Exodus 37

1 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:

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

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

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

3 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.

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

4 And he made staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.

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

5 And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.

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

6 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.

He made a mercy seat of pure gold. Its length was two and a half cubits, and a cubit and a half its width.

7 And he made two cherubim of gold; of beaten work made he them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat;

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

8 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.

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.

9 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.

The cherubim spread out their wings above, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces towards one another. The faces of the cherubim were towards the mercy seat.

10 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:

He made the table of acacia wood. Its length was two cubits, and its width was a cubit, and its height was a cubit and a half.

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

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

12 And he made unto it a border of an handbreadth round about, and made a golden crown to the border thereof round about.

He made a border of a hand’s width around it, and made a golden moulding on its border around it.

13 And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that were on the four feet thereof.

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

14 Close by the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear the table.

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

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

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

16 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.

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.

17 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:

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

18 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:

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

19 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.

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 lamp stand.

20 And in the candlestick were four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof:

In the lamp stand were four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its flowers;

21 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.

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.

22 Their knops and their branches were of one piece with it: the whole of it was one beaten work of pure gold.

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

23 And he made the lamps thereof, seven, and the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, of pure gold.

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

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

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

25 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.

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

26 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.

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

27 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.

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

28 And he made the staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.

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

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

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