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:

1. Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, one and a half cubits wide, one and a half cubits high.

2. And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about.

2. He covered it, inside and out, with pure gold, and decorated it all around with a gold edge.

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

3. He cast four gold rings for the ark, attaching them to its four feet: two rings on one side and two rings on the other.

4. And he made staves [of] shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.

4. He also made poles of acacia wood covering them with gold;

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

5. and he passed the poles through the rings on the sides of the ark, for carrying it.

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

6. Also he made of pure gold the mercy Seat, two and a half cubits long, and one and a half cubits wide.

7. And he made two cherubims [of] gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat;

7. For the two ends of the mercy Seat he made two golden Cherubim of hammered gold,

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 cherubims on the two ends thereof.

8. the first Cherub for one end and the second for the other, and fastened them to the two ends of the mercy Seat so that they made one piece with it.

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

9. The Cherubim had their wings spread upward so that they overshadowed the mercy Seat. They faced one another.

10. And he made the table [of] shittim wood: two cubits [was] the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof:

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

11. And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereunto a crown of gold round about.

11. He covered it with pure gold, and decorated it all around with a gold edge.

12. Also he made thereunto a border of an handbreadth round about; and made a crown of gold for the border thereof round about.

12. He surrounded it with a frame three inches wide, and decorated this with a gold edge.

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

13. He cast four gold rings for it and fixed these at the four corners where the four legs were.

14. Over against the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear the table.

14. The rings lay close to the frame to hold the poles for carrying the table.

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

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

16. And he made the vessels which [were] upon the table, his dishes, and his spoons, and his bowls, and his covers to cover withal, [of] pure gold.

16. He made furnishings of pure gold for the table: dishes, cups, jars and bowls to be used for the wine offerings.

17. And he made the candlestick [of] pure gold: [of] beaten work made he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same:

17. He made the lampstand of pure gold, and made the lampstand, base and stem, of hammered gold. Its decorative flowers including buds and petals were of one piece with it.

18. And six branches going 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:

18. Six branches extended from the sides of it, three from one side, three from the other.

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

19. The first branch carried three decorative flowers shaped like almond blossoms, each with its bud and petals; the second branch, too, carried three decorative flowers shaped like almond blossoms, each with its bud and petals, and similarly all six branches extending from the lampstand.

20. And in the candlestick [were] four bowls made like almonds, his knops, and his flowers:

20. The lampstand itself carried four decorative flowers shaped like almond blossoms, each with its bud and petals:

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

21. one bud under the first two branches extending from the lampstand, one under the next pair, one under the last pair: for there were six branches extending from the lampstand.

22. Their knops and their branches were of the same: all of it [was] one beaten work [of] pure gold.

22. The buds and the branches were of one piece with the lampstand, and the whole was made from a single piece of pure hammered gold.

23. And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, [of] pure gold.

23. Then he made the lamps for it, seven of them, with tongs and trays of pure gold.

24. [Of] a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof.

24. He used seventy-five pounds of pure gold for making the lampstand and all its accessories.

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 thereof were of the same.

25. He made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was one cubit long, and one cubit wide that is to say, square - and two cubits high; its horns were one piece with it.

26. And he overlaid it with pure gold, [both] the top of it, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: also he made unto it a crown of gold round about.

26. The top of it, its surrounding sides, and its horns, he covered with pure gold, and decorated it all around with a gold edge.

27. And he made two rings of gold for it under the crown thereof, by the two corners of it, upon the two sides thereof, to be places for the staves to bear it withal.

27. He fixed two gold rings to it below the edge on its two opposite sides, to hold the poles used for carrying it.

28. And he made the staves [of] shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.

28. These poles he made 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 apothecary.

29. He also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense, blending it as perfumers do.