< Exodus 37 >

1 And Bezalel made the ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half was its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height.
And Bezalel made the ark of acacia 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 And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made for it a crown of gold round about.
and he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about.
3 And he cast for it four rings of gold, for the four corners thereof; even two rings on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.
And he cast for it four rings of gold, in the four feet thereof; even two rings on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.
4 And he made staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
And he made staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.
5 And he put the staves into the rings upon the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.
And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.
6 And he made a cover of pure gold: two cubits and a half was its length, and one cubit and a half its breadth.
And he made a mercy-seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half [was] the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.
7 And he made two cherubim of gold, of beaten work made he them, on the two ends of the cover;
And he made two cherubim of gold; of beaten work made he them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat;
8 One cherub was on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end; out of the cover itself made he the cherubim on the two ends thereof.
one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end: of one piece with the mercy-seat made he the cherubim at the two ends thereof.
9 And the cherubim were spreading forth their wings on high, overshadowing with their wings the cover, with their faces one to the other; toward the cover were the faces of the cherubim directed.
And the cherubim spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy-seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the mercy-seat were the faces of the cherubim.
10 And he made the table of shittim wood: two cubits was its length, and a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height;
And he made the table of acacia wood: two cubits [was] the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof:
11 And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereto a crown of gold round about.
and he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereto a crown of gold round about.
12 And he made unto it a rim of a hand's breadth round about, and made a golden crown on its rim round about.
And he made unto it a border of an handbreadth round about, and made a golden crown to the border thereof round about.
13 And he cast for it four rings of gold, and he put the rings on the four corners, that were on the four feet thereof.
And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that were on the four feet thereof.
14 Close under the rim were the rings, as receptacles for the staves to bear the table.
Close by the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear the table.
15 And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table.
And he made the staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table.
16 And he made the vessels which were upon the table, its dishes, and its spoons, and its purifying tubes, and the supporters wherewith [the bread] was covered, of pure gold.
And he made the vessels which were upon the table, the dishes thereof, and the spoons thereof, and the bowls thereof, and the flagons thereof, to pour out withal, of pure gold.
17 And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick, its shaft, and its branches, its bowls, its knobs, and its flowers, were out of one piece with it.
And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick, even its base, and its shaft; its cups, its knops, and its flowers, were of one piece with it:
18 And six branches were coming out of its sides; three branches of the candlestick out of its one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof.
and there were 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 Three bowls, almond-shaped, were on one branch, with a knob and a flower; and three bowls, almond-shaped, were on the other branch, with a knob and a flower; so on the six branches that were coming out of the candlestick.
three cups made like almond-blossoms in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three cups made like almond-blossoms in the other branch, a knop and a flower: so for the six branches going out of the candlestick.
20 And on the candlestick itself were four bowls, almond-shaped, with its knobs, and its flowers:
And in the candlestick were four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof:
21 And a knob was under two branches that came out of the same, and a knob under two branches that came out of the same, and a knob under two branches that came out of the same, for the six branches that proceeded out of it.
and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of it.
22 Their knobs and their branches were out of one piece with it; all of it was one piece of beaten work, of pure gold.
Their knops and their branches were of one piece with it: the whole of it was one beaten work of pure gold.
23 And he made its seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff-dishes, of pure gold.
And he made the lamps thereof, seven, and the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, of pure gold.
24 Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all its vessels.
Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof.
25 And he made the altar of incense of shittim wood: its length was a cubit, and its breadth a cubit; it was foursquare, and two cubits was its height; from itself were its horns.
And he made the altar of incense of acacia wood: a cubit was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, foursquare; and two cubits was the height thereof; the horns thereof were of one piece with it.
26 And he overlaid it with pure gold, its top, and its sides round about, and its horns: and he made unto it a crown of gold round about.
And he overlaid it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: and he made unto it a crown of gold round about.
27 And two rings of gold he made for it beneath its crown, on its two corners, upon both its sides, as receptacles for the staves to bear it by means of them.
And he made for it two golden rings under the crown thereof, upon the two ribs thereof, upon the two sides of it, for places for staves to bear it withal.
28 And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
And he made the staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.
29 And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of spices, according to the work of the apothecary.
And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, after the art of the perfumer.

< Exodus 37 >