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.
Bezalel made the Ark of acacia wood measuring two and a half cubits long by a cubit and a half wide by one and a half cubits high.
2 He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it.
He covered it with pure gold on the inside and the outside, and made a gold trim to go around it.
3 And he cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.
He cast four gold rings and attached them to its four feet, two on one side and two on the other.
4 Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
He made poles of acacia wood and covered them with gold.
5 He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it.
He placed the poles into the rings on the sides of the Ark, so it could be carried.
6 He constructed a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.
He made the atonement cover of pure gold, two and a half cubits long by a cubit and a half wide.
7 He made two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,
He made two cherubim of hammered gold for the ends of the atonement cover,
8 one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.
and put one cherub on each end. All of this was made from one piece of gold.
9 And the cherubim had wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the mercy seat.
The cherubim were designed with spread wings pointing upward, covering the atonement cover. The cherubim were placed facing each another, looking down towards the atonement cover.
10 He also made the table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.
Then he made the table of acacia wood two cubits long by a cubit wide by a cubit and a half high.
11 He overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding around it.
He covered it with pure gold and made a gold trim to go around it.
12 And he made a rim around it a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim.
He made a border around it the width of a hand and put a gold trim on the border.
13 He cast four gold rings for the table and fastened them to the four corners at its four legs.
He cast four gold rings for the table and attached them to the four corners of the table by the legs.
14 The rings were placed close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.
The rings were close to the border to hold the poles used to carry the table.
15 He made the poles of acacia wood for carrying the table and overlaid them with gold.
He made the poles of acacia wood for carrying the table and covered 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.
He made utensils for the table from pure gold: plates and dishes, bowls and pitchers for pouring out drink offerings.
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 made the lampstand of pure, hammered gold. The whole of it was made of one piece—its base, shaft, cups, buds, and flowers.
18 Six branches extended from the sides, three on one side and three on the other.
It had six branches coming out of the sides of the lampstand, three on each side. It had three cups shaped like almond flowers on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch.
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.
Each of six branches that came out had three cups shaped like almond flowers, all complete with buds and petals.
20 And on the lampstand were four cups shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals.
On the main shaft of the lampstand he made four cups shaped like almond flowers, complete with buds and petals.
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.
On the six branches that came out of it, he placed a bud under the first pair of branches, a bud under the second pair, and a bud under the third pair.
22 The buds and branches were all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.
The buds and branches are to be made with the lampstand as one piece, hammered out of pure gold.
23 He also made its seven lamps, its wick trimmers, and trays of pure gold.
He made seven lamps, as well as wick tongs and their trays of pure gold.
24 He made the lampstand and all its utensils from a talent of pure gold.
The lampstand and all these utensils required a talent of pure 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 made the altar for burning incense from acacia wood. It was square, measuring a cubit by a cubit, by two cubits high, with horns on its corners that were all one piece with the altar.
26 And he overlaid with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns. Then he made a molding of gold around it.
He covered its top, its side, and its horns with pure gold, and made a gold trim to go all around it.
27 He made two gold rings below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles used to carry it.
He made two gold rings for the altar and attached them below the trim, two on both sides, to hold the poles to carry it.
28 And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
He made the poles of acacia wood and covered them with gold.
29 He also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer.
He made the holy anointing oil and the pure, aromatic incense like the product of an expert perfumer.
