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 they made ten curtains for the tabernacle;

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

of eight and twenty cubits the length of one curtain: the same [measure] was to all, and the breadth of one curtain was of four cubits.

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 they made the veil of blue, and purple, and spun scarlet, and fine linen twined, the woven work with cherubs.

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

And they put it on four posts of incorruptible [wood] overlaid with gold; and their chapiters were gold, and their four sockets were silver.

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 they made the veil of the door of the tabernacle of witness of blue, and purple, and spun scarlet, and fine linen twined, woven work with cherubs,

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 their posts five, and the rings; and they gilded their chapiters and their clasps with gold, and they had five sockets of brass.

7 He made two winged creatures from hammered gold.

And they made the court toward the south; the curtains of the court of fine linen twined, a hundred [cubits] every way,

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].

and their posts twenty, and their sockets twenty;

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

and on the north side a hundred every way, and on the south side a hundred every way, and their posts twenty and their sockets twenty.

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 on the west side curtains of fifty cubits, their posts ten and their sockets ten.

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

And on the east side curtains of fifty cubits of fifteen cubits behind,

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

and their pillars three, and their sockets three.

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 at the second back on this side and on that by the gate of the court, curtains of fifteen cubits, their pillars three and their sockets three;

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

all the curtains of the tabernacle of fine linen twined.

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 the sockets of their pillars of brass, and their hooks of silver, and their chapiters overlaid with silver, and all the posts of the court overlaid with silver:

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 the veil of the gate of the court, the work of an embroiderer of blue, and purple, and spun scarlet, and fine linen twined; the length of twenty cubits, and the height and the breadth of five cubits, made equal to the curtains of the court;

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 their pillars four, and their sockets four of brass, and their hooks of silver, and their chapiters overlaid with silver.

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

And all the pins of the court round about of brass, and they [were] overlaid with silver.

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.

And this was the construction of the tabernacle of witness, accordingly as it was appointed to Moses; so that the public service should belong to the Levites, through Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

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 Beseleel the son of Urias of the tribe of Juda, did as the Lord commanded Moses.

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

And Eliab the son of Achisamach of the tribe of Dan [was there], who was chief artificer in the woven works and needle-works and embroideries, in weaving with the scarlet and fine linen.

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

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.

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.

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].

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.

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