Exodus 37

1 Bezalel made the Ark of acacia wood measuring two and a half cubits long by a cubit and a half wide by one and a half cubits high.

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.

2 He covered it with pure gold on the inside and the outside, and made a gold trim to go around it.

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

3 He cast four gold rings and attached them to its four feet, two on one side and two on the other.

casting four gold rings at its four corners: two rings on one side, and two on the other.

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

Likewise, he made bars from setim wood, which he clothed with gold,

5 He placed the poles into the rings on the sides of the Ark, so it could be carried.

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

6 He made the atonement cover of pure gold, two and a half cubits long by a cubit and a half wide.

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,

7 He made two cherubim of hammered gold for the ends of the atonement cover,

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

8 and put one cherub on each end. All of this was made from one piece of gold.

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,

9 The cherubim were designed with spread wings pointing upward, covering the atonement cover. The cherubim were placed facing each another, looking down towards the atonement cover.

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

10 Then he made the table of acacia wood two cubits long by a cubit wide by a cubit and a half high.

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.

11 He covered it with pure gold and made a gold trim to go around it.

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

12 He made a border around it the width of a hand and put a gold trim on the border.

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

13 He cast four gold rings for the table and attached them to the four corners of the table by the legs.

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

14 The rings were close to the border to hold the poles used to carry the table.

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

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

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

16 He made utensils for the table from pure gold: plates and dishes, bowls and pitchers for pouring out drink offerings.

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.

17 He made the lampstand of pure, hammered gold. The whole of it was made of one piece—its base, shaft, cups, buds, and flowers.

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:

18 It had six branches coming out of the sides of the lampstand, three on each side. It had three cups shaped like almond flowers on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch.

six on the two sides, three branches on one side, and three on the other.

19 Each of six branches that came out had three cups shaped like almond flowers, all complete with buds and petals.

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.

20 On the main shaft of the lampstand he made four cups shaped like almond flowers, complete with buds and petals.

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

21 On the six branches that came out of it, he placed a bud under the first pair of branches, a bud under the second pair, and a bud under the third pair.

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

22 The buds and branches are to be made with the lampstand as one piece, hammered out of pure gold.

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

23 He made seven lamps, as well as wick tongs and their trays of pure gold.

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

24 The lampstand and all these utensils required a talent of pure gold.

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

25 He made the altar for burning incense from acacia wood. It was square, measuring a cubit by a cubit, by two cubits high, with horns on its corners that were all one piece with the altar.

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.

26 He covered its top, its side, and its horns with pure gold, and made a gold trim to go all around it.

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

27 He made two gold rings for the altar and attached them below the trim, two on both sides, to hold the poles to carry it.

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.

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

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

29 He made the holy anointing oil and the pure, aromatic incense like the product of an expert perfumer.

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