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:
Then Bezalel made the [sacred] chest from acacia wood. It was (45 in./110 cm.) long, (27 in./66 cm.) wide, and (27 in./66 cm.) high.
2 And ouerlayde it with fine golde within and without, and made a crowne of golde to it rounde about,
He covered it with pure gold inside and outside the chest, and he made a gold border around the top of 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.
He made/cast four rings from gold [and fastened them] to the legs of the chest. He put two rings on each side of the chest.
4 Also he made barres of Shittim wood, and couered them with golde,
He made [two] poles from acacia wood, and covered them with gold.
5 And put the barres in the rings by the sides of the Arke, to beare the Arke.
He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the chest, in order that the chest could be carried [by means of the poles].
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 made a lid for the chest. That was [the place where Yahweh would] forgive people’s sins. It [also] was (45 in./110 cm.) long and (27 in./66 cm.) 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 winged creatures from hammered gold.
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 of these was put at each end of the chest. The gold [with which they were made] was joined to the gold from which the lid [was made].
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.
[He placed] the winged creatures facing each other so that their wings touched each other and spread out over the lid.
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.
Bezalel made a table from acacia wood. It was (36 in./88 cm.) long, (18 in./44 cm.) wide, and (27 in./66 cm.) high.
11 And hee ouerlayde it with fine golde, and made thereto a crowne of golde round about.
He covered it with pure gold, and he put a gold border 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.
He made a rim all around it, (3 in./7 cm.) wide. He put a gold border around 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 made/cast four rings from gold and fastened the rings to the four corners of the table, one ring close to each leg [of the table].
14 Against the border were the rings, as places for the barres to beare the Table.
The rings were fastened to the table near the rim.
15 And he made the barres of Shittim wood, and couered them with golde to beare the Table.
He made two poles from acacia wood and covered them with gold. These poles for carrying the table were then inserted into the rings.
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 from pure gold all the things to be put on the table. He made the plates, the cups, and the jars and bowls to be used [when the priests] poured out wine [as an offering to Yahweh].
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.
[He] made the lampstand from pure gold. Its base and its shaft were hammered from [one large lump of] gold. [The branches of the lampstand], the cups for holding the oil, the flower buds and the petals [that decorated the branches of the lamp, the base, and the shaft were all hammered from] one [big] lump of gold.
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.
There were six branches on the lampstand, three on each side [of the shaft].
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.
Each of the branches had on it three [gold decorations that looked like] almond blossoms. These decorations also had flower buds and [flower] petals.
20 And vpon the Candlesticke were foure bolles after the facion of almondes, the knoppes thereof and the floures thereof:
On the [shaft of the] lampstand there were four [gold decorations that also looked like] almond blossoms, each one with flower buds and [flower] 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.
On each side, beneath and extending from each of the branches, there was one [flower] bud.
22 Their knops and their branches were of the same: it was all one beaten worke of pure gold.
All these [flower] buds and branches, along with the shaft, were hammered from one large lump of pure gold.
23 And he made for it seuen lampes with the snuffers, and snufdishes thereof of pure golde.
Bezalel also made seven small cups [for holding oil. He put one cup on top of the shaft and he put the others on top of the branches]. He made from pure gold the tongs [for removing the burned wicks] and the trays [in which to put the burned wicks].
24 Of a talent of pure golde made he it with all the instruments thereof.
He used (75 pounds/35 kg.) of pure gold to make the lampstand and all the things that were used to take care of it.
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.
From acacia wood, Bezalel made the altar [for burning] incense. It was square, (18 in./45 cm.) on each side. It was (3 ft./90 cm.) high. He made [a projection that looked like] a horn on each of the top corners. The projections were carved from the same block of wood that the altar was made of.
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.
He covered the top and the four sides, including the projections, with pure gold. He put a gold border around the altar, [near the top].
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 for carrying the altar. Then he attached them to the altar below the border, one on each side of the altar. The poles by means of which the altar was to be carried were to be inserted into those rings.
28 Also he made the barres of Shittim wood, and ouerlayde them with golde.
He made those [two] poles from acacia wood and covered 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 oil for anointing and the pure sweet-smelling incense. He mixed the incense together as a skilled perfumer would.
