Exodus

1And Beseleel made also the ark of setim wood: it was two cubits and a half in length, and a cubit and a half in breadth, and the height was of one cubit and a half: and he overlaid it with the purest gold within and without.

2And he made to it a crown of gold round about,

3Casting four rings of gold at the four corners thereof: two rings in one side, and two in the other.

4And he made bars of setim wood, which he overlaid with gold,

5And he put them into the rings that were at the sides of the ark to carry it.

6He made also the propitiatory, that is, the oracle, of the purest gold, two cubits and a half in length, and a cubit and a half in breadth.

7Two cherubims also of beaten gold, which he set on the two sides of the propitiatory:

8One cherub in the top of one side, and the other cherub in the top of the other side: two cherubims at the two ends of the propitiatory,

9Spreading their wings, and covering the propitiatory, and looking one towards the other, and towards it.

10He made also the table of setim wood, in length two cubits, and in breadth one cubit, and in height it was a cubit and a half.

11And he overlaid it with the finest gold, and he made to it a golden ledge round about.

12And to the ledge itself he made a polished crown of gold, of four fingers’ breadth, and upon the same another golden crown.

13And he cast four rings of gold, which he put in the four corners at each foot of the table,

14Over against the crown: and he put the bars into them, that the table might be carried.

15And the bars also themselves he made of setim wood, and overlaid them with gold,

16And the vessels for the divers uses of the table, dishes, bowls, and cups, and censers of pure gold, wherein the libations are to be offered.

17He made also the candlestick of beaten work of the finest gold. From the shaft whereof its branches, its cups, and bowls, and lilies came out:

18Six on the two sides: three branches on one side, and three on the other.

19Three cups in manner of a nut on each branch, and bowls withal and lilies; and three cups of the fashion of a nut in another branch, and bowls withal and lilies. The work of the six branches that went out from the shaft of the candlestick was equal.

20And in the shaft itself were four cups after the manner of a nut, and bowls withal at every one, and lilies:

21And bowls under two branches in three places, which together make six branches going out from one shaft.

22So both the bowls, and the branches were of the same, all beaten work of the purest gold.

23He made also the seven lamps with their snuffers, and the vessels where the snuffings were to be put out, of the purest gold.

24The candlestick with all the vessels thereof weighed a talent of gold.

25He made also the altar of incense of setim wood, being a cubit on every side foursquare, and in height two cubits: from the corners of which went out horns.

26And he overlaid it with the purest gold, with its grate and the sides, and the horns.

27And he made to it a crown of gold round about, and two golden rings under the crown at each side, that the bars might be put into them, and the altar be carried.

28And the bars themselves he made also of setim wood, and overlaid them with plates of gold.

29He compounded also the oil for the ointment of sanctification, and incense of the purest spices, according to the work of a perfumer.

Constructing the Ark

1Bezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.

2He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it.

3And he cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.

4Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

5He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it.

The Mercy Seat

6He constructed a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

7He made two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,

8one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.

9And the cherubim had wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the mercy seat.

The Table of Showbread

10He also made the table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.

11He overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding around it.

12And he made a rim around it a handbreadth wideand put a gold molding on the rim.

13He cast four gold rings for the table and fastened them to the four corners at its four legs.

14The rings were placed close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.

15He made the poles of acacia wood for carrying the table and overlaid them with gold.

16He also made the utensils for the table out of pure gold: its plates and dishes, as well as its bowls and pitchers for pouring drink offerings.

The Lampstand

17Then he made the lampstand out of pure hammered gold, all of one piece: its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals.

18Six branches extended from the sides, three on one side and three on the other.

19There were three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches that extended from the lampstand.

20And on the lampstand were four cups shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals.

21A bud was under the first pair of branches that extended from the lampstand, a bud under the second pair, and a bud under the third pair.

22The buds and branches were all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.

23He also made its seven lamps, its wick trimmers, and trays of pure gold.

24He made the lampstand and all its utensils from a talent of pure gold.

The Altar of Incense

25He made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high.Its horns were of one piece.

26And he overlaid with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns. Then he made a molding of gold around it.

27He made two gold rings below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles used to carry it.

28And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

29He also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer.