THE BOOK OF EXODUS

 

Exodus Chapter 37

1 ¶ Then Bezaleel made the ark of acacia wood: its length was two and a half cubits, its breadth was a cubit and a half, and its height was a cubit and a half:

2 And he covered it with pure gold inside and out, and made a gold molding around its top.

3 And he cast four rings of gold for it, to be attached to its four lower corners; two rings on one side, and two rings on the other side.

4 And he made poles of acacia wood, and covered them with gold.

5 And he put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to carry the ark.

6 And he made the mercy seat of pure gold: its length was two and a half cubits, and its breadth was one and a half cubit.

7 And he made two cherubim of gold, hammered out of one piece, on the two ends of the mercy seat;

8 One cherub on one end, and the other another cherub on the other end: and he made the cherubim on the two ends of one piece with the mercy seat.

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 toward the mercy seat.

10 ¶ And he made the table of acacia wood: its length was two cubits, its width was a cubit, and its height was a cubit and a half:

11 And he covered it with pure gold, and made a molding of gold around its top.

12 He also made a rim around it a handbreadth wide; and made a molding of gold around the rim.

13 And he cast four rings of gold for it, and attached the rings to the four corners at the table’s legs.

14 The rings were close to the rim, to hold the poles to carry the table.

15 And he made the poles of acacia wood, and covered them with gold, to carry the table.

16 And he made the utensils that were on the table, its platters, its cups, its bowls, and its pitchers for pouring a drink offering, of pure gold.

17 And he made the lampstand of pure gold: its base and shaft were made of hammered work; its branches, bowls, its knobs, and its petals, were of the same:

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 bowls made like almond blossoms on one branch, each with a knob and petals; and three bowls made like almond blossoms on the next branch, each with a knob and petals: and so on for the six branches going out of the lampstand.

20 And on the shaft of the lampstand were four bowls made like almond blossoms, with knobs, and petals:

21 And a knob was under each of the three pairs of branches coming out of the lampstand.

22 Their knobs and their branches were of one piece with it: all of it was one beaten work of pure gold.

23 And he made its seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its ash trays, of pure gold.

24 He made the lampstand, and all its utensils, out of a talent of pure gold.

25 ¶ And he made the incense altar of acacia wood: its length was a cubit, and its width a cubit; it was square; and was two cubits high; its horns were one piece with it.

26 And he covered it with pure gold, both its top, and its sides all around, and its horns: he also made a rim of gold around it.

27 And he made two rings of gold for it under its rim, on its two opposite sides, as places for the poles used to carry it.

28 And he made the poles of acacia wood, and covered them with gold.

29 And he also made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, blended as by a perfumer.