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 within and without, 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 for it four rings of gold, in the four feet thereof: 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 an ark-cover of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and a 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 made he them, at the two ends of the ark-cover:

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 ark-cover made he the 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 on high, screening the ark-cover with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the ark-cover were the faces of the cherubim.

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 was 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 thereto 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 unto it a border of a hand-breadth round about, and made a golden crown to the border 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 in 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 by the border were the rings, the holders 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 thereof, and the pans thereof, and the bowls thereof, and the jars thereof, wherewith 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 made he the candlestick, even its base, and its shaft; its cups, its knops, 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 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.

three cups made like almond-blossoms in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three cups made like almond-blossoms in the other branch, a knop and a flower. So for the six branches going 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 made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof;

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 knop under two branches of one piece with it, and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, and a knop 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 knops 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 thereof, seven, and the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes 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 made he it, and all the vessels thereof.

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 thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, four-square; and two cubits was the height thereof; the horns thereof 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 thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it; and he made unto 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 thereof, upon the two ribs thereof, upon the two sides of it, for holders for staves wherewith 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.