩
- 30. Exodus 25:17 Also called a mercy seat, and so throughout the ch; i.e., where blood was sprinkled on the Day of Atonement ↩
- 31. Exodus 25:17 About 3.7 ft. long and 2.2 ft. wide or 1.1 m and 68 cm ↩
- 32. Exodus 25:17 Lit its length ↩
- 33. Exodus 25:17 Lit its width ↩
- 34. Exodus 25:18 Lit from ↩
- 35. Exodus 25:19 Lit from ↩
- 36. Exodus 25:19 Lit from ↩
- 37. Exodus 25:19 Lit from ↩
- 38. Exodus 25:20 1 Kin 8:7; 1 Chr 28:18; Heb 9:5 ↩
- 39. Exodus 25:20 Lit their faces to ↩
- 40. Exodus 25:21 Ex 26:34; 40:20 ↩
- 41. Exodus 25:21 Lit above, upon ↩
- 42. Exodus 25:21 Ex 25:16 ↩
- 43. Exodus 25:22 Ex 29:42, 43; 30:6, 36; Lev 16:2; Num 17:4 ↩
- 44. Exodus 25:22 Num 7:89; 1 Sam 4:4; 2 Sam 6:2; 2 Kin 19:15; Ps 80:1; Is 37:16 ↩
- 45. Exodus 25:22 Lit all that I will command ↩
- 46. Exodus 25:23 Ex 37:10-16 ↩
- 47. Exodus 25:23 About 3 ft. long, 1.5 ft. wide, 2.25 ft. high or 90 cm, 45 cm, and 68 cm ↩
- 48. Exodus 25:23 Lit its length ↩
- 49. Exodus 25:23 Lit its width ↩
- 50. Exodus 25:23 Lit its height ↩
- 51. Exodus 25:24 Ex 25:11 ↩
- 52. Exodus 25:25 About 3 in. or 7.5 cm ↩
- 53. Exodus 25:29 Ex 37:16; Num 4:7 ↩
- 54. Exodus 25:30 Ex 39:36; 40:23; Lev 24:5-9 ↩
- 55. Exodus 25:30 Lit Face ↩
- 56. Exodus 25:31 Ex 37:17-24; 1 Kin 7:49; Zech 4:2 ↩
- 57. Exodus 25:31 Or calyx ↩
- 58. Exodus 25:32 Ex 37:18 ↩
- 59. Exodus 25:32 Lit second ↩
- 60. Exodus 25:33 Ex 37:19 ↩
- 61. Exodus 25:33 Or calyx ↩
- 62. Exodus 25:33 Lit one branch ↩
- 63. Exodus 25:33 Or calyx ↩
- 64. Exodus 25:34 Ex 37:20 ↩
- 65. Exodus 25:34 Or calyxes ↩
- 66. Exodus 25:35 Ex 37:21 ↩
- 67. Exodus 25:35 Or calyx ↩
- 68. Exodus 25:35 Or calyx ↩
- 69. Exodus 25:35 Or calyx ↩
- 70. Exodus 25:36 Ex 37:22 ↩
- 71. Exodus 25:36 Or calyxes ↩
- 72. Exodus 25:37 Num 8:2 ↩
- 73. Exodus 25:37 Lit raise up ↩
- 74. Exodus 25:39 About 75 lb. or 34 kg ↩
- 75. Exodus 25:40 Heb 8:5 ↩
- 76. Exodus 25:40 Ex 25:9; 26:30; Num 8:4; Acts 7:44 ↩
Commentaries on Exodus 25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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