Exodus 37
37
The ark
1Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood – two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.#37:1 That is, about 1.1 metres long and 68 centimetres wide and high; similarly in verse 6 2He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold moulding around it. 3He cast four gold rings for it and fastened them to its four feet, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other. 4Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. 5And he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it.
6He made the atonement cover of pure gold – two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide. 7Then he made two cherubim out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover. 8He made one cherub on one end and the second cherub on the other; at the two ends he made them of one piece with the cover. 9The cherubim had their wings spread upwards, overshadowing the cover with them. The cherubim faced each other, looking towards the cover.
The table
10They#37:10 Or He; also in verses 11-29 made the table of acacia wood – two cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high.#37:10 That is, about 90 centimetres long, 45 centimetres wide and 68 centimetres high 11Then they overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold moulding around it. 12They also made around it a rim a handbreadth#37:12 That is, about 7.5 centimetres wide and put a gold moulding on the rim. 13They cast four gold rings for the table and fastened them to the four corners, where the four legs were. 14The rings were put close to the rim to hold the poles used in carrying the table. 15The poles for carrying the table were made of acacia wood and were overlaid with gold. 16And they made from pure gold the articles for the table – its plates and dishes and bowls and its pitchers for the pouring out of drink offerings.
The lampstand
17They made the lampstand of pure gold. They hammered out its base and shaft, and made its flowerlike cups, buds and blossoms of one piece with them. 18Six branches extended from the sides of the lampstand – three on one side and three on the other. 19Three cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms were on one branch, three on the next branch and the same for all six branches extending from the lampstand. 20And on the lampstand were four cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms. 21One bud was under the first pair of branches extending from the lampstand, a second bud under the second pair, and a third bud under the third pair – six branches in all. 22The buds and the branches were all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.
23They made its seven lamps, as well as its wick trimmers and trays, of pure gold. 24They made the lampstand and all its accessories from one talent#37:24 That is, about 34 kilograms of pure gold.
The altar of incense
25They made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long and a cubit wide and two cubits high#37:25 That is, about 45 centimetres long and wide and 90 centimetres high – its horns of one piece with it. 26They overlaid the top and all the sides and the horns with pure gold, and made a gold moulding around it. 27They made two gold rings below the moulding – two on each of the opposite sides – to hold the poles used to carry it. 28They made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
29They also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense – the work of a perfumer.
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Exodus 37
37
The Ark
(Exodus 25:10–20)
1Bezalel made the ark out of acacia wood 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high. 2He covered it with pure gold inside and out and put a gold molding around it. 3He cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on each side. 4Then he made poles out of acacia wood and covered them with gold. 5He put them through the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it.
6He made the throne of mercy out of pure gold 45 inches long and 27 inches wide. 7Then he made two angels #37:7 Or “cherubim.” out of hammered gold for the two ends of the throne of mercy, 8one on each end. He formed the angels and the throne of mercy out of one piece ⌞of gold⌟. 9The angels had their wings spread above the throne of mercy, overshadowing it. They faced each other, looking at the throne of mercy.
The Table
(Exodus 25:23–30)
10He made the table out of acacia wood 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high. 11He covered it with pure gold and put a gold molding around it. 12He made a rim 3 inches wide around it and put a gold molding around the rim. 13He cast four gold rings for it and fastened the rings to the four corners, where the four legs were. 14The rings were put close to the rim to hold the poles for carrying the table. 15These poles were made out of acacia wood and were covered with gold. 16For the table he made plates, dishes, bowls, and pitchers to be used for pouring wine offerings. All of them were made out of pure gold.
The Lamp Stand
(Exodus 25:31–39)
17He made the lamp stand out of pure gold. The lamp stand, its base, and its shaft, as well as the flower cups, buds, and petals were hammered out of one piece ⌞of gold⌟. 18Six branches came out of its sides, three branches on one side and three on the other. 19Each of the six branches coming out of the lamp stand had three flower cups shaped like almond blossoms, with buds and petals. 20The lamp stand itself had four flower cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with a bud and petals. 21There was a bud under each of the three pairs of branches coming out of the lamp stand. 22The buds and branches were hammered out of the same piece of pure gold as the lamp stand.
23He made the seven lamps, the tongs, and the incense burners out of pure gold. 24The lamp stand and all the utensils were made out of 75 pounds of pure gold.
The Altar for Incense
(Exodus 30:1–5)
25He made an altar out of acacia wood for burning incense. It was 18 inches square and 36 inches high. The horns and altar were made out of one piece ⌞of wood⌟. 26He covered all of it with pure gold—the top, the sides, and the horns—and he put a gold molding around it. 27He made two gold rings and put them below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles for carrying it. 28He made the poles out of acacia wood and covered them with gold.
29He also had a perfumer make the holy oil to be used for anointing and for the pure, sweet-smelling incense.
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