Exodus 37
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Constructing the Ark
(Exodus 25:10–16)

1And Besaleel made the arke of Sittim wood: two cubites & a halfe long, & a cubite and a halfe brode, and a cubite and a halfe hygh. 2And ouerlaide it with fine golde within & without, and made a crowne of golde to it rounde about. 3And cast for it foure rynges of golde for the foure corners of it: two rynges for the one syde, and two for the other. 4And made barres of Sittim wood, and couered them with golde. 5And put the barres in the rynges, along by the side of the arke, to beare the arke withall.

The Mercy Seat
(Exodus 25:17–22)

6And he made the mercy seate of pure golde: two cubites and a halfe was the length thereof, and one cubite and a halfe the breadth. 7And he made two Cherubims of thicke gold, vpo the two endes of ye mercy seat. 8One Cherub on the one end, and another Cherub on the other ende: euen of the mercy seate made he the Cherubims, namely in the endes therof. 9And the Cherubims spread out theyr wynges aboue on hye, & couered ye mercy seate therwith: And their faces were one to another, euen to the mercy seate warde were the faces of ye Cherubims.

The Table of Showbread
(Exodus 25:23–30; Leviticus 24:5–9)

10And he made the table of Sittim wood: two cubites was the length therof, and a cubite the breadth, and a cubite and a halfe the height of it. 11And he ouerlayde it with fine golde, and made thervnto a crowne of golde rounde about. 12And made therevnto an hoope of an hande brode rounde about: and made vpon the hoope a crowne of golde rounde about. 13And he caste for it foure rynges of golde, and put the rynges in the foure corners that were in the foure feete thereof. 14Euen harde by the hoope were the ringes into the whiche the barres were put, to beare the table withall. 15And he made the barres of Sittim wood, and couered them with golde, to beare the table withall. 16And made the vessels for the table of pure gold, his dishes, his incense cuppes, his couerynges, & his bowles to powre out with all.

The Lampstand
(Exodus 25:31–40; Numbers 8:1–4)

17And he made the candelsticke of pure golde, euen of a whole worke made he the candelsticke, his staffe, his braunches, his bolles, his knoppes, and his flowres were of one peece. 18Sixe braunches proceeding out of the sides therof: three braunches of the candelsticke out of the one side thereof, and three braunches of the candelsticke out of the other side thereof. 19And in one braunch three bolles made like vnto almondes, with a knop and a flowre: and in another braunche three bolles made like almondes, with a knop and a flowre: and so throughout the sixe braunches that proceede out of the candelsticke. 20And vpon the candelsticke selfe, were foure bolles after the fashion of almondes, with knoppes and floures. 21Under euery two braunches a knop of the same, and a knop vnder two braunches of the same, and a knop vnder two brauches of the same according to the sixe brauches yt proceede out of it. 22And the knoppes and the braunches proceeded out of it: and it was all one peece of pure thicke golde. 23And he made his seuen lampes, with the snuffers, and vessels for the snuffe, of pure golde. 24Euen of a talent of pure golde made he it, with all the vessels therof.

The Altar of Incense
(Exodus 30:1–10)

25And he made the incense aulter of Sittim wood: the length of it was a cubite, and the breadth a cubite, for it was foure square: and two cubites hye, with hornes proceedyng out of it. 26And he couered it with pure golde, both the top and the sides therof round about, and the hornes of it: and made vnto it a crowne of golde round about. 27And he made two rynges of golde for it euen vnder the crowne therof in the two corners of it, & in the two sides therof, to put barres in, for to beare it withal. 28And he made the barres of Sittim wood, & ouerlayde them with golde. 29And he made the holy anoynting oyle, and the sweete pure incense, after the apoticaries craft.


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