ExodusChapter 37

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¹Bezalel went on to make the ark out of acacia wood. It was 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high.a ²He covered it with pure gold, inside and out. He made a gold trim all around it. ³He cast four gold rings for its four feet. He put two rings on one side and two on the other. ⁴Then he made poles of acacia wood and covered them with gold. ⁵He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark so it could be carried. ⁶He made a mercy seat of pure gold. It was 45 inches long and 27 inches wide.b ⁷He made two cherubim out of hammered gold. He put them at the ends of the mercy seat. ⁸There was one cherub on one end and one on the other end. They were all made from one piece of gold with the mercy seat. ⁹The cherubim spread their wings upward. Their wings covered the mercy seat. The cherubim faced each other and looked toward the mercy seat. ¹⁰He also made the table out of acacia wood. It was 3 feet long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high.c ¹¹He covered it with pure gold and made a gold trim all around it. ¹²He made a rim around it about 3 inches wide. He put a gold trim on the rim.d ¹³He cast four gold rings for the table. He fastened them to the four corners where the four legs were. ¹⁴The rings were placed close to the rim. They held the poles used to carry the table. ¹⁵He made the poles for carrying the table out of acacia wood. He covered them with gold. ¹⁶He also made the things for the table out of pure gold. He made its plates and dishes. He made its bowls and pitchers for pouring out drink offerings. ¹⁷Then he made the lampstand out of pure hammered gold. It was all one piece. This included its base and its main stem, its cups, and its buds and petals. ¹⁸Six branches came out from the sides. Three were on one side and three on the other. ¹⁹The first branch had three cups shaped like almond flowers. Each cup had buds and petals. The next branch had three cups too. It was the same for all six branches that came out from the lampstand. ²⁰On the lampstand itself were four cups shaped like almond flowers, with buds and petals. ²¹There was a bud under the first pair of branches that came out from the lampstand. There was a bud under the second pair. There was a bud under the third pair. ²²The buds and branches were all one piece with the lampstand. It was all hammered out of pure gold. ²³He also made its seven lamps, its wick trimmers, and its trays out of pure gold. ²⁴He made the lampstand and all its tools from a talent of pure gold.e ²⁵He made the altar for burning incense out of acacia wood. It was square, 18 inches long and 18 inches wide. It was 3 feet high. Its horns were all one piece with it.f ²⁶He covered the top, all the sides, and the horns with pure gold. Then he made a gold trim all around it. ²⁷He made two gold rings below the trim on opposite sides. They held the poles used to carry it. ²⁸He made the poles out of acacia wood and covered them with gold. ²⁹He also made the holy oil for anointing. He made the pure, sweet-smelling incense too. It was the work of a perfume maker.