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 shittim wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it:

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 within and without, and made a crown of gold to 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, to be set by the four corners of it; even 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 shittim 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 by the sides of the ark, to bear 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 the mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half was 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, beaten out of one piece made he them, on 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 on the end on this side, and another cherub on the other end on that side: out of the mercy seat made he the cherubim on 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 on high, and covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; even to the mercy seat were the faces of the cherubim.

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 shittim wood: two cubits was 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 thereunto a crown of gold round about.

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

Also he made thereunto a border of an handbreadth round about; and made a crown of gold for the border 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 in the four feet thereof.

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

Over against the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear 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 shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear 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 vessels which were on the table, his dishes, and his spoons, and his bowls, and his covers to cover with, 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 made he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same:

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 going 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.

Three bowls made after the fashion of almonds in one branch, a bud and a flower; and three bowls made like almonds in another branch, a bud and a flower: so throughout the six branches going 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 bowls made like almonds, his knops, and his 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 bud under two branches of the same, and a bud under two branches of the same, and a bud under two branches of the same, according to the six branches going out of it.

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

Their knops and their branches were of the same: all of it was 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 his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his firepans, of pure gold.

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

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

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 incense altar of shittim wood: the length of it was a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; it was foursquare; and two cubits was the height of it; the horns thereof were of the same.

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, both the top of it, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: also he made to it a crown 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 the crown thereof, by the two corners of it, on the two sides thereof, to be places for the staves to bear it with.

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

And he made the staves of shittim 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 sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.