Exodus 37
37
Making the Ark
1Bezalel # 37:1–9 Ex 25:10–20 made the ark of acacia wood, forty-five inches long, twenty-seven inches wide, and twenty-seven inches high. # 37:1 Lit two and a half cubits its length, one and a half cubits its width, and one and a half cubits its height 2He overlaid it with pure gold inside and out and made a gold molding all around it. 3He cast four gold rings for it, for its four feet, two rings on one side and two rings on the other side. 4He made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. 5He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark for carrying the ark.
6He made a mercy seat of pure gold, forty-five inches long and twenty-seven inches wide. # 37:6 Lit two and a half cubits its length and one and a half cubits its width 7He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work at the two ends of the mercy seat, 8one cherub at one end and one cherub at the other end. At each end, he made a cherub of one piece with the mercy seat. 9They had wings spread out. They faced each other and covered the mercy seat with their wings. The faces of the cherubim were looking toward the mercy seat.
Making the Table
10He # 37:10–16 Ex 25:23–29 constructed the table of acacia wood, thirty-six inches long, eighteen inches wide, and twenty-seven inches high. # 37:10 Lit two cubits its length, one cubit its width, and one and a half cubits its height 11He overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding all around it. 12He made a three-inch # 37:12 Lit a handbreadth frame all around it and made a gold molding all around its frame. 13He cast four gold rings for it and attached the rings to the four corners at its four legs. 14The rings were next to the frame as holders for the poles to carry the table. 15He made the poles for carrying the table from acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. 16He also made the utensils that would be on the table out of pure gold: its plates and cups, as well as its bowls and pitchers for pouring drink offerings.
Making the Lampstand
17Then # 37:17–24 Ex 25:31–39 he made the lampstand out of pure hammered gold. He made it all of one piece: its base and shaft, its ornamental cups, and its buds and petals. 18Six branches extended from its sides, three branches of the lampstand from one side and three branches of the lampstand from the other side. 19There were three cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with a bud and petals, on one branch, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with a bud and petals, on the next branch. It was this way for the six branches that extended from the lampstand. 20There were four cups shaped like almond blossoms on the lampstand shaft along with its buds and petals. 21For the six branches that extended from it, a bud was under the first pair of branches from it, a bud under the second pair of branches from it, and a bud under the third pair of branches from it. 22Their buds and branches were of one piece with it. All of it was a single hammered piece of pure gold. 23He also made its seven lamps, snuffers, and firepans of pure gold. 24He made it and all its utensils of seventy-five pounds # 37:24 Lit a talent of pure gold.
Making the Altar of Incense
25He # 37:25–28 Ex 30:1–5 made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, eighteen inches long and eighteen inches wide; it was thirty-six inches high. # 37:25 Lit a cubit its length, a cubit its width, and two cubits its height Its horns were of one piece with it. 26He overlaid it, its top, all around its sides, and its horns with pure gold. Then he made a gold molding all around it. 27He made two gold rings for it under the molding on two of its sides; he put these on opposite sides of it to be holders for the poles to carry it with. 28He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
29He also made the holy anointing oil and the pure, fragrant, and expertly blended incense. # 37:29 Ex 30:23–24,34–35
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Exodus 37
37
The sacred chest
(Exodus 25.10-22)
1Bezalel built a chest of acacia wood one hundred and ten centimetres long, sixty-six centimetres wide, and sixty-six centimetres high. 2He covered it inside and out with pure gold and put a gold edging around the top. 3He made four gold rings and fastened one of them to each of the four legs of the chest. 4Then he made two poles of acacia wood, covered them with gold, 5and put them through the rings, so the chest could be carried by the poles.
6The entire lid of the chest, which was also covered with pure gold, was the place of mercy.#37.6 place of mercy: See the note at 26.34. 7-9On each of the two ends of the chest he made a winged creature of hammered gold. They faced each other, and their wings covered the place of mercy.
The table for the sacred bread
(Exodus 25.23-30)
10Bezalel built a table of acacia wood eighty-eight centimetres long, forty-four centimetres wide, and sixty-six centimetres high. 11-12He covered it with pure gold and put a gold edging around it with a border seventy-five millimetres wide.#37.11-12 a gold edging…wide: Or “a gold edging around it seventy-five millimetres wide.” 13He made four gold rings and attached one to each of the legs 14near the edging. The poles for carrying the table were placed through these rings 15and were made of acacia wood covered with gold. 16Everything that was to be set on the table was made of pure gold—the bowls, plates, jars, and cups for wine offerings.
The lampstand
(Exodus 25.31-40)
17Bezalel made a lampstand of pure gold. The whole lampstand, including its decorative flowers, was made from a single piece of hammered gold, 18with three branches on each of its two sides. 19There were three decorative almond blossoms on each branch 20and four on the stem. 21There was also a blossom where each pair of branches came out from the stem. 22The lampstand, including its branches and decorative flowers, was made from a single piece of hammered pure gold. 23-24The lamp and its equipment, including the tongs and trays, were made of about thirty-five kilogrammes of pure gold.
The altar for burning incense
(Exodus 30.1-5)
25For burning incense, Bezalel made an altar of acacia wood. It was forty-five centimetres square and ninety centimetres high with each of its four corners sticking up like the horn of a bull. 26He covered it with pure gold and put a gold edging around it. 27Then below the edging on opposite sides he attached two gold rings through which he put the poles for carrying the altar. 28These poles were also made of acacia wood and covered with gold.
The oil for dedication and the incense
(Exodus 30.22-38)
29Bezalel mixed the oil for dedication and the sweet-smelling spices for the incense.#Ex 30.22-38.
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