37:1 Bezalel built a chest of acacia wood forty-five inches long, twenty-seven inches wide, and twenty-seven inches high. |
37:2 He covered it inside and out with pure gold and put a gold edging around the top. |
37:3 He made four gold rings and fastened one of them to each of the four legs of the chest. |
37:4 Then he made two poles of acacia wood, covered them with gold, |
37:5 and put them through the rings, so the chest could be carried by the poles. |
37:6 The entire lid of the chest, which was also covered with pure gold, was the place of mercy. |
37:7 On each of the two ends of the chest he made a winged creature of hammered gold. They faced each other, and their wings covered the place of mercy. |
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37:9 (SEE 37:7) |
37:10 Bezalel built a table of acacia wood thirty-six inches long, eighteen inches wide, and twenty-seven inches high. |
37:11 He covered it with pure gold and put a gold edging around it with a border three inches wide. |
37:12 (SEE 37:11) |
37:13 He made four gold rings and attached one to each of the legs |
37:14 near the edging. The poles for carrying the table were placed through these rings |
37:15 and were made of acacia wood covered with gold. |
37:16 Everything that was to be set on the table was made of pure gold--the bowls, plates, jars, and cups for wine offerings. |
37:17 Bezalel made a lampstand of pure gold. The whole lampstand, including its decorative flowers, was made from a single piece of hammered gold, |
37:18 with three branches on each of its two sides. |
37:19 There were three decorative almond blossoms on each branch |
37:20 and four on the stem. |
37:21 There was also a blossom where each pair of branches came out from the stem. |
37:22 The lampstand, including its branches and decorative flowers, was made from a single piece of hammered pure gold. |
37:23 The lamp and its equipment, including the tongs and trays, were made of about seventy-five pounds of pure gold. |
37:24 (SEE 37:23) |
37:25 For burning incense, Bezalel made an altar of acacia wood. It was eighteen inches square and thirty-six inches high with each of its four corners sticking up like the horn of a bull. |
37:26 He covered it with pure gold and put a gold edging around it. |
37:27 Then below the edging on opposite sides he attached two gold rings through which he put the poles for carrying the altar. |
37:28 These poles were also made of acacia wood and covered with gold. |
37:29 Bezalel mixed the oil for dedication and the sweet-smelling spices for the incense. |