Exodus 25:1-11

1The Lord said to Moses,

2“Tell the people of Israel to bring me their sacred offerings. Accept the contributions from all whose hearts are moved to offer them.

3Here is a list of sacred offerings you may accept from them: gold, silver, and bronze;

4blue, purple, and scarlet thread; fine linen and goat hair for cloth;

5tanned ram skins and fine goatskin leather; acacia wood;

6olive oil for the lamps; spices for the anointing oil and the fragrant incense;

7onyx stones, and other gemstones to be set in the ephod and the priest’s chestpiece.

8“Have the people of Israel build me a holy sanctuary so I can live among them.

9You must build this Tabernacle and its furnishings exactly according to the pattern I will show you.

10“Have the people make an Ark of acacia wood—a sacred chest 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high.

11Overlay it inside and outside with pure gold, and run a molding of gold all around it.