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.

And Bezaleel made the ark of shittim 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 H e covered it inside and out with pure gold. And he made a piece of gold to put on 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 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.

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 long pieces of acacia wood and covered them with gold.

And he made staves of shittim 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.

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.

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

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

And he made two cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat;

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 on the end on this side, and another cherub on the other end on that side: out of the mercy seat made he the cherubims on the two ends thereof.

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 cherubims spread out their wings on high, and covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; even to the mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubims.

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

And he made the table of shittim 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 covered it with pure gold and made a gold piece around it.

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

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.

Also he made thereunto a border of an handbreadth round about; and made a crown of gold for the border thereof round about.

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 put the rings upon the four corners that were in the four feet thereof.

14 T he rings were close to the sides, to hold the long pieces of wood used 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 long pieces of acacia wood and covered them with gold. The table was carried with these.

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

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

And he made the vessels which were upon the table, his dishes, and his spoons, and his bowls, and his covers to cover withal, of pure gold.

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 candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same:

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.

And 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 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 bowls made after the fashion of almonds in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three bowls made like almonds in another branch, a knop and a flower: so throughout the six branches going out of the candlestick.

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

And in the candlestick were four bowls made like almonds, his knops, and his flowers:

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

And a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according to 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 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, the tools for putting out the light, and its dishes of pure gold.

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

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 made he it, and all the vessels thereof.

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 he made the incense altar of shittim wood: the length of it was a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; it was foursquare; and two cubits was the height of it; the horns thereof were of the same.

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.

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

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 the crown thereof, by the two corners of it, upon the two sides thereof, to be places for the staves to bear it withal.

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 staves of shittim 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.

And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.