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 Bezaleel made the ark of acacia-wood; two cubits and a half the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

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 border of gold upon 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 for it four rings of gold, for its four corners: 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 carry 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 thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

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 did he make 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 end of one side, and one cherub at the end of the other side; out of the mercy-seat he made the two cherubim at the two ends thereof.

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 over it, covering over with their wings the mercy-seat; and their faces were opposite to one another: the faces of the cherubim were [turned] 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 thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

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

And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made upon it a border 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 for it a margin of a hand-breadth round about; and made a border of gold for the margin thereof 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 for it four rings of gold, and put the rings on the four corners that were on the four feet thereof.

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

Close to the margin were the rings, as receptacles of the staves to carry 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 carry 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 utensils that were on the table, the dishes thereof, and the cups thereof, and the bowls thereof, and the goblets 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 candlestick of pure gold; [of] beaten work he made the candlestick: its base, and its shaft, its cups, its knobs, and its flowers were of itself.

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

And six branches went out of the sides thereof — three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof;

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.

[there were] three cups shaped like almonds in the one branch, a knob and a flower; and three cups shaped like almonds in the other branch, a knob and a flower: so in the six branches which went out of the candlestick.

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

And in the candlestick were four cups, shaped like almonds, its knobs, and its flowers;

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 thereof, and [again] a knob under two branches thereof, and [again] a knob under two branches thereof, for the six branches which went 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 itself — all of 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 seven lamps thereof, and the snuffers thereof, and the snuff-trays thereof, of pure gold.

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

Of a talent of pure gold he made it, and all its utensils.

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 the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, square, and two cubits the height thereof: its horns were of itself.

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 thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and made upon it a border 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 two rings of gold for it under its border, by its two corners, on the two sides thereof, as receptacles for the staves with which to carry 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 fragrant drugs, according to the work of the perfumer.