1 ARST Then Bezalel made the sacred chest from acacia wood. He made it 125 centimeters long, 75 centimeters wide, and 75 centimeters high. BSB BSB: Bezalel went on to construct 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 ARST He covered the chest with pure gold inside and outside and made a gold molding for all around it. BSB BSB: He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it.
3 ARST He made four rings from gold and fastened them to the four legs of the chest. He put two of the rings on each side of the chest. BSB BSB: And he cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.
4 ARST He made two poles from acacia wood, and covered them with gold. BSB BSB: Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
5 ARST He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the chest so that{ the Levites} could carry it. BSB BSB: He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it.
6 ARST He made a lid for the chest from pure gold. It was 125 centimeters long and 75 centimeters wide. BSB BSB: He constructed a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.
7 ARST He hammered{ a large lump of} gold into the form of two creatures that have wings for the two ends of the lid. BSB BSB: He made two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,
8 ARST He made the winged creatures{ from the gold} from each end of the sacred chest’ s lid, one at one end and the other at the other end. BSB BSB: one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.
9 ARST The creature’ s wings spread out and reached up to cover the lid. They faced each other, facing the chest’ s lid that was between them. BSB BSB: And the cherubim had wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the mercy seat.
10 ARST He made a table from acacia wood. It was one meter long, one- half of a meter wide, and three- quarters of a meter high. BSB BSB: He also made the table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.
11 ARST He covered the table with pure gold and put a gold molding all around it. BSB BSB: He overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding around it.
12 ARST He made a rim all around it, eight centimeters wide, and made a gold molding around the rim. BSB BSB: And he made a rim around it a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim.
13 ARST He molded four rings from gold. He fastened them to the four corners of the table. Each ring was close to each table leg BSB BSB: He cast four gold rings for the table and fastened them to the four corners at its four legs.
14 ARST near the rim. They held poles for carrying the table. BSB BSB: The rings were placed close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.
15 ARST He made two poles from acacia wood and covered them with gold. They were for carrying the table. BSB BSB: He made the poles of acacia wood for carrying the table and overlaid them with gold.
16 ARST He made all the utensils for the table from pure gold— dishes, cups, bowls, and jars{ for the priests to use} to pour out{ wine to offer to Yahweh}. BSB BSB: He also made the utensils for the table out of pure gold: its plates and dishes, as well as its bowls and pitchers for pouring drink offerings.
17 ARST He made the lampstand from pure gold. He hammered{ one large lump of gold} to make its base and its shaft. He made the cups, with the flower buds and petals{ that decorate them}, from that same lump. BSB BSB: Then he made the lampstand out of pure hammered gold, all of one piece: its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals.
18 ARST There were six branches on the lampstand, three on each side of the shaft. BSB BSB: Six branches extended from the sides, three on one side and three on the other.
19 ARST Each branch had three gold cups that looked like almond flowers on it. The flowers had buds and petals. It was the same for all six branches of the lampstand. BSB BSB: There were three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches that extended from the lampstand.
20 ARST On{ the shaft of} the lampstand there were four cups that also looked like almond blossoms, each one with flower buds and petals. BSB BSB: And on the lampstand were four cups shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals.
21 ARST He made one flower bud beneath every two branches. He attached it to each pair of branches{ as if they were growing} from it. He made all six lampstand branches like this. BSB BSB: A bud was under the first pair of branches that extended from the lampstand, a bud under the second pair, and a bud under the third pair.
22 ARST He hammered all these buds and branches{, along with the shaft,} from one{ large lump} of pure gold. BSB BSB: The buds and branches were all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.
23 ARST He made from pure gold: seven lamps, tongs{ to remove the burned wicks}, and trays{ in which to put the burned wicks}. BSB BSB: He also made its seven lamps, its wick trimmers, and trays of pure gold.
24 ARST He used 33 kilograms of pure gold to make the lampstand, the tongs, and the trays. BSB BSB: He made the lampstand and all its utensils from a talent of pure gold.
25 ARST He made the altar for burning incense from acacia wood. It was square, one- half meter on each side and one meter high. There were{ projections that looked like} horns on the same block of wood as the altar. BSB BSB: He made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns were of one piece.
26 ARST He covered the top and the four sides, including the projections, with pure gold. He put a gold molding all around it. BSB BSB: And he overlaid with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns. Then he made a molding of gold around it.
27 ARST He made two gold rings and attached them to the altar below the molding, one on each side of the altar. These rings were to hold the poles for carrying the altar. BSB BSB: He made two gold rings below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles used to carry it.
28 ARST He made those two poles from acacia wood and covered them with gold. BSB BSB: And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
29 ARST He made the sacred oil for anointing and the pure sweet- smelling incense. A perfumer mixed the incense together. BSB BSB: He also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer.
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