1 Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, one and a half cubits wide, and one and a half cubits high.
2 The inside and outside were plated with gold, and a molding of gold was put around it.
3 Four gold rings were cast and put on its four supports, two rings for one side and two for the opposite side.
4 Poles of acacia wood were made and plated with gold;
5 these were put through the rings on the sides of the ark, for carrying it.
6 The propitiatory was made of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and one and a half cubits wide.
7 Two cherubim of beaten gold were made for the two ends of the propitiatory,
8 one cherub fastened at one end, the other at the other end, springing directly from the propitiatory at its two ends.
9 The cherubim had their wings spread out above, covering the propitiatory with them. They were turned toward each other, but with their faces looking toward the propitiatory.
10 The table was made of acacia wood, two cubits long, one cubit wide, and one and a half cubits high.
11 It was plated with pure gold, and a molding of gold was put around it.
12 A frame a handbreadth high was also put around it, with a molding of gold around the frame.
13 Four rings of gold were cast for it and fastened, one at each of the four corners.
14 The rings were alongside the frame as holders for the poles to carry the table.
15 These poles were made of acacia wood and plated with gold.
16 The vessels that were set on the table, its plates and cups, as well as its pitchers and bowls for pouring libations, were of pure gold.
17 The lampstand was made of pure beaten gold--its shaft and branches as well as its cups and knobs and petals springing directly from it.
18 Six branches extended from its sides, three branches on one side and three on the other.
19 On one branch there were three cups, shaped like almond blossoms, each with its knob and petals; on the opposite branch there were three cups, shaped like almond blossoms, each with its knob and petals; and so for the six branches that extended from the lampstand.
20 On the shaft there were four cups, shaped like almond blossoms, with their knobs and petals,
21 including a knob below each of the three pairs of branches that extended from the lampstand.
22 The knobs and branches sprang so directly from it that the whole formed but a single piece of pure beaten gold.
23 Its seven lamps, as well as its trimming shears and trays, were made of pure gold.
24 A talent of pure gold was used for the lampstand and its various appurtenances.
25 The altar of incense was made of acacia wood, on a square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high, having horns that sprang directly from it.
26 Its grate on top, its walls on all four sides, and its horns were plated with pure gold; and a molding of gold was put around it.
27 Underneath the molding gold rings were placed, two on one side and two on the opposite side, as holders for the poles to carry it.
28 The poles, too, were made of acacia wood and plated with gold.
29 The sacred anointing oil and the fragrant incense were prepared in their pure form by a perfumer.
Versículos relacionados com Exodus, 37:
Chapter 37 of the Exodus Book describes the manufacture of the altar of incense, the ark of the alliance and the proposition's bread table, all with their respective measures and ornaments. To find five verses related to the topics covered in this chapter, excerpts from other Bible books were selected that also talk about the construction of these sacred objects.
1 Kings 7:48: "Solomon also made all the utensils that belonged to the house of the Lord: the gold altar; the golden table in which the breads of the proposition were set;” This verse mentions the table of the bread of the proposition, an object that was manufactured in Chapter 37 of Exodus.
2 Chronicles 4:19: "Solomon made all the utensils that belonged to the house of God; the altar of gold; the tables on which the breads of the proposition were placed;” This verse also mentions the tables of the bread of the proposition, as well as the previous one.
Hebrews 9:4: "That had the golden altar of incense, and the ark of the covenant, covered with gold on all sides, in which was a gold vase containing the manna, the rod of Aaron that flourished and the tablets of Covenant "This verse talks about the ark of the covenant, which was also manufactured in Chapter 37 of Exodus.
1 Kings 6:20: "The oracle, which was at the bottom of the house, was twenty-cubbled, twenty wide and twenty tall, covered it with pure gold and also covered the altar of cedar from gold." This verse talks about the gold lining that was made on the altar of incense, an object that is also mentioned in Chapter 37 of Exodus.
2 Chronicles 5:10: "There was nothing in the tablets that Moses had placed in the ark of the covenant, but only the two tablets that were put there by Moses in Horeb, when the Lord made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they leave Egypt. . " This verse talks about the tablets of the covenant, which were placed within the ark of the covenant, an object that was manufactured in Chapter 37 of Exodus.
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