Exodus 37
1 Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood: two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.
2 He overlaid it with pure gold, inside and out, and made a gold molding around it.
3 He cast four gold rings for it and put them at its four feet: two rings on one side and two rings on the other.
4 He made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
5 He put the poles through the rings on the sides of the ark, to carry the ark.
6 He made a cover of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.
7 He made two cherubim of gold, hammering them out of gold at the two ends of the cover.
8 One cherub was at one end and the other cherub at the other end. He made the cherubim as one piece with the cover, at its two ends.
9 The cherubim had their wings spread upward, covering the cover with their wings. Their faces were turned toward one another, and the faces of the cherubim were turned toward the cover.
10 He made the table of acacia wood: two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.
11 He overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding around it.
12 He made a rim a handbreadth wide around it, and made a gold molding around the rim.
13 He cast four gold rings for it and put the rings at the four corners, by its four legs.
14 The rings were next to the rim, as holders for the poles, to carry the table.
15 He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table.
16 He made the utensils that went on the table—its dishes, bowls, cups, and pitchers for pouring the drink offerings—all of pure gold.
17 He made the lampstand of pure gold. He hammered out the lampstand, its base, and its shaft; its cups, buds, and flowers were one piece with it.
18 Six branches extended from its sides: three branches of the lampstand on one side and three branches of the lampstand on the other.
19 On one branch were three almond-shaped cups, each with a bud and a flower; and on another branch, three almond-shaped cups, each with a bud and a flower. This was true of all six branches extending from the lampstand.
20 On the lampstand were four almond-shaped cups, with their buds and flowers.
21 There was a bud beneath each pair of branches extending from it—one bud beneath one pair, another beneath another pair, and another beneath the third pair. This was so for all six branches extending from it.
22 Their buds and branches were one piece with it; the whole thing was one hammered piece of pure gold.
23 He made its seven lamps, its tongs, and its trays of pure gold.
24 He made it and all its utensils from a talent of pure gold.
25 He made the incense altar of acacia wood: a cubit long and a cubit wide—it was square—and two cubits high. Its horns were one piece with it.
26 He overlaid it with pure gold: its top, its sides all around, and its horns. He made a gold molding around it.
27 He made two gold rings for it beneath its molding, on its two sides, one on each side, as holders for the poles to carry it.
28 He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
29 He made the holy anointing oil and the pure fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer.
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