Shemoth (Exodus) 37
37
1And Betsal’ĕl made the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, and a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.
2And he overlaid it with clean gold inside and outside, and made a moulding of gold all around it.
3And he cast four rings of gold for it, for its four feet, two rings on its one side, and two rings on its other side.
4And he made poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.
5And he put the poles into the rings at the sides of the ark, to lift the ark.
6And he made a lid of atonement of clean gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.
7And he made two keruḇim of beaten gold. He made them from the two ends of the lid of atonement,
8one keruḇ at one end on this side, and the other keruḇ at the other end on that side. He made the keruḇim from the lid of atonement, from the two ends.
9And the keruḇim spread out their wings above, and covered the lid of atonement with their wings, with their faces toward each other, the faces of the keruḇim were turned toward the lid of atonement.
10And he made the table of acacia wood, two cubits long, and a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.
11And he overlaid it with clean gold, and made a moulding of gold all around it.
12And he made a rim of a handbreadth all around it, and made a moulding of gold for the rim all around it.
13And he cast four rings of gold for it, and put the rings on the four corners that were at its four legs.
14The rings were next to the rim, as holders for the poles to lift the table.
15And he made the poles of acacia wood to lift the table, and overlaid them with gold.
16And he made the utensils which were on the table, its dishes, and its cups, and its bowls, and its jars for pouring, of clean gold.
17And he made the lampstand of clean gold. He made the lampstand of beaten work, its base, and its shaft, its cups, its ornamental knobs, and its blossoms were from it.
18And six branches came out of its sides: three branches of the lampstand out of one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side.
19There were three cups like almond flowers on one branch, with ornamental knob and blossom, and three cups like almond flowers on the other branch, a knob and a blossom – so for the six branches coming out of the lampstand.
20And on the lampstand were four cups like almond flowers, its knobs and blossoms,
21and a knob under the first two branches of the same, and a knob under the second two branches of the same, and a knob under the third two branches of the same, for the six branches coming out of it.
22Their knobs and their branches were of it, all of it was one beaten work of clean gold.
23And he made its seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its trays, of clean gold.
24He made it of a talent of clean gold, and all its utensils.
25And he made the incense slaughter-place of acacia wood, a cubit long and a cubit wide, square, and two cubits high. Its horns were of it.
26And he overlaid it with clean gold, its top and its sides all around, and its horns. And he made a moulding for it of gold all around it.
27And he made two rings of gold for it under its moulding, at its two corners on both sides, as holders for the poles with which to lift it.
28And he made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.
29And he made the set-apart anointing oil and the clean incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the perfumer.
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Exodus 37
37
The Ark of the Covenant Law
1Bezalel made the ark of the covenant law out of acacia wood. It was three feet nine inches long and two feet three inches wide and high. 2He covered it inside and outside with pure gold. He put a strip of gold around it. 3He made four gold rings for it. He joined them to its four bottom corners. He put two rings on one side and two rings on the other. 4Then he made poles out of acacia wood. He covered them with gold. 5He put the poles through the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it.
6He made its cover out of pure gold. It was three feet nine inches long and two feet three inches wide. The cover is the place where sin is paid for. 7Then he made two cherubim out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover. 8He put one of the cherubim on each end of it. 9He made them as part of the cover itself. Their wings spread up over the cover. The cherubim faced each other and looked toward the cover.
The Table for the Holy Bread
10The workers made the table out of acacia wood. It was three feet long, one foot six inches wide and two feet three inches high. 11Then they covered it with pure gold. They put a strip of gold around it. 12They also made a rim around it three inches wide. They put a strip of gold around the rim. 13They made four gold rings for the table. They joined them to the four corners, where the four legs were. 14The rings were close to the rim. The rings held the poles used to carry the table. 15The workers made the poles out of acacia wood. They covered them with gold. 16They made plates, dishes and bowls out of pure gold for the table. They also made pure gold pitchers to pour out drink offerings.
The Gold Lampstand
17The workers made the lampstand out of pure gold. They hammered out its base and stem. Its buds, blossoms and cups branched out from it. 18Six branches came out from the sides of the lampstand. There were three on one side and three on the other. 19On one branch there were three cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms. There were three on the next branch. In fact, there were three on each of the six branches that came out from the lampstand. 20On the lampstand there were four cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms. 21One bud was under the first pair of branches that came out from the lampstand. A second bud was under the second pair. And a third bud was under the third pair. There was a total of six branches. 22The buds and branches came out from the lampstand. The whole lampstand was one piece hammered out of pure gold.
23The workers made its seven lamps out of pure gold. They also made its trays and wick cutters out of pure gold. 24They used 75 pounds of pure gold to make the lampstand and everything used with it.
The Altar for Burning Incense
25The workers made the altar for burning incense. They made it out of acacia wood. It was about one foot six inches square and three feet high. A horn stuck out from each of its upper four corners. 26The workers covered the top, sides and horns with pure gold. They put a strip of gold around it. 27They made two gold rings below the strip. They put the rings on the sides across from each other. The rings held the poles used to carry it. 28The workers made the poles out of acacia wood. They covered them with gold.
29They also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, sweet-smelling incense. A person who makes perfume made them.
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