13 And Moses arose with Jesus his servant, and Moses went up to the mountain of God,

14 And he said to the elders, 'Stay here until we return to you; here are Aaron and Hur with you; whoever deals, let him come to them.

15 And Moses went up into the mountain, and a cloud covered the mountain,

16 And the glory of the Lord overshadowed Mount Sinai; and a cloud covered it for six days, and on the seventh day [the Lord] called to Moses out of the midst of the cloud.

17 And the sight of the glory of the Lord on the top of the mountain was before the eyes of the children of Israel, like a consuming fire.

18 Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and went up into the mountain; And Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights.

Chapter 25

1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they make offerings unto me; And from every man that hath diligence, receive offerings unto me.

3 These are the offerings which ye shall receive of them: gold, and silver, and brass,

4 and the blue and purple and scarlet wool, and the fine linen, and the goat's hair,

5 And the sheep's skins are red, and the skins are blue, and the skins of the shittim wood,

6 oils for the lampstand, spices for the anointing oil, and for fragrant incense,

7 Onyx stone, and set stones for the ephod [12] and for the breastplate.

8 And they shall build me a sanctuary, and I will dwell in their midst;

9 all things as I show you, and the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the vessels thereof; Do so.

10 And make the ark of shittim wood, and the length thereof shall be two cubits and a half, and its breadth a cubit and a half, and its height a cubit and a half.

11 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and overlay it inside and out; and thou shalt make a crown of gold round about it;

12 And thou shalt pour out for it four rings of gold, and fasten it at the four lower corners thereof, two rings on one side thereof, and two rings on the other side thereof.

13 Thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold;

14 And thou shalt put the staves in the rings on the sides of the ark, that by means of them the ark may be carried;