Chapter 37

And Bezaleel made⁴ the ark [of] shittim wood: two cubits and a half [was] the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it:

And he overlaid¹⁷ it with pure gold within and without, and made⁴ a crown of gold to it round about.

And he cast⁴ for it four rings of gold, [to be set] by the four corners of it; even two rings upon the one side of it, and two rings upon the other side of it.

And he made⁴ staves [of] shittim wood, and overlaid¹⁷ them with gold.

And he put⁵⁵ the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, to bear² the ark.

And he made⁴ the mercy seat [of] pure gold: two cubits and a half [was] the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

And he made⁴ two cherubims [of] gold, beaten out of one piece made¹ he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat;

One cherub on the end on this side, and another cherub on the [other] end on that side: out of the mercy seat made¹ he the cherubims on the two ends ⁷⁰⁹⁹ thereof.

And the cherubims spread out⁶ [their] wings on high, [and] covered⁶ with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; [even] to the mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubims.

And he made⁴ the table [of] shittim wood: two cubits [was] the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof:

And he overlaid¹⁷ it with pure gold, and made⁴ thereunto a crown of gold round about.

Also he made⁴ thereunto a border of an handbreadth round about; and made⁴ a crown of gold for the border thereof round about.

And he cast⁴ for it four rings of gold, and put⁴ the rings upon the four corners that [were] in the four feet thereof.

Over against the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear² the table.

And he made⁴ the staves [of] shittim wood, and overlaid¹⁷ them with gold, to bear² the table.

And he made⁴ the vessels which [were] upon the table, his dishes, and his spoons, and his bowls, and his covers to cover⁹³ withal, [of] pure gold.

And he made⁴ the candlestick [of] pure gold: [of] beaten work made¹ he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same:

And six branches going out⁶ of the sides thereof; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof:

Three bowls made after the fashion of almonds³⁰ in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three bowls made like almonds³⁰ in another branch, a knop and a flower: so throughout the six branches going out⁶ of the candlestick.

And in the candlestick [were] four bowls made like almonds,³⁰ his knops, and his flowers:

And a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according to the six branches going out⁶ of it.

Their knops and their branches were of the same: all of it [was] one beaten work [of] pure gold.

And he made⁴ his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, [of] pure gold.

[Of] a talent of pure gold made¹ he it, and all the vessels thereof.

And he made⁴ the incense altar [of] shittim wood: the length of it [was] a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; [it was] foursquare;⁷ and two cubits [was] the height of it; the horns thereof were of the same.

And he overlaid¹⁷ it with pure gold, [both] the top of it, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: also he made⁴ unto it a crown of gold round about.

And he made¹ two rings of gold for it under the crown thereof, by the two corners of it, upon the two sides thereof, to be places for the staves to bear² it withal.

And he made⁴ the staves [of] shittim wood, and overlaid¹⁷ them with gold.

And he made⁴ the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.⁶