Berean Study Bible

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1Bezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.

1Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood. Two cubits and a half was its length, a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height.

2He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it.

2And he overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a molding of gold around it.

3And he cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.

3And he cast for it four rings of gold for its four feet, two rings on its one side and two rings on its other side.

4Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

4And he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold

5He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it.

5and put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry the ark.

6He constructed a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

6And he made a mercy seat of pure gold. Two cubits and a half was its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth.

7He made two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,

7And he made two cherubim of gold. He made them of hammered work on the two ends of the mercy seat,

8one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.

8one cherub on the one end, and one cherub on the other end. Of one piece with the mercy seat he made the cherubim on its two ends.

9And the cherubim had wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the mercy seat.

9The cherubim spread out their wings above, overshadowing the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the mercy seat were the faces of the cherubim.

10He also made the table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.

10He also made the table of acacia wood. Two cubits was its length, a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height.

11He overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding around it.

11And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made a molding of gold around it.

12And he made a rim around it a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim.

12And he made a rim around it a handbreadth wide, and made a molding of gold around the rim.

13He cast four gold rings for the table and fastened them to the four corners at its four legs.

13He cast for it four rings of gold and fastened the rings to the four corners at its four legs.

14The rings were placed close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.

14Close to the frame were the rings, as holders for the poles to carry the table.

15He made the poles of acacia wood for carrying the table and overlaid them with gold.

15He made the poles of acacia wood to carry the table, and overlaid them with gold.

16He also made the utensils for the table out of pure gold: its plates and dishes, as well as its bowls and pitchers for pouring drink offerings.

16And he made the vessels of pure gold that were to be on the table, its plates and dishes for incense, and its bowls and flagons with which to pour drink offerings.

17Then he made the lampstand out of pure hammered gold, all of one piece: its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals.

17He also made the lampstand of pure gold. He made the lampstand of hammered work. Its base, its stem, its cups, its calyxes, and its flowers were of one piece with it.

18Six branches extended from the sides, three on one side and three on the other.

18And there were six branches going out of its sides, three branches of the lampstand out of one side of it and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side of it;

19There were three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches that extended from the lampstand.

19three cups made like almond blossoms, each with calyx and flower, on one branch, and three cups made like almond blossoms, each with calyx and flower, on the other branch—so for the six branches going out of the lampstand.

20And on the lampstand were four cups shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals.

20And on the lampstand itself were four cups made like almond blossoms, with their calyxes and flowers,

21A bud was under the first pair of branches that extended from the lampstand, a bud under the second pair, and a bud under the third pair.

21and a calyx of one piece with it under each pair of the six branches going out of it.

22The buds and branches were all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.

22Their calyxes and their branches were of one piece with it. The whole of it was a single piece of hammered work of pure gold.

23He also made its seven lamps, its wick trimmers, and trays of pure gold.

23And he made its seven lamps and its tongs and its trays of pure gold.

24He made the lampstand and all its utensils from a talent of pure gold.

24He made it and all its utensils out of a talent of pure gold.

25He made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns were of one piece.

25He made the altar of incense of acacia wood. Its length was a cubit, and its breadth was a cubit. It was square, and two cubits was its height. Its horns were of one piece with it.

26And he overlaid with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns. Then he made a molding of gold around it.

26He overlaid it with pure gold, its top and around its sides and its horns. And he made a molding of gold around it,

27He made two gold rings below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles used to carry it.

27and made two rings of gold on it under its molding, on two opposite sides of it, as holders for the poles with which to carry it.

28And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

28And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

29He also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer.

29He made the holy anointing oil also, and the pure fragrant incense, blended as by the perfumer.

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