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 shittim wood: two cubits and a half was its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height.

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 for it a crown of gold 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 the four corners 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 shittim 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 upon 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 cover of pure gold: two cubits and a half was its length, and one cubit and a half its breadth.

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, on the two ends of the cover;

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

One cherub was on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end; out of the cover itself made he the cherubim on 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 were spreading forth their wings on high, overshadowing with their wings the cover, with their faces one to the other; toward the cover were the faces of the cherubim directed.

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 shittim wood: two cubits was its length, and a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height;

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 rim of a hand's breadth round about, and made a golden crown on its rim 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 he 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 under the rim were the rings, as receptacles 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 shittim 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, its dishes, and its spoons, and its purifying tubes, and the supporters wherewith [the bread] was covered, 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, its shaft, and its branches, its bowls, its knobs, and its flowers, were out of one piece with it.

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

And six branches were coming out of its sides; three branches of the candlestick out of its one side, 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 bowls, almond-shaped, were on one branch, with a knob and a flower; and three bowls, almond-shaped, were on the other branch, with a knob and a flower; so on the six branches that were coming out of the candlestick.

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

And on the candlestick itself were four bowls, almond-shaped, with 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 was under two branches that came out of the same, and a knob under two branches that came out of the same, and a knob under two branches that came out of the same, for the six branches that proceeded 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 out of one piece with it; all of it was one piece of beaten work, of pure gold.

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

And he made its seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff-dishes, 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 its vessels.

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 shittim wood: its length was a cubit, and its breadth a cubit; it was foursquare, and two cubits was its height; from itself were its 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 overlaid it with pure gold, its top, and its sides round about, and its horns: 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 two rings of gold he made for it beneath its crown, on its two corners, upon both its sides, as receptacles for the staves to bear it by means of them.

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

And he made the staves of shittim 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 spices, according to the work of the apothecary.