[1] Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood. Its length was two and a half
cubits, and its breadth 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 round about. [3] He cast four rings of gold for it,
in its four feet; even 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 breadth. [7] He made two cherubim of
gold. He made them of beaten work them, 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 on high, 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 breadth 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 handbreadth 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 lampstand of pure gold. He made the lampstand of beaten
work. Its base, its shaft, its cups, it buds, and its flowers were of one
piece with it. [18] There were six branches going out of its sides: three
branches of the lampstand out of its one side, and three branches of the
lampstand 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 lampstand. [20] In the lampstand 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 breadth 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.
