Exodus 37

1 And Bezaleel made the ark of shittim 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:

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 And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold for it all around.

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

3 And he cast for it four rings of gold, to be set by its four corners; even two rings upon its one side, and two rings upon its other side

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

4 And he made staffs of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.

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

5 And he put the staffs into the rings by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.

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

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

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

7 And he made two cherubim of gold, beaten out of one piece he made them, on the two ends of the mercy seat;

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

8 One cherub on the end on this side, and another cherub on the other end on that side: out of the mercy seat made he the cherubim on its two ends.

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

9 And the cherubim spread out their wings on high, and covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; even toward the mercy seat were the faces of the cherubim.

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 And he made the table of shittim wood: two cubits was its length, and a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height:

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

11 And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made for it a crown of gold all around.

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

12 Also he made for it a border of an handbreadth all around; and made a crown of gold for its border all around.

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

13 And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings upon the four corners that were in its four feet.

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

14 Close to the border were the rings, the places for the staffs to bear the table.

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

15 And he made the staffs of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table.

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

16 And he made the vessels which were upon the table, its dishes, and its spoons, and its bowls, and its covers to cover with, of pure gold.

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

17 And he made the lampstand of pure gold: of beaten work he made the lampstand; its shaft, and its branch, its bowls, its knobs, and its flowers, were of the same:

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 And six branches proceeding from its sides; three branches of the lampstand from the one side of it, and three branches of the lampstand from its other side:

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 Three bowls made after the fashion of almonds in one branch, a knob and a flower; and three bowls made like almonds in another branch, a knob and a flower: so throughout the six branches going out of the lampstand.

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

20 And in the lampstand were four bowls made like almonds, its knobs, and its flowers:

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

21 And a knob under two branches of the same, and a knob under two branches of the same, and a knob under two branches of the same, according to the six branches going out of it.

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 Their knobs and their branches were of the same: all of it was one beaten work of pure gold.

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

23 And he made its seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuffdishes, of pure gold.

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

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

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

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

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 And he overlaid it with pure gold, both the top of it, and its sides all around, and its horns: also he made for it a crown of gold all around.

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

27 And he made two rings of gold for it under its crown, by its two corners, upon its two sides, to be places for the staffs to bear it with.

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 And he made the staffs of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.

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

29 And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the perfumer.

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