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

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

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.

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

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

And rods of the same wood plated with gold.

5 He put the poles into the rings on 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 He made a mercy seat of pure gold. Its length was two and a half cubits, and a cubit and a half its width.

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

7 He made two cherubim of gold. He made them of beaten work, at 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 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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The rods for lifting the table he made of hard wood plated 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 all the table-vessels, the plates and spoons and basins and the cups for liquids, he made of the best gold.

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.

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 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:

It had six branches coming out from its sides, three from one side and three from 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.

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

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

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

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

22 Their buds and their branches were of one piece with it. The whole thing 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 He made its seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff dishes, of pure gold.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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