Exodus 37
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v1
Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood. Its length was two and a half cubits, and its width a cubit and a half, and a cubit and a half its height.
v2
He overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a molding of gold for it around it.
v3
He cast four rings of gold for it in its four feet—two rings on its one side, and two rings on its other side.
v4
He made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
v5
He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.
v6
He made a mercy seat of pure gold. Its length was two and a half cubits, and a cubit and a half its width.
v7
He made two cherubim of gold. He made them of beaten work, at the two ends of the mercy seat:
v8
one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end. He made the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat at its two ends.
v9
The cherubim spread out their wings above, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat.
v10
He made the table of acacia wood. Its length was two cubits, and its width was a cubit, and its height was a cubit and a half.
v11
He overlaid it with pure gold, and made a gold molding around it.
v12
He made a border of a hand’s width around it, and made a golden molding on its border around it.
v13
He cast four rings of gold for it, and put the rings in the four corners that were on its four feet.
v14
The rings were close by the border, the places for the poles to carry the table.
v15
He made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table.
v16
He made the vessels which were on the table, its dishes, its spoons, its bowls, and its pitchers with which to pour out, of pure gold.
v17
He made the lamp stand of pure gold. He made the lamp stand of beaten work. Its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its flowers were of one piece with it.
v18
There were six branches going out of its sides: three branches of the lamp stand out of its one side, and three branches of the lamp stand out of its other side:
v19
three cups made like almond blossoms in one branch, a bud and a flower, and three cups made like almond blossoms in the other branch, a bud and a flower; so for the six branches going out of the lamp stand.
v20
In the lamp stand were four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its flowers;
v21
and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of it.
v22
Their buds and their branches were of one piece with it. The whole thing was one beaten work of pure gold.
v23
He made its seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff dishes, of pure gold.
v24
He made it of a talent of pure gold, with all its vessels.
v25
He made the altar of incense of acacia wood. It was square: its length was a cubit, and its width a cubit. Its height was two cubits. Its horns were of one piece with it.
v26
He overlaid it with pure gold: its top, its sides around it, and its horns. He made a gold molding around it.
v27
He made two golden rings for it under its molding crown, on its two ribs, on its two sides, for places for poles with which to carry it.
v28
He made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.
v29
He made the holy anointing oil and the pure incense of sweet spices, after the art of the perfumer.