Exodus 37

1 And Bezalel made the ark of hard wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide and a cubit and a half high;

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.

2 Plating it inside and out with the best gold, and putting an edge of gold all round it.

He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it.

3 And he made four gold rings for its four angles, two on one side and two on the other,

And he cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.

4 And rods of the same wood plated with gold.

Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

5 These rods he put in the rings at the sides of the ark, for lifting it.

He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it.

6 And he made the cover all of gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

He constructed a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

7 And he made two winged ones, hammered out of one bit of gold, for the two ends of the cover;

He made two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,

8 Placing one at one end and one at the other; the winged ones were part of the cover.

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

9 And their wings were stretched out over the cover; the faces of the winged ones were opposite one another and facing the cover.

And the cherubim had wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the mercy seat.

10 And he made the table of hard wood, two cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high;

He also made the table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.

11 Plating it with the best gold and putting a gold edge all round it.

He overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding around it.

12 And he made a frame all round it about as wide as a man's hand, edged with gold all round.

And he made a rim around it a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim.

13 And he made four gold rings, and put the rings at the angles of its four feet.

He cast four gold rings for the table and fastened them to the four corners at its four legs.

14 The rings were fixed under the frame to take the rods with which the table was to be lifted.

The rings were placed close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.

15 The rods for lifting the table he made of hard wood plated with gold.

He made the poles of acacia wood for carrying the table and overlaid them with gold.

16 And all the table-vessels, the plates and spoons and basins and the cups for liquids, he made of the best gold.

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.

17 Then he made the support for the lights, all of the best gold; its base and its pillar were of hammered gold; its cups and buds and flowers were all made out of the same metal:

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.

18 It had six branches coming out from its sides, three from one side and three from the other;

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

19 Every branch having three cups made like almond flowers, every cup with a bud and a flower on all the branches;

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.

20 And on its pillar, four cups like almond flowers, every one with its bud and its flower;

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

21 And under every two branches a bud, made with the branch, for all six branches of it.

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.

22 The buds and the branches were made of the same metal, all together one complete work of the best hammered gold.

The buds and branches were all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.

23 And he made the seven vessels for the lights, and all the necessary instruments for it, of gold.

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

24 A talent of the best gold was used for the making of it and its vessels.

He made the lampstand and all its utensils from a talent of pure gold.

25 And he made the altar for the burning of spices, using the same hard wood; it was square, a cubit long and a cubit wide and two cubits high; the horns made of the same.

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.

26 The top and the sides and the horns were all plated with the best gold; and he put an edge of gold all round it.

And he overlaid with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns. Then he made a molding of gold around it.

27 And he made two gold rings, placing them on the two opposite sides under the edge, to take the rods for lifting it.

He made two gold rings below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles used to carry it.

28 The rods he made of the same hard wood, plating them with gold.

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

29 And he made the holy oil and the perfume of sweet spices for burning, after the art of the perfume-maker.

He also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer.