Exodus 25

¹Then the LORD said to Moses,

²“Tell the Israelites to bring Me an offering. You are to receive My offering from every man whose heart compels him.

³This is the offering you are to accept from them: gold, silver, and bronze;

⁴blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair;

⁵ram skins dyed red and fine leather; acacia wood;

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

⁷and onyx stones and gemstones to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.

⁸And they are to make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them.

⁹You must make the tabernacle and design all its furnishings according to the pattern I show you.

¹⁰And they are to construct an ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.

¹¹Overlay it with pure gold both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it.

¹²Cast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.

¹³And make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.

¹⁴Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, in order to carry it.

¹⁵The poles are to remain in the rings of the ark; they must not be removed.