< 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 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:
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, to be set by the four corners of it; even two rings upon the one side of it, and two rings upon the other side of it.
4 and he maketh staves of shittim wood, and overlayeth them with gold,
And he made staves of shittim 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 by 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 the mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and one 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 cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat;
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 on the end on this side, and another cherub on the other end on that side: out of the mercy seat made he the cherubims on 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 cherubims spread out their wings on high, and covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; even to the mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubims.
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 shittim 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 thereunto 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;
Also he made thereunto a border of an handbreadth round about; and made a crown of gold for 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 upon the four corners that were in the four feet thereof.
14 over-against the border have the rings been, places for staves to bear the table.
Over against the border were the rings, the places 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 shittim 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, his dishes, and his spoons, and his bowls, and his covers to cover withal, 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 lampstand of pure gold: of beaten work made he the lampstand; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same:
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 six branches going out of the sides thereof; three branches of the lampstand out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the lampstand 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 bowls made after the fashion of almonds in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three bowls made like almonds in another branch, a knop and a flower: so throughout the six branches going out of the lampstand.
20 And in the candlestick [are] four calyxes, made like almonds, its knops, and its flowers,
And in the lampstand were four bowls made like almonds, his knops, and his flowers:
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 the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according to 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 the same: all 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 his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, 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 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 thereof were of the same.
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, both the top of it, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: also 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 two rings of gold for it under the crown thereof, by the two corners of it, upon the two sides thereof, to be places for the staves to bear it withal.
28 And he maketh the staves of shittim wood, and overlayeth them with gold;
And he made the staves of shittim 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, according to the work of the apothecary.