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. Its length was four feet four inches, and its breadth two feet seven inches, and two feet seven inches its height.

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

He overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a molding of gold for it 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 rings of gold for it, in its four feet; even two rings on its one side, and two rings on its other side.

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

He made poles 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.

He put the poles 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;

He made a mercy seat of pure gold. Its length was four feet four inches, and two feet seven inches, its breadth.

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 gold. He made them of beaten work, at 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 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.

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 spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat.

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,

He made the table of acacia wood. Its length was three feet five inches, and its breadth was twenty-one inches, and its height was two feet seven inches.

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

He overlaid it with pure gold, and made a gold molding 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 of a handbreadth around it, and made a golden molding on its border around it.

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 rings of gold for it, and put the rings in the four corners that were on its four feet.

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

The rings were close by the border, the places for the poles 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, and overlaid them with gold, to carry 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.

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.

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 gold. He made the lampstand of beaten work. Its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, 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;

There were six branches going out of its sides: three branches of the lampstand out of its one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of its other side:

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 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 lampstand.

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

In the lampstand were four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its 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 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 of incense of acacia wood. It was square: its length was twenty-one inches, and its breadth twenty-one inches. Its height was three feet five inches. Its horns 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;

He overlaid it with pure gold, its top, its sides around it, and its horns. He made a gold molding 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 golden rings for it under its molding crown, on its two ribs, on its two sides, for places for poles with which 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 overlaid 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 incense of sweet spices, after the art of the perfumer.