Exodus 37
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1Bezalel made 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, forty-five inches long, twenty-seven inches wide, and twenty-seven inches high.
2He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, 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 gold rings for it and fastened them to its four feet, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other.3He cast four gold rings for it, for its four feet, two rings on one side and two rings on the other side.
4Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.4He made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
5And he inserted 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 the atonement cover of pure gold--two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.6He made a mercy seat of pure gold, forty-five inches long and twenty-seven inches wide.
7Then he made two cherubim out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover.7He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work at the two ends of the mercy seat,
8He made one cherub on one end and the second cherub on the other; at the two ends he made them of one piece with the cover.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, overshadowing the cover with them. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the cover.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.
10They made the table of acacia wood--two cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high.10He constructed the table of acacia wood, thirty-six inches long, eighteen inches wide, and twenty-seven inches high.
11Then they overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding around it.11He overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding all around it.
12They also made around it a rim a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim.12He made a three-inch frame all around it and made a gold molding all around its frame.
13They cast four gold rings for the table and fastened them to the four corners, where the four legs were.13He cast four gold rings for it and attached the rings to the four corners at its four legs.
14The rings were put close to the rim to hold the poles used in carrying the table.14The rings were next to the frame as holders for the poles to carry the table.
15The poles for carrying the table were made of acacia wood and were overlaid with gold.15He made the poles for carrying the table from acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
16And they made from pure gold the articles for the table--its plates and dishes and bowls and its pitchers for the pouring out of drink offerings.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.
17They made the lampstand of pure gold. They hammered out its base and shaft, and made its flowerlike cups, buds and blossoms of one piece with them.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 the sides of the lampstand--three on one side and three on the other.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 flowers with buds and blossoms were on one branch, three on the next branch and the same for all six branches extending from the lampstand.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.
20And on the lampstand were four cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms.20There were four cups shaped like almond blossoms on the lampstand shaft along with its buds and petals.
21One bud was under the first pair of branches extending from the lampstand, a second bud under the second pair, and a third bud under the third pair--six branches in all.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.
22The buds and the branches were all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.22Their buds and branches were of one piece with it. All of it was a single hammered piece of pure gold.
23They made its seven lamps, as well as its wick trimmers and trays, of pure gold.23He also made its seven lamps, snuffers, and firepans of pure gold.
24They made the lampstand and all its accessories from one talent of pure gold.24He made it and all its utensils of seventy-five pounds of pure gold.
25They made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long and a cubit wide and two cubits high --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.
26They overlaid the top and all the sides and the horns with pure gold, and 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.
27They made two gold rings below the molding--two on each of the opposite sides--to hold the poles used 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.
28They made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.28He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
29They also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant 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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Exodus 36
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