[1] And Bezalel made the ark of hard wood, two and a half cubits long, a
cubit and a half wide and a cubit and a half high; [2] Plating it inside
and out with the best gold, and putting an edge of gold all round it. [3]
And he made four gold rings for its four angles, two on one side and two on
the other, [4] And rods of the same wood plated with gold. [5] These rods
he put in the rings at the sides of the ark, for lifting it. [6] And he
made the cover all of gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a
half wide. [7] And he made two winged ones, hammered out of one bit of
gold, for the two ends of the cover; [8] Placing one at one end and one at
the other; the winged ones were part of the cover. [9] And their wings were
stretched out over the cover; the faces of the winged ones were opposite
one another and facing the cover. [10] And he made the table of hard wood,
two cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high; [11] Plating it
with the best gold and putting a gold edge all round it. [12] And he made a
frame all round it about as wide as a man's hand, edged with gold all
round. [13] And he made four gold rings, and put the rings at the angles of
its four feet. [14] The rings were fixed under the frame to take the rods
with which the table was to be lifted. [15] The rods for lifting the table
he made of hard wood plated with gold. [16] And all the table-vessels, the
plates and spoons and basins and the cups for liquids, he made of the best
gold. [17] Then he made the support for the lights, all of the best gold;
its base and its pillar were of hammered gold; its cups and buds and
flowers were all made out of the same metal: [18] It had six branches
coming out from its sides, three from one side and three from the other;
[19] Every branch having three cups made like almond flowers, every cup
with a bud and a flower on all the branches; [20] And on its pillar, four
cups like almond flowers, every one with its bud and its flower; [21] And
under every two branches a bud, made with the branch, for all six branches
of it. [22] The buds and the branches were made of the same metal, all
together one complete work of the best hammered gold. [23] And he made the
seven vessels for the lights, and all the necessary instruments for it, of
gold. [24] A talent of the best gold was used for the making of it and its
vessels. [25] And he made the altar for the burning of spices, using the
same hard wood; it was square, a cubit long and a cubit wide and two cubits
high; the horns made of the same. [26] The top and the sides and the horns
were all plated with the best gold; and he put an edge of gold all round
it. [27] And he made two gold rings, placing them on the two opposite sides
under the edge, to take the rods for lifting it. [28] The rods he made of
the same hard wood, plating them with gold. [29] And he made the holy oil
and the perfume of sweet spices for burning, after the art of the
perfume-maker.
