Exodus 37

1 Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood two and a half cubits ^{a37:1 i.e. about 45 inches} long, one and a half cubits ^{b37:1 i.e. about 27 inches} wide, and one and a half cubits ^{c 37:1 i.e. about 27 inches} high.ISV — Exodus 37:1

2 He overlaid it with pure gold, inside and outside, and made a gold molding around it.ISV — Exodus 37:2

3 He cast four rings for it on its four feet, two rings on one side of it and two rings on its other side.ISV — Exodus 37:3

4 He made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.ISV — Exodus 37:4

5 He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry ^{d37:5 Lit. with which to carry} it.ISV — Exodus 37:5

6 He made a Mercy Seat of pure gold two and a half cubits ^{e37:6 i.e. about 45 inches} long and one and a half cubits ^{f37:6 i.e. about 27 inches} wide.ISV — Exodus 37:6

7 He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work at the two ends of the Mercy Seat.ISV — Exodus 37:7

8 One cherub was at one end and one cherub at the other end. He made the cherubim at the two ends of the Mercy Seat and of one piece with it.ISV — Exodus 37:8

9 The cherubim had their wings spread upward, covering the Mercy Seat with their wings and facing each other. The faces of the cherubim were turned toward the Mercy Seat.ISV — Exodus 37:9

10 Then he made a table of acacia wood two cubits ^{g37:10 i.e. about six feet} long, one cubit ^{h37:10 i.e. about one and a half feet} wide, and one and a half cubits ^{i37:10 i.e. about 27 inches} high.ISV — Exodus 37:10

11 He overlaid it with pure gold and put a gold molding around it.ISV — Exodus 37:11

12 He made a rim one handbreadth ^{j37:12 i.e. about five inches} wide around it, and made a gold molding around the rim.ISV — Exodus 37:12

13 He cast four gold rings for it and put the rings on the four corners where its four feet were.ISV — Exodus 37:13

14 The rings were close to the rim as holders for the poles to carry the table.ISV — Exodus 37:14

15 He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold to carry the table.ISV — Exodus 37:15

16 He made the utensils which were on the table, its plates, dishes, bowls, and jars out of which libations are poured. He made them of pure gold.ISV — Exodus 37:16

17 He made the lamp stand of pure gold. He made the lamp stand, its base, and stem of hammered work and its cups, calyxes, and flowers were of one piece with it.ISV — Exodus 37:17

18 Six branches extended from its sides, three branches of the lamp stand from one side of it, and three branches of the lamp stand from its other side.ISV — Exodus 37:18

19 Three cups shaped like almond blossoms with calyxes and flowers were on one branch and three cups shaped like almond blossoms with calyxes and flowers were on the other branch, and so on for the six branches extending from the lamp stand.ISV — Exodus 37:19

20 On the lamp stand itself there were four cups shaped like almond blossoms each with their calyxes and flowers.ISV — Exodus 37:20

21 A calyx was under the two branches that extended out of the stem; ^{k37:21 Lit. out of it} a calyx was under the next pair of ^{l37:21 Lit. under two} branches that extended out of the stem; ^{m37:21 Lit. out of it} and a calyx was under the last pair of ^{n37:21 Lit. under two} branches that extended out of the stem, ^{o37:21 Lit. out of it} and so on for the six branches extending from the lamp stand.ISV — Exodus 37:21

22 Their calyxes and their branches were of one piece with it, all of it was of one piece of hammered work of pure gold.ISV — Exodus 37:22

23 He made its seven lamps, its tongs, and its trays from pure gold.ISV — Exodus 37:23

24 He made it and all of its furnishings from a talent ^{p37:24 i.e. about 75 pounds} of pure gold.ISV — Exodus 37:24

25 He made the altar for burning incense of acacia wood, a square, one cubit ^{q37:25 i.e. about one and a half feet} long, one cubit ^{r37:25 i.e. about one and a half feet} wide, and two cubits ^{s37:25 i.e. about six feet} high, with its horns of one piece with it.ISV — Exodus 37:25

26 He overlaid it with pure gold—its top, its sides all around, and its horns—and he made a gold molding around it.ISV — Exodus 37:26

27 He made two gold rings for it under its molding, on its two opposite sides, as holders for poles by which to carry it.ISV — Exodus 37:27

28 He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.ISV — Exodus 37:28

29 And he made the holy anointing oil and the pure aromatic incense, the work of a perfumer.ISV — Exodus 37:29