Exo 37 | NASB2020 | STEP | Now Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood ; its length was two and a half cubits , its width one and a half cubits , and its height one and a half cubits ;

Exodus 37

Construction Continues

1 ^aNow Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; its length was ^{▼▼About 3.7 ft. long and 2.2 ft. wide and high or about 1.1 m and 68 cm}two and a half cubits, its width one and a half cubits, and its height one and a half cubits; 2 and he overlaid it with pure gold inside and out, and made a gold molding for it all around. 3 He cast four rings of gold for it on its four feet; two rings on one side of it, and two rings on the ^{▼▼Lit second}other side of it. 4 And 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 carry ^{▼▼Lit the ark}it. 6 He also made ^{▼▼Also called a mercy seat, and so throughout the ch; i.e., where blood was sprinkled on the Day of Atonement}an atoning cover of pure gold, two and a half cubits ^{▼▼Lit its length}long and one and a half cubits ^{▼▼Lit its width}wide. 7 And he made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work ^{▼▼Lit from}at the two ends of the atoning cover: 8 one cherub ^{▼▼Lit from}at the one end and one cherub ^{▼▼Lit from}at the other end; he made the cherubim of one piece with the atoning cover ^{▼▼Lit from}at the two ends. 9 And the cherubim had their wings spread upward, covering the atoning cover with their wings, with their faces toward each other; the faces of the cherubim were toward the atoning cover.

10 ^lThen he made the table of acacia wood, ^{▼▼About 3 ft. long, 1.5 ft. wide, and 2.2 ft. high or about 90 cm, 45 cm, and 68 cm}two cubits ^{▼▼Lit its length}long, a cubit ^{▼▼Lit its width}wide, and one and a half cubits ^{▼▼Lit its height}high. 11 He overlaid it with pure gold, and made a gold molding for it all around. 12 And he made a rim for it of a ^{▼▼About 3 in. or 7.5 cm}hand width all around, and made a gold molding for its rim all around. 13 He also cast four gold rings for it and put the rings on the four corners that were on its four legs. 14 Close by the rim were the rings, the holders for the poles to carry the table. 15 And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table. 16 He also made the utensils which were on the table, its dishes, its pans, its libation bowls, and its jars, with which to pour out drink offerings, of pure gold.

17 ^rThen he made the lampstand of pure gold. He made the lampstand of hammered work, its base and its shaft; its cups, its ^{▼▼Or calyxes}bulbs, and its flowers were of one piece with it. 18 There were six branches going out of its sides; three branches of the lampstand from the one side of it and three branches of the lampstand from the ^{▼▼Lit second}other side of it; 19 three cups shaped like almond blossoms, a ^{▼▼Or calyx}bulb and a flower on one branch, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms, a ^{▼▼Or calyx}bulb and a flower on the other branch --so for the six branches going out of the lampstand. 20 And on the lampstand there were four cups shaped like almond blossoms, its ^{▼▼Or calyxes}bulbs and its flowers; 21 and a ^{▼▼Or calyx}bulb was under the first pair of branches coming out of it, and a ^{▼▼Or calyx}bulb under the second pair of branches coming out of it, and a ^{▼▼Or calyx}bulb under the third pair of branches coming out of it, for the six branches coming out of the lampstand. 22 Their ^{▼▼Or calyxes}bulbs and their branches were of one piece with it; the whole of it was a single hammered work of pure gold. 23 And he made its seven lamps with its tongs and its trays of pure gold. 24 He made it and all its utensils from a ^{▼▼About 75 lb. or 34 kg}talent of pure gold.

25 ^acThen he made the altar of incense of acacia wood: a cubit ^{▼▼Lit its length}long and a cubit ^{▼▼Lit its width}wide, square, and two cubits ^{▼▼Lit its height}high; its horns were of one piece with it. 26 And he overlaid it with pure gold, its top and its ^{▼▼Lit walls}sides all around, and its horns; and he made a gold molding for it all around. 27 He also made two golden rings for it under its molding, on its two sides--on opposite sides--as holders for poles with which to carry it. 28 And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. 29 ^ahThen he made the holy anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense of spices, the work of a perfumer.