| 1 | 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 | 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 | He cast four rings of gold for its four corners, two rings on either side. |
| 4 | He made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. |
| 5 | He put the poles through the rings at the sides of the ark to carry it. |
| 6 | [Bezalel] made the mercy seat of pure gold, two cubits and a half its length and one cubit and a half its breadth. |
| 7 | And he made two cherubim of beaten gold; on the two ends of the mercy seat he made them, |
| 8 | 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 | 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 | Bezalel made the [showbread] table of acacia wood; it was two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high. |
| 11 | He overlaid it with pure gold and made a molding of gold around its top. |
| 12 | And he made a border around it [just under the top] a handbreadth wide, and a molding of gold around the border. |
| 13 | And he cast for it four rings of gold and fastened the rings on the four corners that were at its four legs. |
| 14 | Close to the border were the rings, the places for the poles to pass through to carry the [showbread] table. |
| 15 | [Bezalel] made the poles of acacia wood to carry the [showbread] table and overlaid them with gold. |
| 16 | He made of pure gold the vessels which were to be on the table, its plates and dishes [for bread], its bowls and flagons for pouring [liquid sacrifices]. |
| 17 | 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 | 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 | Three cups made like almond blossoms in one branch, each with a [calyx] knob and a flower, and three cups made like almond blossoms in the [opposite] branch, each with a [calyx] knob and a flower; and so for the six branches going out of the lampstand. |
| 20 | On [the shaft of] the lampstand were four cups made like almond blossoms, with knobs and flowers [one at the top]. |
| 21 | And a knob under each pair of branches, of one piece with the lampstand, for the six branches going out of it. |
| 22 | Their knobs and their branches were of one piece with it, all of it hammered work of pure gold. |
| 23 | And he made of pure gold its seven lamps, its snuffers, and its ashtrays. |
| 24 | Of a talent of pure gold he made the lampstand and all its utensils. |
| 25 | And [Bezalel] 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 | 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 | And he made two rings of gold for it under its rim, on its two opposite sides, as places for the poles [to pass through] to carry it. |
| 28 | And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. |
| 29 | He also made the holy anointing oil [symbol of the Holy Spirit] and the pure, fragrant incense, after the perfumer’s art. |
Cross references:
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Exodus 37:9 : Heb. 9:23-26.
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Exodus 37:24 : John 1:4, 5, 9; II Cor. 4:6.
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