Exodus 37

1 Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood. Its length was two and a half cubits, and its width a cubit and a half, 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 He overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a molding of gold for it around it.

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

3 He cast four rings of gold for it in its four feet—two rings on its one side, and two rings on its other side.

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

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

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

5 He put the poles into the rings on 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 He made a mercy seat of pure gold. Its length was two and a half cubits, and a cubit and a half its width.

And he made a mercy-seat of pure gold, two cubits and a half the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it.

7 He made two cherubim of gold. He made them of beaten work, at the two ends of the mercy seat:

And he made two cherubim of gold, of beaten work he made them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat,

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 at the one end, and one cherub at the other end, of one piece with the mercy-seat. He made the cherubim at the two ends of it.

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

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

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

And he made the table of acacia wood, two cubits the length of it, and a cubit the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it.

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

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

12 He made a border of a hand’s width around it, and made a golden molding on its border around it.

And he made to it a border of a handbreadth round about, and made a golden crown to the border of it round about.

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

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

14 The rings were close by the border, the places for the poles to carry the table.

close by the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear the table.

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

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

And he made the vessels which were upon the table, the dishes of it, and the spoons of it, and the bowls of it, and the flagons of it, with which to pour out, of pure gold.

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

And he made the lampstand of pure gold. He made the lampstand of beaten work, even its base, and its shaft, its cups, its knobs, and its flowers, were of one piece with it.

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

And there were six branches going out of the sides of it, three branches of the lampstand out of the one side of it, and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side of it,

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 lamp stand.

three cups made like almond-blossoms in one branch, a knob and a flower, and three cups made like almond-blossoms in the other branch, a knob and a flower, so for the six branches going out of the lampstand.

20 In the lamp stand were four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its flowers;

And in the lampstand were four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knobs of it, and the flowers of it,

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.

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

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

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

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

And he made the lamps of it, seven, and the snuffers of it, and the snuff dishes of it, of pure gold.

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

He made it of a talent of pure gold, and all the vessels of it.

25 He made the altar of incense of acacia wood. It was square: its length was a cubit, and its width a cubit. Its height was two cubits. Its horns were of one piece with it.

And he made the altar of incense of acacia wood: a cubit was the length of it, and a cubit the breadth of it, foursquare, and two cubits was the height of it. The horns of it were of 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.

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

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.

And he made for it two golden rings under the crown of it, upon the two ribs of it, upon the two sides of it, for places for staves with which to bear it.

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

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

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

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