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;

¶ Bezaleel also made the ark of cedar 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;

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

and he covered it with pure gold within and without and made a moulding 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, to be set by the four corners of it: even two rings upon the one side of it and two rings upon the other side of it.

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

He also made the staves of cedar wood and covered 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 by 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.

He made the seat of reconciliation likewise of pure gold; two cubits and a half was its length, and one cubit and a half its breadth.

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

He also made the two cherubim of gold, beaten out of one piece he made them, on the two ends of the seat of reconciliation;

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 on the end on this side and another cherub on the other end on that side of the seat of reconciliation; he made the cherubim on 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 above, covering with their wings the seat of reconciliation, with their faces one to another; the faces of the cherubim were facing the covering.

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 cedar 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 covered it with pure gold and made it a moulding 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.

He also made it a border of a handbreadth round about and made a moulding of gold for 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 upon the four corners that correspond to the four feet thereof.

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

Over against 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 cedar wood and covered 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.

He also made the vessels which were upon the table, its dishes, its spoons, its bowls, and its covers to cover the bread, 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.

He made the lampstand likewise of pure gold; of beaten work he made the lampstand, its shaft and its branch, its bowls, its knops, and its flowers were of the same.

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;

Out of the sides thereof went six branches, three branches out of one side of the lampstand and three branches out of the other side of the lampstand;

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.

in one branch there were three bowls made after the fashion of almonds, a knop and a flower; and in the other branch there were three bowls made like almonds, a knop and a flower, so throughout the six branches going out of the lampstand.

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

And in the lampstand were four bowls made like almonds, their knops, and their flowers,

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 the two branches of the same and another knop under two branches of the same and a knop under the two other branches of the same, according to 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 the same; all 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.

He made likewise its seven lamps and its snuffers and its snuff dishes of pure gold.

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

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

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.

¶ He also made the altar of incense of cedar wood: the length of it was a cubit and the breadth of it a cubit; it was square; and two cubits was the height of it; its horns were of the same piece.

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 covered it with pure gold, its top and its sides round about and its horns; and he made it a moulding 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.

He also made two rings of gold for it under the moulding thereof, by the two corners of it, upon its two sides, to be places for the staves to bear it with.

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

And he made the staves of cedar wood and covered them with gold.

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

He made likewise the oil of the holy anointing and the pure aromatic incense, according to the work of the apothecary.