Exodus 37 ~ Exodus 37

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1 A nd Bezaleel maketh the ark of shittim wood, two cubits and a half its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth, 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 a nd he overlayeth it with pure gold within and without, and maketh for it a wreath of gold round about;

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 a nd he casteth for it four rings of gold, on its four feet, even two rings on its one side, and two rings on its second side;

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

4 a nd he maketh staves of shittim wood, and overlayeth them with gold,

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

5 a nd he bringeth in the staves into the rings, by 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 A nd he maketh a mercy-seat of pure gold, two cubits and a half its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth;

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

7 a nd he maketh two cherubs of gold, of beaten work he hath made them, 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 end on this, and one cherub at the end on that, out of the mercy-seat he hath made the cherubs, 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 a nd the cherubs are spreading out wings on high, covering over the mercy-seat with their wings, and their faces one towards another; towards the mercy-seat have the faces of the cherubs been.

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 A nd he maketh the table of shittim wood; two cubits its length, and a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height,

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

11 a nd overlayeth it with pure gold, and maketh for it a wreath of gold round about.

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

12 A nd he maketh for it a border of a handbreadth round about, and maketh a wreath of gold for its border round about;

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

13 a nd he casteth for it four rings of gold, and putteth the rings on the four corners which to 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 o ver-against the border have the rings been, places for staves to bear the table.

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

15 A nd he maketh the staves of shittim wood, and overlayeth them with gold, to bear the table;

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

16 a nd he maketh the vessels which upon the table, its dishes, and its bowls, and its cups, and the cups by which they 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 A nd he maketh the candlestick of pure gold; of beaten work he hath made the candlestick, its base, and its branch, its calyxes, its knops, and its flowers, have been of the same;

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 a nd six branches are coming out of its sides, three branches of the candlestick out of its one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of its second 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 calyxes, made like almonds, in the one branch, a knop and a flower; and three calyxes, made like almonds, in another branch, a knop and a flower; so to the six branches which are coming out of the candlestick.

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 A nd in the candlestick four calyxes, made like almonds, its knops, and its flowers,

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

21 a nd a knop under the two branches of the same, and a knop under the two branches of the same, and a knop under the two branches of the same, to the six branches which are coming 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 knops and their branches have been of the same; all of it 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 A nd he maketh 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 o f a talent of pure gold he hath made it, and all its vessels.

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

25 A nd he maketh the perfume-altar of shittim wood; a cubit its length, and a cubit its breadth (square), and two cubits its height; its horns have been of the same;

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 a nd he overlayeth it with pure gold, its top and its sides round about, and its horns; and he maketh for it a wreath of gold round about;

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 a nd two rings of gold he hath made for it under its wreath, at its two corners, at its two sides, for places for staves to bear it with them.

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 A nd he maketh the staves of shittim wood, and overlayeth them with gold;

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

29 a nd he maketh the holy anointing oil, and the pure spice-perfume -- work of a compounder.

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