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1 Bezalel made
the ark of acacia
wood. Its length
was two and
a half cubits,
and its width
a cubit and a
half, and a cubit
and a half
its height.
2 He
overlaid it with
pure gold inside
and outside, and
made a molding
of gold for
it around it.
3 He
cast four rings of
gold for it
in its four feet—two
rings on its
one side, and
two rings on
its other side.
4 He
made poles of
acacia wood and
overlaid them with
gold.
5 He
put the poles into
the rings on
the sides of
the ark, to bear
the ark.
6 He
made a mercy
seat of pure
gold. Its length
was two and
a half cubits, and
a cubit and a
half its width.
7 He
made two cherubim
of gold. He
made them of
beaten work, at
the two ends
of the mercy
seat:
8 one
cherub at the
one end, and
one cherub at
the other end.
He made the
cherubim of
one piece with the
mercy seat at
its two ends.
9 The
cherubim spread
out their wings
above, covering
the mercy seat
with their wings,
with their faces
toward one another.
The faces of
the cherubim were
toward the mercy
seat.
10 He
made the table
of acacia wood.
Its length was
two cubits, and
its width was
a cubit, and its
height was a cubit
and a half.
11 He
overlaid it with
pure gold, and
made a gold
molding around it.
12 He
made a border
of a hand’s width
around it, and
made a golden
molding on its
border around it.
13 He
cast four rings of
gold for it,
and put the
rings in the four
corners that were
on its four feet.
14 The
rings were close
by the border,
the places for
the poles to carry
the table.
15 He
made the poles of
acacia wood, and
overlaid them with
gold, to carry
the table.
16 He
made the vessels
which were on
the table, its
dishes, its spoons,
its bowls, and
its pitchers with
which to pour
out, of pure
gold.
17 He
made the lamp stand
of pure gold.
He made the lamp
stand of beaten
work. Its base,
its shaft, its
cups, its buds,
and its flowers
were of one
piece with it.
18 There were
six branches going
out of its
sides: three
branches of
the lamp stand out
of its one
side, and three
branches of
the lamp stand out
of its other
side:
19 three
cups made like
almond blossoms in
one branch, a
bud and a
flower, and three
cups made like
almond blossoms in
the other branch,
a bud and
a flower; so
for the six
branches going out
of the lamp stand.
20 In the lamp
stand were four cups made
like almond
blossoms, its buds
and its flowers;
21 and
a bud under two
branches of
one piece with it,
and a bud under
two branches of
one piece with it,
and a bud under
two branches of
one piece with it,
for the six
branches going out
of it.
22 Their buds
and their branches
were of one
piece with it.
The whole thing
was one beaten
work of pure
gold.
23 He
made its seven
lamps, and its
snuffers, and
its snuff dishes, of
pure gold.
24 He
made it of
a talent
of pure gold,
with all its
vessels.
25 He
made the altar
of incense of
acacia wood. It
was square: its
length was a cubit,
and its width
a cubit. Its
height was
two cubits. Its
horns were of
one piece with it.
26 He
overlaid it with
pure gold: its
top, its sides
around it, and
its horns. He
made a gold
molding around it.
27 He
made two golden
rings for it
under its molding
crown, on its
two ribs, on
its two sides,
for places
for poles with
which to carry
it.
28 He
made the poles of
acacia wood, and
overlaid them with
gold.
29 He
made the holy
anointing oil and
the pure incense
of sweet spices,
after the art of
the perfumer.