1 N ow Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; its length was two and a half cubits, and its width one and a half cubits, and its height one and a half cubits;

And Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it:

2 a nd he overlaid it with pure gold inside and out, and made a gold molding for it all around.

and he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about.

3 H e cast four rings of gold for it on its four feet; even two rings on one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.

And he cast for it four rings of gold, in the four feet thereof; even 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 into the rings on the sides of the ark, to carry it.

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

6 H e made a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and one and a half cubits wide.

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

7 H e made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work at the two ends of the mercy seat;

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

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

one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end: of one piece with the mercy-seat made he the cherubim at the two ends thereof.

9 T he cherubim had their wings spread upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward each other; the faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat.

And the cherubim spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy-seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the mercy-seat were the faces of the cherubim.

10 T hen he made the table of acacia wood, two cubits long and a cubit wide and one and a half cubits high.

And he made the table of acacia wood: two cubits was 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 gold molding for it all around.

and he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereto a crown of gold round about.

12 H e made a rim for it of a handbreadth all around, and made a gold molding for its rim all around.

And he made unto it a border of a handbreadth round about, and made a golden crown to the border thereof round about.

13 H e cast four gold rings for it and put the rings on the four corners that were on its four feet.

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

14 C lose by the rim were the rings, the holders for the poles to carry the table.

Close by the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear the table.

15 H e made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table.

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

16 H e made the utensils which were on the table, its dishes and its pans and its bowls and its jars, with which to pour out drink offerings, of pure gold.

And he made the vessels which were upon the table, the dishes thereof, and the spoons thereof, and the bowls thereof, and the flagons thereof, wherewith to pour out, of pure gold.

17 T hen he made the lampstand of pure gold. He made the lampstand of hammered work, its base and its shaft; its cups, its bulbs and its flowers were of one piece with it.

And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick, even its base, and its shaft; its cups, it knops, and its flowers, were of one piece with it:

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

and there were six branches going 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 shaped like almond blossoms, a bulb and a flower in one branch, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms, a bulb and a flower in the other branch—so for the six branches going out of the lampstand.

three cups made like almond-blossoms in one branch, a knop and a flower, and three cups made like almond-blossoms in the other branch, a knop and a flower: so for the six branches going out of the candlestick.

20 I n the lampstand there were four cups shaped like almond blossoms, its bulbs and its flowers;

And in the candlestick were four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof;

21 a nd a bulb was under the first pair of branches coming out of it, and a bulb under the second pair of branches coming out of it, and a bulb under the third pair of branches coming out of it, for the six branches coming out of the lampstand.

and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of it.

22 T heir bulbs and their branches were of one piece with it; the whole of it was a single hammered work of pure gold.

Their knops and their branches were of one piece with it: the whole of it was one beaten work of pure gold.

23 H e made its seven lamps with its snuffers and its trays of pure gold.

And he made the lamps thereof, seven, and the snuffers thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, of pure gold.

24 H e made it and all its utensils from a talent of pure gold.

Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof.

25 T hen he made the altar of incense of acacia wood: a cubit long and a cubit wide, square, and two cubits high; its horns were of one piece with it.

And he made the altar of incense of acacia wood: a cubit was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, foursquare; and two cubits was the height thereof; the horns thereof were of one piece with it.

26 H e overlaid it with pure gold, its top and its sides all around, and its horns; and he made a gold molding for it all around.

And he overlaid it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: and he made unto it a crown of gold round about.

27 H e made two golden rings for it under its molding, on its two sides—on opposite sides—as holders for poles with which to carry it.

And he made for it two golden rings under the crown thereof, upon the two ribs thereof, upon the two sides of it, for places for staves wherewith to bear it.

28 H e 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 A nd he made the holy anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense of spices, the work of a perfumer.

And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, after the art of the perfumer.