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.

Now Bezalel also made the ark from setim wood, having two and one half cubits in length, and one and one half cubits in width, and the height was also one and one half cubits. And he clothed it with the purest gold, inside and out.

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

And for it he made a crown of gold all around,

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

casting four gold rings at its four corners: two rings on one side, and two on the other.

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

Likewise, he made bars from setim wood, which he clothed with gold,

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

and he placed them into the rings, which were at the sides of the ark, to carry it.

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

He also made the propitiatory, that is, the oracle, from the finest gold, two and one half cubits in length, and one and one half cubits in width,

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

and then two Cherubim of ductile gold, which he positioned at the two sides of the propitiatory:

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

one Cherub at the top of one side, and the other Cherub at the top of the other side. The two Cherubim were at each end of the propitiatory,

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

spreading their wings, and protecting the propitiatory, and gazing toward it and toward one another.

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

He also made the table from setim wood, with a length of two cubits, and a width of one cubit, which had a height of one and one half cubits.

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

And he surrounded it with the finest gold, and for it he made a ledge of gold all around,

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

and for the ledge itself he made a polished crown of gold, four fingers high, and upon the same, another crown of gold.

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

And he cast four gold rings, which he set at the four corners at each foot of the table,

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

opposite the crown. And he placed the bars into them, so that the table could be carried.

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

Likewise, the bars themselves he made from setim wood, and he surrounded them with gold.

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 vessels for the diverse uses of the table, as well as the little cups, and bowls, and measuring cups, and the censers, from pure gold, in which the libations would be offered.

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.

He also made the lampstand, formed from the finest gold. The branches, bowls, and little spheres, as well as the lilies, proceeded from its bar:

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

six on the two sides, three branches on one side, and three on the other.

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 bowls, the size of a nut, were on each branch, with little spheres and lilies, and three bowls, in the likeness of a nut, were on the other branch, with the little spheres together with the lilies. The workmanship of the six branches, which proceeded from the shaft of the lampstand, was equal.

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

Now on the shaft itself were four bowls, the size of a nut, and little spheres together with each one, and lilies,

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 little spheres under two branches in three places, which together made six branches proceeding from one bar.

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

Thus, both the little spheres and the branches were from the same thing: all hand-worked from the purest gold.

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

He also made the seven lamps with their candle snuffers, and the vessels where the candles would be extinguished, from the finest gold.

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

The lampstand with all its vessels weighed a talent of gold.

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.

He also made the altar of incense from setim wood, having one cubit on each of four sides, and in height, two. From its corners proceeded horns.

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 clothed it with the purest gold, with its grating, as well as the sides and the horns.

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

And for it he made a crown of gold all around, and two gold rings under the crown at each side, so that the bars might be put into them, and the altar could be carried.

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

Now the bars themselves he also made from setim wood, and he covered them with layers of gold.

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

He also composed the oil for the ointment of sanctification, and the incense, from the purest aromatics, with the skill of a perfumer.