Exodus 37
37
Making the Ark of the Covenant
Ex 25:10–20
1Now Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood. Its length was two and a half cubits, and its width a cubit and a half, and its height a cubit and a half.#About 33/4 feet long and 21/4 feet wide and high, or 1.1 meters long and 68 centimeters wide and high; similarly in v. 6. 2He overlaid it with pure gold, inside and out, and made a gold molding for it all around. 3He cast four rings of gold for it on its four feet, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other side of it. 4He made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. 5He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry the ark.
6#Heb 9:5He made the mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and one and a half cubits wide. 7He made two cherubim of gold. He made them of hammered metal on the two ends of the mercy seat: 8one cherub on one end, and one cherub on the other end. Of one piece with the mercy seat he made the cherubim on its two ends. 9The cherubim spread out their wings upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward each other. The faces of the cherubim were looking toward the mercy seat.
Making the Table for the Showbread
Ex 25:23–29
10He made the table of acacia wood, two cubits long and a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high.#About 3 feet long, 11/2 feet wide, and 21/4 feet high, or 90 centimeters long, 45 centimeters wide, and 68 centimeters high. 11And he overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding for it all around. 12Also he made a rim for it of a handbreadth#About 75 feet, or 23 meters. all around, and he made a gold molding for the rim all around. 13He cast four rings of gold for it and put the rings on the four corners that were on its four feet. 14Close by the rim were the rings, the holders for the poles to carry the table. 15He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table. 16He made the utensils which were on the table, its dishes and its pans and its bowls and its jars, to be used in pouring out offerings, of pure gold.
Making the Lampstand
Ex 25:31–39
17#Ex 25:31–39; Heb 9:2Then he made the lampstand of pure gold. He made it of hammered work, its base and its shaft. Its cups, its buds, and its blossoms were of the same piece. 18Six 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. 19Three cups shaped like almond flowers, a bulb and a flower were on the first branch, and three cups shaped like almond flowers, a bulb and a flower were on the next branch, and the same for the six branches going out of the lampstand. 20In the lampstand there were four cups made like almond flowers, its bulbs and its flowers. 21And a bulb was under the first two branches from it, and a bulb under the next two branches from it, and a bulb under the third two branches from it, according to the six branches coming out of it. 22Their bulbs and their branches were of the same piece. All of it was one hammered work of pure gold.
23He made its seven lamps with its snuffers and its trays of pure gold. 24He made it and all of its utensils from a talent#About 75 pounds, or 34 kilograms. of pure gold.
Making the Altar of Incense
Ex 30:1–5
25#Ex 30:1–5He made the incense altar of acacia wood. Its length was a cubit, and the width a cubit, a square, and two cubits high.#About 11/2 feet long and wide and 3 feet high, or 45 centimeters long and wide and 90 centimeters high. Its horns were of the same piece. 26He overlaid it with pure gold, its top, its sides all around, and its horns. He also made a gold molding for it all around. 27He also made two rings of gold for it under its molding, on its two sides, on opposite sides, to be places for the poles to carry it. 28He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
29He made the holy anointing oil and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of a perfumer.
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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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