Exodus 37

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Constructing the Ark

¹Bezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.^a

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

²He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it.

²And he overlaid it with pure gold—from within and from without—and he made for it a molding of gold all around.

³And he cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.

³And he cast for it four rings of gold on its four feet, and two rings on the one side and two rings on the second side.

⁴Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

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

⁵He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it.

⁵And he brought the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to carry the ark.

The Mercy Seat

⁶He constructed a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.^a

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

⁷He made two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,

⁷And He made two cherubim of gold—of hammered work he made them—from the two ends of the mercy seat,

⁸one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.

⁸one cherub from this end, and one cherub from that end; from the mercy seat he made the cherubim from its two ends.

⁹And the cherubim had wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the mercy seat.

⁹And the cherubim spread out the wings upward, covering over the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces each toward his brother; toward the mercy seat were the faces of the cherubim.

The Table of Showbread

¹⁰He also made the table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.^a

¹⁰And He made the table of acacia wood, two cubits its length, and a cubit its width, and a cubit and a half its height.

¹¹He overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding around it.

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

¹²And he made a rim around it a handbreadth wide^a and put a gold molding on the rim.

¹²And he made for it a frame of a handbreadth all around, and he made a gold molding for its frame all around.

¹³He cast four gold rings for the table and fastened them to the four corners at its four legs.

¹³And he cast for it four rings of gold, and he put the rings on the four corners that were at its four legs.

¹⁴The rings were placed close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.

¹⁴Close to the frame were the rings as holders for the poles, to carry the table.

¹⁵He made the poles of acacia wood for carrying the table and overlaid them with gold.

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

¹⁶He also made the utensils for the table out of pure gold: its plates and dishes, as well as its bowls and pitchers for pouring drink offerings.

¹⁶And He made the vessels which were on the table—its dishes, and its pans, and its bowls, and the pitchers with which to pour out—with pure gold.

The Lampstand

¹⁷Then he made the lampstand out of pure hammered gold, all of one piece: its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals.

¹⁷And He made the lampstand of pure gold. Of hammered work he made the lampstand. Its base, and its branch, its cups, its buds, and its flowers—they were from it.

¹⁸Six branches extended from the sides, three on one side and three on the other.

¹⁸And six branches came out from its sides, three branches of the lampstand out of the one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of the second side.

¹⁹There were three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches that extended from the lampstand.

¹⁹Three cups made like almond blossoms on the one branch—with a bud and a flower—and three cups like almond blossoms on the one branch—with a bud and a flower—thus for the six branches coming out from the lampstand.

²⁰And on the lampstand were four cups shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals.

²⁰And on the lampstand itself were four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its flowers.

²¹A bud was under the first pair of branches that extended from the lampstand, a bud under the second pair, and a bud under the third pair.

²¹And a bud was under the two branches from it, and a bud under the two branches from it, and a bud under the two branches from it, for the six branches going out from it.

²²The buds and branches were all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.

²²Their buds and their branches were from it, all of it one hammered work of pure gold.

²³He also made its seven lamps, its wick trimmers, and trays of pure gold.

²³And he made its seven lamps, and its wick trimmers, and its firepans of pure gold.

²⁴He made the lampstand and all its utensils from a talent of pure gold.^a

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

The Altar of Incense

²⁵He made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high.^a Its horns were of one piece.

²⁵And He made the altar of the incense of acacia wood, a cubit its length, and a cubit its width—square—and two cubits its height. Its horns were from it.

²⁶And he overlaid with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns. Then he made a molding of gold around it.

²⁶And he overlaid it with pure gold, its top and its sides all around, and its horns, and He made for it a molding of gold all around.

²⁷He made two gold rings below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles used to carry it.

²⁷And He made two gold rings for it under the molding, on two of its sides on both of its flanks, as holders for poles to carry it with them.

²⁸And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

²⁸And he made the poles of acacia wood, and he overlaid them with gold.

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

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