Exodus 37

1 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.

And Beseleel made also the ark of setim wood: it was two cubits and a half in length, and a cubit and a half in breadth, and the height was of one cubit and a half: and he overlaid it with the purest gold within and without.

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

And he made to it a crown of gold round about,

3 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.

Casting four rings of gold at the four corners thereof: two rings in one side, and two in the other.

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

And he made bars of setim wood, which he overlaid with gold,

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

And he put them into the rings that were at the sides of the ark to carry it.

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

He made also the propitiatory, that is, the oracle, of the purest gold, two cubits and a half in length, and a cubit and a half in breadth.

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

Two cherubims also of beaten gold, which he set on the two sides of the propitiatory:

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 in the top of one side, and the other cherub in the top of the other side: two cherubims at the two ends of the propitiatory,

9 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.

Spreading their wings, and covering the propitiatory, and looking one towards the other, and towards it.

10 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.

He made also the table of setim wood, in length two cubits, and in breadth one cubit, and in height it was a cubit and a half.

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

And he overlaid it with the finest gold, and he made to it a golden ledge round about.

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

And to the ledge itself he made a polished crown of gold, of four fingers’ breadth, and upon the same another golden crown.

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 four rings of gold, which he put in the four corners at each foot of the table,

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

Over against the crown: and he put the bars into them, that the table might be carried.

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

And the bars also themselves he made of setim wood, and overlaid them with gold,

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 the vessels for the divers uses of the table, dishes, bowls, and cups, and censers of pure gold, wherein the libations are to be offered.

17 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.

He made also the candlestick of beaten work of the finest gold. From the shaft whereof its branches, its cups, and bowls, and lilies came out:

18 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:

Six on the two sides: three branches on one side, and three on the other.

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 lamp stand.

Three cups in manner of a nut on each branch, and bowls withal and lilies; and three cups of the fashion of a nut in another branch, and bowls withal and lilies. The work of the six branches that went out from the shaft of the candlestick was equal.

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

And in the shaft itself were four cups after the manner of a nut, and bowls withal at every one, and lilies:

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 bowls under two branches in three places, which together make six branches going out from one shaft.

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

So both the bowls, and the branches were of the same, all beaten work of the purest gold.

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

He made also the seven lamps with their snuffers, and the vessels where the snuffings were to be put out, of the purest gold.

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

The candlestick with all the vessels thereof weighed a talent of gold.

25 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.

He made also the altar of incense of setim wood, being a cubit on every side foursquare, and in height two cubits: from the corners of which went out horns.

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

And he overlaid it with the purest gold, with its grate and the sides, and the horns.

27 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.

And he made to it a crown of gold round about, and two golden rings under the crown at each side, that the bars might be put into them, and the altar be carried.

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

And the bars themselves he made also of setim wood, and overlaid them with plates of gold.

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

He compounded also the oil for the ointment of sanctification, and incense of the purest spices, according to the work of a perfumer.