International Children’s Bible

Exodus 25:28-40 International Children’s Bible (ICB)

28. Make the poles out of acacia wood and cover them with gold. Carry the table with these poles.

29. Make the plates and bowls for the table out of pure gold. Make the jars and cups out of pure gold. They will be used for pouring out the drink offerings.

30. On this table put the bread that shows you are in my presence. It must always be there in front of me.

31. “Hammer pure gold to make a lampstand. Its base, stand, flower-like cups, buds and petals must all be joined together in one piece.

32. The lampstand must have three branches on one side and three branches on the other.

33. Each branch must have three cups shaped like almond flowers on it. Each cup must have a bud and a petal.

34. And there must be four more cups made like almond flowers on the lampstand itself. These cups must also have buds and petals.

35. Put a bud under each pair of branches that goes out from the lampstand.

36. The branches, buds and lampstand must be one piece of pure, hammered gold.

37. “Then make seven small oil lamps and put them on the lampstand. They will give light to the area in front of the lampstand.

38. The wick trimmers and trays must be made of pure gold.

39. Use 75 pounds of pure gold to make the lampstand and everything with it.

40. Be very careful to make them by the plan I showed you on the mountain.