Exodus 37

1 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.

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;

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

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

3 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.

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

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

And rods of the same wood plated with gold.

5 He put the poles into the rings on the ark's sides, in order to carry the ark.

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

6 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.

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

7 Bezalel made two cherubim of hammered gold for the two ends of the atonement lid.

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

8 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.

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

9 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.

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

10 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.

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

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

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

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

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

13 He cast for it four rings of gold and attached the rings to the four corners, where the four feet were.

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

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

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

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

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

16 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.

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

17 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.

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:

18 Six branches extended out from its sides—three branches extended from one side, and three branches of the lampstand extended from the other side.

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

19 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.

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

20 On the lampstand itself, the central shaft, there were four cups made like almond blossoms, with their leafy bases and the flowers.

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

21 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.

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

22 Their leafy bases and branches were all one piece with it, one beaten piece of work of pure gold.

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

23 Bezalel made the lampstand and its seven lamps, its tongs and their trays of pure gold.

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

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

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

25 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.

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.

26 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.

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.

27 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.

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

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

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

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

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