1 Construction Continues Bezalel made the ark [of the covenant] of acacia wood—it was two and a half cubits long, and one and a half cubits wide, and one and a half cubits high.
2 And he overlaid it with pure gold inside and out, and made a molding (border) of gold to go all around [the top of it].
3 He cast four rings of gold for it on its four feet, two rings on one side and two rings on the other side.
4 He made carrying poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
5 He put the carrying poles through the rings at the sides of the ark, to carry it.
6 Bezalel made the mercy seat of pure gold; it was two and a half cubits long, and one and a half cubits wide.
7 He made two cherubim of hammered gold; he made them at the two ends of the mercy seat,
8 one cherub at one end and one cherub at the other end; he made the cherubim [of one piece] with the mercy seat at the two ends.
9 The cherubim spread out their wings upward, coveringandprotecting the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward each other; the faces of the cherubim were [looking downward] toward the mercy seat.
10 Bezalel made the table [for the bread] of acacia wood; it was two cubits long, a cubit wide, and one and a half cubits high.
11 He overlaid it with pure gold, and made a border of gold for it all around [its top].
12 He made a rim for it [just under the top] a hand width wide all around, and a border of gold around its rim.
13 He cast four rings of gold for it and fastened the rings to the four corners that were at its four legs.
14 Close by the rim were the rings, the holders for the poles [to pass through] to carry the table.
15 Bezalel made the carrying poles of acacia wood to carry the table and overlaid them with gold.
16 He made the utensils which were to be on the table, its dishes and its pans [for bread], its bowls and its jars for pouring drink offerings, of pure gold.
17 Then he made the lampstand (menorah) of pure gold. He made the lampstand of hammered work, its base and its [center] shaft; its cups, itsThe leaf-like outer part of the flower.calyxes, and its flowers wereall of one piecewith it.
18 There were six branches coming out of the sides of the lampstand, three branches from one side ofthe center shaftand three branches from the other side of it;
19 three cups shaped like almondblossoms, a calyx and a flower in one branch, and three cups shaped like almondblossoms,a calyx and a flower in the opposite branch—so for the six branches coming out ofthe center shaft ofthe lampstand.
20 Onthe center shaft ofthe lampstand there were four cups shaped like almondblossoms,with calyxes and flowers [one at the top];
21 and a calyx was under thefirstpair of branchescomingout of it, and a calyx under thesecondpair of branches,comingout of it, and a calyx under thethirdpair of branchescomingout of it, for the six branches coming out of the lampstand.
22 Their calyxes and their branches wereof one piecewith it; all of it was a single hammered work of pure gold.
23 He made its seven lamps with its snuffers and its trays of pure gold.
24 He made the lampstand and all its utensils from a talent of pure gold.
25 Then Bezalel made the incense altar of acacia wood; its top was a cubit square and it was two cubits high; the horns wereof one piecewith it.
26 He overlaid it with pure gold, its top, its sides all around and its horns; he also made a rim of gold around it.
27 He made two rings of gold for it under its rim, on its two opposite sides, as holders for the poles [to pass through] to carry it.
28 He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
29 He also made the holy anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense of spices, the work of a perfumer.