Berean Study Bible

New American Standard Bible 1995

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.

1Now Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; its length was two and a half cubits, and its width one and a half cubits, and its height one and a half cubits;

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 out, and made a gold molding for it all around.

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

3He cast four rings of gold for it on its four feet; even two rings on one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.

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

4He 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.

5He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to carry it.

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

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

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

7He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work at 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 at the one end and one cherub at the other end; he made the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat at the 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 had their wings spread upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward each other; the faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat.

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

10Then he made the table of acacia wood, two cubits long and a cubit wide and one and a half cubits high.

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

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

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

12He made a rim for it of a handbreadth all around, and made a gold molding for its rim all around.

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

13He cast four gold rings for it and put the rings on the four corners that were on its four feet.

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

14Close by the rim were the rings, the 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 and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table.

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.

16He made the utensils which were on the table, its dishes and its pans and its bowls and its jars, with which to pour out drink offerings, of pure gold.

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.

17Then he made the lampstand of pure gold. He made the lampstand of hammered work, its base and its shaft; its cups, its bulbs and its flowers were of one piece with it.

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

18There were six branches going out of its sides; three branches of the lampstand from the one side of it and three branches of the lampstand from 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 shaped like almond blossoms, a bulb and a flower in one branch, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms, a bulb and a flower in 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.

20In the lampstand there were four cups shaped like almond blossoms, its bulbs and its 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 bulb was under the first pair of branches coming out of it, and a bulb under the second pair of branches coming out of it, and a bulb under the third pair of branches coming out of it, for the six branches coming out of the lampstand.

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

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

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

23He made its seven lamps with its snuffers 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 from 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.

25Then he made the altar of incense of acacia wood: a cubit long and a cubit wide, square, and two cubits high; 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 its sides all around, and its horns; and he made a gold molding for it all around.

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

27He made two golden rings for it under its molding, on its two sides-- on opposite sides-- as holders for poles with which to carry it.

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

28He 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.

29And he made the holy anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense of spices, the work of a perfumer.

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