Exodus 37
37
The Making of the Ark
1 Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; its length was three feet nine inches, its width two feet three inches, and its height two feet three inches. 2 He overlaid it with pure gold, inside and out, and he made a surrounding border#tn Or “molding.” of gold for it. 3 He cast four gold rings for it that he put#tn “that he put” has been supplied. on its four feet, with#tn This is taken as a circumstantial clause; the clause begins with the conjunction vav. two rings on one side and two rings on the other side. 4 He made poles of acacia wood, overlaid them with gold, 5 and put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry the ark.
6 He made#tn Heb “and he made.” an atonement lid of pure gold; its length was three feet nine inches, and its width was two feet three inches. 7 He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered metal on the two ends of the atonement lid, 8 one cherub on one end#tn Heb “from/at [the] end, from this.” and one cherub on the other end.#tn The repetition of the expression indicates it has the distributive sense. He made the cherubim from the atonement lid on its two ends. 9 The cherubim were spreading their wings#tn The construction is a participle in construct followed by the genitive “wings” – “spreaders of wings.” upward, overshadowing the atonement lid with their wings. The cherubim#tn “The cherubim” has been placed here instead of in the second clause to produce a smoother translation. faced each other,#tn Heb “and their faces a man to his brother.” looking toward the atonement lid.#tn Heb “to the atonement lid were the faces of the cherubim.”
The Making of the Table
10 He made the table of acacia wood; its length was three feet, its width one foot six inches, and its height two feet three inches. 11 He overlaid it with pure gold, and he made a surrounding border of gold for it. 12 He made a surrounding frame for it about three inches wide, and he made a surrounding border of gold for its frame. 13 He cast four gold rings for it and attached the rings at the four corners where its four legs were. 14 The rings were close to the frame to provide places for the poles to carry the table. 15 He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table. 16 He made the vessels which were on the table out of pure gold, its#tn The suffixes on these could also indicate the indirect object (see Exod 25:29). plates, its ladles, its pitchers, and its bowls, to be used in pouring out offerings.
The Making of the Lampstand
17 He made the lampstand of pure gold. He made the lampstand of hammered metal; its base and its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its blossoms were from the same piece.#tn Heb “from it”; the referent (“the same piece” of wrought metal) has been specified in the translation for clarity. 18 Six branches were extending from its sides, three branches of the lampstand from one side of it, and three branches of the lampstand from the other side of it. 19 Three cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms were on the first branch, and three cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms were on the next#tn Heb “the one branch.” But the repetition of “one…one” means here one after another, or the “first” and then the “next.” branch, and the same#tn Heb “thus for six branches….” for the six branches that were extending from the lampstand. 20 On the lampstand there were four cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms, 21 with a bud under the first two branches from it, and a bud under the next two branches from it, and a bud under the third two branches from it; according to the six branches that extended from it.#tn As in Exod 26:35, the translation of “first” and “next” and “third” is interpretive, because the text simply says “under two branches” in each of three places. 22 Their buds and their branches were of one piece;#tn Heb “were from it.” all of it was one hammered piece of pure gold. 23 He made its seven lamps, its trimmers, and its trays of pure gold. 24 He made the lampstand#tn Heb “it”; the referent (the lampstand) has been specified in the translation for clarity. and all its accessories with seventy-five pounds of pure gold.
The Making of the Altar of Incense
25 He made the incense altar of acacia wood. Its length was a foot and a half and its width a foot and a half – a square – and its height was three feet. Its horns were of one piece with it.#tn Heb “from it were its horns,” meaning that they were made from the same piece. 26 He overlaid it with pure gold – its top,#tn Heb “roof.” its four walls,#tn Heb “its walls around.” and its horns – and he made a surrounding border of gold for it.#tn Heb “and he made for it border gold around.” 27 He also made#tn Heb “and he made.” two gold rings for it under its border, on its two sides, on opposite sides,#sn Since it was a small altar, it needed only two rings, one on either side, in order to be carried. The second mention of their location clarifies that they should be on the sides, the right and the left, as one approached the altar. as places#tn Heb “for houses.” for poles to carry it with. 28 He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
29 He made the sacred anointing oil and the pure fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer.
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Exodus 37
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1After this, Bezaleel made the Arke of Shittim wood, two cubites and an halfe long and a cubite and an halfe broade, and a cubite and an halfe hie: 2And ouerlayde it with fine golde within and without, and made a crowne of golde to it rounde about, 3And cast for it foure rings of golde for the foure corners of it: that is, two rings for the one side of it, and two rings for the other side thereof. 4Also he made barres of Shittim wood, and couered them with golde, 5And put the barres in the rings by the sides of the Arke, to beare the Arke. 6And he made the Merciseate of pure golde: two cubites and an halfe was the length thereof, and one cubite and an halfe the breadth thereof. 7And he made two Cherubims of gold, vpon the two endes of the Merciseate: euen of worke beaten with the hammer made he them. 8One Cherub on the one ende, and another Cherub on the other ende: of the Merciseate made he the Cherubims, at ye two endes thereof. 9And the Cherubims spread out their wings on hie, and couered the Merciseat with their wings, and their faces were one towards another: towarde the Merciseat were the faces of the Cherubims. 10Also he made ye Table of Shittim wood: two cubites was the length thereof, and a cubite the breadth thereof, and a cubite and an halfe the height of it. 11And hee ouerlayde it with fine golde, and made thereto a crowne of golde round about. 12Also he made thereto a border of an hand breadth round about, and made vpon the border a crowne of golde round about. 13And he cast for it foure rings of gold, and put the rings in the foure corners that were in the foure feete thereof. 14Against the border were the rings, as places for the barres to beare the Table. 15And he made the barres of Shittim wood, and couered them with golde to beare the Table. 16Also he made the instruments for the Table of pure golde: dishes for it, and incense cuppes for it, and goblets for it, and couerings for it, wherewith it should be couered. 17Likewise he made the Candlesticke of pure golde: of worke beaten out with the hammer made he the Candlesticke: and his shaft, and his branche, his bolles, his knops, and his floures were of one piece. 18And sixe branches came out of the sides thereof: three branches of the Candlesticke out of the one side of it, and three branches of the Candlesticke out of the other side of it. 19In one branche three bolles made like almondes, a knop and a floure: and in another branch three bolles made like almondes, a knop and a floure: and so throughout the sixe branches that proceeded out of the Candlesticke. 20And vpon the Candlesticke were foure bolles after the facion of almondes, the knoppes thereof and the floures thereof: 21That is, vnder euery two branches a knop made thereof, and a knop vnder the second branch thereof, and a knop vnder the thirde branche thereof, according to the sixe branches comming out of it. 22Their knops and their branches were of the same: it was all one beaten worke of pure gold. 23And he made for it seuen lampes with the snuffers, and snufdishes thereof of pure golde. 24Of a talent of pure golde made he it with all the instruments thereof. 25Furthermore he made the perfume altar of Shittim wood: the length of it was a cubite, and the breadth of it a cubite (it was square) and two cubites hie, and the hornes thereof were of ye same. 26And he couered it with pure gold, both the top and the sides thereof rounde about, and the hornes of it, and made vnto it a crowne of golde round about. 27And he made two rings of gold for it, vnder the crowne thereof in the two corners of the two sides thereof, to put barres in for to beare it therewith. 28Also he made the barres of Shittim wood, and ouerlayde them with golde. 29And he made the holy anointing oyle, and the sweete pure incense after ye apothecaries arte.
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