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 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.

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

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

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 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.

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

He made long pieces of acacia wood and covered them with gold.

5 H e put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.

Then he put the long pieces of wood through the rings on the sides of the special box 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.

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

7 H e made two cherubim of gold. He made them of beaten work, at the two ends of the mercy seat;

He made two cherubim out of beaten gold 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 its two ends.

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

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.

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

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

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

He covered it with pure gold and made a gold piece around it.

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

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

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

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

14 T he rings were close by the border, the places for the poles to carry the table.

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

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 its plates, its pots and its jars, for pouring gifts of drink. Making the Lamp-Stand

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.

Then 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.

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:

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

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 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.

20 I n the lamp stand were four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its flowers;

In the lamp-stand there were four cups made to look like almond flowers, with their buds 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.

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

22 T heir buds and their branches were of one piece with it. The whole thing was one beaten work of pure gold.

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

23 H e made its seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff dishes, of pure gold.

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

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

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

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.

Then 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.

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

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.

Then 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.

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

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

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

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