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;

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

And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made for it a crown of gold round about.

3 And he made four gold rings for its four angles, two 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 And rods of the same wood plated with gold.

And he made staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.

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

And he put the staves into the rings upon the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.

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

And he made two cherubim of gold, of beaten work made he them, on the two ends of the cover;

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

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 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 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 And he made the table of hard 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 Plating it with the best gold and putting a gold edge all round it.

And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereto a crown of gold round about.

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 unto it a rim of a hand's breadth round about, and made a golden crown on its rim round about.

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

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 fixed under the frame to take the rods with which the table was to be lifted.

Close under the rim were the rings, as receptacles for the staves to bear the table.

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

And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table.

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

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 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:

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 It had six branches coming out from its sides, three from one side and three from 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 Every branch having three cups made like almond flowers, every cup with a bud and a flower on all the branches;

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

And on the candlestick itself were four bowls, almond-shaped, with its knobs, and its flowers:

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

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 the branches were made of the same metal, all together one complete work of the best hammered 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 And he made the seven vessels for the lights, and all the necessary instruments for it, of gold.

And he made its seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff-dishes, of pure gold.

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

Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all its vessels.

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.

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 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 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 And he made two gold rings, placing them on the two opposite sides under the edge, to take the rods for lifting 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 The rods he made of the same hard wood, plating them with gold.

And he made the staves of shittim 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.

And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of spices, according to the work of the apothecary.