Exodus 37

1 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 height of it:

And Bezalel made the ark of hard wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide and a cubit and a half high;

2 And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold for it all around.

Plating it inside and out with the best gold, and putting an edge of gold all round it.

3 And he cast for it four rings of gold, to be set by its four corners; even two rings upon its one side, and two rings upon its other side

And he made four gold rings for its four angles, two on one side and two on the other,

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

And rods of the same wood plated with gold.

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

These rods he put in the rings at the sides of the ark, for lifting it.

6 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.

And he made the cover all of gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

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

And he made two winged ones, hammered out of one bit of gold, for the two ends of the cover;

8 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 its two ends.

Placing one at one end and one at the other; the winged ones were part of the cover.

9 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 toward the mercy seat were the faces of the cherubim.

And their wings were stretched out over the cover; the faces of the winged ones were opposite one another and facing the cover.

10 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:

And he made the table of hard wood, two cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high;

11 And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made for it a crown of gold all around.

Plating it with the best gold and putting a gold edge all round it.

12 Also he made for it a border of an handbreadth all around; and made a crown of gold for its border all around.

And he made a frame all round it about as wide as a man's hand, edged with gold all round.

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

And he made four gold rings, and put the rings at the angles of its four feet.

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

The rings were fixed under the frame to take the rods with which the table was to be lifted.

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

The rods for lifting the table he made of hard wood plated with gold.

16 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.

And all the table-vessels, the plates and spoons and basins and the cups for liquids, he made of the best gold.

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

Then he made the support for the lights, all of the best gold; its base and its pillar were of hammered gold; its cups and buds and flowers were all made out of the same metal:

18 And six branches proceeding from its sides; three branches of the lampstand from the one side of it, and three branches of the lampstand from its other side:

It had six branches coming out from its sides, three from one side and three from the other;

19 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 going out of the lampstand.

Every branch having three cups made like almond flowers, every cup with a bud and a flower on all the branches;

20 And in the lampstand were four bowls made like almonds, its knobs, and its flowers:

And on its pillar, four cups like almond flowers, every one with its bud and its flower;

21 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 going out of it.

And under every two branches a bud, made with the branch, for all six branches of it.

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

The buds and the branches were made of the same metal, all together one complete work of the best hammered gold.

23 And he made its seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuffdishes, of pure gold.

And he made the seven vessels for the lights, and all the necessary instruments for it, of gold.

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

A talent of the best gold was used for the making of it and its vessels.

25 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 height of it; the horns of it were of the same.

And he made the altar for the burning of spices, using the same hard wood; it was square, a cubit long and a cubit wide and two cubits high; the horns made of the same.

26 And he overlaid it with pure gold, both the top of it, and its sides all around, and its horns: also he made for it a crown of gold all around.

The top and the sides and the horns were all plated with the best gold; and he put an edge of gold all round it.

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

And he made two gold rings, placing them on the two opposite sides under the edge, to take the rods for lifting it.

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

The rods he made of the same hard wood, plating them with gold.

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

And he made the holy oil and the perfume of sweet spices for burning, after the art of the perfume-maker.