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. Its length was two and a half cubits; its width was one cubit and a half; and its height was one cubit and a half.
2 He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it.
He covered it inside and out with pure gold and made for it a border of gold around its top.
3 And he cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.
He cast four rings of gold for its four feet, with two rings on one side of it, and two rings on the other side.
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 put the poles into the rings on the ark's sides, in order 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.
He made an atonement lid of pure gold. Its length was two and a half cubits, and its width was one and a half cubits.
7 He made two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,
Bezalel made two cherubim of hammered gold for the two ends of the atonement lid.
8 one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.
One cherub was for one end of the atonement lid, and other cherub was for the other end. They were made as one piece with the atonement lid.
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 spread out their wings upward and overshadowed the atonement lid with them. The cherubim faced one another and looked toward the center of the atonement 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 the table of acacia wood. Its length was two cubits, its width was one cubit, and its height was one and a half cubits.
11 He overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding around it.
He covered it with pure gold and put a border of pure gold around the top.
12 And he made a rim around it a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim.
He made a surrounding frame for it one handbreadth wide, with a surrounding border of gold for the frame.
13 He cast four gold rings for the table and fastened them to the four corners at its four legs.
He cast for it four rings of gold and attached the rings to the four corners, where the four feet were.
14 The rings were placed close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.
The rings were attached to the frame to provide places for the poles, in order 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 out of acacia wood and covered them with gold, in order 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.
He made the objects that would be on the table—the dishes, spoons, the bowls, and pitchers to be used to pour out the offerings. He made them 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.
He made the lampstand of pure hammered gold. He made the lampstand with its base and shaft. Its cups, its leafy bases, and its flowers were all made of one piece with it.
18 Six branches extended from the sides, three on one side and three on the other.
Six branches extended out from its sides—three branches extended from one side, and three branches of the lampstand extended from the other side.
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.
The first branch had three cups made like almond blossoms, with a leafy base and a flower, and three cups made like almond blossoms in the other branch, with a leafy base and a flower. It was the same for all six branches extending out from the lampstand.
20 And on the lampstand were four cups shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals.
On the lampstand itself, the central shaft, there were four cups made like almond blossoms, with their leafy bases and the 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.
There was a leafy base under the first pair of branches—made as one piece with it, and a leafy base under the second pair of branches—also made as one piece with it. In the same way there was a leafy base under the third pair of branches, made as one piece with it. It was the same for all six branches extending out from the lampstand.
22 The buds and branches were all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.
Their leafy bases and branches were all one piece with it, one beaten piece of work of pure gold.
23 He also made its seven lamps, its wick trimmers, and trays of pure gold.
Bezalel made the lampstand and its seven lamps, its tongs and their trays of pure gold.
24 He made the lampstand and all its utensils from a talent of pure gold.
He made the lampstand and its accessories with one 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.
Bezalel made the incense altar. He made it with acacia wood. Its length was one cubit, and its width one cubit. It was square, and its height was two cubits. Its horns were made as 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.
He covered the incense altar with pure gold—its top, its sides, and its horns. He also made a surrounding border of gold for it.
27 He made two gold rings below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles used to carry it.
He made two golden rings to be attached to it under its border on its two opposite sides. The rings were holders for poles to carry the altar.
28 And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
He made the poles of acacia wood, and he 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 fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer.
