< Exodus 37 >
1 After this, Bezaleel made the Arke of Shittim wood, two cubites and an halfe long and a cubite and an halfe broade, and a cubite and an halfe hie:
Bezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.
2 And ouerlayde it with fine golde within and without, and made a crowne of golde to it rounde about,
He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it.
3 And cast for it foure rings of golde for the foure corners of it: that is, two rings for the one side of it, and two rings for the other side thereof.
And he cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.
4 Also he made barres of Shittim wood, and couered them with golde,
Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
5 And put the barres in the rings by the sides of the Arke, to beare the Arke.
He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it.
6 And he made the Merciseate of pure golde: two cubites and an halfe was the length thereof, and one cubite and an halfe the breadth thereof.
He constructed a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.
7 And he made two Cherubims of gold, vpon the two endes of the Merciseate: euen of worke beaten with the hammer made he them.
He made two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,
8 One Cherub on the one ende, and another Cherub on the other ende: of the Merciseate made he the Cherubims, at ye two endes thereof.
one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.
9 And the Cherubims spread out their wings on hie, and couered the Merciseat with their wings, and their faces were one towards another: towarde the Merciseat were the faces of the Cherubims.
And the cherubim had wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the mercy seat.
10 Also he made ye Table of Shittim wood: two cubites was the length thereof, and a cubite the breadth thereof, and a cubite and an halfe the height of it.
He also made the table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.
11 And hee ouerlayde it with fine golde, and made thereto a crowne of golde round about.
He overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding around it.
12 Also he made thereto a border of an hand breadth round about, and made vpon the border a crowne of golde round about.
And he made a rim around it a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim.
13 And he cast for it foure rings of gold, and put the rings in the foure corners that were in the foure feete thereof.
He cast four gold rings for the table and fastened them to the four corners at its four legs.
14 Against the border were the rings, as places for the barres to beare the Table.
The rings were placed close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.
15 And he made the barres of Shittim wood, and couered them with golde to beare the Table.
He made the poles of acacia wood for carrying the table and overlaid them with gold.
16 Also he made the instruments for the Table of pure golde: dishes for it, and incense cuppes for it, and goblets for it, and couerings for it, wherewith it should be couered.
He also made the utensils for the table out of pure gold: its plates and dishes, as well as its bowls and pitchers for pouring drink offerings.
17 Likewise he made the Candlesticke of pure golde: of worke beaten out with the hammer made he the Candlesticke: and his shaft, and his branche, his bolles, his knops, and his floures were of one piece.
Then he made the lampstand out of pure hammered gold, all of one piece: its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals.
18 And sixe branches came out of the sides thereof: three branches of the Candlesticke out of the one side of it, and three branches of the Candlesticke out of the other side of it.
Six branches extended from the sides, three on one side and three on the other.
19 In one branche three bolles made like almondes, a knop and a floure: and in another branch three bolles made like almondes, a knop and a floure: and so throughout the sixe branches that proceeded out of the Candlesticke.
There were three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches that extended from the lampstand.
20 And vpon the Candlesticke were foure bolles after the facion of almondes, the knoppes thereof and the floures thereof:
And on the lampstand were four cups shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals.
21 That is, vnder euery two branches a knop made thereof, and a knop vnder the second branch thereof, and a knop vnder the thirde branche thereof, according to the sixe branches comming out of it.
A bud was under the first pair of branches that extended from the lampstand, a bud under the second pair, and a bud under the third pair.
22 Their knops and their branches were of the same: it was all one beaten worke of pure gold.
The buds and branches were all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.
23 And he made for it seuen lampes with the snuffers, and snufdishes thereof of pure golde.
He also made its seven lamps, its wick trimmers, and trays of pure gold.
24 Of a talent of pure golde made he it with all the instruments thereof.
He made the lampstand and all its utensils from a talent of pure gold.
25 Furthermore he made the perfume altar of Shittim wood: the length of it was a cubite, and the breadth of it a cubite (it was square) and two cubites hie, and the hornes thereof were of ye same.
He made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns were of one piece.
26 And he couered it with pure gold, both the top and the sides thereof rounde about, and the hornes of it, and made vnto it a crowne of golde round about.
And he overlaid with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns. Then he made a molding of gold around it.
27 And he made two rings of gold for it, vnder the crowne thereof in the two corners of the two sides thereof, to put barres in for to beare it therewith.
He made two gold rings below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles used to carry it.
28 Also he made the barres of Shittim wood, and ouerlayde them with golde.
And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
29 And he made the holy anointing oyle, and the sweete pure incense after ye apothecaries arte.
He also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer.