1 B ezalel 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.

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

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 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.

He cast four rings of gold for its four corners, two rings on either 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 bear the ark.

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. Its length was two and a half cubits, and a cubit and a half its width.

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 of gold. He made them of beaten work, 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 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 its two ends.

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 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.

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 H e 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.

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

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

12 H e made a border of a hand width around it, and made a golden molding on its border around it.

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

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

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 by the border, the places for the poles 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 poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table.

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

16 H e 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.

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 H e 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.

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 T here 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:

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 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.

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 were four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its flowers;

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

21 a nd 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.

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. The whole thing was one beaten work of pure 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, and its snuffers, and its snuff dishes, of pure gold.

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

24 H e made it of a talent of pure gold, with all its vessels.

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

25 H e 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.

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

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 poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.

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

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

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