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.
Then Bezalel made the [sacred] chest from acacia wood. It was (45 in./110 cm.) long, (27 in./66 cm.) wide, and (27 in./66 cm.) 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 inside and outside the chest, and he made a gold border around the top of it.
3 And he cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.
He made/cast four rings from gold [and fastened them] to the legs of the chest. He put two rings on each side of the chest.
4 Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
He made [two] poles from 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 put the poles into the rings on the sides of the chest, in order that the chest could be carried [by means of the poles].
6 He constructed a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.
He made a lid for the chest. That was [the place where Yahweh would] forgive people’s sins. It [also] was (45 in./110 cm.) long and (27 in./66 cm.) wide.
7 He made two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,
He made two winged creatures from hammered gold.
8 one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.
One of these was put at each end of the chest. The gold [with which they were made] was joined to the gold from which the lid [was made].
9 And the cherubim had wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the mercy seat.
[He placed] the winged creatures facing each other so that their wings touched each other and spread out over the lid.
10 He also made the table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.
Bezalel made a table from acacia wood. It was (36 in./88 cm.) long, (18 in./44 cm.) wide, and (27 in./66 cm.) high.
11 He overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding around it.
He covered it with pure gold, and he put a gold border around it.
12 And he made a rim around it a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim.
He made a rim all around it, (3 in./7 cm.) wide. He put a gold border around the rim.
13 He cast four gold rings for the table and fastened them to the four corners at its four legs.
He made/cast four rings from gold and fastened the rings to the four corners of the table, one ring close to each leg [of the table].
14 The rings were placed close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.
The rings were fastened to the table near the rim.
15 He made the poles of acacia wood for carrying the table and overlaid them with gold.
He made two poles from acacia wood and covered them with gold. These poles for carrying the table were then inserted into the rings.
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 also made from pure gold all the things to be put on the table. He made the plates, the cups, and the jars and bowls to be used [when the priests] poured out wine [as an offering to Yahweh].
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 from pure gold. Its base and its shaft were hammered from [one large lump of] gold. [The branches of the lampstand], the cups for holding the oil, the flower buds and the petals [that decorated the branches of the lamp, the base, and the shaft were all hammered from] one [big] lump of gold.
18 Six branches extended from the sides, three on one side and three on the other.
There were six branches on the lampstand, three on each side [of the shaft].
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 the branches had on it three [gold decorations that looked like] almond blossoms. These decorations also had flower buds and [flower] petals.
20 And on the lampstand were four cups shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals.
On the [shaft of the] lampstand there were four [gold decorations that also looked like] almond blossoms, each one with flower buds and [flower] 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 each side, beneath and extending from each of the branches, there was one [flower] bud.
22 The buds and branches were all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.
All these [flower] buds and branches, along with the shaft, were hammered from one large lump of pure gold.
23 He also made its seven lamps, its wick trimmers, and trays of pure gold.
Bezalel also made seven small cups [for holding oil. He put one cup on top of the shaft and he put the others on top of the branches]. He made from pure gold the tongs [for removing the burned wicks] and the trays [in which to put the burned wicks].
24 He made the lampstand and all its utensils from a talent of pure gold.
He used (75 pounds/35 kg.) of pure gold to make the lampstand and all the things that were used to take care of it.
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.
From acacia wood, Bezalel made the altar [for burning] incense. It was square, (18 in./45 cm.) on each side. It was (3 ft./90 cm.) high. He made [a projection that looked like] a horn on each of the top corners. The projections were carved from the same block of wood that the altar was made of.
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 the top and the four sides, including the projections, with pure gold. He put a gold border around the altar, [near the top].
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 carrying the altar. Then he attached them to the altar below the border, one on each side of the altar. The poles by means of which the altar was to be carried were to be inserted into those rings.
28 And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
He made those [two] poles from 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 also made the sacred oil for anointing and the pure sweet-smelling incense. He mixed the incense together as a skilled perfumer would.
