Exodus 37
37
The Box of the Agreement
1Bezalel made the Holy Box from acacia wood. The Box was 2 1/2 cubits#37:1 2 1/2 cubits 4' 3" (1.3 m). long, 1 1/2 cubits#37:1 1 1/2 cubits 30 5/8" (77.75 cm). Also in verse 10. wide, and 1 1/2 cubits high. 2He covered the inside and outside of the Box with pure gold. Then he put gold trim around the Box. 3He made four rings of gold and put them on the four corners. These rings were used for carrying the Box. There were two rings on each side. 4Then he made the poles for carrying the Box. He used acacia wood and covered the poles with pure gold. 5He put the poles through the rings on each side of the Box. 6Then he made the mercy-cover from pure gold. It was 2 1/2 cubits long and 1 1/2 cubits wide. 7Then Bezalel hammered gold to make two Cherub angels. He put the Cherub angels on each end of the mercy-cover. 8He put one angel on one end and the other angel on the other end. The angels were joined together with the mercy-cover to make one piece. 9The wings of the angels were spread up toward the sky. The angels covered the Box with their wings and faced each other, looking toward the mercy-cover.
The Special Table
10Then he made the table from acacia wood. The table was 2 cubits#37:10 2 cubits 3' 4 13/16" (104 cm). See also in verse 25. long, 1 cubit#37:10 cubit 20 5/8" (51.83 cm). Also in verse 25. wide, and 1 1/2 cubits high. 11He covered it with pure gold and put gold trim around it. 12Then he made a frame 1 handbreadth#37:12 handbreadth The width of 4 fingers, about 3" (7.4 cm). wide around the table. He put gold trim on the frame. 13Then he made four gold rings and put them at the four corners of the table, where the four legs were. 14He put the rings close to the frame. The rings were to hold the poles used to carry the table. 15Then he used acacia wood to make the poles for carrying the table. He covered the poles with pure gold. 16Then he made everything that was used on the table. He made the plates, the spoons, the bowls, and the pitchers from pure gold. The bowls and pitchers are used for pouring the drink offerings.
The Lampstand
17Then he made the lampstand. He used pure gold and hammered it to make the base and the shaft.#37:17 base and the shaft Or “flared base.” Then he made flowers, buds, and petals and joined everything together into one piece. 18The lampstand had six branches—three branches on one side and three branches on the other side. 19Each branch had three flowers on it. These flowers were made like almond flowers with buds and petals. 20The shaft of the lampstand had four more flowers. They were also made like almond flowers with buds and petals. 21There were six branches—three branches coming out from each side of the shaft. And there was a flower with buds and petals below each of the three places where the branches joined the shaft. 22The whole lampstand, with the flowers and branches, was made from pure gold. All this gold was hammered and joined together into one piece. 23He made seven lamps for this lampstand. Then he made lamp snuffers and trays from pure gold. 24He used 75 pounds#37:24 75 pounds Literally, “1 talent” (34.5 kg). of pure gold to make the lampstand and the things used with it.
The Altar for Burning Incense
25He made the altar for burning incense from acacia wood. The altar was square. It was 1 cubit long, 1 cubit wide, and 2 cubits high. There were four horns on the altar. There was one horn on each corner. These horns were joined together with the altar to make one piece. 26He covered the top, all the sides, and the horns with pure gold. Then he put gold trim around the altar. 27He made two gold rings for the altar. He put the gold rings below the trim on each side of the altar. These gold rings held the poles for carrying the altar. 28He made the poles from acacia wood and covered them with gold.
29Then he made the holy anointing oil. He also made the pure, sweet-smelling incense. These things were made the same way that a perfume maker would make them.
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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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