Exodus 37

1 Then Bezalel made the [sacred] chest from acacia wood. It was (45 in./110 cm.) long, (27 in./66 cm.) wide, and (27 in./66 cm.) high.

Bezalel made the Ark of acacia wood measuring two and a half cubits long by a cubit and a half wide by one and a half cubits high.

2 He covered it with pure gold inside and outside the chest, and he made a gold border around the top of it.

He covered it with pure gold on the inside and the outside, and made a gold trim to go around it.

3 He made/cast four rings from gold [and fastened them] to the legs of the chest. He put two rings on each side of the chest.

He cast four gold rings and attached them to its four feet, two on one side and two on the other.

4 He made [two] poles from acacia wood, and covered 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 chest, in order that the chest could be carried [by means of the poles].

He placed the poles into the rings on the sides of the Ark, so it could be carried.

6 He made a lid for the chest. That was [the place where Yahweh would] forgive people’s sins. It [also] was (45 in./110 cm.) long and (27 in./66 cm.) wide.

He made the atonement cover of pure gold, two and a half cubits long by a cubit and a half wide.

7 He made two winged creatures from hammered gold.

He made two cherubim of hammered gold for the ends of the atonement cover,

8 One of these was put at each end of the chest. The gold [with which they were made] was joined to the gold from which the lid [was made].

and put one cherub on each end. All of this was made from one piece of gold.

9 [He placed] the winged creatures facing each other so that their wings touched each other and spread out over the lid.

The cherubim were designed with spread wings pointing upward, covering the atonement cover. The cherubim were placed facing each another, looking down towards the atonement cover.

10 Bezalel made a table from acacia wood. It was (36 in./88 cm.) long, (18 in./44 cm.) wide, and (27 in./66 cm.) high.

Then he made the table of acacia wood two cubits long by a cubit wide by a cubit and a half high.

11 He covered it with pure gold, and he put a gold border around it.

He covered it with pure gold and made a gold trim to go around it.

12 He made a rim all around it, (3 in./7 cm.) wide. He put a gold border around the rim.

He made a border around it the width of a hand and put a gold trim on the border.

13 He made/cast four rings from gold and fastened the rings to the four corners of the table, one ring close to each leg [of the table].

He cast four gold rings for the table and attached them to the four corners of the table by the legs.

14 The rings were fastened to the table near the rim.

The rings were close to the border to hold the poles used to carry the table.

15 He made two poles from acacia wood and covered them with gold. These poles for carrying the table were then inserted into the rings.

He made the poles of acacia wood for carrying the table and covered them with gold.

16 He also made from pure gold all the things to be put on the table. He made the plates, the cups, and the jars and bowls to be used [when the priests] poured out wine [as an offering to Yahweh].

He made utensils for the table from pure gold: plates and dishes, bowls and pitchers for pouring out drink offerings.

17 [He] made the lampstand from pure gold. Its base and its shaft were hammered from [one large lump of] gold. [The branches of the lampstand], the cups for holding the oil, the flower buds and the petals [that decorated the branches of the lamp, the base, and the shaft were all hammered from] one [big] lump of gold.

He made the lampstand of pure, hammered gold. The whole of it was made of one piece—its base, shaft, cups, buds, and flowers.

18 There were six branches on the lampstand, three on each side [of the shaft].

It had six branches coming out of the sides of the lampstand, three on each side. It had three cups shaped like almond flowers on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch.

19 Each of the branches had on it three [gold decorations that looked like] almond blossoms. These decorations also had flower buds and [flower] petals.

Each of six branches that came out had three cups shaped like almond flowers, all complete with buds and petals.

20 On the [shaft of the] lampstand there were four [gold decorations that also looked like] almond blossoms, each one with flower buds and [flower] petals.

On the main shaft of the lampstand he made four cups shaped like almond flowers, complete with buds and petals.

21 On each side, beneath and extending from each of the branches, there was one [flower] bud.

On the six branches that came out of it, he placed a bud under the first pair of branches, a bud under the second pair, and a bud under the third pair.

22 All these [flower] buds and branches, along with the shaft, were hammered from one large lump of pure gold.

The buds and branches are to be made with the lampstand as one piece, hammered out of pure gold.

23 Bezalel also made seven small cups [for holding oil. He put one cup on top of the shaft and he put the others on top of the branches]. He made from pure gold the tongs [for removing the burned wicks] and the trays [in which to put the burned wicks].

He made seven lamps, as well as wick tongs and their trays of pure gold.

24 He used (75 pounds/35 kg.) of pure gold to make the lampstand and all the things that were used to take care of it.

The lampstand and all these utensils required a talent of pure gold.

25 From acacia wood, Bezalel made the altar [for burning] incense. It was square, (18 in./45 cm.) on each side. It was (3 ft./90 cm.) high. He made [a projection that looked like] a horn on each of the top corners. The projections were carved from the same block of wood that the altar was made of.

He made the altar for burning incense from acacia wood. It was square, measuring a cubit by a cubit, by two cubits high, with horns on its corners that were all one piece with the altar.

26 He covered the top and the four sides, including the projections, with pure gold. He put a gold border around the altar, [near the top].

He covered its top, its side, and its horns with pure gold, and made a gold trim to go all around it.

27 He made two gold rings for carrying the altar. Then he attached them to the altar below the border, one on each side of the altar. The poles by means of which the altar was to be carried were to be inserted into those rings.

He made two gold rings for the altar and attached them below the trim, two on both sides, to hold the poles to carry it.

28 He made those [two] poles from acacia wood and covered them with gold.

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

29 He also made the sacred oil for anointing and the pure sweet-smelling incense. He mixed the incense together as a skilled perfumer would.

He made the holy anointing oil and the pure, aromatic incense like the product of an expert perfumer.