Shemot 37
37
1And Betzalel made the Aron of acacia wood; two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the width of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it;
2And he overlaid it with zahav tahor within and without, and made a crown of zahav all around.
3And he cast for it four rings of zahav, 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.
4And he made carrying poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with zahav.
5And he put the carrying poles into the rings on the sides of the Aron, to bear the Aron.
6And he made the Kapporet of zahav tahor; two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the width thereof.
7And he made two keruvim of zahav, hammered out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the Kapporet;
8One keruv on the end on this side, and another keruv on the other end on that side; from the Kapporet made he the keruvim on the two ends thereof.
9And the keruvim spread out their wings on high, and covered with their wings over the Kapporet, with their faces one to another; even toward the Kapporet were the faces of the keruvim.
10And he made the Shulchan of acacia wood: two cubits was the length thereof, and a cubit the width thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof;
11And he overlaid it with zahav tahor, and made thereunto a crown of zahav all around.
12Also he made thereunto a misgeret (moulding, rim) of a handbreadth all around; and made a crown of zahav for the misgeret thereof all around.
13And he cast for it four rings of zahav, and put the rings upon the four corners of its four legs thereof.
14Over against the misgeret were the rings, the housing for the carrying poles to bear the Shulchan.
15And he made the carrying poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with zahav, to bear the Shulchan.
16And he made the utensils which were upon the Shulchan, its dishes, and its pans, and its bowls, and its pitchers for pouring nesekh, of zahav tahor.
17And he made the Menorah of zahav tahor; of hammered-out work made he the Menorah; its base and its shaft, and its cups, its knobs, its flowers, were of the same;
18And six branches going out of the sides thereof; three branches of the Menorah out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the Menorah out of the other side thereof;
19Shloshah cups made like almonds in one branch, a knob and a flower; and three cups made like almonds in another branch, a knob and a flower; so throughout the six branches going out of the Menorah.
20And in the Menorah were four cups made like almonds, its knobs, and its flowers;
21And a knob under two branches of the same, and a knob under two branches of the same, and a knob under two branches of the same, according to the six branches going out of it.
22Their knobs and their branches were of the same: all of it was one hammered-out work of zahav tahor.
23And he made its seven nerot (lamps), and its tongs, and its spoons, of zahav tahor.
24Of a talent of zahav tahor made he it, and all the utensils thereof.
25And he made the Mizbe'ach HaKetoret of acacia wood; the length of it was a cubit, and the width of it a cubit; it was ravu'a (square, foursquare); and two cubits was the height of it; from it were its karenot.
26And he overlaid it with zahav tahor, both the top of it, and the sides thereof all around, and the karenot of it; also he made unto it a crown of zahav all around.
27And he made two rings of zahav for it under the crown thereof, by the two corners of it, upon the two sides thereof, to be housing for the carrying poles to bear it withal.
28And he made the carrying poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with zahav.
29And he made the Shemen HaMishchah Kodesh, and the ketoret spices, tahor, according to the artistic work of a perfumer.
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Exodus 37
37
Building the chest containing the covenant document
1Bezalel made the chest of acacia wood. It was forty-five inches long, twenty-seven inches wide, and twenty-seven inches high. 2He covered the chest with pure gold inside and out, and made a gold molding all around it. 3He cast four gold rings for it and put them on its four feet, two rings on one side and two rings on the other. 4He made acacia-wood poles and covered them with gold. 5He put the poles into the rings on the chest’s sides to use to carry the chest. 6He made a cover for the chest out of pure gold, forty-five inches long and twenty-seven inches wide. 7He made two winged heavenly creatures of hammered gold for the two ends of the cover, 8one winged heavenly creature at one end and one winged heavenly creature at the other. He placed the winged heavenly creatures at the cover’s two ends. 9The winged heavenly creatures spread out their wings above, shielding the cover with their wings. The winged heavenly creatures faced each other toward the cover’s center.
Constructing the table and lampstand
10He also made the table of acacia wood, three feet long, eighteen inches wide, and twenty-seven inches high. 11He covered it with pure gold and made a gold molding all around it. 12He made a frame around it that was four inches wide and gold molding around the frame. 13He made four gold rings for the table. He fastened the rings to the four corners at its four legs. 14The rings that housed the poles used for carrying the table were close to the frame. 15He made the poles used to carry the table out of acacia wood, and he covered them with gold. 16He made the containers of pure gold that were to be on the table: its plates, dishes, bowls, and jars for pouring drink offerings.
17He also made the lampstand of pure, hammered gold. The lampstand’s base, branches, cups, flowers, and petals were all attached to it. 18It had six branches growing out from its sides, three branches on one side of the lampstand and three branches on the other side of the lampstand. 19One branch had three cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with a flower and petals, and the next branch also had three cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with a flower and petals. A total of six branches grew out of the lampstand. 20In addition, on the lampstand itself there were four cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with its flower and petals. 21There was a flower attached under the first pair of branches, a flower attached under the next pair of branches, and a flower attached under the last pair of branches. 22Their flowers and their branches were attached to it. The whole lampstand was one piece of pure hammered gold. 23He made its seven lamps and its tongs and its fire pans out of pure gold. 24He made the lampstand and all its equipment from pure gold weighing one kikkar.
Making the incense altar, incense, and oil
25He made the incense altar out of acacia wood. The altar was square, eighteen inches long by eighteen inches wide. It was three feet high, and its horns were permanently attached. 26He covered it with pure gold, including its top, all its sides, and its horns. He also made a gold molding all around it. 27He made two gold rings, and he attached them under the molding on two opposite sides of the altar. They housed the poles used to carry it. 28He made the poles of acacia wood, and he covered them with gold.
29He also made the holy anointing oil and the pure sweet-smelling incense like a skilled perfume maker.
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