Exodus 37

1 And Bezaleel maketh the ark of shittim wood, two cubits and a half its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height;

Bezalel made the Ark of acacia wood measuring two and a half cubits long by a cubit and a half wide by one and a half cubits high.

2 and he overlayeth it with pure gold within and without, and maketh for it a wreath of gold round about;

He covered it with pure gold on the inside and the outside, and made a gold trim to go around it.

3 and he casteth for it four rings of gold, on its four feet, even two rings on its one side, and two rings on its second side;

He cast four gold rings and attached them to its four feet, two on one side and two on the other.

4 and he maketh staves of shittim wood, and overlayeth them with gold,

He made poles of acacia wood and covered them with gold.

5 and he bringeth in the staves into the rings, by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.

He placed the poles into the rings on the sides of the Ark, so it could be carried.

6 And he maketh a mercy-seat of pure gold, two cubits and a half its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth;

He made the atonement cover of pure gold, two and a half cubits long by a cubit and a half wide.

7 and he maketh two cherubs of gold, of beaten work he hath made them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat;

He made two cherubim of hammered gold for the ends of the atonement cover,

8 one cherub at the end on this [side], and one cherub at the end on that, out of the mercy-seat he hath made the cherubs, at its two ends;

and put one cherub on each end. All of this was made from one piece of gold.

9 and the cherubs are spreading out wings on high, covering over the mercy-seat with their wings, and their faces [are] one towards another; towards the mercy-seat have the faces of the cherubs been.

The cherubim were designed with spread wings pointing upward, covering the atonement cover. The cherubim were placed facing each another, looking down towards the atonement cover.

10 And he maketh the table of shittim wood; two cubits its length, and a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height,

Then he made the table of acacia wood two cubits long by a cubit wide by a cubit and a half high.

11 and overlayeth it with pure gold, and maketh for it a wreath of gold round about.

He covered it with pure gold and made a gold trim to go around it.

12 And he maketh for it a border of a handbreadth round about, and maketh a wreath of gold for its border round about;

He made a border around it the width of a hand and put a gold trim on the border.

13 and he casteth for it four rings of gold, and putteth the rings on the four corners which [are] to its four feet;

He cast four gold rings for the table and attached them to the four corners of the table by the legs.

14 over-against the border have the rings been, places for staves to bear the table.

The rings were close to the border to hold the poles used to carry the table.

15 And he maketh the staves of shittim wood, and overlayeth them with gold, to bear the table;

He made the poles of acacia wood for carrying the table and covered them with gold.

16 and he maketh the vessels which [are] upon the table, its dishes, and its bowls, and its cups, and the cups by which they pour out, of pure gold.

He made utensils for the table from pure gold: plates and dishes, bowls and pitchers for pouring out drink offerings.

17 And he maketh the candlestick of pure gold; of beaten work he hath made the candlestick, its base, and its branch, its calyxes, its knops, and its flowers, have been of the same;

He made the lampstand of pure, hammered gold. The whole of it was made of one piece—its base, shaft, cups, buds, and flowers.

18 and six branches are coming out of its sides, three branches of the candlestick out of its one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of its second side;

It had six branches coming out of the sides of the lampstand, three on each side. It had three cups shaped like almond flowers on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch.

19 three calyxes, made like almonds, in the one branch, a knop and a flower; and three calyxes, made like almonds, in another branch, a knop and a flower; so to the six branches which are coming out of the candlestick.

Each of six branches that came out had three cups shaped like almond flowers, all complete with buds and petals.

20 And in the candlestick [are] four calyxes, made like almonds, its knops, and its flowers,

On the main shaft of the lampstand he made four cups shaped like almond flowers, complete with buds and petals.

21 and a knop under the two branches of the same, and a knop under the two branches of the same, and a knop under the two branches of the same, [are] to the six branches which are coming out of it;

On the six branches that came out of it, he placed a bud under the first pair of branches, a bud under the second pair, and a bud under the third pair.

22 their knops and their branches have been of the same; all of it one beaten work of pure gold.

The buds and branches are to be made with the lampstand as one piece, hammered out of pure gold.

23 And he maketh its seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff-dishes, of pure gold;

He made seven lamps, as well as wick tongs and their trays of pure gold.

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

The lampstand and all these utensils required a talent of pure gold.

25 And he maketh the perfume-altar of shittim wood; a cubit its length, and a cubit its breadth (square), and two cubits its height; its horns have been of the same;

He made the altar for burning incense from acacia wood. It was square, measuring a cubit by a cubit, by two cubits high, with horns on its corners that were all one piece with the altar.

26 and he overlayeth it with pure gold, its top and its sides round about, and its horns; and he maketh for it a wreath of gold round about;

He covered its top, its side, and its horns with pure gold, and made a gold trim to go all around it.

27 and two rings of gold he hath made for it under its wreath, at its two corners, at its two sides, for places for staves to bear it with them.

He made two gold rings for the altar and attached them below the trim, two on both sides, to hold the poles to carry it.

28 And he maketh the staves of shittim wood, and overlayeth them with gold;

He made the poles of acacia wood and covered them with gold.

29 and he maketh the holy anointing oil, and the pure spice-perfume — work of a compounder.

He made the holy anointing oil and the pure, aromatic incense like the product of an expert perfumer.