Exodus 37

1 Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood. Its length was four feet four inches, and its breadth two feet seven inches, and two feet seven inches its height.

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 hight of it:

2 He overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a molding of gold for it around it.

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

3 He cast four rings of gold for it, in its four feet; even two rings on its one side, and two rings on its other side.

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.

4 He made poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.

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

5 He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.

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

6 He made a mercy seat of pure gold. Its length was four feet four inches, and two feet seven inches, its breadth.

And he made the mercy-seat [of] pure gold: two cubits and a half [was] the length of it, and one cubit and a half the breadth of it.

7 He made two cherubim of gold. He made them of beaten work, at the two ends of the mercy seat;

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

8 one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end. He made the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat at its two ends.

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 cherubim on the two ends of it.

9 The cherubim spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat.

And the cherubim spread out [their] wings on high, [and] covered with their wings over the mercy-seat, with their faces one to another; [even] towards the mercy-seat were the faces of the cherubim.

10 He made the table of acacia wood. Its length was three feet five inches, and its breadth was twenty-one inches, and its height was two feet seven inches.

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 hight:

11 He overlaid it with pure gold, and made a gold molding around it.

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

12 He made a border of a handbreadth around it, and made a golden molding on its border around it.

Also he made to it a border of a hand-breadth round about; and made a crown of gold for its border round about.

13 He cast four rings of gold for it, and put the rings in the four corners that were on its four feet.

And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings upon the four corners that [were] in its four feet.

14 The rings were close by the border, the places for the poles to carry the table.

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

15 He made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table.

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

16 He made the vessels which were on the table, its dishes, its spoons, its bowls, and its pitchers with which to pour out, of pure gold.

And he made the vessels which [were] upon the table, its dishes, and its spoons, and its bowls, and its covers to cover with, [of] pure gold.

17 He made the lampstand of pure gold. He made the lampstand of beaten work. Its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its flowers were of one piece with it.

And he made the candlestick of pure gold; [of] beaten work he made the candlestick; its shaft, and its branch, its bowls, its knobs, and its flowers were of the same:

18 There were six branches going out of its sides: three branches of the lampstand out of its one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of its other side:

And six branches proceeding from its sides; three branches of the candlestick from the one side of it, and three branches of the candlestick from the other side of it.

19 three cups made like almond blossoms in one branch, a bud and a flower, and three cups made like almond blossoms in the other branch, a bud and a flower: so for the six branches going out of the lampstand.

Three bowls made after the fashion of almonds in one branch, a knob and a flower; and three bowls made like almonds in another branch, a knob and a flower: so throughout the six branches proceeding from the candlestick.

20 In the lampstand were four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its flowers;

And in the candlestick [were] four bowls made like almonds, its knobs, and its flowers:

21 and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of it.

And a knob under two branches of the same, and a knob under two branches of the same, and a knob under two branches of the same, according to the six branches proceeding from it.

22 Their buds and their branches were of one piece with it. The whole thing was one beaten work of pure gold.

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

23 He made its seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff dishes, of pure gold.

And he made its seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff-dishes, [of] pure gold.

24 He made it of a talent of pure gold, with all its vessels.

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

25 He made the altar of incense of acacia wood. It was square: its length was twenty-one inches, and its breadth twenty-one inches. Its height was three feet five inches. Its horns were of one piece with it.

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 hight of it; the horns of it were of the same.

26 He overlaid it with pure gold, its top, its sides around it, and its horns. He made a gold molding around it.

And he overlaid it with pure gold, [both] the top of it, and its sides round about, and its horns: also he made to it a crown of gold round about.

27 He made two golden rings for it under its molding crown, on its two ribs, on its two sides, for places for poles with which to carry it.

And he made two rings of gold for it under its crown, by the two corners of it, upon its two sides, to be places for the staffs to bear it with.

28 He made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.

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

29 He made the holy anointing oil and the pure incense of sweet spices, after the art of the perfumer.

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