Exodus 37

1 Now Bezalel also made the ark from setim wood, having two and one half cubits in length, and one and one half cubits in width, and the height was also one and one half cubits. And he clothed it with the purest gold, inside and out.

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 And for it he made a crown of gold all around,

He covered it inside and out with pure gold and made for it a border of gold around its top.

3 casting four gold rings at its four corners: 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 Likewise, he made bars from setim wood, which he clothed with gold,

He made poles of acacia wood and covered them with gold.

5 and he placed them into the rings, which were at the sides of the ark, to carry it.

He put the poles into the rings on the ark's sides, in order to carry the ark.

6 He also made the propitiatory, that is, the oracle, from the finest gold, two and one half cubits in length, and one and one half cubits in width,

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 and then two Cherubim of ductile gold, which he positioned at the two sides of the propitiatory:

Bezalel made two cherubim of hammered gold for the two ends of the atonement lid.

8 one Cherub at the top of one side, and the other Cherub at the top of the other side. The two Cherubim were at each end of the propitiatory,

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 spreading their wings, and protecting the propitiatory, and gazing toward it and toward one another.

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 from setim wood, with a length of two cubits, and a width of one cubit, which had a height of one and one half cubits.

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 And he surrounded it with the finest gold, and for it he made a ledge of gold all around,

He covered it with pure gold and put a border of pure gold around the top.

12 and for the ledge itself he made a polished crown of gold, four fingers high, and upon the same, another crown of gold.

He made a surrounding frame for it one handbreadth wide, with a surrounding border of gold for the frame.

13 And he cast four gold rings, which he set at the four corners at each foot of the table,

He cast for it four rings of gold and attached the rings to the four corners, where the four feet were.

14 opposite the crown. And he placed the bars into them, so that the table could be carried.

The rings were attached to the frame to provide places for the poles, in order to carry the table.

15 Likewise, the bars themselves he made from setim wood, and he surrounded them with gold.

He made the poles out of acacia wood and covered them with gold, in order to carry the table.

16 And he made vessels for the diverse uses of the table, as well as the little cups, and bowls, and measuring cups, and the censers, from pure gold, in which the libations would be offered.

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 He also made the lampstand, formed from the finest gold. The branches, bowls, and little spheres, as well as the lilies, proceeded from its bar:

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 on the two sides, three branches 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 Three bowls, the size of a nut, were on each branch, with little spheres and lilies, and three bowls, in the likeness of a nut, were on the other branch, with the little spheres together with the lilies. The workmanship of the six branches, which proceeded from the shaft of the lampstand, was equal.

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 Now on the shaft itself were four bowls, the size of a nut, and little spheres together with each one, and lilies,

On the lampstand itself, the central shaft, there were four cups made like almond blossoms, with their leafy bases and the flowers.

21 and little spheres under two branches in three places, which together made six branches proceeding from one bar.

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 Thus, both the little spheres and the branches were from the same thing: all hand-worked from the purest gold.

Their leafy bases and branches were all one piece with it, one beaten piece of work of pure gold.

23 He also made the seven lamps with their candle snuffers, and the vessels where the candles would be extinguished, from the finest gold.

Bezalel made the lampstand and its seven lamps, its tongs and their trays of pure gold.

24 The lampstand with all its vessels weighed a talent of gold.

He made the lampstand and its accessories with one talent of pure gold.

25 He also made the altar of incense from setim wood, having one cubit on each of four sides, and in height, two. From its corners proceeded horns.

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 clothed it with the purest gold, with its grating, as well as the sides and the horns.

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 And for it he made a crown of gold all around, and two gold rings under the crown at each side, so that the bars might be put into them, and the altar could be carried.

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 Now the bars themselves he also made from setim wood, and he covered them with layers of gold.

He made the poles of acacia wood, and he covered them with gold.

29 He also composed the oil for the ointment of sanctification, and the incense, from the purest aromatics, with the skill of a perfumer.

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