37:1  BEZALEL MADE the ark of acacia wood--two cubits and a half was the length of it, a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it.

37:2  He overlaid it with pure gold within and without and made a molding {or} crown of gold to go around the top of it.

37:3  He cast four rings of gold for its four corners, two rings on either side.

37:4  He made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

37:5  He put the poles through the rings at the sides of the ark to carry it.

37:6  [Bezalel] made the mercy seat of pure gold, two cubits and a half its length and one cubit and a half its breadth.

37:7  And he made two cherubim of beaten gold; on the two ends of the mercy seat he made them,

37:8  One cherub at one end and one at the other end; of one piece with the mercy seat he made the cherubim at its two ends.

37:9  And the cherubim spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces to each other, looking down to the mercy seat.

37:10  Bezalel made the [showbread] table of acacia wood; it was two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.

37:11  He overlaid it with pure gold and made a molding of gold around its top.

37:12  And he made a border around it [just under the top] a handbreadth wide, and a molding of gold around the border.

37:13  And he cast for it four rings of gold and fastened the rings on the four corners that were at its four legs.

37:14  Close to the border were the rings, the places for the poles to pass through to carry the [showbread] table.

37:15  [Bezalel] made the poles of acacia wood to carry the [showbread] table and overlaid them with gold.

37:16  He made of pure gold the vessels which were to be on the table, its plates and dishes [for bread], its bowls and flagons for pouring [liquid sacrifices].

37:17  And he made the lampstand of pure gold; its base and shaft were made of hammered work; its cups, its knobs, and its flowers were of one piece with it.

37:18  There were six branches going out of the sides of the lampstand, three branches out of one side of it and three branches out of the other side of it;

37:19  Three cups made like almond blossoms in one branch, each with a [calyx] knob and a flower, and three cups made like almond blossoms in the [opposite] branch, each with a [calyx] knob and a flower; and so for the six branches going out of the lampstand.

37:20  On [the shaft of] the lampstand were four cups made like almond blossoms, with knobs and flowers [one at the top].

37:21  And a knob under each pair of branches, of one piece with the lampstand, for the six branches going out of it.

37:22  Their knobs and their branches were of one piece with it, all of it hammered work of pure gold.

37:23  And he made of pure gold its seven lamps, its snuffers, and its ashtrays.

37:24  Of a talent of pure gold he made the lampstand and all its utensils.

37:25  And [Bezalel] made the incense altar of acacia wood; its top was a cubit square and it was two cubits high; the horns were one piece with it.

37:26  He overlaid it with pure gold, its top, its sides round about, and its horns; also he made a rim around it of gold.

37:27  And he made two rings of gold for it under its rim, on its two opposite sides, as places for the poles [to pass through] to carry it.

37:28  And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

37:29  He also made the holy anointing oil [symbol of the Holy Spirit] and the pure, fragrant incense, after the perfumer's art.