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;

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.

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

He overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a molding of gold for it around it.

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.

He cast four rings of gold for it, in its four feet; even two rings on its one side, and two rings on its other side.

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

He made poles 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.

He put the poles 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.

He made a mercy seat of pure gold. Its length was two and a half cubits, and a cubit and a half its width.

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

He made two cherubim of gold. He made them of beaten work, 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. He made the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat at its two ends.

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.

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

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

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.

11 H e overlaid it with pure gold, and made a gold molding for it all around.

He overlaid it with pure gold, and made a gold molding around it.

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

He made a border of a hand width around it, and made a golden molding on its border around it.

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

He cast four rings of gold for it, and put the rings in the four corners that were on its four feet.

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

The rings were close by the border, the places for the poles to carry the table.

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

He made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold, to carry 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 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.

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 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.

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;

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:

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 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.

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

In the lamp stand were four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its 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 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.

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 buds and their branches were of one piece with it. The whole thing 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 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.

He made it of a talent of pure gold, with 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 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.

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.

He overlaid it with pure gold, its top, its sides around it, and its horns. He made a gold molding around it.

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 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.

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

He made the poles 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.

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