Exodus 37

1 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.

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 He overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a molding of gold for it around it.

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

3 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.

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 He made poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.

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

5 He put the poles into the rings on 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 He made a mercy seat of pure gold. Its length was four feet four inches, and two feet seven inches, 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 He made two cherubim of gold. He made them of beaten work, 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 one end, and one cherub at the other end. He made the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat 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 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.

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 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.

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 He overlaid it with pure gold, and made a gold molding around it.

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

12 He made a border of a handbreadth around it, and made a golden molding on its border around it.

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

13 He cast four rings of gold for it, and put the rings in the four corners that were on 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 The rings were close by the border, the places for the poles to carry the table.

The rings were attached to the frame to provide places for the poles, in order to carry the table.

15 He made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table.

He made the poles out of acacia wood and covered them with gold, in order to carry the table.

16 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.

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 He made the menorah of pure gold. He made the menorah of beaten work. Its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its flowers were of one piece with it.

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

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

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 buds and their branches were of one piece with it. The whole thing was 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 He made 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 He made it of a talent of pure gold, with all its vessels.

He made the lampstand and its accessories with one talent of pure gold.

25 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.

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 He overlaid it with pure gold, its top, its sides around it, and its horns. He made a gold molding around it.

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 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.

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

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

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

He made the holy anointing oil and the pure fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer.