1 A nd 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.

Bezalel made the special box of the agreement of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, one and a half cubits wide, and one and a half cubits tall.

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

He covered it inside and out with pure gold. And he made a piece of gold to put on it all around.

3 A nd 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.

He made four rings of gold for it and put them on its four feet. He put two rings on one side of it and two rings on the other side.

4 A nd he made staves of acacia-wood and overlaid them with gold.

He made long pieces of acacia wood and covered them with gold.

5 A nd he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, to carry the ark.

Then he put the long pieces of wood through the rings on the sides of the special box to carry it.

6 — 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.

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

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

He made two cherubim out of beaten gold at the two ends of the mercy-seat.

8 o ne 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.

He made one cherub on one end and one cherub on the other end. He made the cherubim and the mercy-seat of one piece.

9 A nd 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.

The cherubim had their wings spread up over the mercy-seat. Their faces were toward each other, and toward the mercy-seat.

10 A nd 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.

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

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

He covered it with pure gold and made a gold piece around it.

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

He made a piece around it as wide as a hand. And he put gold on the side of this piece all around.

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

He made four rings of gold for it. He put them on the four corners that were on the table’s four legs.

14 C lose to the margin were the rings, as receptacles of the staves to carry the table.

The rings were close to the sides, to hold the long pieces of wood used to carry the table.

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

He made the long pieces of acacia wood and covered them with gold. The table was carried with these.

16 A nd 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.

He made of pure gold its plates, its pots and its jars, for pouring gifts of drink. Making the Lamp-Stand

17 A nd 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.

Then he made the lamp-stand of pure gold and the base of the lamp-stand of beaten gold. Its cups, its buds and its flowers were all made of one piece with it.

18 A nd 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;

Six branches went out of its sides, three branches of the lamp-stand out of one side, and three branches out of its other side.

19 t hree 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.

Three cups were made to look like almond flowers, each with bud and flower, on one branch, and three on the next branch. This was done for all six branches going out of the lamp-stand.

20 A nd in the candlestick were four cups, shaped like almonds, its knobs, and its flowers;

In the lamp-stand there were four cups made to look like almond flowers, with their buds and flowers.

21 a nd 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.

A bud was under each of the six branches going out of the lamp-stand.

22 T heir knobs and their branches were of itself—all of one beaten work of pure gold.

Their buds and their branches were of one piece with it. All of it was one piece of pure, beaten gold.

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

He made its seven lamps, the tools for putting out the light, and its dishes of pure gold.

24 O f a talent of pure gold he made it, and all its utensils.

He made it and all its objects out of a piece of gold about half the weight of a man. Making the Altar

25 A nd 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.

Then he made the altar for burning special perfume of acacia wood. It was one cubit long, one cubit wide, and as high as a man’s waist. Its horns were of one piece with it.

26 A nd 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.

He covered its top, all its sides and its horns with pure gold. And he made a piece of gold to go around it.

27 A nd 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.

Then he made two gold rings to put under this piece. He put one on the altar’s left side and one on its right side to hold the long pieces of wood used for carrying it.

28 A nd he made the staves of acacia-wood, and overlaid them with gold.

He made the long pieces of acacia wood and covered them with gold. Making the Holy Oil and Special Perfume

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

And he made the holy oil for pouring, and the pure, sweet-smelling perfume of spices, the work of an able workman.