Exodus 37

1 Bezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.

And Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it.

2 He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it.

And he overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a crown of gold to it round about.

3 And he cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.

And he cast four rings of gold for it, in the four feet of it, even two rings on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.

4 Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

And he made staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.

5 He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it.

And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.

6 He constructed a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

And he made a mercy-seat of pure gold, two cubits and a half the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it.

7 He made two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,

And he made two cherubim of gold, of beaten work he made them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat,

8 one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.

one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end, of one piece with the mercy-seat. He made the cherubim at the two ends of it.

9 And the cherubim had wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the mercy seat.

And the cherubim spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy-seat with their wings, with their faces one to another. The faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy-seat.

10 He also made the table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.

And he made the table of acacia wood, two cubits the length of it, and a cubit the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it.

11 He overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding around it.

And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereunto a crown of gold round about.

12 And he made a rim around it a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim.

And he made to it a border of a handbreadth round about, and made a golden crown to the border of it round about.

13 He cast four gold rings for the table and fastened them to the four corners at its four legs.

And he cast four rings of gold for it, and put the rings in the four corners that were on the four feet of it,

14 The rings were placed close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.

close by the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear the table.

15 He made the poles of acacia wood for carrying the table and overlaid them with gold.

And he made the staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table.

16 He also made the utensils for the table out of pure gold: its plates and dishes, as well as its bowls and pitchers for pouring drink offerings.

And he made the vessels which were upon the table, the dishes of it, and the spoons of it, and the bowls of it, and the flagons of it, with which to pour out, of pure gold.

17 Then he made the lampstand out of pure hammered gold, all of one piece: its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals.

And he made the lampstand of pure gold. He made the lampstand of beaten work, even its base, and its shaft, its cups, its knobs, and its flowers, were of one piece with it.

18 Six branches extended from the sides, three on one side and three on the other.

And there were six branches going out of the sides of it, three branches of the lampstand out of the one side of it, and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side of it,

19 There were three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches that extended from the lampstand.

three cups made like almond-blossoms in one branch, a knob and a flower, and three cups made like almond-blossoms in the other branch, a knob and a flower, so for the six branches going out of the lampstand.

20 And on the lampstand were four cups shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals.

And in the lampstand were four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knobs of it, and the flowers of it,

21 A bud was under the first pair of branches that extended from the lampstand, a bud under the second pair, and a bud under the third pair.

and a knob under two branches of one piece with it, and a knob under two branches of one piece with it, and a knob under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of it.

22 The buds and branches were all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.

Their knobs and their branches were of one piece with it. The whole of it was one beaten work of pure gold.

23 He also made its seven lamps, its wick trimmers, and trays of pure gold.

And he made the lamps of it, seven, and the snuffers of it, and the snuff dishes of it, of pure gold.

24 He made the lampstand and all its utensils from a talent of pure gold.

He made it of a talent of pure gold, and all the vessels of it.

25 He made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns were of one piece.

And he made the altar of incense of acacia wood: a cubit was the length of it, and a cubit the breadth of it, foursquare, and two cubits was the height of it. The horns of it were of one piece with it.

26 And he overlaid with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns. Then he made a molding of gold around it.

And he overlaid it with pure gold, the top of it, and the sides of it round about, and the horns of it. And he made to it a crown of gold round about.

27 He made two gold rings below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles used to carry it.

And he made for it two golden rings under the crown of it, upon the two ribs of it, upon the two sides of it, for places for staves with which to bear it.

28 And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

And he made the staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.

29 He also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer.

And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, after the art of the perfumer.