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.

And Bezaleel made the ark of acacia-wood; two cubits and a half the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

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

And he overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a border of gold upon it round about.

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

And he cast for it four rings of gold, for its four corners: two rings on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.

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

And he made staves of acacia-wood and overlaid them with gold.

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

And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, to carry the ark.

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

— And he made a mercy-seat of pure gold; two cubits and a half the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

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

And he made two cherubim of gold; of beaten work did he make them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat;

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

one cherub at the end of one side, and one cherub at the end of the other side; out of the mercy-seat he made the two cherubim at the two ends thereof.

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.

And the cherubim spread out [their] wings over it, covering over with their wings the mercy-seat; and their faces were opposite to one another: the faces of the cherubim were [turned] toward the mercy-seat.

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

And he made the table of acacia-wood; two cubits the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

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

And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made upon it a border of gold round about.

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

And he made for it a margin of a hand-breadth round about; and made a border of gold for the margin thereof round about.

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 for it four rings of gold, and put the rings on the four corners that were on the four feet thereof.

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

Close to the margin were the rings, as receptacles of the staves to carry the table.

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

And he made the staves of acacia-wood, and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table.

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

And he made the utensils that were on the table, the dishes thereof, and the cups thereof, and the bowls thereof, and the goblets with which to pour out, of pure gold.

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.

And he made the candlestick of pure gold; [of] beaten work he made the candlestick: its base, and its shaft, its cups, its knobs, and its flowers were of itself.

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.

And six branches went out of the sides thereof — three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof;

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

[there were] three cups shaped like almonds in the one branch, a knob and a flower; and three cups shaped like almonds in the other branch, a knob and a flower: so in the six branches which went out of the candlestick.

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

And in the candlestick were four cups, shaped like almonds, its knobs, and its flowers;

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 a knob under two branches thereof, and [again] a knob under two branches thereof, and [again] a knob under two branches thereof, for the six branches which went out of it.

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

Their knobs and their branches were of itself — all of one beaten work of pure gold.

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

And he made the seven lamps thereof, and the snuffers thereof, and the snuff-trays thereof, of pure gold.

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

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

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.

And he made the altar of incense of acacia-wood; a cubit the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, square, and two cubits the height thereof: its horns were of itself.

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 overlaid it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and made upon it a border of gold round about.

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 he made two rings of gold for it under its border, by its two corners, on the two sides thereof, as receptacles for the staves with which to carry it.

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

And he made the staves of acacia-wood, and overlaid them with gold.

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

And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of fragrant drugs, according to the work of the perfumer.