Exodus 37
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1Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood two and a half cubits long, one and a half cubits wide, and one and a half cubits high. 1Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood, forty-five inches long, twenty-seven inches wide, and twenty-seven inches high.
2He overlaid it with pure gold, inside and outside, and made a gold molding around it. 2He overlaid it with pure gold inside and out and made a gold molding all around it.
3He cast four rings for it on its four feet, two rings on one side of it and two rings on its other side. 3He cast four gold rings for it, for its four feet, two rings on one side and two rings on the other side.
4He made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. 4He made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
5He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it.5He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark for carrying the ark.
6He made a Mercy Seat of pure gold two and a half cubits long and one and a half cubits wide. 6He made a mercy seat of pure gold, forty-five inches long and twenty-seven inches wide.
7He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work at the two 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 was at one end and one cherub at the other end. He made the cherubim at the two ends of the Mercy Seat and of one piece with it. 8one cherub at one end and one cherub at the other end. At each end, he made a cherub of one piece with the mercy seat.
9The cherubim had their wings spread upward, covering the Mercy Seat with their wings and facing each other. The faces of the cherubim were turned toward the Mercy Seat.9They had wings spread out. They faced each other and covered the mercy seat with their wings. The faces of the cherubim were looking toward the mercy seat.
10Then he made a table of acacia wood two cubits long, one cubit wide, and one and a half cubits high. 10He constructed the table of acacia wood, thirty-six inches long, eighteen inches wide, and twenty-seven inches high.
11He overlaid it with pure gold and put a gold molding around it. 11He overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding all around it.
12He made a rim one handbreadth wide around it, and made a gold molding around the rim. 12He made a three-inch frame all around it and made a gold molding all around its frame.
13He cast four gold rings for it and put the rings on the four corners where its four feet were. 13He cast four gold rings for it and attached the rings to the four corners at its four legs.
14The rings were close to the rim as holders for the poles to carry the table. 14The rings were next to the frame as holders for the poles to carry the table.
15He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold to carry the table. 15He made the poles for carrying the table from acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
16He made the utensils which were on the table, its plates, dishes, bowls, and jars out of which libations are poured. He made them of pure gold.16He also made the utensils that would be on the table out of pure gold: its plates and cups, as well as its bowls and pitchers for pouring drink offerings.
17He made the lamp stand of pure gold. He made the lamp stand, its base, and stem of hammered work and its cups, calyxes, and flowers were of one piece with it. 17Then he made the lampstand out of pure hammered gold. He made it all of one piece: its base and shaft, its ornamental cups, and its buds and petals.
18Six branches extended from its sides, three branches of the lamp stand from one side of it, and three branches of the lamp stand from its other side. 18Six branches extended from its sides, three branches of the lampstand from one side and three branches of the lampstand from the other side.
19Three cups shaped like almond blossoms with calyxes and flowers were on one branch and three cups shaped like almond blossoms with calyxes and flowers were on the other branch, and so on for the six branches extending from the lamp stand. 19There were three cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with a bud and petals, on one branch, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with a bud and petals, on the next branch. It was this way for the six branches that extended from the lampstand.
20On the lamp stand itself there were four cups shaped like almond blossoms each with their calyxes and flowers. 20There were four cups shaped like almond blossoms on the lampstand shaft along with its buds and petals.
21A calyx was under the two branches that extended out of the stem; a calyx was under the next pair of branches that extended out of the stem; and a calyx was under the last pair of branches that extended out of the stem, and so on for the six branches extending from the lamp stand. 21For the six branches that extended from it, a bud was under the first pair of branches from it, a bud under the second pair of branches from it, and a bud under the third pair of branches from it.
22Their calyxes and their branches were of one piece with it, all of it was of one piece of hammered work of pure gold. 22Their buds and branches were of one piece with it. All of it was a single hammered piece of pure gold.
23He made its seven lamps, its tongs, and its trays from pure gold. 23He also made its seven lamps, snuffers, and firepans of pure gold.
24He made it and all of its furnishings from a talent of pure gold.24He made it and all its utensils of seventy-five pounds of pure gold.
25He made the altar for burning incense of acacia wood, a square, one cubit long, one cubit wide, and two cubits high, with its horns of one piece with it. 25He made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, eighteen inches long and eighteen inches wide; it was thirty-six inches high. Its horns were of one piece with it.
26He overlaid it with pure gold—its top, its sides all around, and its horns—and he made a gold molding around it. 26He overlaid it, its top, all around its sides, and its horns with pure gold. Then he made a gold molding all around it.
27He made two gold rings for it under its molding, on its two opposite sides, as holders for poles by which to carry it. 27He made two gold rings for it under the molding on two of its sides; he put these on opposite sides of it to be holders for the poles to carry it with.
28He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. 28He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
29And he made the holy anointing oil and the pure aromatic incense, the work of a perfumer.29He also made the holy anointing oil and the pure, fragrant, and expertly blended incense.
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