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 two and a half cubits; its width was one cubit and a half; and its height was one cubit and a half.

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

He covered it inside and out with pure gold and made for it a border of gold around its top.

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 its four feet, with two rings on one side of it, and two rings on the other side.

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 put the poles into the rings on the ark's sides, in order to carry 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 an atonement lid of pure gold. Its length was two and a half cubits, and its width was one and a half cubits.

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

Bezalel made two cherubim of hammered gold for the two ends of the atonement lid.

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 was for one end of the atonement lid, and other cherub was for the other end. They were made as one piece with the atonement lid.

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 upward and overshadowed the atonement lid with them. The cherubim faced one another and looked toward the center of the atonement lid.

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,

Bezalel made the table of acacia wood. Its length was two cubits, its width was one cubit, and its height was one and a half cubits.

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

He covered it with pure gold and put a border of pure gold around the top.

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 surrounding frame for it one handbreadth wide, with a surrounding border of gold for the frame.

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 for it four rings of gold and attached the rings to the four corners, where the four feet were.

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

The rings were attached to the frame to provide places for the poles, in order 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 out of acacia wood and covered them with gold, in order 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 objects that would be on the table—the dishes, spoons, the bowls, and pitchers to be used to pour out the offerings. He made them 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 hammered gold. He made the lampstand with its base and shaft. Its cups, its leafy bases, and its flowers were all made 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;

Six branches extended out from its sides—three branches extended from one side, and three branches of the lampstand extended from the 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.

The first branch had three cups made like almond blossoms, with a leafy base and a flower, and three cups made like almond blossoms in the other branch, with a leafy base and a flower. It was the same for all six branches extending out from the lampstand.

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

On the lampstand itself, the central shaft, there were four cups made like almond blossoms, with their leafy bases and the 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;

There was a leafy base under the first pair of branches—made as one piece with it, and a leafy base under the second pair of branches—also made as one piece with it. In the same way there was a leafy base under the third pair of branches, made as one piece with it. It was the same for all six branches extending out from the lampstand.

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

Their leafy bases and branches were all one piece with it, one beaten piece of work of pure gold.

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

Bezalel made the lampstand and its seven lamps, its tongs and their trays of pure gold.

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

He made the lampstand and its accessories with one 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;

Bezalel made the incense altar. He made it with acacia wood. Its length was one cubit, and its width one cubit. It was square, and its height was two cubits. Its horns were made as 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 covered the incense altar with pure gold—its top, its sides, and its horns. He also made a surrounding border of gold for 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 to be attached to it under its border on its two opposite sides. The rings were holders for poles to carry the altar.

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

He made the poles of acacia wood, and he 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 fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer.