Exo 25:10-16 | NASB1995 | STEP | “ They shall construct an ark of acacia wood two and a half cubits long , and one and a half cubits wide , and one and a half cubits high .

k Ex 40:20; Deut 10:2; 31:26; 1 Kin 8:9; Heb 9:4

Exodus 25:10-16

Ark of the Covenant

10 ^a“They shall construct an ark of acacia wood two and a half ^{▼▼ I.e. One cubit equals approx 18 in.}cubits ^{▼▼ Lit its length}long, and one and a half cubits ^{▼▼ Lit its width}wide, and one and a half cubits ^{▼▼ Lit its height}high. 11 “You shall ^foverlay it with pure gold, inside and out you shall overlay it, and you shall make a gold molding ^{▼▼ Lit on it round about}around it. 12 “You shall cast four gold rings for it and ^{▼▼ Or put}fasten them on its four feet, and two rings shall be on one side of it and two rings on the other side of it. 13 “You shall make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. 14 “You shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to carry the ark with them. 15 “The ⁱpoles shall ^{▼▼ Lit be}remain in the rings of the ark; they shall not be removed from it. 16 “You shall ^kput into the ark the testimony which I shall give you.