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:

Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood. Its length was two and a half cubits; its width was one cubit and a half; and its height was one cubit and a half.

2 And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about.

He covered it inside and out with pure gold and made for it a border of gold around its top.

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 cast four rings of gold for its four feet, with two rings on one side of it, and two rings on the other side.

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

He made poles of 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 ark's sides, in order to carry the ark.

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 an atonement lid of pure gold. Its length was two and a half cubits, and its width was one and a half cubits.

7 And he made two cherubims [of] gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat;

Bezalel made two cherubim of hammered gold for the two ends of the atonement lid.

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 cherub was for one end of the atonement lid, and other cherub was for the other end. They were made as one piece with the atonement lid.

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.

The cherubim spread out their wings upward and overshadowed the atonement lid with them. The cherubim faced one another and looked toward the center of the atonement 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 the table of acacia wood. Its length was two cubits, its width was one cubit, and its height was one and a half cubits.

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

He covered it with pure gold and put a border of pure gold around the top.

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 surrounding frame for it one handbreadth wide, with a surrounding border of gold for the frame.

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 cast for it four rings of gold and attached the rings to the four corners, where the four feet were.

14 Over against the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear the table.

The rings were attached to the frame to provide places for the poles, in order to carry the table.

15 And he made the staves [of] shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table.

He made the poles out of acacia wood and covered them with gold, in order to carry the table.

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 made the objects that would be on the table—the dishes, spoons, the bowls, and pitchers to be used to pour out the offerings. He made them out of pure gold.

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 of pure hammered gold. He made the lampstand with its base and shaft. Its cups, its leafy bases, and its flowers were all made of one piece with it.

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:

Six branches extended out from its sides—three branches extended from one side, and three branches of the lampstand extended from the other side.

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.

The first branch had three cups made like almond blossoms, with a leafy base and a flower, and three cups made like almond blossoms in the other branch, with a leafy base and a flower. It was the same for all six branches extending out from the lampstand.

20 And in the candlestick [were] four bowls made like almonds, his knops, and his flowers:

On the lampstand itself, the central shaft, there were four cups made like almond blossoms, with their leafy bases and the flowers.

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.

There was a leafy base under the first pair of branches—made as one piece with it, and a leafy base under the second pair of branches—also made as one piece with it. In the same way there was a leafy base under the third pair of branches, made as one piece with it. It was the same for all six branches extending out from the lampstand.

22 Their knops and their branches were of the same: all of it [was] one beaten work [of] pure gold.

Their leafy bases and branches were all one piece with it, one beaten piece of work of pure gold.

23 And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, [of] pure gold.

Bezalel made the lampstand and its seven lamps, its tongs and their trays of pure gold.

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

He made the lampstand and its accessories with one talent of pure gold.

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.

Bezalel made the incense altar. He made it with acacia wood. Its length was one cubit, and its width one cubit. It was square, and its height was two cubits. Its horns were made as one piece with it.

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 incense altar with pure gold—its top, its sides, and its horns. He also made a surrounding border of gold for it.

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 golden rings to be attached to it under its border on its two opposite sides. The rings were holders for poles to carry the altar.

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

He made the poles of acacia wood, and he 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 made the holy anointing oil and the pure fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer.