1. The Lord said to Moses,
2. “Tell the Israelites to make an offering to me. Receive whatever offerings anyone wishes to give.
3. These offerings are to be: gold, silver, and bronze;
4. fine linen; blue, purple, and red wool; cloth made of goats' hair;
5. rams' skin dyed red; fine leather; acacia wood;
6. oil for the lamps; spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet-smelling incense;
7. carnelians and other jewels to be set in the ephod of the High Priest and in his breastpiece.
8. The people must make a sacred tent for me, so that I may live among them.
9. Make it and all its furnishings according to the plan that I will show you.
10. “Make a box out of acacia wood, 110 centimetres long, 66 centimetres wide, and 66 centimetres high.
11. Cover it with pure gold inside and out and put a gold border all round it.
12. Make four carrying rings of gold for it and attach them to its four legs, with two rings on each side.