Exodus 37

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1. 1Bezaleel built the ark out of acacia wood. It was 2 and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half tall.
2. 2He covered it inside and out with pure gold and added a gold molding all the way around it.
3. 3He cast four gold rings to be placed at the four corners of it, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other.
4. 4He made carrying poles from acacia wood and covered them with gold.
5. 5He slid the poles through the rings on each side of the ark so it could be carried.
6. 6He made the mercy seat from pure gold — 2 and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.
7. 7He crafted 2 cherubim out of hammered gold, one at each end of the mercy seat.
8. 8One cherub stood at one end and the other at the opposite end. The cherubim were formed as a single piece with the mercy seat itself.
9. 9The cherubim spread their wings upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings. They faced each other, with their faces turned toward the mercy seat.
10. 10He built the table out of acacia wood — 2 cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half tall.
11. 11He covered it with pure gold and added a gold molding all the way around it.
12. 12He also made a rim around it about a hand's width wide, with a gold molding along the edge of the rim.
13. 13He cast 4 gold rings and fastened them at the 4 corners where the legs were.
14. 14The rings were positioned near the rim to hold the carrying poles for the table.
15. 15He made the carrying poles from acacia wood and covered them with gold.
16. 16He also crafted all the items that went on the table — the plates, ladles, bowls, and pitchers for pouring — all from pure gold.
17. 17He made the candlestick from pure gold, crafted by hammering. Its shaft, branch, bowls, knops, and flowers were all of the same piece.
18. 186 branches extended from its sides — 3 from one side and 3 from the other.
19. 19Each branch had 3 cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with a bud and a flower. This pattern was the same across all 6 branches.
20. 20The central shaft of the lampstand had 4 cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and flowers.
21. 21Where each pair of branches met the shaft, there was a bud beneath them — one bud under the first pair, one under the second, and one under the third, for all 6 branches.
22. 22The buds and branches were all part of the same piece. The entire lampstand was hammered from a single piece of pure gold.
23. 23He made its 7 lamps, along with its wick trimmers and trays, all from pure gold.
24. 24He used one talent of pure gold to make the lampstand and all its accessories.
25. 25He built the incense altar from acacia wood. It was square — a cubit long and a cubit wide — and stood 2 cubits tall. Its horns were formed as one piece with it.
26. 26He covered the top, all the sides, and the horns with pure gold, and added a gold molding all the way around it.
27. 27He attached 2 gold rings beneath the molding on opposite sides to hold the carrying poles.
28. 28He made the carrying poles from acacia wood and covered them with gold.
29. 29He also prepared the holy anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense, blended with the skill of a perfumer.