Exodus 37 (UDB)

1Then Bezalel and his men made the sacred chest from acacia wood. It was one meter long, three-quarters of a meter wide, and three-quarters of a meter high.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.

2They covered it with pure gold inside and outside the chest, and they made a gold border around the top of it.He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it.

3They made four rings from gold and fastened them to the legs of the chest. They put two rings on each side of the chest.And he cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.

4They made two poles from acacia wood and covered them with gold.Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

5They put the poles into the rings on the sides of the chest, in order that Levites could carry the chest using the poles.He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it.

6They made a lid for the chest. It also was one meter long and three-quarters of a meter wide.He constructed a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

7Bezalel and his men made two winged creatures from hammered gold, to put them on the two ends of the chest's lid.He made two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,

8They put one creature at each end of the chest, and they joined the gold of the creatures to the gold of the lid so that the creatures were one piece with the lid.one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.

9They placed the winged creatures so that their wings touched each other and spread out over the lid. The creatures faced each other, looking toward the lid's center.And the cherubim had wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the mercy seat.

10Bezalel and his men made a table from acacia wood. It was one meter long, one-half meter wide, and three-quarters of a meter high.He also made the table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.

11They covered it with pure gold, and they put a gold border around it.He overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding around it.

12They made a rim all around it, four-fifths of a meter wide. Then they put a gold border around the rim.And he made a rim around it a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim.

13They made four rings from gold and fastened the rings to the four corners of the table, one ring close to each leg of the table.He cast four gold rings for the table and fastened them to the four corners at its four legs.

14Bezalel and his men fastened the rings to the table near the rim.The rings were placed close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.

15They made two poles from acacia wood and covered them with gold. They then inserted the poles for carrying the table into the rings.He made the poles of acacia wood for carrying the table and overlaid them with gold.

16They also made from pure gold all the things for the table—the plates, the cups, the jars and the bowls to be used when the priests poured out wine to offer to Yahweh.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.

17Bezalel and his men made the lampstand from pure gold. Its base and shaft were hammered from one large lump of gold. The cups for holding the oil, the flower buds and the petals that decorated the branches of the lamp, the base, and the shaft were all hammered from one big lump of gold.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.

18There were six branches on the lampstand, three on each side of the shaft.Six branches extended from the sides, three on one side and three on the other.

19Each of the six branches had on it three things that looked like almond blossoms. These things also had flower buds and flower petals.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.

20On the shaft of the lampstand there were four gold cups that also looked like almond blossoms, each one with flower buds and flower petals.And on the lampstand were four cups shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals.

21On each side, beneath and extending from each branch, there was one flower bud.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.

22All these flower buds and branches, along with the shaft, were hammered from one large lump of pure gold.The buds and branches were all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.

23Bezalel and his men also made seven small cups for holding oil. They made from pure gold the tongs for removing the burned wicks and the trays in which to put the burned wicks.He also made its seven lamps, its wick trimmers, and trays of pure gold.

24They used thirty-three kilograms of pure gold to make the lampstand and all the things that the priests would use to take care of it.He made the lampstand and all its utensils from a talent of pure gold.

25Bezalel and his men made the altar for burning incense from acacia wood. It was square, one-half meter on each side and one meter high. They made a projection that looked like a horn on each of the top corners. The projections were carved from the same block of wood as the altar.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.

26They covered the top and the four sides, including the projections, with pure gold. They put a gold border around the altar near the top.And he overlaid with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns. Then he made a molding of gold around it.

27Bezalel and his men made two gold rings for carrying the altar. Then they attached them to the altar below the border, one on each side of the altar. The poles for carrying the altar fit into those rings.He made two gold rings below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles used to carry it.

28They made those two poles from acacia wood and covered them with gold.And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

29They also made the sacred oil for anointing and the pure sweet-smelling incense. A skilled perfumer mixed the incense together.He also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer.

Exodus 37

Constructing the Ark

The Mercy Seat

The Table of Showbread

The Lampstand

The Altar of Incense

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Exodus 37

Constructing the Ark

The Mercy Seat

The Table of Showbread

The Lampstand

The Altar of Incense

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