1 B ezalel 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.

Bezalel 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.

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

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

3 H e 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.

He cast four rings of gold for its four corners, two rings on either side.

4 H e made long pieces of acacia wood and covered them with gold.

He made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

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

He put the poles through the rings at the sides of the ark to carry it.

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

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

7 H e made two cherubim out of beaten gold at the two ends of the mercy-seat.

And he made two cherubim of beaten gold; on the two ends of the mercy seat he made them,

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

One 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.

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

And 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.

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

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

11 H e covered it with pure gold and made a gold piece around it.

He overlaid it with pure gold and made a molding of gold around its top.

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

And he made a border around it a handbreadth wide, and a molding of gold around the border.

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

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

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

Close to the border were the rings, the places for the poles to pass through to carry the table.

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

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

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

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

17 T hen 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.

And 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.

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

There 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;

19 T hree 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.

Three 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.

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

On the lampstand were four cups made like almond blossoms, with knobs and flowers.

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

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

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

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

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

And he made of pure gold its seven lamps, its snuffers, and its ashtrays.

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

Of a talent of pure gold he made the lampstand and all its utensils.

25 T hen 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.

And 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.

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

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

27 T hen 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.

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

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

And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

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

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