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 Beseleel made also the ark of setim wood: it was two cubits and a half in length, and a cubit and a half in breadth, and the height was of one cubit and a half: and he overlaid it with the purest gold within and without.

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

And he made to it a crown of gold round about,

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

Casting four rings of gold at the four corners thereof: two rings in one side, and two in the other.

4 And rods of the same wood plated with gold.

And he made bars of setim wood, which he overlaid with gold,

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

And he put them into the rings that were at the sides of the ark to carry it.

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

He made also the propitiatory, that is, the oracle, of the purest gold, two cubits and a half in length, and a cubit and a half in breadth.

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

Two cherubims also of beaten gold, which he set on the two sides of the propitiatory:

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

One cherub in the top of one side, and the other cherub in the top of the other side: two cherubims at the two ends of the propitiatory,

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

Spreading their wings, and covering the propitiatory, and looking one towards the other, and towards it.

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

He made also the table of setim wood, in length two cubits, and in breadth one cubit, and in height it was a cubit and a half.

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

And he overlaid it with the finest gold, and he made to it a golden ledge 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 to the ledge itself he made a polished crown of gold, of four fingers’ breadth, and upon the same another golden crown.

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

And he cast four rings of gold, which he put in the four corners at each foot of the table,

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

Over against the crown: and he put the bars into them, that the table might be carried.

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

And the bars also themselves he made of setim wood, and overlaid them with gold,

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

And the vessels for the divers uses of the table, dishes, bowls, and cups, and censers of pure gold, wherein the libations are to be offered.

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:

He made also the candlestick of beaten work of the finest gold. From the shaft whereof its branches, its cups, and bowls, and lilies came out:

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

Six on the two sides: three branches on one side, and three on the other.

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

Three cups in manner of a nut on each branch, and bowls withal and lilies; and three cups of the fashion of a nut in another branch, and bowls withal and lilies. The work of the six branches that went out from the shaft of the candlestick was equal.

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

And in the shaft itself were four cups after the manner of a nut, and bowls withal at every one, and lilies:

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

And bowls under two branches in three places, which together make six branches going out from one shaft.

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

So both the bowls, and the branches were of the same, all beaten work of the purest gold.

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

He made also the seven lamps with their snuffers, and the vessels where the snuffings were to be put out, of the purest gold.

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

The candlestick with all the vessels thereof weighed a talent of gold.

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.

He made also the altar of incense of setim wood, being a cubit on every side foursquare, and in height two cubits: from the corners of which went out horns.

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 the purest gold, with its grate and the sides, and the horns.

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 to it a crown of gold round about, and two golden rings under the crown at each side, that the bars might be put into them, and the altar be carried.

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

And the bars themselves he made also of setim wood, and overlaid them with plates of gold.

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

He compounded also the oil for the ointment of sanctification, and incense of the purest spices, according to the work of a perfumer.