1 B ezalel made the ark of acacia wood—two cubits and a half was the length of it, a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it.

And Bezaleel made the ark of acacia-wood; two cubits and a half the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

2 H e overlaid it with pure gold within and without and made a molding or crown of gold to go around the top of it.

And he overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a border of gold upon it round about.

3 H e cast four rings of gold for its four corners, two rings on either side.

And he cast for it four rings of gold, for its four corners: two rings on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.

4 H e made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

And he made staves of acacia-wood and overlaid them with gold.

5 H e put the poles through the rings at the sides of the ark to carry it.

And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, to carry the ark.

6 m ade the mercy seat of pure gold, two cubits and a half its length and one cubit and a half its breadth.

—And he made a mercy-seat of pure gold; two cubits and a half the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

7 A nd he made two cherubim of beaten gold; on the two ends of the mercy seat he made them,

And he made two cherubim of gold; of beaten work did he make them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat;

8 O ne cherub at one end and one at the other end; of one piece with the mercy seat he made the cherubim at its two ends.

one cherub at the end of one side, and one cherub at the end of the other side; out of the mercy-seat he made the two cherubim at the two ends thereof.

9 A nd the cherubim spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces to each other, looking down to the mercy seat.

And the cherubim spread out wings over it, covering over with their wings the mercy-seat; and their faces were opposite to one another: the faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy-seat.

10 B ezalel made the table of acacia wood; it was two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.

And he made the table of acacia-wood; two cubits the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

11 H e overlaid it with pure gold and made a molding of gold around its top.

And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made upon it a border of gold round about.

12 A nd he made a border around it a handbreadth wide, and a molding of gold around the border.

And he made for it a margin of a hand-breadth round about; and made a border of gold for the margin thereof round about.

13 A nd he cast for it four rings of gold and fastened the rings on the four corners that were at its four legs.

And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings on the four corners that were on the four feet thereof.

14 C lose to the border were the rings, the places for the poles to pass through to carry the table.

Close to the margin were the rings, as receptacles of the staves to carry the table.

15 m ade the poles of acacia wood to carry the table and overlaid them with gold.

And he made the staves of acacia-wood, and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table.

16 H e made of pure gold the vessels which were to be on the table, its plates and dishes, its bowls and flagons for pouring.

And he made the utensils that were on the table, the dishes thereof, and the cups thereof, and the bowls thereof, and the goblets with which to pour out, of pure gold.

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

And he made the candlestick of pure gold; beaten work he made the candlestick: its base, and its shaft, its cups, its knobs, and its flowers were of itself.

18 T here were six branches going out of the sides of the lampstand, three branches out of one side of it and three branches out of the other side of it;

And six branches went out of the sides thereof—three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof;

19 T hree cups made like almond blossoms in one branch, each with a knob and a flower, and three cups made like almond blossoms in the branch, each with a knob and a flower; and so for the six branches going out of the lampstand.

three cups shaped like almonds in the one branch, a knob and a flower; and three cups shaped like almonds in the other branch, a knob and a flower: so in the six branches which went out of the candlestick.

20 O n the lampstand were four cups made like almond blossoms, with knobs and flowers.

And in the candlestick were four cups, shaped like almonds, its knobs, and its flowers;

21 A nd a knob under each pair of branches, of one piece with the lampstand, for the six branches going out of it.

and a knob under two branches thereof, and a knob under two branches thereof, and a knob under two branches thereof, for the six branches which went out of it.

22 T heir knobs and their branches were of one piece with it, all of it hammered work of pure gold.

Their knobs and their branches were of itself—all of one beaten work of pure gold.

23 A nd he made of pure gold its seven lamps, its snuffers, and its ashtrays.

And he made the seven lamps thereof, and the snuffers thereof, and the snuff-trays thereof, of pure gold.

24 O f a talent of pure gold he made the lampstand and all its utensils.

Of a talent of pure gold he made it, and all its utensils.

25 A nd made the incense altar of acacia wood; its top was a cubit square and it was two cubits high; the horns were one piece with it.

And he made the altar of incense of acacia-wood; a cubit the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, square, and two cubits the height thereof: its horns were of itself.

26 H e overlaid it with pure gold, its top, its sides round about, and its horns; also he made a rim around it of gold.

And he overlaid it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and made upon it a border of gold round about.

27 A nd he made two rings of gold for it under its rim, on its two opposite sides, as places for the poles to carry it.

And he made two rings of gold for it under its border, by its two corners, on the two sides thereof, as receptacles for the staves with which to carry it.

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

And he made the staves of acacia-wood, and overlaid them with gold.

29 H e also made the holy anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense, after the perfumer’s art.

And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of fragrant drugs, according to the work of the perfumer.