Exodus 37

1 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:

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 he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round 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 he cast for it four rings of gold, to be set by the four corners of it; even two rings upon the one side of it, and two rings upon the other side of it.

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 And he made staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.

He made [two] poles from acacia wood, and covered them with gold.

5 And he put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.

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 mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and one cubit and a half 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, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat;

He made two winged creatures from hammered gold.

8 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 cherubims on the two ends 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 high, and covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; even to the mercy seatward 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 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:

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 he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereunto a crown of gold round about.

He covered it with pure gold, and he put a gold border around it.

12 Also he made thereunto a border of an handbreadth round about; and made a crown of gold for the border thereof 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 four rings of gold, and put the rings upon the four corners that were in the four feet 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 Over against the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear the table.

The rings were fastened to the table near the rim.

15 And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear 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 And he made the vessels which were upon the table, his dishes, and his spoons, and his bowls, and his covers to cover withal, of pure gold.

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 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:

[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 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:

There were six branches on the lampstand, three on each side [of the shaft].

19 Three bowls made after the fashion of almonds in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three bowls made like almonds in another branch, a knop and a flower: so throughout the six branches going out of the candlestick.

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 in the candlestick were four bowls made like almonds, his knops, and his flowers:

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 And a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according to the six branches going 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: all of it was one beaten work 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 his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, of pure gold.

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 gold made he it, and all the vessels 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 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.

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 overlaid it with pure gold, both the top of it, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: also he made unto it a crown of gold 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 under the crown thereof, by the two corners of it, upon the two sides thereof, to be places for the staves to bear it withal.

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

He made those [two] poles from acacia wood and covered them with gold.

29 And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.

He also made the sacred oil for anointing and the pure sweet-smelling incense. He mixed the incense together as a skilled perfumer would.