Exodus 37

1 And Bezalel made the ark of hard wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide and a cubit and a half high;

And Bezaleel made the ark of acacia-wood; two cubits and a half the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

2 Plating it inside and out with the best gold, and putting an edge of gold all round it.

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

3 And he made four gold rings for its four angles, two on one side and two on the other,

And he cast for it four rings of gold, for its four corners: two rings on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.

4 And rods of the same wood plated with gold.

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

5 These rods he put in the rings at the sides of the ark, for lifting it.

And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, to carry the ark.

6 And he made the cover all of gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

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

7 And he made two winged ones, hammered out of one bit of gold, for the two ends of the cover;

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

8 Placing one at one end and one at the other; the winged ones were part of the cover.

one cherub at the end of one side, and one cherub at the end of the other side; out of the mercy-seat he made the two cherubim at the two ends thereof.

9 And their wings were stretched out over the cover; the faces of the winged ones were opposite one another and facing the cover.

And the cherubim spread out [their] wings over it, covering over with their wings the mercy-seat; and their faces were opposite to one another: the faces of the cherubim were [turned] toward the mercy-seat.

10 And he made the table of hard wood, two cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high;

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

11 Plating it with the best gold and putting a gold edge all round it.

And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made upon it a border of gold round about.

12 And he made a frame all round it about as wide as a man's hand, edged with gold all round.

And he made for it a margin of a hand-breadth round about; and made a border of gold for the margin thereof round about.

13 And he made four gold rings, and put the rings at the angles of its four feet.

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

14 The rings were fixed under the frame to take the rods with which the table was to be lifted.

Close to the margin were the rings, as receptacles of the staves to carry the table.

15 The rods for lifting the table he made of hard wood plated with gold.

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

16 And all the table-vessels, the plates and spoons and basins and the cups for liquids, he made of the best gold.

And he made the utensils that were on the table, the dishes thereof, and the cups thereof, and the bowls thereof, and the goblets with which to pour out, of pure gold.

17 Then he made the support for the lights, all of the best gold; its base and its pillar were of hammered gold; its cups and buds and flowers were all made out of the same metal:

And he made the candlestick of pure gold; [of] beaten work he made the candlestick: its base, and its shaft, its cups, its knobs, and its flowers were of itself.

18 It had six branches coming out from its sides, three from one side and three from the other;

And six branches went out of the sides thereof — three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof;

19 Every branch having three cups made like almond flowers, every cup with a bud and a flower on all the branches;

[there were] three cups shaped like almonds in the one branch, a knob and a flower; and three cups shaped like almonds in the other branch, a knob and a flower: so in the six branches which went out of the candlestick.

20 And on its pillar, four cups like almond flowers, every one with its bud and its flower;

And in the candlestick were four cups, shaped like almonds, its knobs, and its flowers;

21 And under every two branches a bud, made with the branch, for all six branches of it.

and a knob under two branches thereof, and [again] a knob under two branches thereof, and [again] a knob under two branches thereof, for the six branches which went out of it.

22 The buds and the branches were made of the same metal, all together one complete work of the best hammered gold.

Their knobs and their branches were of itself — all of one beaten work of pure gold.

23 And he made the seven vessels for the lights, and all the necessary instruments for it, of gold.

And he made the seven lamps thereof, and the snuffers thereof, and the snuff-trays thereof, of pure gold.

24 A talent of the best gold was used for the making of it and its vessels.

Of a talent of pure gold he made it, and all its utensils.

25 And he made the altar for the burning of spices, using the same hard wood; it was square, a cubit long and a cubit wide and two cubits high; the horns made of the same.

And he made the altar of incense of acacia-wood; a cubit the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, square, and two cubits the height thereof: its horns were of itself.

26 The top and the sides and the horns were all plated with the best gold; and he put an edge of gold all round it.

And he overlaid it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and made upon it a border of gold round about.

27 And he made two gold rings, placing them on the two opposite sides under the edge, to take the rods for lifting it.

And he made two rings of gold for it under its border, by its two corners, on the two sides thereof, as receptacles for the staves with which to carry it.

28 The rods he made of the same hard wood, plating them with gold.

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

29 And he made the holy oil and the perfume of sweet spices for burning, after the art of the perfume-maker.

And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of fragrant drugs, according to the work of the perfumer.