Exodus 37

1 Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood. Its length was two and a half cubits, and its width a cubit and a half, and a cubit and a half its height.

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 He overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a moulding of gold for it around it.

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

3 He cast four rings of gold for it in its four feet—two rings on its one side, and two rings on its other side.

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

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

5 He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.

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

6 He made a mercy seat of pure gold. Its length was two and a half cubits, and a cubit and a half its width.

— 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 He made two cherubim of gold. He made them of beaten work, at the two ends of the mercy seat:

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

8 one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end. He made the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat at its two ends.

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 The cherubim spread out their wings above, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces towards one another. The faces of the cherubim were towards the mercy seat.

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 He made the table of acacia wood. Its length was two cubits, and its width was a cubit, and its height was a cubit and a half.

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 He overlaid it with pure gold, and made a gold moulding around it.

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

12 He made a border of a hand’s width around it, and made a golden moulding on its border around it.

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 He cast four rings of gold for it, and put the rings in the four corners that were on 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 close by the border, the places for the poles to carry the table.

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

15 He made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table.

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

16 He made the vessels which were on the table, its dishes, its spoons, its bowls, and its pitchers with which to pour out, of pure 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 He made the lamp stand of pure gold. He made the lamp stand of beaten work. Its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its flowers were of one piece with it.

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 There were six branches going out of its sides: three branches of the lamp stand out of its one side, and three branches of the lamp stand out of its other side:

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 three cups made like almond blossoms in one branch, a bud and a flower, and three cups made like almond blossoms in the other branch, a bud and a flower; so for the six branches going out of the lamp stand.

[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 In the lamp stand were four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its flowers;

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

21 and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out 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 Their buds and their branches were of one piece with it. The whole thing was one beaten work of pure gold.

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

23 He made its seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff dishes, of pure gold.

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

24 He made it of a talent of pure gold, with all its vessels.

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

25 He made the altar of incense of acacia wood. It was square: its length was a cubit, and its width a cubit. Its height was two cubits. Its horns were of one piece with it.

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 He overlaid it with pure gold: its top, its sides around it, and its horns. He made a gold moulding around 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 He made two golden rings for it under its moulding crown, on its two ribs, on its two sides, for places for poles with which to carry 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 He made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.

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

29 He made the holy anointing oil and the pure incense of sweet spices, after the art of the perfumer.

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