Exodus 37

1 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.

And Bezaleel made the ark of acacia-wood; two cubits and a half the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

2 He covered it with pure gold inside and outside the chest, and he made a gold border around the top of it.

And he overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a border of gold upon it round about.

3 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.

And he cast for it four rings of gold, for its four corners: two rings on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.

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

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

5 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].

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

6 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.

— And he made a mercy-seat of pure gold; two cubits and a half the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

7 He made two winged creatures from hammered gold.

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

8 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].

one cherub at the end of one side, and one cherub at the end of the other side; out of the mercy-seat he made the two cherubim at the two ends thereof.

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

And the cherubim spread out [their] wings over it, covering over with their wings the mercy-seat; and their faces were opposite to one another: the faces of the cherubim were [turned] toward the mercy-seat.

10 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.

And he made the table of acacia-wood; two cubits the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

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

And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made upon it a border of gold round about.

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

And he made for it a margin of a hand-breadth round about; and made a border of gold for the margin thereof round about.

13 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].

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

14 The rings were fastened to the table near the rim.

Close to the margin were the rings, as receptacles of the staves to carry the table.

15 He made two poles from acacia wood and covered them with gold. These poles for carrying the table were then inserted into the rings.

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

16 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].

And he made the utensils that were on the table, the dishes thereof, and the cups thereof, and the bowls thereof, and the goblets with which to pour out, of pure gold.

17 [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.

And he made the candlestick of pure gold; [of] beaten work he made the candlestick: its base, and its shaft, its cups, its knobs, and its flowers were of itself.

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

And six branches went 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 Each of the branches had on it three [gold decorations that looked like] almond blossoms. These decorations also had flower buds and [flower] petals.

[there were] three cups shaped like almonds in the one branch, a knob and a flower; and three cups shaped like almonds in the other branch, a knob and a flower: so in the six branches which went out of the candlestick.

20 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.

And in the candlestick were four cups, shaped like almonds, its knobs, and its flowers;

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

and a knob under two branches thereof, and [again] a knob under two branches thereof, and [again] a knob under two branches thereof, for the six branches which went out of it.

22 All these [flower] buds and branches, along with the shaft, were hammered from one large lump of pure gold.

Their knobs and their branches were of itself — all of one beaten work of pure gold.

23 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].

And he made the seven lamps thereof, and the snuffers thereof, and the snuff-trays thereof, of pure gold.

24 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.

Of a talent of pure gold he made it, and all its utensils.

25 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.

And he made the altar of incense of acacia-wood; a cubit the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, square, and two cubits the height thereof: its horns were of itself.

26 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].

And he overlaid it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and made upon it a border of gold round about.

27 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.

And he made two rings of gold for it under its border, by its two corners, on the two sides thereof, as receptacles for the staves with which to carry it.

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

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

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

And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of fragrant drugs, according to the work of the perfumer.