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;

And Bezalel made the ark of acacia-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.

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

And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about.

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;

And he cast for it four rings of gold, in the four feet thereof: even two rings on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.

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

And he made staves of acacia-wood, and overlaid them with gold.

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

And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.

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;

And he made an ark-cover of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

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

And he made two cherubim of gold: of beaten work made he them, at the two ends of the ark-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;

one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end; of one piece with the ark-cover made he the cherubim at the two ends thereof.

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.

And the cherubim spread out their wings on high, screening the ark-cover with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the ark-cover were the faces of the cherubim.

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,

And he made the table of acacia-wood: two cubits was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

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

And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereto a crown of gold round about.

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

And he made unto it a border of a hand-breadth round about, and made a golden crown to the border thereof round about.

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

And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that were on the four feet thereof.

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

Close by the border were the rings, the holders for the staves to bear the table.

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

And he made the staves of acacia-wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table.

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.

And he made the vessels which were upon the table, the dishes thereof, and the pans thereof, and the bowls thereof, and the jars thereof, wherewith to pour out, of pure gold.

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;

And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick, even its base, and its shaft; its cups, its knops, and its flowers, were of one piece with it.

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;

And there were six branches going out of the sides thereof: three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof;

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.

three cups made like almond-blossoms in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three cups made like almond-blossoms in the other branch, a knop and a flower. So for the six branches going out of the candlestick.

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

And in the candlestick were four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof;

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;

and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of it.

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

Their knops and their branches were of one piece with it; the whole of it was one beaten work of pure gold.

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

And he made the lamps thereof, seven, and the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, of pure gold.

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

Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof.

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;

And he made the altar of incense of acacia-wood: a cubit was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, four-square; and two cubits was the height thereof; the horns thereof were of one piece with it.

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;

And he overlaid it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it; and he made unto it a crown of gold round about.

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.

And he made for it two golden rings under the crown thereof, upon the two ribs thereof, upon the two sides of it, for holders for staves wherewith to bear it.

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

And he made the staves of acacia-wood, and overlaid them with gold.

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

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