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 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.

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 for it a crown of gold 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, for the four corners thereof; even two rings on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.

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

And he made staves 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 staves into the rings upon 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 a cover of pure gold: two cubits and a half was its length, and one cubit and a half its breadth.

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, of beaten work made he them, on the two ends of the cover;

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 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.

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 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.

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 height;

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

And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereto 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.

And he made unto it a rim of a hand's breadth round about, and made a golden crown on its rim 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 he put the rings on the four corners, that were on the four feet thereof.

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

Close under the rim were the rings, as receptacles for the staves 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 staves 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 purifying tubes, and the supporters wherewith [the bread] was covered, 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 made he the candlestick, its shaft, and its branches, its bowls, its knobs, and its flowers, were out of one piece with it.

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 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.

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, 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.

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

And on the candlestick itself were four bowls, almond-shaped, with 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 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.

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 out of one piece with it; all of it was one piece of 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 made he 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 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.

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, its top, and its sides round about, and its horns: and he made unto 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 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.

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

And he made the staves 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 spices, according to the work of the apothecary.