Chapter 37
1 Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, one
and a half cubits wide, and one and a half cubits high. 2 The inside and outside were plated with gold, and a molding of
gold was put around it. 3 Four gold rings were
cast and put on its four supports, two rings for one side and two for the
opposite side. 4 Poles of acacia wood were made and plated with
gold; 5 these were put through the rings on the
sides of the ark, for carrying it. 6 The
propitiatory was made of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and one and a
half cubits wide. 7 Two cherubim of beaten gold
were made for the two ends of the propitiatory, 8
one cherub fastened at one end, the other at the other end, springing directly
from the propitiatory at its two ends. 9 The
cherubim had their wings spread out above, covering the propitiatory with them.
They were turned toward each other, but with their faces looking toward the
propitiatory.
10 The table was made of acacia wood, two cubits long, one cubit wide, and
one and a half cubits high. 11 It was plated
with pure gold, and a molding of gold was put around it. 12 A frame a handbreadth high was also put around it,
with a molding of gold around the frame. 13 Four
rings of gold were cast for it and fastened, one at each of the four corners. 14 The rings were alongside the frame as holders for
the poles to carry the table. 15 These poles
were made of acacia wood and plated with gold. 16
The vessels that were set on the table, its plates and cups, as well as its pitchers
and bowls for pouring libations, were of pure gold.
17 The lampstand was made of pure beaten gold--its shaft and branches as
well as its cups and knobs and petals springing directly from it. 18 Six branches extended from its sides, three branches
on one side and three on the other. 19 On one
branch there were three cups, shaped like almond blossoms, each with its knob
and petals; on the opposite branch there were three cups, shaped like almond
blossoms, each with its knob and petals; and so for the six branches that
extended from the lampstand. 20 On the shaft
there were four cups, shaped like almond blossoms, with their knobs and petals,
21 including a knob below each of the three
pairs of branches that extended from the lampstand. 22
The knobs and branches sprang so directly from it that the whole formed but a
single piece of pure beaten gold. 23 Its seven
lamps, as well as its trimming shears and trays, were made of pure gold. 24 A talent of pure gold was used for the lampstand
and its various appurtenances.
25 The altar of incense was made of acacia wood, on a square, a cubit
long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high, having horns that sprang directly from
it. 26 Its grate on top, its walls on all four
sides, and its horns were plated with pure gold; and a molding of gold was put
around it. 27 Underneath the molding gold rings
were placed, two on one side and two on the opposite side, as holders for the
poles to carry it. 28 The poles, too, were made
of acacia wood and plated with gold. 29 The
sacred anointing oil and the fragrant incense were prepared in their pure form
by a perfumer."
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