Exodus 37

1 And Bezaleel makes the Ark of shittim wood; two cubits and a half its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height;

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 overlays it with pure gold inside and outside, and makes a wreath of gold for it all around;

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 casts four rings of gold for it on its four feet, even two rings on its one side, and two rings on its second side;

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 makes poles of shittim wood, and overlays them with gold,

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

5 and he brings in the poles into the rings, by the sides of the Ark, to carry 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 makes a propitiatory covering of pure gold, two cubits and a half its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth;

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 makes two cherubim of gold; he has made them of beaten work at the two ends of the propitiatory covering—

He made two winged creatures from hammered gold.

8 one cherub at the end on this [side] and one cherub at the end on that [side]; he has made the cherubim from [above] the propitiatory covering, at its two ends;

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 cherubim are spreading out wings on high, covering over the propitiatory covering with their wings, and their faces [are] toward one another; the faces of the cherubim have been toward the propitiatory covering.

[He placed] the winged creatures facing each other so that their wings touched each other and spread out over the lid.

10 And he makes the table of shittim wood; two cubits its length, and a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height,

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 overlays it with pure gold, and makes a wreath of gold for it all around.

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

12 And he makes a border for it of a handbreadth around, and makes a wreath of gold around for its border;

He made a rim all around it, (3 in./7 cm.) wide. He put a gold border around the rim.

13 and he casts four rings of gold for it, and puts the rings on the four corners which [are] at its four feet;

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 the rings have been close by the border, places for poles to carry the table.

The rings were fastened to the table near the rim.

15 And he makes the poles of shittim wood, and overlays them with gold, to carry 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 makes the vessels which [are] on the table, its dishes, and its bowls, and its cups, and the cups by which they pour out, 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 makes the lampstand of pure gold; he has made the lampstand of beaten work, its base, and its branch, its calyxes, its knobs, and its flowers, have been 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 are coming out of its sides, three branches of the lampstand out of its one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of its second side;

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

19 three calyxes, made like almonds, in one branch, a knob and a flower; and three calyxes, made like almonds, in another branch, a knob and a flower; so for the six branches which are coming out of the lampstand.

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 lampstand [are] four calyxes, made like almonds, its knobs, and its 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 knob under the two branches of the same, and a knob under the two branches of the same, and a knob under the two branches of the same, [are] for the six branches which are coming out of it;

On each side, beneath and extending from each of the branches, there was one [flower] bud.

22 their knobs and their branches have been of the same; all of it 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 makes its seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff-dishes, 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 he has made it of a talent of pure gold, and with all its vessels.

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 makes the incense-altar of shittim wood; a cubit its length, and a cubit its breadth (square), and two cubits its height; its horns have been 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 overlays it with pure gold, around its top and its sides, and its horns; and he makes a wreath of gold for it all around;

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 has made two rings of gold for it under its wreath, at its two corners, at its two sides, for places for poles to carry it with them.

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 makes the poles of shittim wood, and overlays them with gold;

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

29 and he makes the holy anointing oil, and the pure spice-incense—work of a compounder.

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