Exodus 37
37
The Ark of the Covenant
1Bezalel made the Ark of the Covenant of acacia wood. The Ark of the Covenant was 45 inches long, 27 inches wide and 27 inches high. 2He covered the inside and outside of the Ark of the Covenant with pure gold. Then he put a gold strip around it. 3He made four gold rings for it and attached them to its four feet. There were two rings on each side. 4Then he made poles of acacia wood and covered them with gold. 5He put the poles through the rings on each side of the Ark of the Covenant to carry it. 6Then he made a lid of pure gold. It was 45 inches long and 27 inches wide. 7Then Bezalel hammered gold to make two creatures with wings. He attached them to each end of the lid. 8He made one creature with wings on one end of the lid. He made the other creature with wings on the other end. He attached them to the lid so that it would be one piece. 9The creatures’ wings were spread out over the lid. The creatures faced each other across the lid.
The Table
10Then he made the table of acacia wood. The table was 36 inches long, 18 inches wide and 27 inches high. 11He covered the table with pure gold. He put a gold strip around it. 12Then he made a frame 3 inches high that stood up all around the edge. He put a gold strip around the frame. 13Then he made four gold rings for the table. He attached them to the four corners of the table, where the four legs were. 14The rings were put close to the frame around the top of the table. The rings held the poles that were used to carry the table. 15The poles for carrying the table were made of acacia wood. They were covered with gold. 16Then he made of pure gold all the things that were used on the table: the plates, bowls, cups and jars used for pouring the drink offerings.
The Lampstand
17Then he made the lampstand of pure gold. He hammered out its base and stand. Its flower-like cups, buds and petals were joined together in one piece with the base and stand. 18There were three branches on one side of the lampstand and three branches on the other. 19Each branch had three cups shaped like almond flowers. Each cup had a bud and a petal. 20There were four more cups shaped like almond flowers on the lampstand itself. Each cup had its buds and petals. 21Three pairs of branches went out from the lampstand. A bud was under the place where each pair was attached to the lampstand. 22The buds, branches and lampstand were all one piece of pure, hammered gold. 23He made seven pure gold lamps for this lampstand. Then he made pure gold wick trimmers and trays. 24He used about 75 pounds of pure gold to make the lampstand and all the things that go with it.
The Altar for Burning Incense
25Then he made the altar of incense of acacia wood. The altar was square. It was 18 inches long, 18 inches wide and 36 inches high. Each corner stuck out like a horn. Each corner was joined into one piece with the altar. 26He covered the top and all the sides and the corners with pure gold. Then he put gold trim around the altar. 27He made two gold rings and put them below the trim on opposite sides of the altar. These rings held the poles for carrying the altar. 28He made the poles of acacia wood and covered them with gold.
29Then he made the holy olive oil for appointing the priests. He also made the pure, sweet-smelling incense. He made them like a person who mixes perfumes.
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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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